[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 13]
[House]
[Pages 17804-18693]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  SUBMISSION OF MATERIAL EXPLANATORY OF THE AMENDMENT OF THE HOUSE OF 
       REPRESENTATIVES TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE TO H.R. 83

  Pursuant to section 3 of House Resolution 776, the chairman of the 
Committee on Appropriations submitted explanatory material relating to 
the amendment of the House of Representatives to the amendment of the 
Senate to H.R. 83.

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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT SUBMITTED BY MR. ROGERS OF KENTUCKY, CHAIRMAN OF 
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS REGARDING THE HOUSE AMENDMENT TO 
                    THE SENATE AMENDMENT ON H.R. 83

       The following is an explanation of the Consolidated and 
     Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015.
       This Act includes eleven regular appropriations bills for 
     fiscal year 2015, as well as further continuing 
     appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security 
     Appropriations Act. The divisions contained in the Act are as 
     follows:
         Division A--Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
     and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
     Act, 2015;
         Division B--Commerce, Justice, Science, and 
     Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015;
         Division C--Department of Defense Appropriations 
     Act, 2015;
         Division D--Energy and Water Development and 
     Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015;
         Division E--Financial Services and General 
     Government Appropriations Act, 2015;
         Division F--Department of the Interior, 
     Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015;
         Division G--Departments of Labor, Health and 
     Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 2015;
         Division H--Legislative Branch Appropriations 
     Act, 2015;
         Division I--Military Construction and Veterans 
     Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015;
         Division J--Department of State, Foreign 
     Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015;
         Division K--Transportation, Housing and Urban 
     Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015;
         Division L--Further Continuing Appropriations, 
     2015;
         Division M--Expatriate Health Coverage 
     Clarification Act of 2014; and
         Division N--Other Matters.
       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 specifies 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), as well as each amount 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement, is 
     contingent on the President so designating all such OCO/GWOT 
     or emergency requirement amounts, respectively, and 
     transmitting such designations to Congress. The provision is 
     consistent with the requirements in the Budget Control Act of 
     2011 for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism and emergency designations by the President.
       Section 7 of the Act addresses possible technical 
     scorekeeping differences for fiscal year 2015 between the 
     Office of Management and Budget and the Congressional Budget 
     Office.
       Section 8 of the Act prohibits cost-of-living adjustments 
     for Members of Congress under the Legislative Reorganization 
     Act during fiscal year 2015.
       Sections 9 and 10 of the Act contain the text of sections 1 
     and 2, respectively, of the Senate amendment to H.R. 83, ``An 
     Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a 
     team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address 
     the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States 
     and the Freely Associated States through the development of 
     energy action plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, 
     reliable energy, including increasing use of indigenous 
     clean-energy resources, and for other purposes.''
       Section 11 of the Act provides $372,000,000 for payments in 
     lieu of taxes under chapter 69 of title 31, United States 
     Code. Together with an additional $33,000,000 available for 
     fiscal year 2015, and $37,000,000 available on October 1, 
     2015, provided by section 3096 of the Carl Levin and Howard 
     P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2015, a total of $442,000,000 will be available 
     for the program.
       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, 2015

                        Congressional Directives

       The explanatory statement is silent on provisions that were 
     in both the House Report (H.Rpt. 113-468) and Senate Report 
     (S.Rpt. 113-164) that remain unchanged by this agreement, 
     except as noted in this explanatory statement.
       The agreement restates 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 agreement 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 explanatory statement is approved and indicates 
     congressional intentions. The explanatory 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.
       Certain agencies under the jurisdiction of the Agriculture, 
     Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies Subcommittees took actions that appear to violate 
     long-standing notification requirements. This Act modifies 
     its notification requirements and provides additional 
     information to assist the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
     Food and Drug Administration, and Farm Credit Administration 
     in complying with the spirit and letter of the law.
       For the appropriations provided by this Act and previous 
     Acts, the departments and agencies funded by this agreement 
     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. The Committees provide additional direction 
     in this statement.
       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, 2015, 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 2015, the Committees adopt a new subsection 
     to require advanced notification of certain agency actions. 
     Notification will be required at least 15 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 agreement directs the Office of Budget and Program 
     Analysis 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 January 30, 2015. The agreement also directs 
     the Food and Drug Administration, Commodity Futures Trading 
     Commission, and the Farm Credit Administration to provide an 
     organizational chart of each agency respectively to the 
     division and subdivision level, as appropriate, by January 
     30, 2015.

                     TITLE I--AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

                 Production, Processing, and Marketing

                        Office of the Secretary


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $45,805,000 for the Office of the 
     Secretary.
       The following table reflects the agreement:

                         OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
                         [Dollars in thousands]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Office of the Secretary......................................     $5,051
Office of Tribal Relations...................................        502
Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Coordination.......      1,496
Office of Advocacy and Outreach..............................      1,209
Office of Assistant Secretary for Administration.............        804
Departmental Administration..................................     25,124
Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations....      3,869
Office of Communications.....................................      7,750
                                                              ----------
    Total, Office of the Secretary...........................    $45,805
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       The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) reported that 
     USDA offices and agencies made an estimated $6,200,000,000 in 
     improper payments in fiscal year 2013. While there has been 
     recent progress toward improving their

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     processes to identify, report, and reduce wasteful spending, 
     this level of improper payment is unacceptable. The Chief 
     Financial Officer (CFO) is directed to develop a plan to 
     significantly reduce USDA's improper payment rate in fiscal 
     year 2015 and to release it simultaneously with the OIG's 
     report on improper payments for fiscal year 2014.
       During the past year, certain USDA agencies and offices 
     informed non-governmental stakeholders of important decisions 
     and announcements before they informed the Committees. A 
     collaborative working relationship between the Committees and 
     agencies is necessary to ensure efficient and effective 
     implementation of Congress's funding decisions. These actions 
     jeopardized this relationship. As such, USDA is directed to 
     ensure the Committees are notified of major changes to 
     existing policies and any significant developments in its 
     operations prior to providing non-governmental stakeholders 
     such information.

                          Executive Operations


                     OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ECONOMIST

       The agreement provides $17,377,000 for the Office of the 
     Chief Economist.
       The agreement reaffirms the establishment of an Under 
     Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural 
     Affairs pursuant to Section 3208 of Public Law 113-79. The 
     mandatory report in (b)(4) of such section to Congress is 
     overdue. The agreement directs the Office of the Chief 
     Economist (OCE) to oversee the completion of this report in 
     coordination with a third-party entity, the National Academy 
     of Public Administration, and the Committees. The agreement 
     provides $600,000 for this purpose and directs OCE to begin 
     the study within 60 days of enactment and completion within 
     270 days of enactment.


                       NATIONAL APPEALS DIVISION

       The agreement provides $13,317,000 for the National Appeals 
     Division.


                 OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS

       The agreement provides $9,392,000 for the Office of Budget 
     and Program Analysis.

                Office of the Chief Information Officer

       The agreement provides $45,045,000 for the Office of the 
     Chief Information Officer. This amount includes not less than 
     $28,000,000 to support cybersecurity requirements of the 
     Department.
       Recognizing that some agencies require more oversight and 
     assistance than others, the agreement provides the Chief 
     Information Officer (CIO) flexibility to set variable 
     thresholds for approval of agency IT expenditures. The 
     purpose is to tailor oversight to the unique situation of 
     each agency while allowing the CIO to continue to exercise 
     prudent judgment and provide expert advice regarding the 
     expenditure of taxpayer resources on IT investments. The CIO 
     is directed to establish a performance plan that assesses the 
     capability of each agency against standard IT management 
     protocols, including governance processes; experience of the 
     agency's CIO; prior management of major and non-major IT 
     investments; training and certification programs; and 
     utilization of appropriate procurement, enterprise 
     architecture, and security systems. The plan is expected to 
     be updated as needed but not less than every two years. The 
     CIO is directed to submit the plan to the Committees for 
     review prior to implementation.

                 Office of the Chief Financial Officer

       The agreement provides $6,028,000 for the Office of the 
     Chief Financial Officer.
       The Department continues to assess its agencies for 
     government and department-wide activities not requested in 
     the budget or appropriated by Congress. Therefore, most of 
     the funding for these activities has come at the expense of 
     the agency's mission critical programs. The CFO is encouraged 
     to scrutinize the need for each activity, to consider its 
     benefit to each agency, and to limit spending where possible, 
     especially in regard to promotional, communications-related, 
     and other activities not specifically authorized in law. The 
     CFO is directed to provide a report to the Committees within 
     90 days of enactment of this Act detailing where savings can 
     be made in these areas.

           Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

       The agreement provides $898,000 for the Office of the 
     Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights.

                         Office of Civil Rights

       The agreement provides $24,070,000 for the Office of Civil 
     Rights.

                  Agriculture Buildings and Facilities


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $55,866,000 for Agriculture 
     Buildings and Facilities. The agreement includes General 
     Services Administration rental payments and Department of 
     Homeland Security payments within each respective agency, as 
     requested in the budget. The Department is reminded that 
     rental and security payments as described in the budget 
     constitute a PPA for the purpose of reprogrammings.

                     Hazardous Materials Management


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $3,600,000 for Hazardous Materials 
     Management.

                      Office of Inspector General

       The agreement provides $95,026,000 for the Office of 
     Inspector General.

                     Office of the General Counsel

       The agreement provides $44,383,000 for the Office of the 
     General Counsel.

                            Office of Ethics

       The agreement provides $3,654,000 for the Office of Ethics.

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

       The agreement provides $898,000 for the Office of the Under 
     Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics.

                       Economic Research Service

       The agreement provides $85,373,000 for the Economic 
     Research Service.

                National Agricultural Statistics Service

       The agreement provides $172,408,000 for the National 
     Agricultural Statistics Service, including up to $47,842,000 
     for the Census of Agriculture.
       The agreement includes requested funding for the pollinator 
     health initiative, restoration of the fruit and vegetable in-
     season reports, and restoration of the chemical use survey 
     and does not include the suspension of reports as proposed in 
     the budget.
       In fiscal year 2014, USDA was provided $2,250,000 to 
     conduct the Organic Production Survey. It is expected that 
     USDA will conduct this survey as a comprehensive follow-on 
     survey to the 2012 Census of Agriculture.

                     Agricultural Research Service


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $1,132,625,000 for the Agricultural 
     Research Service (ARS), Salaries and Expenses.
       The agreement does not accept the President's budget 
     request regarding the termination and redirection of research 
     programs or the closure of research stations. The agreement 
     expects extramural research to be funded at no less than 
     fiscal year 2014 levels. The agreement provides funding 
     increases for forest product, pollinator, porcine virus, 
     grazing-related sheep, and methyl bromide alternatives 
     research.
       ARS is directed to prepare a long-term facility management 
     plan to guide capital asset construction and renovation for 
     current ARS and university cooperator space where the 
     cooperator or university has expressed an interest in 
     relocating ARS researchers or facilities to alternate 
     locations. The plan should establish a process for setting 
     and ranking these facilities, with priority placed on current 
     ARS facilities conducting high priority research with a low 
     facility condition index. The report should clearly describe 
     the proposed relocation, include estimated costs for 
     completing the relocation, and address any legal barriers 
     that may exist for the proposed location.


                        BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

       For ARS Buildings and Facilities, the agreement provides an 
     appropriation of $45,000,000 for priorities identified in the 
     USDA ARS Capital Investment Strategy, April 2012.

               National Institute of Food and Agriculture


                   RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES

       The agreement provides $786,874,000 for the National 
     Institute of Food and Agriculture's research and education 
     activities.
       The agreement directs that not less than 15 percent of the 
     competitive research grant funds be used for USDA's 
     agricultural research enhancement awards program, including 
     USDA-EPSCoR.
       The following table reflects the amounts provided by the 
     agreement:

    NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
                               ACTIVITIES
                         [Dollars in thousands]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hatch Act.......................  7 U.S.C. 361a-i....           $243,701
McIntire-Stennis Cooperative      16 U.S.C. 582a                  33,961
 Forestry Act.                     through a-7.
Research at 1890 Institutions     7 U.S.C. 3222......             52,485
 (Evans-Allen Program).
Payments to the 1994              7 U.S.C. 301 note..              3,439
 Institutions.
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       7 U.S.C. 3156......              3,194
 Native and Native Hawaiian-
 Serving Institutions.
Research Grants for 1994          7 U.S.C. 301 note..              1,801
 Institutions.
Capacity Building for Non Land-   7 U.S.C. 3319i.....              4,500
 Grant Colleges of Agriculture.

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Grants for Insular Areas........  7 U.S.C. 3222b-2,                2,000
                                   3362 and 3363.
Agriculture and Food Research     7 U.S.C. 450i(b)...            325,000
 Initiative.
Veterinary Medicine Loan          7 U.S.C. 3151a.....              5,000
 Repayment.
Continuing Animal Health and      7 U.S.C. 3195......              4,000
 Disease Research Program.
Supplemental and Alternative      7 U.S.C. 3319d.....                825
 Crops.
Multicultural Scholars, Graduate  7 U.S.C. 3152(b)...              9,000
 Fellowship and Institution
 Challenge Grants.
Secondary and 2-year Post-        7 U.S.C. 3152(j)...                900
 Secondary Education.
Aquaculture Centers.............  7 U.S.C. 3322......              4,000
Sustainable Agriculture Research  7 U.S.C. 5811,                  22,667
 and Education.                    5812, 5831, and
                                   5832.
Farm Business Management........  7 U.S.C. 5925f.....              1,450
Sun Grant Program...............  7 U.S.C. 8114......              2,500
Minor Crop Pest Management (IR-   7 U.S.C. 450i(c)...             11,913
 4).
Alfalfa and Forage Research       7 U.S.C. 5925......              1,350
 Program.
Special Research Grants:........  7 U.S.C. 450i(c)...
    Global Change/UV Monitoring.  ...................              1,405
    Potato Research.............  ...................              1,350
    Aquaculture Research........  ...................              1,350
                                                      ------------------
        Total, Special Research   ...................              4,105
         Grants.
Necessary Expenses of Research
 and Education Activities:
    Grants Management System....  ...................              7,830
    Federal Administration--      ...................              6,387
     Other Necessary Expenses
     for Research and Education
     Activities.
    GSA Rent and DHS Security     ...................              6,311
     Expenses.
                                                      ------------------
        Total, Necessary          ...................             20,528
         Expenses.
                                                      ------------------
        Total, Research and       ...................           $786,874
         Education Activities.
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              NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS ENDOWMENT FUND

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


                          EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

       The agreement provides $471,691,000 for the National 
     Institute of Food and Agriculture's extension activities.
       The following table reflects the amounts provided by the 
     agreement:

     NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
                         [Dollars in thousands]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Smith-Lever, Section 3(b) and     7 U.S.C. 343(b) and           $300,000
 (c) programs and Cooperative      (c) and 208(c) of
 Extension.                        P.L. 93-471.
Extension Services at 1890        7 U.S.C. 3221......             43,920
 Institutions.
Extension Services at 1994        7 U.S.C. 343(b)(3).              4,446
 Institutions.
Facility Improvements at 1890     7 U.S.C. 3222b.....             19,730
 Institutions.
Renewable Resources Extension     16 U.S.C. 1671 et                4,060
 Act.                              seq..
Rural Health and Safety           7 U.S.C. 2662(i)...              1,500
 Education Programs.
Food Animal Residue Avoidance     7 U.S.C. 7642......              1,250
 Database Program.
Women and Minorities in STEM      7 U.S.C. 5925......                400
 Fields.
Food Safety Outreach Program....  7 U.S.C. 7625......              2,500
Smith-Lever, Section 3(d):......  7 U.S.C. 343(d)....
    Food and Nutrition Education  ...................             67,934
    Farm Safety and Youth Farm    ...................              4,610
     Safety Education Programs.
    New Technologies for          ...................              1,550
     Agricultural Extension.
    Children, Youth, and          ...................              8,395
     Families at Risk.
    Federally Recognized Tribes   ...................              3,039
     Extension Program.
                                                      ------------------
        Total, Section 3(d).....  ...................             85,528
Necessary Expenses of Extension
 Activities:
    Agriculture in the K-12       ...................                552
     Classroom.
    Federal Administration--      ...................              7,805
     Other Necessary Expenses
     for Extension Activities.
                                                      ------------------
        Total, Necessary          ...................              8,357
         Expenses.
                                                      ------------------
        Total, Extension          ...................           $471,691
         Activities.
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                         INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES

       The agreement provides $30,900,000 for the National 
     Institute of Food and Agriculture's integrated activities.
       The following table reflects the amounts provided by the 
     agreement:

    NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES
                         [Dollars in thousands]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Methyl Bromide Transition         7 U.S.C. 7626......             $2,000
 Program.
Organic Transition Program......  7 U.S.C. 7626......              4,000
Regional Rural Development        7 U.S.C. 450i(c)...              1,000
 Centers.
Food and Agriculture Defense      7 U.S.C. 3351......              6,700
 Initiative.
Crop Protection/Pest Management   7 U.S.C. 7626......             17,200
 Program.
                                                      ------------------
    Total, Integrated Activities  ...................            $30,900
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  Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

       The agreement provides $898,000 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 agreement provides $871,315,000 for the Animal and 
     Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Salaries and 
     Expenses.
       The APHIS agreement includes several programmatic increases 
     to enhance ongoing initiatives, mitigate potential threats, 
     and address high priority concerns. Included in the APHIS 
     funding level are an increase of $2,000,000 for Overseas 
     Technical and Trade Operations activities in order to help 
     resolve sanitary and phytosanitary trade issues that could 
     result in the opening of new markets and retaining and 
     expanding existing market access for U.S. agricultural 
     products; an increase of $250,000 for the National Veterinary 
     Stockpile to assist in the supply of critical veterinary 
     countermeasures that would be used for emergency preparedness 
     and response efforts in the event of an intentional or 
     unintentional introduction of an animal disease into the U.S. 
     market; an increase of $2,000,000 for the Swine Health 
     program in support of increased biosecurity and herd 
     management efforts for the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus; 
     an increase of $4,500,000 for the Citrus Health Response 
     Program to help address the damaging effects of citrus 
     greening disease; an increase of $2,600,000 for Wildlife 
     Damage Management for priority initiatives such as oral 
     rabies vaccinations, livestock protection, predator damage 
     management, and preventing the transport of invasive snakes 
     and other harmful species; and an increase of $740,000 for 
     Biotechnology Regulatory Services to address the backlog of 
     product petitions awaiting determination.
       There continues to be concern about the time it takes the 
     agency to review biotechnology product petitions for 
     regulatory determination. The agency is encouraged to reduce 
     the backlog of petitions that still remains and reduce the 
     number of petitions awaiting determination. The agreement 
     provides the funding necessary to ensure regulatory decisions 
     can be made in a more timely and predictable manner.
       The agreement includes no less than $3,000,000 for cervid 
     health activities. Within the funds provided, APHIS should 
     give consideration to indemnity payments if warranted.
       APHIS' inspection data demonstrates that there was 
     inconsistency in conducting horse inspections during recent 
     shows. Due to the subjective nature of the horse inspections, 
     the agency is encouraged to provide greater transparency, 
     more written communication with stakeholders on the rules and 
     regulations such as the scar rule, and improved consistency 
     to the extent possible when enforcing the Horse Protection 
     Act.
       The agreement provides $26,000,000 under Wildlife Damage 
     Management for national rabies management, surveillance, and 
     eradication efforts.
       APHIS recently proposed rules regarding adjustment to fees 
     for Agricultural Quarantine Inspection services and overtime 
     reimbursement rates that affect a wide variety of industries, 
     including pest treatment providers, cargo and passenger 
     vessels, international and domestic shippers, importers, and 
     the ports. The proposed changes are significant, and it is 
     expected that comments received during the initial rulemaking 
     process will be considered in drafting the final rule. The 
     agency is directed to meet with impacted stakeholders within 
     30 days of enactment to share updated information about the 
     regulatory changes prior to publishing a final rule on the 
     matter.
       The agreement includes $6,700,000 for the National Animal 
     Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN). Funding shall be 
     administered in consultation with the NAHLN Coordinating 
     Council.
       The following table reflects the agreement:

               ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
                         [Dollars in thousands]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Program                               Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Animal Health Technical Services.....................            $35,339
Aquatic Animal Health................................              2,253
Avian Health.........................................             52,340
Cattle Health........................................             92,500
Equine, Cervid & Small Ruminant Health...............             19,500
National Veterinary Stockpile........................              3,973
Swine Health.........................................             24,250
Veterinary Biologics.................................             16,417
Veterinary Diagnostics...............................             31,540
Zoonotic Disease Management..........................              9,523
                                                      ------------------
    Subtotal, Animal Health..........................            287,635
                                                      ==================
Agricultural Quarantine Inspection (Appropriated)....             26,900
Cotton Pests.........................................             11,520
Field Crop & Rangeland Ecosystems Pests..............              8,826
Pest Detection.......................................             27,446
Plant Protection Methods Development.................             20,686
Specialty Crop Pests.................................            156,000
Tree & Wood Pests....................................             54,000
                                                      ------------------
    Subtotal, Plant Health...........................            305,378
                                                      ==================
Wildlife Damage Management...........................             90,027
Wildlife Services Methods Development................             18,856
                                                      ------------------
    Subtotal, Wildlife Services......................            108,883
                                                      ==================
Animal & Plant Health Regulatory Enforcement.........             16,224
Biotechnology Regulatory Services....................             18,875
                                                      ------------------
    Subtotal, Regulatory Services....................             35,099
                                                      ==================
Contingency Fund.....................................                470
Emergency Preparedness & Response....................             16,966
                                                      ------------------
    Subtotal, Emergency Management...................             17,436
                                                      ==================
Agriculture Import/Export............................             14,099
Overseas Technical & Trade Operations................             22,114
                                                      ------------------
    Subtotal, Safe Trade.............................             36,213
                                                      ==================
Animal Welfare.......................................             28,010
Horse Protection.....................................                697
                                                      ------------------
    Subtotal, Animal Welfare.........................             28,707
                                                      ==================
APHIS Information Technology Infrastructure..........              4,251
Physical/Operational Security........................              5,146
GSA Rental and DHS Security Payments.................             42,567
                                                      ------------------
    Subtotal, Agency Management......................             51,964
                                                      ==================
        Total, Direct Appropriation..................           $871,315
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                        BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

       The agreement provides $3,175,000 for Animal and Plant 
     Health Inspection Service Buildings and Facilities.

                     Agricultural Marketing Service


                           MARKETING SERVICES

       The agreement provides $81,192,000 for the Agricultural 
     Marketing Service.
       Within 15 days of final resolution, including all pending 
     appeals, or May 1, 2015, whichever comes first, the Secretary 
     of Agriculture, in consultation with the U.S. Trade 
     Representative, shall submit to the Committees and the 
     Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
     Senate a report that contains the Secretary's recommendations 
     for any changes in Federal law that would be required for the 
     establishment and implementation of a country of origin 
     labeling program with respect to beef, pork, and poultry that 
     does not conflict with, or is in any manner inconsistent 
     with, the trade obligations of the United States, taking into 
     account the findings contained in the report of the 
     compliance panel established by the Dispute Settlement Body 
     of the World Trade Organization (WTO) for purposes of the WTO 
     disputes ``United States--Certain Country of Origin Labelling 
     (COOL) Requirements (DS384 and DS386)'', including the 
     available results of all pending appeals.
       There is concern that the Secretary has started a process 
     for establishing a second beef checkoff program under the 
     Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1996. 
     An overwhelming majority of cattle producers do not support 
     paying assessments into two separate beef checkoff programs 
     operating simultaneously. The Secretary is directed not to 
     implement a second duplicative beef checkoff program.


                 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

       The agreement includes a limitation on administrative 
     expenses of $60,709,000.


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


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $20,186,000 for Funds for 
     Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply.
       The following table reflects the status of this fund for 
     fiscal year 2015:

       ESTIMATED TOTAL FUNDS AVAILABLE AND BALANCE CARRIED FORWARD
                         [Dollars in thousands]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Appropriation (30% of Customs Receipts)..............         $9,714,923
Less Transfers:
    Food & Nutrition Service.........................         -8,355,671
    Commerce Department..............................           -143,738
                                                      ------------------
        Total, Transfers.............................         -8,499,409
Prior Year Appropriation Available, Start of Year....            187,486
Unavailable for Obligations (recoveries & offsetting                 ---
 collections)........................................
Transfer of Prior Year Funds to FNS (F&V)............           -119,000
Budget Authority.....................................          1,284,000
Rescission of Current Year Funds.....................           -121,094
Appropriations Temporarily Reduced--Sequestration....            -81,906
Unavailable for Obligations (F&V Transfer to FNS)....           -122,000
                                                      ------------------
Available for Obligation.............................            959,000
Less Obligations:
    Child Nutrition Programs (Entitlement                        465,000
     Commodities)....................................
    State Option Contract............................              5,000
    Removal of Defective Commodities.................              2,500
    Emergency Surplus Removal........................                ---
    Small Business Support...........................                ---
    Disaster Relief..................................              5,000
    Additional Fruits, Vegetables, and Nuts Purchases            206,000
    Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program................             40,000
    Estimated Future Needs...........................            180,604
                                                      ------------------
        Total, Commodity Procurement.................            904,104
Administrative Funds:
    Commodity Purchase Support.......................             34,710
    Marketing Agreements and Orders..................             20,186
                                                      ------------------
        Total, Administrative Funds..................             54,896
                                                      ------------------
        Total Obligations............................            959,000
Unavailable for Obligations (F&V Transfer to FNS)....            122,000
Balances, Collections, and Recoveries Not Available..                ---
                                                      ------------------
    Total, End of Year Balances......................           $122,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS

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

        Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $43,048,000 for the Grain 
     Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.


        LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES EXPENSES

       The agreement includes a limitation on inspection and 
     weighing services expenses of $50,000,000.

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             Office of the Under Secretary For Food Safety

       The agreement provides $816,000 for the Office of the Under 
     Secretary for Food Safety.

                   Food Safety and Inspection Service

       The agreement provides $1,016,474,000 for the Food Safety 
     and Inspection Service (FSIS).
       There remains concern about countering economic fraud and 
     improving the safety of the U.S. seafood supply. FSIS, in 
     conjunction with other USDA agencies and FDA, is encouraged 
     to support developing technologies that will provide rapid, 
     portable, and facile screening of food fish species at port 
     sites and wholesale and retail centers.
       The following table reflects the agreement:

                   FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE
                         [Dollars in thousands]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Federal..............................................           $900,641
State................................................             60,905
International........................................             16,589
Codex Alimentarius...................................              3,759
Public Health Data Communications Infrastructure                  34,580
 System..............................................
                                                      ------------------
    Total, Food Safety and Inspection Service........         $1,016,474
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural 
                                Services

       The agreement provides $898,000 for the Office of the Under 
     Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services.

                          Farm Service Agency


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $1,200,180,000 for the Farm Service 
     Agency.
       The agreement includes sufficient funding to maintain 
     staffing levels and does not support the significant funding 
     and staffing shifts proposed in the budget request. The 
     agreement does not permit the closure of 250 Farm Service 
     Agency (FSA) county offices or the elimination of 815 non-
     federal staff years, as proposed in the budget. The agreement 
     reiterates dissatisfaction with the agency's budget 
     submission. The budget request did not provide a rationale 
     for the proposed office closures and staffing changes, did 
     not clearly describe the effect of those proposed actions, 
     and did not include a timeline for the implementation that 
     demonstrates how savings could be achieved. Therefore, the 
     agreement includes a temporary moratorium on closing offices 
     and relocating employees until a comprehensive assessment of 
     workload, based on new farm bill requirements, can be 
     conducted by the agency. FSA is directed to initiate a 
     workload analysis to assess the impact of new farm bill 
     programs on current and future activities in county offices 
     nationwide and complete this analysis by August 1, 2015. In 
     addition, the agreement directs the agency to enter into a 
     contract with an independent third-party, the National 
     Academy of Public Administration, and includes $900,000 to 
     conduct this independent review of the workload analysis and 
     determine a clear path forward to ensure the agency continues 
     to provide the highest level of customer service. The 
     independent review shall begin within 30 days after 
     completion of the workload analysis by FSA and the review 
     shall be submitted to the Committees no later than one year 
     after FSA has contracted with the third-party entity.
       The agreement includes funding for FSA's information 
     technology (IT) needs in order for the agency to effectively 
     and efficiently deliver farm programs to farmers, ranchers, 
     and producers. In response to significant concerns regarding 
     USDA's management of certain IT projects, especially the 
     Modernize and Innovate the Delivery of Agricultural Systems 
     (MIDAS) program, the agreement includes statutory language 
     that allows FSA to release funds for IT projects only after 
     it meets certain reporting requirements. The agreement 
     includes such controls in response to USDA's mismanagement of 
     funds and IT projects, including the use of funds intended 
     for salaries and expenses for MIDAS. It is important to note 
     that USDA derived such additional funds from a hiring freeze 
     of FSA personnel--an action unknown to and never endorsed by 
     the Congress. The Department's mismanagement of the MIDAS 
     program is of greatest concern. MIDAS was intended to deliver 
     a modernized, secure, and integrated IT solution. The 
     planning for MIDAS began over 10 years ago, and after 
     spending over $400 million, USDA ended the MIDAS project by 
     redefining the scope of the project and failing to deliver 
     what USDA had promised Congress and the agricultural 
     community. USDA is directed to deliver a modernized 
     functional system that: builds existing farm program 
     applications into an integrated system; delivers increased 
     efficiency and security; retires redundant legacy systems; 
     eliminates the path of siloed legacy applications; 
     capitalizes on the investment that USDA has already made in 
     the enterprise platform; addresses the new requirements 
     required by the 2014 farm bill; and improves upon the 
     capabilities originally promised to Congress and the Nation's 
     farmers and ranchers. Further, the Secretary is directed to 
     continue monthly briefings for the Committees regarding all 
     IT projects and activities related to farm program delivery.
       The Secretary is directed to operate the marketing 
     assistance loan program in a way that encourages redemption 
     and minimizes forfeitures of loan commodities to the Federal 
     government, and enables the orderly marketing of loan 
     commodities throughout the year. Further, the Secretary shall 
     ensure that the marketing assistance loan program remains a 
     viable tool for all producers to use in marketing loan 
     commodities freely and competitively.
       The following table reflects the agreement:

 
                         [Dollars in thousands]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Salaries and expenses................................         $1,200,180
Transfer from P.L. 480...............................              2,528
Transfer from Export Loans...........................                354
Transfer from ACIF...................................            306,998
                                                      ------------------
    Total, FSA Salaries and expenses.................         $1,510,060
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                         STATE MEDIATION GRANTS

       The agreement provides $3,404,000 for State Mediation 
     Grants.


               GRASSROOTS SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM

       The agreement provides $5,526,000 for the Grassroots Source 
     Water Protection Program.


                        DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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


           AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The following table reflects the agreement:

 
                         [Dollars in thousands]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Farm Ownership Loans:
    Direct.....................................             ($1,500,000)
    Subsidy....................................                      ---
    Guaranteed.................................              (2,000,000)
    Subsidy....................................                      ---
Farm Operating Loans:
    Direct.....................................              (1,252,004)
    Subsidy....................................                   63,101
    Unsubsidized Guaranteed....................              (1,393,443)
    Subsidy....................................                   14,770
Emergency Loans................................                 (34,667)
    Subsidy....................................                      856
Indian Tribe Land Acquisition Loans............                  (2,000)
    Subsidy....................................                       --
Conservation Loans--Guaranteed.................                (150,000)
    Subsidy....................................                       --
Indian Highly Fractionated Land................                 (10,000)
    Subsidy....................................                       --
Boll Weevil Eradication........................                 (60,000)
    Subsidy....................................                       --
ACIF Expenses:
    Salaries and Expenses......................                 $306,998
    Administrative Expenses....................                   $7,920
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                         Risk Management Agency


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $74,829,000 for the Risk Management 
     Agency.

                              CORPORATIONS

                Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund

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


                       HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT

                        (LIMITATION ON EXPENSES)

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

                    TITLE II--CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

  Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment

       The agreement provides $898,000 for the Office of the Under 
     Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment.

                 Natural Resources Conservation Service


                        CONSERVATION OPERATIONS

       The agreement provides $846,428,000 for Conservation 
     Operations.
       The agreement provides $9,300,000 for the Snow Survey and 
     Water Forecasting Program; $9,400,000 for the Plant Materials 
     Centers; $80,000,000 for the Soil Surveys Program; and 
     $747,728,000 for conservation technical assistance.


                    WATERSHED REHABILITATION PROGRAM

       The agreement provides $12,000,000 for the Watershed 
     Rehabilitation Program.

                 TITLE III--RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

          Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development

       The agreement provides $898,000 for the Office of the Under 
     Secretary for Rural Development.

                           Rural Development


                         Salaries and Expenses

                     (Including Transfers of Funds)

       The agreement provides $224,201,000 for Rural Development, 
     Salaries and Expenses.

                         Rural Housing Service


              Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account

                     (Including Transfers of Funds)

       The agreement provides a total subsidy of $510,943,000 for 
     activities under the Rural

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     Housing Insurance Fund Program Account. This includes a 
     transfer of $415,100,000 to the Rural Development, Salaries 
     and Expenses account.
       The agreement directs the Department to provide a report to 
     the Committees by March 1, 2015, describing in detail the 
     proposal to charge lenders a Guaranteed Underwriting User 
     Fee. At a minimum, the report should include information 
     regarding the current Guaranteed Underwriting System, the 
     need and plan to enhance and maintain the system, the lenders 
     that will utilize the system, the effect on borrowers, the 
     use of collected fees for enhancement and maintenance 
     purposes, and how the Department intends to manage and 
     account for the collected fees.
       The following table indicates loan, subsidy, and grant 
     levels provided by the agreement:

 
                         [Dollars in thousands]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Loan authorizations:
    Single family direct (sec. 502)..................         ($900,000)
    Single family unsubsidized guaranteed............       (24,000,000)
    Housing repair (sec. 504)........................           (26,279)
    Rental housing (sec. 515)........................           (28,398)
    Multi-family guaranteed (sec. 538)...............          (150,000)
    Credit sales of acquired property................           (10,000)
    Self-help housing land development (sec. 523)....            (5,000)
    Site development loans (sec. 524)................            (5,000)
    Farm labor housing...............................           (23,602)
                                                      ------------------
        Total, Loan authorizations...................      ($25,148,279)
Loan subsidies:
    Single family direct (sec. 502)..................            $66,420
    Housing repair (sec. 504)........................              3,687
    Rental housing (sec. 515)........................              9,800
    Farm labor housing...............................              7,600
                                                      ------------------
    Subtotal, Loan subsidies.........................             87,507
    Farm labor housing grants........................              8,336
                                                      ------------------
    Total, loan subsidies and grants.................             95,843
    Administrative expenses (transfer to RD).........            415,100
                                                      ------------------
        Total, Loan subsidies, grants, and                      $510,943
         administrative expenses.....................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

       The agreement provides $1,088,500,000 for the Rental 
     Assistance Program.
       The agreement directs the Department to provide a report no 
     later than June 1, 2015, regarding implementation of the new 
     authority related to the Rental Assistance Program. At a 
     minimum, the report should include information on the 
     timeline for implementation; the contracts and properties 
     affected; any mitigation measures the Department utilized; 
     the status of the transition to the new process for 
     determining rental rates; and the effect on the program as a 
     whole.


          MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING REVITALIZATION PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The agreement provides $24,000,000 for the Multi-Family 
     Housing Revitalization Program Account. This includes 
     $7,000,000 for vouchers and $17,000,000 for a housing 
     preservation demonstration program.


                  Mutual and Self-Help Housing Grants

       The agreement provides $27,500,000 for Mutual and Self-Help 
     Housing Grants.


                    Rural Housing Assistance Grants

       The agreement provides $32,239,000 for Rural Housing 
     Assistance Grants.
       The following table reflects the grant levels provided by 
     the agreement:

 
                         [Dollars in thousands]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Very-low income housing repair grants................            $28,701
Housing preservation grants..........................              3,538
                                                      ------------------
  Total, grants......................................            $32,239
------------------------------------------------------------------------

               RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $30,278,000 for the Rural Community 
     Facilities Program Account.
       The following table reflects the loan, subsidy, and grant 
     amounts provided by the agreement:

 
                         [Dollars in thousands]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Loan Authorizations:
    CF direct loans..................................       ($2,200,000)
    CF guaranteed loans..............................           (73,222)
Loan Subsidies and Grants:
    CF guaranteed loans..............................              3,500
    CF grants........................................             13,000
    Rural Community Development Initiative...........              4,000
    Economic Impact Initiative.......................              5,778
    Tribal College Grants............................              4,000
                                                      ------------------
        Total, subsidies and grants..................            $30,278
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   Rural Business-Cooperative Service


                     RURAL BUSINESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $74,000,000 for the Rural Business 
     Program Account.
       The following table reflects the loan, subsidy, and grant 
     levels provided by the agreement:

 
                         [Dollars in thousands]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Guaranteed loan authorization........................         ($919,765)
Guaranteed loan subsidy..............................             47,000
Rural business development grants....................             24,000
Delta Regional Authority.............................              3,000
                                                      ------------------
  Total, subsidy and grants..........................            $74,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

              INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM FUND ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $10,257,000 for the Rural 
     Development Loan Fund Program Account.
       The agreement provides for a transfer of $4,439,000 to the 
     Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses account.
       The following table reflects the loan and subsidy levels 
     provided by the agreement:

 
                         [Dollars in thousands]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Loan authorization...................................          ($18,889)
Loan subsidy.........................................              5,818
Administrative expenses (Transfer to RD).............              4,439
                                                      ------------------
  Total, subsidy and administrative expenses.........            $10,257
------------------------------------------------------------------------

            RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                    (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $33,077,000 for the Rural Economic 
     Development Loans Program Account.


                  RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

       The agreement provides $22,050,000 for Rural Cooperative 
     Development Grants.


                    RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM

       The agreement provides $1,350,000 for the Rural Energy for 
     America Program.

                        Rural Utilities Service


             RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $464,857,000 for the Rural Water and 
     Waste Disposal Program Account.
       The following table reflects the loan, subsidy, and grant 
     levels provided by the agreement:

 
                         [Dollars in thousands]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Loan authorizations:
    Water and waste direct loans.....................       ($1,200,000)
    Water and waste guaranteed loans.................           (50,000)
Subsidies and grants:
    Guaranteed loan subsidy..........................                295
    Water and waste revolving fund...................              1,000
    Water well system grants.........................                993
Grants for Colonias, Native Americans, Alaskan Native             66,500
 Villages, and Hawaiian Home Lands:
    Water and waste technical assistance grants......             19,000
    Circuit Rider program............................             15,919
    Solid waste management grants....................              4,000
    High energy cost grants..........................             10,000
    Water and waste disposal grants..................            347,150
                                                      ------------------
        Total, subsidies and grants..................           $464,857
------------------------------------------------------------------------

   RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $34,478,000 for activities under the 
     Rural Electrification and Telecommunications Loans Program 
     Account. The agreement provides for an estimated loan level 
     of $6,190,000,000.
       The agreement provides for a transfer of $34,478,000 to the 
     Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses account.
       The following table indicates loan levels provided by the 
     agreement:

 
                         [Dollars in thousands]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Loan authorizations:
  Electric:
  Direct, FFB........................................       ($5,000,000)
    Guaranteed underwriting..........................          (500,000)
                                                      ------------------
      Subtotal.......................................        (5,500,000)
Telecommunications...................................          (690,000)
                                                      ------------------
    Total, loan authorizations.......................        (6,190,000)
                                                      ==================
Administrative expenses (transfer to RD).............             34,478
                                                      ------------------
    Total, Loan subsidies and administrative expenses            $34,478
------------------------------------------------------------------------

         DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND PROGRAM

       The agreement provides $36,872,000 for the Distance 
     Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program.
       The agreement provides $22,000,000 for grants for 
     telemedicine and distance learning services in rural areas. 
     The agreement provides $3,000,000 for telemedicine and 
     distance learning grants for health needs in the Mississippi 
     River Delta area.
       The agreement provides $10,372,000 for grants to finance 
     broadband transmission and Internet services in unserved 
     rural areas.
       The agreement provides an estimated loan level of 
     $24,077,000 and $4,500,000 in subsidy for broadband 
     telecommunications.

                    TITLE IV--DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS

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

       The agreement provides $816,000 for the Office of the Under 
     Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services.

                       Food and Nutrition Service


                        CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $21,300,170,000 for Child Nutrition 
     Programs. Included in the total is an appropriated amount of 
     $12,944,499,000 and a transfer from Section 32 of 
     $8,355,671,000.
       Some schools are having difficulty complying with the 100 
     percent whole grain requirement that went into effect July 1, 
     2014, and there is concern about further reductions in the 
     sodium requirements for school

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     meals. In lieu of the language in the House and Senate 
     reports on School Meals, the agreement provides bill language 
     pertaining to whole grain and sodium standards. The Secretary 
     is directed to allow States to grant an exemption from the 
     whole grain requirements to those school food authorities 
     that demonstrate a hardship, including financial hardship, in 
     procuring whole grain products. Additionally, sodium 
     standards cannot be reduced below Target 1 until the latest 
     scientific research establishes the reduction is beneficial 
     for children.
       The agreement directs the Secretary to use the authority 
     under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 to allow 
     States to vary the frequency of monitoring and compliance 
     reviews of each school food authority based on past school 
     performance, with no cycle extending more than five years. 
     The Secretary shall submit a report to the Committees that 
     describes the Department's process for allowing States to 
     prioritize monitoring and compliance reviews.
       USDA issued a proposed rule in the Federal Register on 
     February 4, 2014, titled ``Professional Standards for State 
     and Local School Nutrition Programs Personnel.''As this 
     process moves forward, USDA is encouraged to work with 
     schools to ensure this regulation does not result in 
     unintended consequences.
       The agreement provides the following for Child Nutrition 
     Programs:

                      TOTAL OBLIGATIONAL AUTHORITY
                         [Dollars in thousands]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Child Nutrition Programs:
    School lunch program.............................        $11,996,089
    School breakfast program.........................          3,959,929
    Child and adult care food program................          3,195,866
    Summer food service program......................            495,521
    Special milk program.............................             11,216
    State administrative expenses....................            263,686
    Commodity procurement............................          1,255,510
    Food safety education............................              2,718
    Coordinated review...............................             10,000
    Computer support and processing..................             11,250
    CACFP training and technical assistance..........              8,137
    Child Nutrition Program studies and evaluations..             20,079
    Child Nutrition payment accuracy.................              9,904
    Farm to school tactical team.....................              2,261
    Team Nutrition...................................             15,504
    Healthier US Schools Challenge...................              1,500
    School meals equipment grants....................             25,000
    Summer EBT demonstration.........................             16,000
                                                      ------------------
        Total........................................        $21,300,170
------------------------------------------------------------------------

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN 
                                 (WIC)

       The agreement provides $6,623,000,000 for the Special 
     Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and 
     Children (WIC).
       Based upon revised USDA estimates, the agreement fully 
     funds all eligible WIC participants in fiscal year 2015. The 
     agreement includes $25,000,000 for States to continue 
     transitioning from paper checks and vouchers to an Electronic 
     Benefit Transfer (EBT) system. EBT is a proven, effective 
     tool in combatting waste, fraud, and abuse, and all WIC state 
     agencies are mandated to have an EBT system in place by 
     October 1, 2020.


               SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

       The agreement provides $81,837,570,000 for the Supplemental 
     Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The agreement includes 
     $3,000,000,000 to be made available for a contingency 
     reserve. The agreement provides a funding level for SNAP 
     benefits as reflected in OMB's mid-session review of the 
     budget.
       The agreement provides the following for the Supplemental 
     Nutrition Assistance Program:

                      TOTAL OBLIGATIONAL AUTHORITY
                         [Dollars in thousands]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program:
    Benefits.........................................        $71,035,786
    Contingency Reserve..............................          3,000,000
    State Administrative Costs.......................          4,122,994
    Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Grant             407,000
     Program.........................................
    Employment and Training..........................            447,227
    Mandatory Other Program Costs....................            174,992
    Discretionary Other Program Costs................                998
    Nutrition Assistance for Puerto Rico (NAP).......          1,951,397
    Nutrition Assistance for American Samoa..........              7,837
    Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations.            145,191
    TEFAP Commodities................................            327,000
    Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.....             12,148
    Community Food Projects..........................              9,000
    E&T Work Pilot...................................            190,000
    Pilots and Demonstration Projects................              1,000
    Program Access...................................              5,000
                                                      ------------------
        Total........................................        $81,837,570
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                      COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

       The agreement provides $278,501,000 for the Commodity 
     Assistance Program. This total provides $211,482,000 for the 
     Commodity Supplemental Food Program to fully fund existing 
     caseload in fiscal year 2015 and includes $2,800,000 to begin 
     service in seven additional States with approved plans. The 
     agreement provides $16,548,000 for the Farmers' Market 
     Nutrition Program; $49,401,000 for TEFAP administrative 
     funding; and $1,070,000 for Pacific Island Assistance.


                   NUTRITION PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION

       The agreement includes $150,824,000 for Nutrition Programs 
     Administration.
       There is concern that the advisory committee for the 2015 
     Dietary Guidelines for Americans is considering issues 
     outside of the nutritional focus of the panel. The advisory 
     committee is showing an interest in incorporating agriculture 
     production practices and environmental factors into their 
     criteria for establishing the next dietary recommendations. 
     The agreement expects the Secretary to ensure that the 
     advisory committee focuses on nutrient and dietary 
     recommendations based upon sound nutrition science. The 
     agreement directs the Secretary to only include nutrition and 
     dietary information, not extraneous factors, in the final 
     2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

            TITLE V--FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS

                      Foreign Agricultural Service


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $181,423,000 for the Foreign 
     Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses and transfers of 
     $6,394,000.
       The agreement directs the agency to incorporate the 
     outcome-based measures for trade promotion as recommended in 
     the Inspector General Audit Report 50601-0001-22 into its 
     fiscal year 2016 budget justifications. In addition, the 
     agency is directed to include budget estimates, major object 
     class percentages, and authority for the programs, projects, 
     and activities it carries out, including the middle-income 
     country training programs and the Borlaug Fellowship program.


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

              (INCLUDING RESCISSION AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $2,528,000 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''.


                     FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE II GRANTS

       The agreement provides $1,466,000,000 for Food for Peace 
     Title II Grants.


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

       The agreement provides $191,626,000 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 agreement provides $6,748,000 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 agreement provides $2,588,536,000 in new discretionary 
     budget authority and $1,854,820,000 in definite user fees for 
     a total of $4,443,356,000 for Food and Drug Administration, 
     Salaries and Expenses. The agreement provides specific 
     amounts by FDA activity as reflected in the following table:

            FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION--SALARIES & EXPENSES
                         [Dollars in thousands]
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Budget Authority:
    Foods............................................           $903,403
    Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.....            279,994
        Field Activities.............................            623,409
    Human Drugs......................................            482,287
    Center for Drug Evaluation and Research..........            346,080
        Field Activities.............................            136,207
    Biologics........................................            211,382
    Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research.....            171,096
        Field Activities.............................             40,286
    Animal Drugs and Feeds...........................            147,577
    Center for Veterinary Medicine...................             93,505
        Field Activities.............................             54,072
    Devices and Radiological Products................            320,825
    Center for Devices and Radiological Health.......            240,345
        Field Activities.............................             80,480
    National Center for Toxicological Research.......             63,331
    Other Activities/Office of the Commissioner......            174,862
    White Oak Consolidation..........................             43,044
    GSA Rent.........................................            168,882
    Other Rent and Rent Related......................             72,943
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        Subtotal, Budget Authority...................          2,588,536
User Fees:
    Prescription Drug User Fee Act...................            798,000
    Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act....            128,282
    Animal Drug User Fee Act.........................             22,464
    Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act.................              6,944
    Tobacco Product User Fees........................            566,000
    Human Generic Drug User Fee Act..................            312,116
    Biosimilar User Fee Act..........................             21,014
                                                      ------------------
        Subtotal, User Fees..........................          1,854,820
                                                      ==================
            Total, FDA Program Level.................         $4,443,356
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       The agreement includes the following increases in budget 
     authority: $27,500,000 for food safety; $15,000,000 for 
     pharmacy compounding; $4,820,000 for counterfeit drugs; 
     $3,000,000 for the National Antimicrobial Resistance 
     Monitoring System; and $2,000,000 for foreign drug 
     inspections. The agreement also accepts proposed 
     administrative savings in the amount of $15,689,000.
       The agreement includes an increase of $4,820,000 to provide 
     FDA with additional resources to investigate counterfeit 
     drugs both within the United States and internationally. 
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     undercover purchases of suspected counterfeit products for 
     testing; to remove counterfeit products from the market; and 
     to prosecute criminal actors. The growing marketplace for 
     counterfeit drugs available on the Internet is particularly 
     concerning, and these funds will allow FDA to enhance its 
     cybercrime program, which will ultimately allow FDA to seek 
     appropriate criminal fines and forfeitures, and to protect 
     the public health.
       The $2,000,000 increase for foreign drug safety is provided 
     to address the growing number of human drugs produced 
     overseas and the increasing number of imported drug shipments 
     in order to ensure the continued safety and quality of these 
     products. Funds are provided to support the agency's overseas 
     inspections, work with industry and other stakeholders on 
     safety in manufacturing, strengthen agency relationships with 
     foreign regulators, and analyze trends and events that might 
     affect the safety of FDA-regulated products exported to the 
     United States. The increased funding will supplement existing 
     resources and not supplant base funds.
       During the past year, FDA has informed non-governmental 
     stakeholders of important decisions and announcements before 
     they informed the Committees. A collaborative working 
     relationship between the Committees and agency is necessary 
     to ensure efficient and effective implementation of 
     Congress's funding decisions. These actions jeopardized this 
     relationship. As such, FDA is directed to ensure the 
     Committees are notified of major changes to existing policies 
     and any significant developments in its operations prior to 
     providing non-governmental stakeholders such information.
       On December 1, 2014, FDA published a final regulation 
     entitled ``Food Labeling: Nutrition Labeling of Standard Menu 
     Items in Restaurants.'' Prior to implementation or 
     enforcement of the regulation, FDA shall work with industry 
     and other stakeholders to identify questions and concerns, 
     and provide any clarification necessary, including 
     publication of any necessary guidance, not later than March 
     1, 2015.
       Congress is closely following the advancement of the field 
     of mitochondrial manipulation technologies and is aware of a 
     study commissioned from the Institute of Medicine on 
     ``Ethical and Social Policy Considerations of Novel 
     Techniques for Prevention of Maternal Transmission of 
     Mitochondrial DNA Diseases.'' FDA is directed to notify the 
     Committees when the final report becomes available. As 
     science progresses in this field, the agency is also directed 
     to notify the Committees within three business days of 
     issuing reports or press releases related to decisions on 
     this matter, including the approval of clinical trials and 
     future reviews.
       The FDA Circular of Information for the Use of Human Blood 
     and Blood Components states that plasma from different 
     sources has identical clinical indications. Plasma from 
     manual donation may be transfused, and if not needed for that 
     indication may be sent for further manufacture into biologics 
     such as immunoglobulin, clotting factor concentrates, and 
     albumin. However, plasma from automated donation may be 
     transfused but cannot be shipped for further manufacture 
     until approximately one year after the donation. At that 
     point, the plasma is too old to be manufactured into other 
     biologics and is destroyed and wasted. FDA is directed to 
     report to the Committees on the scientific or medical 
     justification for the different post-donation manufacturing 
     policies and under what circumstances those policies might be 
     adjusted to allow for the more timely use of plasma from 
     automated donations into other biologics.
       FDA issued the proposed rule ``Supplemental Applications 
     Proposing Labeling Changes for Approved Drugs and Biological 
     Products'' in November 2013 to propose changes to the current 
     regulations and practices that govern labeling changes of an 
     approved drug or biological product to reflect certain types 
     of newly acquired safety information. In addition to FDA's 
     continued review of comments submitted in response to the 
     proposed rule, the agreement supports a listening meeting 
     between the regulated industries and FDA within 30 days of 
     enactment to consider alternative solutions to the proposed 
     rule on safety labeling that will meet all public health 
     goals relating to multisource drugs.
       The agreement directs the Commissioner to finalize the 
     Veterinary Feed Directive rule prior to April 1, 2015.
       Over the past five years FDA's responsibilities have grown 
     significantly and resources available to the agency have 
     increased more than 60 percent. There is concern that 
     oversight of FDA has not kept pace with the growth in the 
     agency's regulatory authority or funding. Therefore, the 
     agreement includes $1,500,000 for the HHS Office of Inspector 
     General specifically for oversight activities supported 
     within the Inspector General's regular appropriation. The 
     Inspector General is instructed to submit a plan to the 
     Committees on the additional oversight activities planned 
     with this funding and base funding for FDA oversight.


                        BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

       The agreement provides $8,788,000 for the Food and Drug 
     Administration Buildings and Facilities.

                           INDEPENDENT AGENCY

                       Farm Credit Administration


                 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

       The agreement includes a limitation of $60,500,000 on 
     administrative expenses of the Farm Credit Administration.

                     TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS


             (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       Section 701.--The agreement includes language making funds 
     available for the purchase, replacement, and hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles.
       Section 702.--The agreement includes language regarding 
     transfers of funds to the Working Capital Fund of the 
     Department of Agriculture.
       Section 703.--The agreement includes language limiting 
     funding provided in the bill to one year unless otherwise 
     specified.
       Section 704.--The agreement includes language regarding 
     indirect cost rates on cooperative agreements between the 
     Department of Agriculture and nonprofit institutions.
       Section 705.--The agreement includes language making 
     appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for the cost 
     of direct and guaranteed loans available until expended to 
     disburse certain obligations for certain Rural Development 
     programs.
       Section 706.--The agreement includes language regarding the 
     transfer of funds to the Office of the Chief Information 
     Officer and the acquisition of information technology 
     systems.
       Section 707.--The agreement includes language making funds 
     available until expended to the Department of Agriculture to 
     disburse certain obligations for certain conservation 
     programs.
       Section 708.--The agreement includes language regarding 
     Rural Utilities Service program eligibility.
       Section 709.--The agreement includes language regarding the 
     rescission of certain unobligated balances.
       Section 710.--The agreement includes language regarding 
     funds for information technology expenses.
       Section 711.--The agreement includes language regarding the 
     availability of funds for liquid infant formula.
       Section 712.--The agreement includes language prohibiting 
     first-class airline travel.
       Section 713.--The agreement includes language regarding the 
     availability of certain funds of the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation.
       Section 714.--The agreement includes language regarding 
     funding for advisory committees.
       Section 715.--The agreement includes language regarding the 
     limitation on indirect costs for grants awarded by the 
     National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
       Section 716.--The agreement includes language regarding a 
     limitation and rescission of funds.
       Section 717.--The agreement includes language regarding a 
     limitation and rescission of funds.
       Section 718.--The agreement includes language regarding 
     user fee proposals without offsets.
       Section 719.--The agreement includes language regarding the 
     reprogramming of funds and notification requirements.
       Section 720.--The agreement includes language regarding 
     fees for the guaranteed business and industry loan program.
       Section 721.--The agreement includes language regarding the 
     appropriations hearing process.
       Section 722.--The agreement includes language regarding 
     government-sponsored news stories.
       Section 723.--The agreement includes language regarding 
     details and assignments of Department of Agriculture 
     employees.
       Section 724.--The agreement includes language regarding the 
     Department of Agriculture's mohair program.
       Section 725.--The agreement includes language regarding 
     section 1621 of Public Law 110-246.
       Section 726.--The agreement includes language regarding a 
     pilot program for certain forest lands.
       Section 727.--The agreement includes language requiring 
     spend plans.
       Section 728.--The agreement includes language regarding the 
     Food for Peace Act.
       Section 729.--The agreement includes language regarding 
     Rural Development programs.
       Section 730.--The agreement includes language regarding 
     USDA loan programs.
       Section 731.--The agreement includes language regarding the 
     Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
       Section 732.--The agreement includes language regarding the 
     Working Capital Fund of the Department of Agriculture.
       Section 733.--The agreement includes language regarding 
     farm disaster programs.
       Section 734.--The agreement includes language regarding the 
     Food and Drug Administration.
       Section 735.--The agreement includes language regarding the 
     limitation on certain funds.
       Section 736.--The agreement includes language regarding 
     nutrition programs.

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       Section 737.--The agreement includes language regarding the 
     Water Bank Act.
       Section 738.--The agreement includes language regarding the 
     Department of Health and Human Services.
       Section 739.--The agreement includes language regarding 
     Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones.
       Section 740.--The agreement includes language regarding the 
     Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant Program.
       Section 741.--The agreement includes language regarding the 
     Food Safety and Inspection Service.
       Section 742.--The agreement includes language regarding 
     non-recurring expenses.
       Section 743.--The agreement includes language regarding 
     emergency spending.
       Section 744.--The agreement includes language regarding 
     administrative expenses.
       Section 745.--The agreement includes language regarding the 
     rescission of certain unobligated balances.
       Section 746.--The agreement includes language regarding the 
     rescission of certain unobligated balances.
       Section 747.--The agreement includes language regarding the 
     organic checkoff program.
       Section 748.--The agreement includes language regarding the 
     rescission of certain unobligated balances.
       Section 749.--The agreement includes language regarding the 
     Agriculture and Food Research Initiative.
       Section 750.--The agreement includes language regarding the 
     use of funds for certain horse inspection activities.
       Section 751.--The agreement includes language regarding 
     school meal programs.
       Section 752.--The agreement includes language regarding 
     school meal programs.
       Section 753.--The agreement includes language regarding 
     purchases made through nutrition programs.

              TITLE VIII--EBOLA RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS

                Department of Health and Human Services


                      FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $25,000,000 for Food and Drug 
     Administration (FDA) activities related to the ongoing 
     response to the Ebola epidemic. FDA shall provide quarterly 
     obligation reports by program with specific accomplishments.
       FDA is reminded that the funding provided for this effort 
     is one-time and the agency should not engage in activities 
     that will require additional resources in future fiscal years 
     that are not included in the budget request. FDA is further 
     reminded that all funding provided to the agency is subject 
     to the reprogramming requirements in section 719 of this Act.

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     DIVISION B--COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

       Report language included in House Report 113-448 (``the 
     House report'') or Senate Report 113-181 (``the Senate 
     report'') that is not changed by this explanatory statement 
     or this 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 
     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 
     2015; and non-appropriated resources such as fee collections 
     that are used to meet program requirements in fiscal year 
     2015. 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 statement, or in the House 
     report or the Senate report and not changed by this Act or 
     statement, 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, 2015, except in 
     extraordinary circumstances. Any such notification shall 
     include a description of the extraordinary circumstances.
       In compliance with section 535 of this Act, the Departments 
     of Commerce and Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration and the National Science Foundation shall 
     submit spending plans, signed by the respective department or 
     agency head, for the Committees' review not later than 45 
     days after enactment of this Act.

                    TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                   International Trade Administration


                     OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

       This Act includes $472,000,000 in total resources for the 
     programs of the International Trade Administration. This 
     amount is offset by $10,000,000 in estimated fee collections, 
     resulting in a direct appropriation of $462,000,000. Within 
     funds provided, up to $9,000,000 is for the Interagency Trade 
     Enforcement Center, up to $10,000,000 is for SelectUSA, and 
     no less than the fiscal year 2014 level shall be for Global 
     Markets, subject to section 505 reprogramming requirements of 
     this Act.

                    Bureau of Industry and Security


                     OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

       This Act includes $102,500,000 for the Bureau of Industry 
     and Security. The agreement does not include House language 
     regarding use of prior year unobligated balances.

                  Economic Development Administration

       This Act includes $250,000,000 for the programs and 
     administrative expenses of the Economic Development 
     Administration (EDA). Section 524 of this Act includes a 
     rescission of $5,000,000 in Economic Development Assistance 
     Program balances. The Department and EDA shall prioritize 
     recoveries or deobligations as sources of funds for the 
     rescission.


                ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

       This Act includes $213,000,000 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.........................................        $99,000,000
Partnership Planning.................................         30,000,000
Technical Assistance.................................         11,000,000
Research and Evaluation..............................          1,500,000
Trade Adjustment Assistance..........................         12,500,000
Economic Adjustment Assistance.......................         35,000,000
Assistance to coal communities.......................         10,000,000
Section 26 Innovative Technologies in Manufacturing            4,000,000
 Loan Guarantees.....................................
Section 27 Regional Innovation Program Grants........         10,000,000
                                                      ------------------
    Total............................................       $213,000,000
                                                      ==================
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Section 27 programs.--The agreement does not adopt Senate 
     language regarding funding for Section 27 loan guarantees. 
     Instead, up to $5,000,000 shall be for Regional Innovation 
     Program planning grants for science park infrastructure.
       Repatriation grants.--The agreement includes $5,000,000 for 
     repatriation grants and modifies House report language to 
     clarify that EDA shall use its existing grant authorities to 
     encourage communities to submit applications for projects 
     that will support or encourage United States firms to 
     relocate their manufacturing or services back to the United 
     States.
       Trade Adjustment Assistance.--The agreement includes 
     $12,500,000 for the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms 
     (TAAF) program, which is below the fiscal year 2014 level, in 
     recognition of existing carryover balances. If TAAF reduces 
     carryover balances by the end of fiscal year 2015, the 
     Committees will use this information to inform future funding 
     decisions.


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       This Act includes $37,000,000 for EDA salaries and 
     expenses.

                  Minority Business Development Agency


                     MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

       This Act includes $30,000,000 for the Minority Business 
     Development Agency.

                   Economic and Statistical Analysis


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       This Act includes $100,000,000 for Economic and Statistical 
     Analysis. The Bureau of Economic Analysis shall use existing 
     balances of up to $4,000,000 to begin collocating within the 
     Census headquarters facility. Should additional funds be 
     required during fiscal year 2015 for this consolidation, the 
     Department shall submit a notification pursuant to section 
     505 of this Act.

                          Bureau of the Census

       This Act includes $1,088,000,000 for the Bureau of the 
     Census.


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       This Act includes $248,000,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses of the Bureau of the Census. Census shall collect 
     data for the Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the 
     Current Population Survey using the same health insurance 
     questions included in previous years, in addition to the 
     revised questions implemented in the Current Population 
     Survey in February 2014. Census shall ensure that the data 
     gathered is readily accessible to the public. The agreement 
     adopts by reference Senate language regarding comparisons 
     with 2010 and 2013 baseline data. Census shall brief the 
     Committees on Appropriations on the proposed methodology, 
     sample size, and questionnaire format at least 30 days before 
     it intends to implement the aforementioned requirements.


                     PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS

       This Act includes $840,000,000 for periodic censuses and 
     programs. The agreement does not adopt section 545 of the 
     House bill. Instead, this agreement reiterates House and 
     Senate language regarding the American Community Survey and 
     directs that Census continue efforts to assess the necessity 
     of questions included on the survey and improve non-response 
     follow-up procedures.

       National Telecommunications and Information Administration


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       This Act includes $38,200,000 for the salaries and expenses 
     of the National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration (NTIA). This funding level reflects the 
     requested decrease of $12,264,000 associated with the 
     conclusion of the grant award portion of the Broadband 
     Technology Opportunities Program. NTIA and the Commerce 
     Inspector General (IG) shall continue to exercise grant 
     closeout and monitoring activities. The agreement reiterates 
     House and Senate language regarding reporting requirements 
     and includes up to $3,000,000 for NTIA to provide technical 
     assistance regarding broadband to communities.
       Internet governance.--The agreement reiterates House and 
     Senate language regarding the Internet Corporation for 
     Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and Internet Assigned 
     Numbers Authority (IANA) matters and modifies Senate language 
     by directing NTIA to inform appropriate Congressional 
     committees not less than 45 days in advance of any such 
     proposed successor contract or any other decision related to 
     changing NTIA's role with respect to ICANN or IANA 
     activities. In addition, NTIA shall submit a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations within 45 days of enactment of 
     this Act regarding any recourse that would be available to 
     the United States if the decision is made to transition to a 
     new contract and any subsequent decisions made following such 
     transfer of Internet governance are deleterious to the United 
     States.

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               United States Patent and Trademark Office


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       This Act includes language making available to the United 
     States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) $3,458,000,000, the 
     full amount of offsetting fee collections estimated for 
     fiscal year 2015. PTO had unobligated balances of 
     $650,957,000 at the end of fiscal year 2014.
       Addressing management failures.--PTO shall respond 
     aggressively to serious issues highlighted in two recent 
     Inspector General reports: Review of Waste and Mismanagement 
     at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (13-1077) and Review of 
     Conduct by a High-Ranking USPTO Official in the Hiring of a 
     Trademark Organization Employee (13-0726); and a PTO Internal 
     Administrative Inquiry Report in response to Inspector 
     General Referral No.12-1196-H PTO regarding Abuse of Telework 
     Programs at PTO. The Secretary shall submit a report on these 
     matters to the Committees no later than 180 days after 
     enactment that describes additional policies and training 
     necessary to ensure that employee time and attendance is 
     appropriately managed and that nepotism is not tolerated at 
     PTO or elsewhere throughout the Department. Further, PTO and 
     the Secretary shall ensure that managers review employee 
     conduct, take appropriate actions and not turn a blind eye to 
     such abuses simply because performance, or processing of 
     patent applications, continues apace. PTO and the Department 
     of Commerce shall provide regular updates to the Committees 
     on the changes implemented in response to the problems 
     revealed in each of these reports.

             National Institute of Standards and Technology

       This Act includes $863,900,000 for the National Institute 
     of Standards and Technology (NIST).


             SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES

       This Act includes $675,500,000 for NIST's scientific and 
     technical core programs. Within amounts provided, $15,000,000 
     is for the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence; up to 
     $60,700,000 is for cybersecurity research and development; 
     $4,000,000 is for National Initiative for Cybersecurity 
     Education; and $16,500,000 is for the National Strategy for 
     Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC). House report 
     language regarding a reporting requirement on NSTIC is 
     adopted by reference. The agreement also includes up to 
     $6,000,000 for the lab-to-market program, and up to 
     $2,000,000 for urban dome programs.
       Forensics.--The agreement does not adopt House report 
     language regarding Forensic Science Advisory Committee 
     activities. Instead, the agreement acknowledges a transfer of 
     $3,000,000, the current funding level, from the Department of 
     Justice to NIST to support ongoing interagency forensic 
     programs. The agreement also supports an increase of up to 
     $3,500,000 under this heading for NIST forensic activities. 
     NIST and its Federal partners shall ensure that the State and 
     local practitioner community is adequately represented on the 
     various working groups.


                     INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

       This Act includes $138,100,000 for industrial technology 
     services, including $130,000,000 for the Hollings 
     Manufacturing Extension Partnership. The recommendation also 
     includes a total of $15,000,000 for the Advanced 
     Manufacturing Technology Consortia, which includes $8,100,000 
     in new appropriations and $6,900,000 from prior year 
     available balances.


                  CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES

       This Act includes $50,300,000 for NIST construction. NIST 
     shall prioritize activities within this amount and shall 
     provide a detailed spending plan to the Committees no later 
     than 60 days after enactment of this Act documenting how NIST 
     will allocate funds to address existing construction projects 
     in Boulder; address maintenance needs across the Boulder and 
     Gaithersburg sites; and plan for the future renovation of 
     Building 245.
       Boulder facilities renovation plan.--Renovations to the 
     interiors of wings 6 and 3 of Building 1 in Boulder have been 
     delayed by 15 months. NIST shall provide the Committees with 
     a detailed report outlining renovation plans for fiscal year 
     2015 and beyond no later than 120 days after enactment of 
     this Act. This report shall provide revised cost estimates 
     for renovations on the campus; identify any swing space 
     requirements; outline the timing of phases of the renovation; 
     and summarize any programmatic risks associated with the re-
     phased renovation.

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

       This Act includes total appropriations of $5,440,973,000 
     for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
     (NOAA). The agreement does not include section 544 of the 
     House bill regarding the National Ocean Policy. No funding 
     was provided in fiscal year 2014 and none was requested by 
     any agencies funded in this Act in fiscal year 2015 to 
     implement the National Ocean Policy. Consequently, no funds 
     for National Ocean Policy activities are included for any 
     agency funded in this Act.


                  OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       This Act includes a total program level of $3,333,398,000 
     under this account for the coastal, fisheries, marine, 
     weather, satellite and other programs of NOAA. This total 
     funding level includes $3,202,398,000 in direct 
     appropriations; a transfer of $116,000,000 from balances in 
     the ``Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Research 
     Pertaining to American Fisheries'' fund; and $15,000,000 
     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.--$481,107,000 is for the National 
     Ocean Service. The agreement includes the requested amount 
     for Coastal Zone Management Grants.

       NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Program                               Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Navigation, Observations and Positioning:
    Navigation, Observations and Positioning.........           $137,961
    Integrated Ocean Observing System Regional                    29,500
     Observations....................................
    Hydrographic Survey Priorities/Contracts.........             25,000
                                                      ------------------
Navigation, Observations and Positioning.............            192,461
                                                      ==================
Coastal Science and Assessment:
    Coastal Science, Assessment, Response and                     71,000
     Restoration.....................................
    Competitive External Research....................              9,000
                                                      ------------------
Coastal Science and Assessment.......................             80,000
                                                      ==================
Ocean and Coastal Management and Services:
    Coastal Zone Management and Services.............             41,700
    Coastal Zone Management Grants...................             71,146
    Coral Reef Program...............................             26,000
    Sanctuaries and Marine Protected Areas...........             48,500
    National Estuarine Research Reserve System.......             21,300
                                                      ------------------
Ocean and Coastal Management and Services............            208,646
                                                      ==================
    Total, National Ocean Service, Operations,                  $481,107
     Research, and Facilities........................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).--$822,138,000 is 
     for NMFS operations, research, and facilities.
       Habitat Conservation and Restoration.--The agreement 
     includes $5,000,000 for coastal ecosystem resiliency grants 
     instead of $10,000,000 as recommended by the Senate.

 NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Program                               Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Protected Species Research and Management:
    Protected Species Research and Management                    $39,000
     Programs Base...................................
    Species Recovery Grants..........................              5,000
    Marine Mammals...................................             49,000
    Marine Turtles...................................             12,200
    Other Protected Species (marine fish, plants and               8,000
     invertebrates)..................................
    Atlantic Salmon..................................              5,500
    Pacific Salmon...................................             60,000
                                                      ------------------
Total, Protected Species Research and Management.....            178,700
                                                      ==================
Fisheries Research and Management:
    Fisheries Research and Management Programs Base..            175,500
    National Catch Share Program.....................             25,000
    Expand Annual Stock Assessments - Improve Data                70,000
     Collection......................................
    Economics and Social Sciences Research...........              7,300
    Salmon Management Activities.....................             30,200
    Regional Councils and Fisheries Commissions......             32,738
    Fisheries Statistics.............................             22,000
    Fish Information Networks........................             22,000
    Survey and Monitoring Projects...................             24,000
    Fisheries Oceanography...........................              2,100
    American Fisheries Act...........................              3,700
    Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants.............              2,500
    National Standard 8..............................              1,000
    Reducing Bycatch.................................              3,500
    Product Quality and Safety.......................              6,700
                                                      ------------------
Total, Fisheries Research and Management.............            428,238
                                                      ==================
Enforcement and Observers/Training:
    Enforcement......................................             65,000
    Observers/Training...............................             43,000
                                                      ------------------
Total, Enforcement and Observers/Training............            108,000
                                                      ==================
Total, Habitat Conservation and Restoration..........             47,000
                                                      ==================
Other Activities Supporting Fisheries:
    Antarctic Research...............................              2,900
    Aquaculture......................................              5,700
    Climate Regimes and Ecosystem Productivity.......              2,000
    Computer Hardware and Software...................              1,800
    Cooperative Research.............................             12,000
    Information Analyses and Dissemination...........             15,000
    Marine Resources Monitoring, Assessment and                      800
     Prediction Program..............................
    National Environmental Policy Act................              6,500
    NMFS Facilities Maintenance......................              3,300
    Regional Studies.................................             10,200
                                                      ------------------
Total, Other Activities Supporting Fisheries.........             60,200
                                                      ==================
Total, National Marine Fisheries Service, Operations,           $822,138
 Research, and Facilities............................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Oceanic and Atmospheric Research.--$432,900,000 is for 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Research operations, research, and 
     facilities.
       Regional Climate Data and Information.--The recommendation 
     supports the full requested amount for the National 
     Integrated Drought Information System.
       Weather and Air Chemistry Research.--The agreement 
     clarifies that Vortex tornado research activities are 
     coordinated within this activity.

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  OFFICE OF OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND
                               FACILITIES
                        [in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Program                               Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Climate Research:
    Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes..........            $60,000
    Regional Climate Data and Information............             38,000
    Climate Competitive Research, Sustained                       60,000
     Observations and Regional Information...........
                                                      ------------------
        Total, Climate Research......................            158,000
                                                      ==================
Weather and Air Chemistry Research:
    Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes..........             70,000
    U.S. Weather Research Program....................              7,300
    Tornado Severe Storm Research/Phased Array Radar.             13,500
                                                      ------------------
        Total, Weather and Air Chemistry Research....             90,800
                                                      ==================
Ocean, Coastal and Great Lakes Research:
    Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes..........             27,000
    National Sea Grant College Program...............             62,800
    Marine Aquaculture Program.......................              4,500
    Ocean Exploration and Research...................             28,000
    Integrated Ocean Acidification...................              8,500
    Sustained Ocean Observations and Monitoring......             41,300
                                                      ------------------
        Total, Ocean, Coastal and Great Lakes                    172,100
         Research....................................
                                                      ==================
High Performance Computing Initiatives...............             12,000
                                                      ==================
Total, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research,              $432,900
 Operations, Research, and Facilities................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       National Weather Service (NWS).--$954,153,000 is for NWS 
     operations, research, and facilities. Funding for the core 
     life and safety missions fulfilled by the National Weather 
     Service remains a high priority for the Committees on 
     Appropriations. The agreement reiterates both House and 
     Senate report language regarding the National Weather 
     Service. NOAA shall continue to brief the Committees on 
     Appropriations on no less than a quarterly basis regarding 
     ongoing activities at the National Weather Service.

     NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE--OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Program                               Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Observations.........................................           $210,777
Central Processing...................................             96,617
Analyze, Forecast and Support........................            483,060
Dissemination........................................             40,099
Science and Technology Integration...................            123,600
                                                      ------------------
    Total, National Weather Service, Operations,                $954,153
     Research, and Facilities........................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information 
     Service.--$188,600,000 is for National Environmental 
     Satellite, Data and Information Service operations, research, 
     and facilities.

     NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE, DATA AND INFORMATION SERVICE
                  OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Program                               Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Satellite Observing Systems:
    Satellite and Product Operations.................            $84,000
    NSOF operations..................................              8,500
                                                      ------------------
    Subtotal, Office of Satellite and Product                     92,500
     Operations......................................
                                                      ------------------
Product Development, Readiness and Application.......             26,000
                                                      ------------------
Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs.........              1,000
Office of Space Commercialization....................                600
Group on Earth Observations..........................                500
                                                      ------------------
Total, Environmental Satellite Observing Systems.....            120,600
                                                      ------------------
National Environmental Information Office............             68,000
                                                      ==================
Total, National Environmental Satellite, Data and               $188,600
 Information Service, Operations, Research, and
 Facilities..........................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Program Support.--$454,500,000 is for Program Support.

          PROGRAM SUPPORT OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Program                               Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program Support:
    Corporate Services:
        Under Secretary and Associate Offices........            $27,000
        NOAA-Wide Corporate Services and Agency                  112,000
         Management..................................
        DOC Accounting System........................             10,000
        Payment to the DOC Working Capital Fund......             40,000
        IT Security..................................              8,300
        NOAA Facilities Management, Maintenance,                  23,000
         Construction and Safety.....................
                                                      ------------------
        Subtotal, Corporate Services and Facilities..            220,300
                                                      ==================
    NOAA Education Program:
        BWET Regional Programs.......................              7,200
        Education Partnership Program/Minority                    14,400
         Serving Institutions........................
        NOAA Education Program Base..................              6,000
                                                      ------------------
        Subtotal, NOAA Education Program.............             27,600
                                                      ==================
Total, Program Support...............................            247,900
                                                      ==================
Office of Marine and Aviation Operations:
    Marine Operations and Maintenance................            175,000
    Aviation Operations and Aircraft Services........             31,600
                                                      ------------------
Total, Office of Marine and Aviation Operations......            206,600
                                                      ==================
Total, Program Support and OMAO, Operations,                    $454,500
 Research, and Facilities............................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

               PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION

       This Act includes a total program level of $2,192,225,000 
     in direct obligations for NOAA Procurement, Acquisition and 
     Construction (PAC), of which $2,179,225,000 is appropriated 
     from the general fund and $13,000,000 is derived from 
     recoveries of prior year obligations. The following narrative 
     description and table identify the specific activities and 
     funding levels included in this Act.
       Weather satellites.--The agreement provides the full 
     requested amounts for NOAA's flagship weather satellites, 
     including $980,838,000 for the Geostationary Operational 
     Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-R) program and $916,267,000 
     for the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS). The agreement 
     reiterates House and Senate language regarding NOAA's 
     satellite portfolio and includes additional emphasis that 
     NOAA and the Department shall take aggressive steps to 
     address the fragility of the JPSS and shall continue to 
     provide quarterly updates to the Committees regarding the 
     NOAA satellite portfolio and steps being taken to address any 
     potential gaps in weather satellite coverage. NOAA shall 
     examine carefully all overhead costs associated with these 
     programs and shall maximize efficiency by eliminating any 
     unnecessary redundancies. NOAA shall also provide quarterly 
     updates on the status of implementing the recommendations in 
     the July 2014 OIG report, Significant Security Deficiencies 
     in NOAA's Information Systems Create Risks in its National 
     Critical Mission.
       Jason-3 and DSCOVR.--In order to best maintain the launch 
     schedules for the Jason-3 and Deep Space Climate Observatory 
     (DSCOVR) satellites, the agreement does not adopt Senate 
     language regarding transfer of these programs to NASA and 
     instead provides full funding for both missions within NOAA's 
     appropriations. NOAA shall keep the Committees informed 
     regarding the status of these two programs. Further, the 
     Committees expect to see a reduction in overhead costs 
     associated with these two programs in the NOAA and NASA 
     fiscal year 2016 budget requests since these missions will 
     transition from development to operations.
       Solar Irradiance, Data and Rescue.--The recommendation 
     includes $7,300,000 to support activities associated with 
     accommodating the Total Solar Irradiance Sensor-1 (TSIS-1) 
     instrument on the International Space Station (ISS), and to 
     maintain international partnerships related to Search and 
     Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking System and the Advanced Data 
     Collection System. The Committees note that a decision to 
     host TSIS-1 on the ISS was not part of the President's fiscal 
     year 2015 budget request. NOAA shall submit a report no later 
     than 60 days after enactment of this Act regarding the 
     revised TSIS-1/ISS plan that shall include steps to ensure 
     that TSIS-1 is ready to launch in fiscal year 2017 as 
     planned.

                PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION
                        (in thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Program                              Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Ocean Service:
    National Estuarine Research Reserve Construction             $1,700
    Marine Sanctuaries Construction.................              2,000
                                                     -------------------
Total, National Ocean Service, Procurement,                       3,700
 Acquisition and Construction.......................
                                                     ===================
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research Systems
 Acquisition:
    Research Supercomputing/CCRI....................             13,379
                                                     ===================
National Weather Service Systems Acquisition:
    Observations....................................             12,300
    Central Processing..............................             64,000
    Dissemination...................................             45,000
                                                     -------------------
    Subtotal, National Weather Service, Systems                 121,300
     Acquisition....................................
                                                     -------------------
    Weather Forecast Office Construction............             12,000
                                                     -------------------
Total, National Weather Service, Procurement,                   133,300
 Acquisition and Construction.......................
                                                     ===================
National Environmental Satellite, Data and
 Information Service Systems Acquisition:
    GOES R..........................................            980,838
    Jason-3.........................................             23,175
    Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS).............            916,267
    Solar Irradiance, Data and Rescue...............              7,300
    DSCOVR..........................................             21,100
    COSMIC 2........................................              6,800
    Satellite Ground Services.......................             50,000
    System Architecture and Advanced Planning.......              3,000
    Projects, Planning, and Analysis................             25,200
                                                     -------------------
    Subtotal, NESDIS Systems Acquisition............          2,033,680
                                                     -------------------
    Construction Satellite CDA Facility.............              2,166
                                                     -------------------
Total, NESDIS — PAC...........................          2,035,846
                                                     ===================
Program Support:
    Office of Marine and Aviation Operations Fleet                6,000
     Replacement Fleet Capital Improvements and
     Technology Infusion............................
                                                     ===================
Total, Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction...         $2,192,225
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                    PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY

       This Act includes $65,000,000 for Pacific Coastal Salmon 
     Recovery.


                      FISHERMEN'S CONTINGENCY FUND

       This Act includes $350,000 for the Fishermen's Contingency 
     Fund.


                   FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       This Act 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

       This Act includes $56,000,000 for Departmental Management 
     salaries and expenses.
       Trade secrets.--The Secretary of Commerce shall submit, in 
     coordination with the United States Trade Representative 
     (USTR) and the United States International Trade Commission 
     (ITC), a report no later than 120 days after the enactment of 
     this Act regarding the authorities of the Department of

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     Commerce, USTR, and ITC, respectively, to impose sanctions 
     against corporations or other legal entities that benefit 
     from utilizing trade secrets or other information obtained by 
     such corporations or entities through cyber intrusions or 
     other illegal methods; or provided to such corporations or 
     entities by a national government, foreign intelligence 
     service, or other entity using such means. If the Department 
     of Commerce, USTR, or the ITC does not have sufficient 
     authorities to impose sanctions in this area, the report 
     shall include recommendations to improve or broaden the scope 
     of such authorities.
       BusinessUSA.--Senate report language regarding BusinessUSA 
     and space agreements is not adopted. The agreement clarifies 
     that BusinessUSA is an online tool designed to facilitate 
     information sharing, improve services to the public, and 
     reduce interagency redundancies. Funds provided shall not be 
     used to expand staffing or open any offices. The Department 
     shall brief the Committees on Appropriations no later than 90 
     days after enactment of this Act regarding BusinessUSA 
     activities.
       Working Capital Fund.--The agreement does not support the 
     level requested for the Department's Working Capital Fund. 
     Instead, the Department shall submit with its fiscal year 
     2015 spending plan a list of transfers to and activities to 
     be funded from the Working Capital Fund based on funding 
     levels provided in this Act.


                      RENOVATION AND MODERNIZATION

       This Act includes $4,500,000 for continuing renovation 
     activities only at the Herbert C. Hoover Building.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       This Act includes a total of $35,449,000 for the Office of 
     Inspector General. This amount includes $30,596,000 in direct 
     appropriations, a $2,000,000 transfer from USPTO, a transfer 
     of $1,551,000 from the Bureau of the Census, Periodic 
     Censuses and Programs, and $1,302,000 from NOAA PAC for 
     audits and reviews of those programs.

               General Provisions--Department of Commerce

       This Act 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 needed resources, with the consent 
     of those supplying the resources, to carry out 
     responsibilities of any statute administered by NOAA.
       Section 108 requires the Department of Commerce to provide 
     a monthly report on any official travel to China by any 
     Commerce employee.
       Section 109 prohibits the National Technical Information 
     Service from charging for certain services.
       Section 110 provides NOAA with authority to receive 
     payments from other entities to defray some costs of 
     permitting and regulatory activities.
       Section 111 provides the Secretary of Commerce with the 
     authority to waive certain bond requirements regarding vessel 
     construction, alteration, or repair.

                    TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                         General Administration


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       This Act includes $111,500,000 for General Administration, 
     Salaries and Expenses.
       Department of Veterans Affairs.--The Department of Justice 
     (DOJ) shall brief the Committees on Appropriations no less 
     than 30 days after enactment of this Act regarding the 
     progress of civil and criminal investigations of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs and its officials, as 
     specified in the Senate report, to include related DOJ 
     component agencies' activities and any pending 
     recommendations or criminal proceedings. The Department shall 
     hereafter provide quarterly briefings to the Committees on 
     Appropriations on the status of such investigations.
       Heroin.--The Department shall convene key multi-agency 
     stakeholders to address the rising number of heroin users and 
     overdose deaths in the United States and develop a 
     comprehensive Federal approach by examining collaborative, 
     evidence-based ways to address the heroin problem through 
     prevention and education, law enforcement, and treatment. The 
     Department shall submit an interim report to the Committees 
     on Appropriations no later than 90 days after enactment of 
     this Act, and a final report, with guidelines for law 
     enforcement, best practices for a coordinated community 
     response and policy recommendations not less than one year 
     after enactment of this Act.
       Cybersecurity and cybercrime.--The Department is directed 
     to identify and report on specific metrics by which 
     cybercrime and cybersecurity efforts may be measured, 
     consistent with the direction included in the Senate report, 
     no later than 90 days after enactment of this Act. In 
     addition, the Department shall convene Federal, State, local 
     and private stakeholders to consider whether the 
     establishment of a central repository of cyber attacks and 
     data breaches may be beneficial. The stakeholder group shall 
     produce a report detailing their findings, including any 
     dissenting views, on the establishment of a repository and 
     other similar matters identified in the House report.
       Bakken oil region.--The Department shall brief the 
     Committees on Appropriations no later than 90 days after 
     enactment of this Act on crime trends in the Bakken oil 
     region, and the Department's plans, staffing and resource 
     needs to address such crime, as specified in the Senate 
     report.
       Spending plan.--Section 535 of the Act requires a 
     Department-wide spending plan that encompasses plans for all 
     Department agencies and activities.
       Reports and briefings.--The Department has made progress in 
     submitting reports and briefings required pursuant to the 
     fiscal year 2014 Appropriations Act, and shall ensure that 
     all reports and briefings required by this Act, to include 
     those directed in House and Senate Committee reports, shall 
     be provided to the Committees on Appropriations in a timely 
     fashion.
       National Gang Threat Assessment.--In light of the 
     significant impact of violent gangs in the United States, the 
     Department shall submit an updated National Gang Threat 
     Assessment (last published for 2013) as specified in the 
     House and Senate reports.
       Anti-human trafficking collaboration.--The Attorney General 
     shall convene a meeting of stakeholders on human trafficking 
     in the United States, as specified in the House report. This 
     meeting shall result in a report setting forth policy goals 
     with recommendations for executive and legislative action.
       Revenue reporting.--The Department shall submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations, no later than 90 days after 
     enactment of this Act, a plan for tracking and reporting all 
     revenue collected by the Department for violation or alleged 
     violation of Federal law, to include civil and criminal 
     fines, penalties, and legal settlements, as specified in the 
     House report.
       Law enforcement and prosecution in the Caribbean.--The 
     Department is directed to assess the adequacy of current 
     Federal prosecutorial and law enforcement personnel and 
     resources dedicated to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin 
     Islands and identify in future budget submissions additional 
     resources necessary to close enforcement gaps.
       Hiring practices.--The Department shall make it a priority 
     to expedite its department-wide implementation of new 
     policies regarding hiring practices, based on lessons learned 
     from the OIG reports on Justice Management Division (JMD) and 
     Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) personnel and 
     hiring practices.


                 Justice Information Sharing Technology

       This Act includes $25,842,000 for Justice Information 
     Sharing Technology.


                   ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       This Act includes $351,072,000 for the Executive Office for 
     Immigration Review (EOIR) and the Office of the Pardon 
     Attorney (OPA), of which $4,000,000 is derived by transfer 
     from fee collections.
       The agreement includes funding for 35 new Immigration Judge 
     Teams allowing EOIR to adjudicate up to 39,000 more cases 
     annually. Within the amounts provided, EOIR shall take steps 
     as specified in the House and Senate reports to expand 
     adjudication capacity, enhance the Legal Orientation Program, 
     improve court efficiency and better serve vulnerable 
     populations such as children through continuation of fiscal 
     year 2014 pilot programs. Any plan to augment OPA staffing in 
     fiscal year 2015 through the transfer or temporary assignment 
     of non-OPA employees shall be subject to the procedures set 
     forth in section 505 of this Act.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       This Act includes $88,577,000 for the Office of Inspector 
     General (OIG).
       Foreign Agents Registration Act.--Within the funding 
     provided, the OIG shall review the Department's enforcement 
     of the Foreign Agents Registration Act, as directed in the 
     House report.
       OIG access.--The Inspector General shall report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations not later than 180 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act on the impact of section 
     218 of this Act, which is designed to improve OIG access to 
     Department documents and information.

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                    United States Parole Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       This Act includes $13,308,000 for the salaries and expenses 
     of the United States Parole Commission.

                            Legal Activities


            SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES

       This Act includes $885,000,000 for General Legal 
     Activities. The Department is directed to allocate resources 
     to its legal activities at no less than levels obligated in 
     fiscal year 2014.
       Human trafficking and slavery prosecution.--The Department 
     should continue making it a priority to support the work of 
     the Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit and its Anti-
     Trafficking Coordination Teams, and to sustain funding and 
     personnel at a level not less than in fiscal year 2014.
       Criminal Division (CRM).--The Criminal Division shall make 
     combating cyber threats a priority, as directed in the Senate 
     report, and carry out its efforts at no less than the fiscal 
     2014 level. CRM is also expected to add additional personnel 
     and case management resources to its Mutual Legal Assistance 
     Treaty processing and enhance its intellectual property 
     rights enforcement.
       INTERPOL Washington.--Within the amount provided, 
     $32,000,000 is included for INTERPOL Washington.
       Civil Rights Division (CRT).--The Department is expected to 
     sustain CRT prosecution and related activity at not less than 
     fiscal year 2014 levels, within the funding provided, to 
     include increased efforts to investigate and address 
     violations of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons 
     Act.
       Deinstitutionalization.--There is a nationwide trend 
     towards deinstitutionalization of patients with intellectual 
     or developmental disabilities in favor of community-based 
     settings. The Department is strongly urged to continue to 
     factor the needs and desires of patients, their families, 
     caregivers, and other stakeholders, as well as the need to 
     provide proper settings for care, into its enforcement of the 
     Americans with Disabilities Act.


                 VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION TRUST FUND

       This Act includes a reimbursement of $7,833,000 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

       This Act includes $162,246,000 for the Antitrust Division. 
     This appropriation is offset by $100,000,000 in pre-merger 
     filing fee collections, resulting in a direct appropriation 
     of $62,246,000.


             SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS

       This Act includes $1,960,000,000 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.
       Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT).--Within the amounts 
     provided, the Department shall provide funding above the 
     fiscal year 2014 level to enhance its MLAT processing and 
     backlog reduction.
       Sexual exploitation of children.--Within the amounts 
     provided, the Department shall continue to carry out 
     investigations into and prosecutions of cases involving the 
     sexual exploitation of children as specified in the Senate 
     report, and sustain such efforts at not less than the fiscal 
     year 2014 levels.
       Fraud investigations and prosecution.--Within the amounts 
     provided, the Department shall sustain efforts to combat 
     financial and mortgage fraud at not less than the fiscal year 
     2014 levels.


                   UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND

       This Act includes $225,908,000 for the United States 
     Trustee Program. The appropriation is fully offset by fee 
     collections.


      SALARIES AND EXPENSES, FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION

       This Act includes $2,326,000 for the Foreign Claims 
     Settlement Commission.


                     FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES

       This Act includes $270,000,000 for Fees and Expenses of 
     Witnesses.


           SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE

       This Act includes $12,250,000 for the Community Relations 
     Service. Within funding provided, the Department shall 
     sustain efforts related to the Matthew Shepard and James 
     Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act at not less than the 
     fiscal year 2014 level.


                         ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND

       This Act includes $20,514,000 for the Assets Forfeiture 
     Fund.

                     United States Marshals Service


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       This Act includes $1,195,000,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses of the United States Marshals Service (USMS). Within 
     funding provided, USMS shall continue to carry out activities 
     to implement the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act 
     of 2006 at no less than the fiscal year 2014 level.


                              CONSTRUCTION

       This Act includes $9,800,000 for construction and related 
     expenses in space controlled, occupied or utilized by the 
     USMS for prisoner holding and related support.


                       FEDERAL PRISONER DETENTION

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       This Act includes $1,595,307,000 for Federal prisoner 
     detention (FPD), of which $1,100,000,000 is to be funded from 
     excess unobligated balances in the Assets Forfeiture Fund. 
     Section 524 of this Act includes a rescission of $188,000,000 
     from prior year balances in this account.

                       National Security Division


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       This Act includes $93,000,000 for the salaries and expenses 
     of the National Security Division (NSD). Within the funding 
     provided, NSD shall provide additional resources to enforce 
     the Foreign Agents Registration Act, and shall strengthen its 
     support of the Intelligence Community to combat cyber 
     threats.

                      Interagency Law Enforcement


                 INTERAGENCY CRIME AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT

       This Act includes $507,194,000 for the Organized Crime and 
     Drug Enforcement Task Forces. While decision unit 
     designations proposed in the House report are not adopted, 
     the Department shall identify funding provided for such units 
     in its fiscal year 2016 budget request and the fiscal year 
     2015 spending plan.

                    Federal Bureau of Investigation


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       This Act includes $8,326,569,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 
     including $1,680,000,000 for Intelligence, $3,356,712,000 for 
     Counterterrorism/Counterintelligence, $2,740,000,000 for 
     Criminal Enterprises and Federal Crimes, and $549,857,000 for 
     Criminal Justice Services.
       9/11 Commission recommendations.--The agreement includes 
     $1,000,000 to complete the comprehensive external review of 
     the implementation of recommendations for the FBI proposed in 
     the report by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks 
     Upon the United States (the ``9/11 Commission''). The 
     deadline to report to Congress on the findings of the 
     independent review specified in the explanatory statement 
     accompanying the fiscal year 2013 Department of Justice 
     appropriations Act is extended until such time as the review 
     is complete, or one year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, whichever is earlier. It is expected that the FBI will 
     continue to support this review, and facilitate communication 
     of the reviewers' findings and recommendations.
       Violent Gangs and Human Trafficking.--The agreement 
     includes not less than $8,500,000 for the National Gang 
     Intelligence Center (NGIC), but does not rename the center as 
     proposed by the House. NGIC shall provide and coordinate 
     intelligence on human trafficking patterns and networks 
     involving violent gangs, and disseminate such intelligence to 
     law enforcement partners. As part of its National Gang Threat 
     Assessment, NGIC shall include a National Sex Trafficking 
     Threat Assessment reflecting detailed analysis of the 
     trafficking carried out by gang organizations. In lieu of the 
     report specified in the House report, the FBI shall provide a 
     briefing to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 
     180 days after enactment of this Act.
       Financial fraud.--The FBI shall, from within funding 
     provided, make it a priority to sustain its financial and 
     mortgage fraud investigations at not less than the fiscal 
     year 2014 level.
       Terrorist Explosive Device Analytical Center (TEDAC).--The 
     agreement includes by reference Senate report language 
     regarding TEDAC funding and recognizes that as the key U.S. 
     Government Interagency resource in combating the global 
     threat posed by terrorist use of explosives, and noting that, 
     as the single strategic level IED exploitation center and 
     repository for the whole of government, TEDAC fulfills the 
     requirements of the National Counter Improvised Explosive 
     Devices (IED) Strategy. That Strategy requires the Department 
     to designate a single entity to lead the Counter IED effort, 
     and the Department is directed to take swift action in 
     formally making that designation, and report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations no later than 30 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act on the status of such action. 
     The report shall also describe steps the Department is taking 
     to prevent duplication of effort in this specialized area and 
     to ensure coordination and collaboration, to include the 
     status of information sharing by Department components, as 
     well as by other Federal or international partners.


                              CONSTRUCTION

       This Act includes $110,000,000 for FBI Construction, to 
     include funding for operations and construction as proposed 
     in the Senate and House reports.

                    Drug Enforcement Administration


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       This Act includes a direct appropriation of $2,033,320,000 
     for the salaries and expenses of the Drug Enforcement 
     Administration (DEA). DEA expects to derive $366,680,000 from 
     fees deposited in the Diversion Control Fund to carry out the 
     Diversion Control Program. The agreement includes language 
     under the Community Oriented Policing Services program 
     account transferring $7,000,000 to DEA for methamphetamine 
     lab cleanup.

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          Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       This Act includes $1,201,000,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 
     Explosives.

                         Federal Prison System


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       This Act includes $6,815,000,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses of the Federal Prison System, including 
     $2,563,000,000 for Inmate Care and Programs, $2,993,000,000 
     for Institution Security and Administration, $1,054,000,000 
     for Contract Confinement, and $205,000,000 for Management and 
     Administration. The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) shall include 
     detailed, project-specific information on activations in the 
     Departmental spending plan required by this Act.
       Contract Confinement.--Within funding provided, BOP shall 
     use contract confinement facilities and services that meet 
     BOP standards to alleviate overcrowding.
       Oleoresin capsicum (OC) aerosol spray pilot program.--BOP 
     shall report to the Committees on Appropriations no later 
     than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act on the 
     status of OC pilots, including an assessment of the pilots, 
     to include plans and recommendations for implementing OC use 
     at other BOP facilities.


                        BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

       This Act includes $106,000,000 for the construction, 
     acquisition, modernization, maintenance and repair of prison 
     and detention facilities housing Federal inmates.
       BOP shall include detailed project-specific spending plans 
     for both the New Construction and the Modernization and 
     Repair decision units, along with a comprehensive report on 
     the current modernization and repair backlog, in the 
     Department's spending plan required by this Act.


   LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, 
                              INCORPORATED

       This Act includes a limitation on administrative expenses 
     of $2,700,000 for Federal Prison Industries (FPI), 
     Incorporated.

               State and Local Law Enforcement Activities

       In total, this Act includes $2,328,800,000 for State and 
     local law enforcement and crime prevention programs. This 
     amount includes $2,257,800,000 in discretionary budget 
     authority and $71,000,000 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.
       Vision 21.--The agreement includes $12,500,000 in 
     discretionary funding under State and Local Law Enforcement 
     Assistance for Vision 21, which seeks to bring better 
     technology, planning, research and data into the crime 
     victims services field. House report language regarding 
     Vision 21 is not adopted.
       Crime Victims Fund.--The agreement includes section 510, 
     providing a significant increase in funds available for 
     distribution through the Crime Victims Fund, raising the 
     obligations level to $2,361,000,000. Management and oversight 
     of this expansion of the grants portfolio is critical, and as 
     such, the Office for Victims of Crime shall report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations no later than 45 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act on its plans to increase 
     oversight efforts by requiring victim assistance grant 
     recipients to certify their 501(c)(3) status and make their 
     financial statements publicly available online. Victim 
     assistance grant recipients who have long-standing and proven 
     track records of service to their communities should be given 
     preference. Section 510 also provides $10,000,000 to the 
     Office of Inspector General for increased oversight and 
     auditing activities associated with the anticipated increases 
     in both funds available, and in the number of grant 
     recipients.

                    Office on Violence Against Women


       VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION AND PROSECUTION PROGRAMS

       This Act includes $430,000,000 for the Office on Violence 
     Against Women (OVW). These funds are distributed as follows:

       VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION AND PROSECUTION PROGRAMS
                        [in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Program                               Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
STOP Grants..........................................           $195,000
Transitional Housing Assistance......................             26,000
Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women....              3,000
Consolidated Youth-Oriented Program..................             10,000
Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies..................             50,000
    Homicide Reduction Initiative....................            (4,000)
Sexual Assault Victims Services......................             30,000
Rural Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Enforcement..             33,000
Violence on College Campuses.........................             12,000
Civil Legal Assistance...............................             42,500
Elder Abuse Grant Program............................              4,500
Family Civil Justice.................................             16,000
Education and Training for Disabled Female Victims...              6,000
National Resource Center on Workplace Responses......                500
Research on Violence Against Indian Women............              1,000
Indian Country--Sexual Assault Clearinghouse.........                500
                                                      ==================
    Total, Violence Against Women Prevention and                $430,000
     Prosecution Programs............................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Rural Domestic Violence Grant Program.--Due to concerns 
     regarding the number of grant applications and efficiency in 
     the allocation of resources for the Rural Domestic Violence 
     Grant Program, OVW shall report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, no later than 90 days after enactment of this 
     Act, on steps taken to improve grant funding execution and 
     efficiency. The report shall include a discussion of what, if 
     any, effect providing OVW additional flexibilities in 
     administering the program would have on the existing 
     distribution of funds. The report should also include an 
     explanation of OVW's efforts to raise awareness of the 
     program in rural communities.

                       Office of Justice Programs


                  RESEARCH, EVALUATION AND STATISTICS

       This Act provides $111,000,000 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.........................            $41,000
National Institute of Justice........................             36,000
Regional Information Sharing Activities..............             30,000
Forensics Initiative.................................              4,000
  Transfer to NIST...................................            (3,000)
                                                      ==================
    Total, Research, Evaluation and Statistics.......           $111,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Forensic sciences.--The agreement provides $4,000,000 for a 
     forensics initiative, of which $1,000,000 is to support the 
     Forensic Science Advisory Committee, to be chaired by the 
     Attorney General and the Director of the National Institute 
     of Standards and Technology (NIST), and $3,000,000 is to be 
     provided, by transfer, to NIST to support Scientific Area 
     Committees. The Department shall report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, no later than 90 days after enactment of this 
     Act, on the status of these efforts. House report language 
     regarding the State and local practitioner community is 
     adopted by reference.


               STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE

       This Act includes $1,241,000,000 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.............           $376,000
    VALOR Initiative.................................           (15,000)
    Domestic Radicalization Research.................            (4,000)
    Smart Policing...................................            (5,000)
    Smart Prosecution................................            (2,500)
    Firearms Safety Materials and Gun Locks..........            (3,000)
    Missing Alzheimer's Patients Grants..............              (750)
    Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program........           (10,500)
    Juvenile Indigent Defense........................            (2,500)
State Criminal Alien Assistance Program..............            185,000
Victims of Trafficking Grants........................             42,250
Drug Courts..........................................             41,000
Mentally Ill Offender Act............................              8,500
Residential Substance Abuse Treatment................             10,000
Capital Litigation and Wrongful Conviction Review....              2,000
Economic, High-tech and Cybercrime Prevention........             13,000
    Intellectual Property Enforcement Program........            (2,500)
John R. Justice Grant Program........................              2,000
Adam Walsh Act Implementation........................             20,000
Children Exposed to Violence Initiative..............              8,000
Bulletproof Vests Partnerships.......................             22,250
    Transfer to NIST/OLES............................            (1,500)
National Sex Offender Public Website.................              1,000
Violent Gang and Gun Crime Reduction.................              5,000
National Instant Criminal Background Check System                 73,000
 (NICS) Initiative...................................
    NICS Act Record Improvement Program..............           (25,000)
Paul Coverdell Forensic Science......................             12,000
DNA Initiative.......................................            125,000
    Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grants..................          (117,000)
    Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing                 (4,000)
     Grants..........................................
    Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Program Grants......            (4,000)
Community Teams to Reduce the Sexual Assault Kit                  41,000
 (SAK) Backlog.......................................
CASA--Special Advocates..............................              6,000
Tribal Assistance....................................             30,000
Second Chance Act/Offender Reentry...................             68,000
    Smart Probation..................................            (6,000)
    Children of Incarcerated Parents Demo Grants.....            (5,000)
    Pay for Success..................................            (7,500)
Veterans Treatment Courts............................              5,000
Prescription Drug Monitoring.........................             11,000
Prison Rape Prevention and Prosecution...............             13,000
Campus Public Safety.................................              2,000
Justice Reinvestment Initiative......................             27,500
    Charles Colson Task Force on Federal Corrections.              (750)
Project HOPE Opportunity Probation with Enforcement..              4,000
Vision 21............................................             12,500
Comprehensive School Safety Initiative...............             75,000
                                                      ------------------
    Total, State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance         $1,241,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Community-based sexual assault response reform.--The 
     agreement includes $41,000,000 for a competitive grant 
     program to support multi-disciplinary community response 
     teams tasked with a comprehensive approach to sexual assault 
     cases. The goal of this grant program is to address the 
     growing backlog of sexual assault kits at law enforcement 
     agencies. There is broad consensus that this must be 
     accomplished through an integrative approach to the problem. 
     The Department, through the National Institute of Justice 
     (NIJ), shall develop a comprehensive model to address the 
     underlying issues that led to the backlogs. The Department 
     shall ensure that grant award decisions shall be informed by 
     this model, and shall support efforts that include planning, 
     implementation, and long-term evaluation. Grant funding may 
     be used to inventory the existing backlog of rape kits, test 
     backlogged kits, develop ``cold case'' units to pursue new 
     investigative leads and to support victims throughout the 
     investigation and prosecution process. Grants may also be 
     used to develop evidence-tracking systems, train law

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     enforcement on sexual assault investigations, and conduct 
     research on outcomes in sexual assault cases.
       This effort shall complement and not duplicate other 
     forensic grant programs at the Department that test DNA 
     evidence kits in crime labs. These grants shall not supplant 
     other sources of funding for these activities.
       The National Institute of Justice is directed to brief the 
     Committees on Appropriations on the program not less than 45 
     days after the enactment of this Act, including design and 
     evaluation criteria for the program, ideal grant size and the 
     number of jurisdictions where this intervention is needed.
       Human trafficking.--The agreement includes $42,250,000 for 
     victims of human trafficking. The Office of Justice Programs 
     (OJP) shall consult with stakeholders in determining the 
     overall allocation of this funding, including amounts 
     allocated to assist foreign national victims, and such 
     details shall be included in the spending plan required by 
     this Act.
       National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) 
     Initiative grants.--The agreement includes $73,000,000 for 
     grants to improve records in the NICS system. These funds 
     will strengthen NICS by assisting States in finding ways to 
     add more records to the system, especially mental health 
     records. This will help close gaps in Federal and State 
     records currently available in NICS, which hinder the ability 
     to confirm quickly whether a prospective purchaser is 
     prohibited from acquiring a firearm. Not less than 
     $25,000,000 shall be available only for States meeting the 
     requirements for the NICS Act Record Improvement Program.
       Comprehensive School Safety Initiative.--The agreement 
     includes $75,000,000 for the Comprehensive School Safety 
     Initiative. The Department shall follow the same format for 
     this program as in fiscal year 2014.
       Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs).--House 
     language regarding PDMPs is adopted by reference. New State 
     laws requiring prescribers to check PDMP databases prior to 
     prescribing controlled substances are producing significant 
     reductions in doctor shopping and excessive opioid 
     prescriptions. It is imperative that the identification, 
     documentation and dissemination of excellence in PDMP Best 
     Practices be increased, and that expansion of notes from the 
     field, briefings and white papers on best practices occur. 
     Therefore, support is maintained for technical assistance for 
     PDMPs, PDMP data users and other key stakeholders through 
     this grant program.


                       JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS

       This Act includes $251,500,000 for Juvenile Justice 
     programs. These funds are distributed as follows:

                        JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS
                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Program                               Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Part B--State Formula Grants.........................            $55,500
  Emergency Planning--Juvenile Detention Facilities..              (500)
Youth Mentoring Grants...............................             90,000
Title V--Delinquency Prevention Incentive Grants.....             15,000
  Tribal Youth.......................................            (5,000)
  Gang and Youth Violence Education and Prevention...            (3,000)
  Community-Based Violence Prevention Initiatives....            (6,000)
  National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention........            (1,000)
Victims of Child Abuse Programs......................             19,000
Missing and Exploited Children Programs..............             68,000
Training for Judicial Personnel......................              1,500
Children of Incarcerated Parents Web Portal..........                500
Girls in the Justice System..........................              2,000
                                                      ------------------
    Total, Juvenile Justice..........................           $251,500
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Missing and exploited children.--The agreement provides 
     $68,000,000 for missing and exploited children programs. 
     Within the increase provided, the Department is urged to 
     explore opportunities to employ wounded, ill, or injured 
     veterans to support child exploitation investigations.


                     PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER BENEFITS

       This Act includes $87,300,000 for the Public Safety Officer 
     Benefits program for fiscal year 2015. Within the funds 
     provided, $71,000,000 is for death benefits for survivors, an 
     amount estimated by the Congressional Budget Office that is 
     considered mandatory for scorekeeping purposes. In addition, 
     $16,300,000 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

       This Act includes $208,000,000 for Community Oriented 
     Policing Services (COPS) programs, as follows:

              COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES PROGRAMS
                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Program                               Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Transfer to DEA for Methamphetamine Lab Cleanups.....             $7,000
COPS Hiring Grants...................................            180,000
    Tribal Resources Grant Program...................           (33,000)
    Community Policing Development/Training and                  (7,500)
     Technical Assistance............................
    Collaborative Reform Model.......................            (5,000)
Anti-Methamphetamine Task Forces.....................              7,000
Anti-Heroin Task Forces..............................              7,000
Regional gang task forces............................              7,000
                                                      ------------------
    Total, Community Oriented Policing Services......           $208,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

               General Provisions--Department of Justice

       This Act 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 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 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 authorizes the Attorney General to extend an 
     ongoing Personnel Management Demonstration Project.
       Section 207 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 208 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 209 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 210 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 211 prohibits the use of funds for A-76 
     competitions for work performed by employees of the BOP or 
     FPI, Inc.
       Section 212 prohibits U.S. Attorneys from holding 
     additional responsibilities that exempt U.S. Attorneys from 
     statutory residency requirements.
       Section 213 permits up to 3 percent of grant and 
     reimbursement program funds made available to OJP to be used 
     for training and technical assistance, and permits up to 2 
     percent of grant funds made available to that office to be 
     used for criminal justice research, evaluation and statistics 
     by NIJ and Bureau of Justice Statistics. Senate language 
     regarding a tribal set-aside is not adopted.
       Section 214 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; drug treatment programs; and prison 
     rape elimination programs.
       Section 215 waives the requirement that the Attorney 
     General reserve certain funds from amounts provided for 
     offender incarceration.
       Section 216 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 217 places limitations on the obligation of funds 
     from certain Department of Justice accounts and funding 
     sources.
       Section 218 requires the Department to provide the 
     Inspector General timely access to records and documents.
       Section 219 permits the Department of Justice to 
     participate in Performance Partnership Pilot collaboration 
     programs.

                           TITLE III--SCIENCE

                Office of Science and Technology Policy

       This Act includes $5,555,000 for the Office of Science and 
     Technology Policy (OSTP).
       Public access to federally funded research.--The agreement 
     includes language from the House and Senate reports on public 
     access to federally funded research, except that the 
     reporting to the Committees on this topic shall be quarterly 
     and shall include cost information as described in the Senate 
     report.

             National Aeronautics and Space Administration

       This Act includes $18,010,200,000 for the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
       A table of specific funding allocations for NASA is 
     delineated below, and additional detail may be found under 
     the relevant account headings.

              NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Program                               Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Science:
    Earth Science....................................         $1,772,500
    Planetary Science................................          1,437,800
    Astrophysics.....................................            684,800
    James Webb Space Telescope.......................            645,400
    Heliophysics.....................................            662,200
    Education........................................             42,000
                                                      ------------------
        Total, Science...............................          5,244,700
                                                      ==================

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Aeronautics:.........................................            651,000
                                                      ==================
Space Technology:....................................            596,000
                                                      ==================
Exploration:
    Human Exploration Capabilities...................          3,245,300
        Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle.............        (1,194,000)
        Space Launch System (SLS)....................        (2,051,300)
            SLS Vehicle Development..................        (1,700,000)
            Exploration Ground Systems...............          (351,300)
    Commercial Spaceflight...........................            805,000
    Exploration Research and Development.............            306,400
                                                      ------------------
        Total, Exploration...........................          4,356,700
                                                      ==================
Space Operations:....................................          3,827,800
                                                      ==================
Education:
    Aerospace Research and Career Development........             58,000
        NASA Space Grant.............................           (40,000)
        Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive           (18,000)
         Research....................................
    STEM Education and Accountability................             61,000
        Minority University Research Education                  (32,000)
         Program.....................................
        STEM Education and Accountability Projects...           (29,000)
                                                      ------------------
        Total, Education.............................            119,000
                                                      ==================
Cross Agency Support:................................          2,758,900
                                                      ==================
Construction and Environmental Compliance and                    419,100
 Restoration:........................................
                                                      ==================
Office of Inspector General:.........................             37,000
                                                      ==================
        Total, NASA..................................        $18,010,200
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                SCIENCE

       This Act includes $5,244,700,000 for Science.
       Education and Public Outreach (EPO).--The agreement 
     includes $42,000,000 for EPO as an independent budget line 
     within the Science Mission Directorate (SMD), to be 
     administered by the Astrophysics Division.
       Earth Science.--Within the amount provided for Earth 
     Science, NASA shall comply with funding direction from the 
     Senate report on: Soil Moisture Active and Passive (SMAP) and 
     Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2). The 
     agreement also includes $20,000,000 for the Pre-Aerosol, 
     Clouds, Ecosystem (PACE) mission.
       The agreement does not adopt Senate language regarding the 
     transfer of funding responsibility from NOAA to NASA for the 
     Jason-3 and Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) missions. 
     Funding for these missions is included in this Act under the 
     NOAA Procurement, Acquisition and Construction account. The 
     agreement for this account only supports NASA's requested 
     funding related to these two missions.
       The agreement does not include direction in the House 
     report regarding the Total Solar Irradiance Sensor 2 (TSIS-
     2). Within funding for Other Missions and Data Analysis, the 
     agreement includes funding to proceed with studies in fiscal 
     year 2015 related to the development of TSIS-2.
       The agreement supports Senate direction on Landsat Data 
     Continuity, but provides the requested amount of $64,100,000 
     and clarifies Senate direction on development parameters. 
     Instead of a firm cost cap boundary, the mission shall: cost 
     substantially less than Landsat-8; provide the same data 
     quality as Landsat-8 so as to not require an overhaul of 
     associated ground systems; and provide no degradation or gap 
     in data including the 8-day continuous terrestrial coverage. 
     The agreement does not endorse any efforts to develop 
     alternative approaches to this data acquisition that would 
     increase risk of a coverage gap and not meet the needs of the 
     Landsat user community.
       Planetary Science.--In lieu of any amounts included for 
     specific Planetary Science activities in the House and Senate 
     reports, the agreement provides $255,800,000 for Planetary 
     Science Research, including $165,400,000 for Research and 
     Analysis and $40,000,000 for Near Earth Object Observations; 
     $255,000,000 for Discovery, including not less than 
     $25,000,000 for Future Discovery Missions; $286,000,000 for 
     New Frontiers, including not less than $5,000,000 for Future 
     New Frontiers Missions and $224,800,000 for OSIRIS-Rex; 
     $305,000,000 for Mars Exploration, including not less than 
     $100,000,000 for a Mars 2020 Rover that meets scientific 
     objectives laid out in the most recent Planetary Science 
     decadal survey; $181,000,000 for Outer Planets, including not 
     less than $100,000,000 for a Jupiter Europa mission as 
     described in the House report; and $155,000,000 for 
     Technology, including $18,000,000 for technologies for the 
     study and characterization of the surface and subsurface of 
     Europa as described in the House report. NASA shall follow 
     direction from the House and Senate reports regarding the 
     Europa Mission and its potential launch vehicle. Funding is 
     provided for the planning of a mission in line with the 
     Planetary Science decadal survey, including an evaluation of 
     the Space Launch System as the baseline launch vehicle.
       Astrophysics.--Within the amount provided for Astrophysics, 
     NASA shall comply with direction from the Senate report 
     regarding the Hubble Space Telescope and the Balloon Project. 
     The agreement includes $70,000,000 for the Stratospheric 
     Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) to maintain core 
     operations. NASA shall continue to seek partners to restore 
     SOFIA to its full operational level, as described in the 
     House report. The agreement reiterates direction in the 
     Senate report that any science mission terminations should be 
     made only after a senior review that evaluates the relative 
     scientific benefit and return on investment. In addition, 
     within the amount for Cosmic Origins, the agreement includes 
     $50,000,000 for the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope 
     (WFIRST) as described in the Senate report.
       Heliophysics.--Within the amount provided for Heliophysics, 
     NASA shall comply with direction from the Senate report 
     regarding Solar Probe Plus, and direction in the House and 
     Senate reports on the Explorer program. The agreement 
     includes $38,900,000 for Heliophysics Research and Analysis, 
     including no less than $5,000,000 to implement the Diversity, 
     Realize, Integrate, Venture and Education initiative. The 
     agreement also includes $39,500,000 for the Magnetospheric 
     MultiScale mission.


                              AERONAUTICS

       This Act includes $651,000,000 for Aeronautics. NASA shall 
     apply funds provided above the request proportionally across 
     the restructured Aeronautics programs.


                            SPACE TECHNOLOGY

       This Act includes $596,000,000 for Space Technology.


                              EXPLORATION

       This Act includes $4,356,700,000 for Exploration.
       Human Exploration Capabilities.--The agreement includes 
     $3,245,300,000 for Human Exploration Capabilities, including 
     $1,700,000,000 for Space Launch System (SLS) vehicle 
     development and $1,194,000,000 for the Orion Multi-Purpose 
     Crew Vehicle. The agreement also includes bill language 
     requiring NASA to submit budget requirements for SLS and 
     Orion that conform to their current or upcoming Key Decision 
     Point C agreements, and also budget profiles and funding 
     requirements that relate to associated management agreements 
     that assume earlier dates for completion.
       Commercial Crew Program (CCP).--The agreement includes 
     $805,000,000 for the CCP. The agreement does not include 
     direction in the Senate report regarding transparency on cost 
     and pricing data.
       The CCP is developing a national capability to restore 
     domestic access to the International Space Station (ISS) as 
     quickly and safely as possible, which will allow NASA to 
     fully utilize ISS capabilities. In order to provide adequate 
     insight into this program, NASA shall provide quarterly 
     reports to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and 
     Senate that include the technical and financial quarterly 
     reports required of each awardee, as well as any actions 
     taken by NASA or the awardees to adjust schedule, change or 
     alter milestones, or modify milestone payments. In the event 
     that there are adjustments to the schedule in excess of 2 
     months, NASA shall immediately notify the Committees in 
     writing and provide a detailed explanation and justification 
     for the schedule alteration. Moreover, any accompanying 
     alteration in milestones or milestone payments shall be 
     reflected in the aforementioned notification.
       Exploration Research and Development.--The agreement 
     includes $306,400,000 for Exploration Research and 
     Development, including up to $182,900,000 for Advanced 
     Exploration Systems (AES). Within AES, the agreement 
     maintains support for Habitat Systems activities as proposed 
     in the budget request. The agreement includes direction in 
     the House report regarding research and development for 
     support of future lunar mission activities and cost sharing 
     by private partners.


                            SPACE OPERATIONS

       This Act includes $3,827,800,000 for Space Operations. Any 
     reduction below the request for the International Space 
     Station should be taken from the operations budget and not 
     from research, or crew and cargo transportation. The 
     agreement does not include direction in the Senate report 
     regarding certified cost and price data for the second round 
     of cargo supply contracts.
       Commercial Cargo.--For the remainder of the current 
     Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contracts and the next 
     round of CRS contracts to transport cargo to and from the 
     ISS, NASA shall provide quarterly updates to the 
     Appropriations Committees of the House and Senate on the CRS 
     schedule and resupply plans that include: the status of the 
     CRS launch manifest; the mission and date that NASA granted 
     the authority to proceed, identifying the provider; the 
     amount of cargo contracted for delivery, the amount actually 
     delivered, the amount of cargo contracted for return and the 
     amount actually returned, both cumulatively and by mission 
     for each contract; and any requests for changes to the 
     current plans, including requests to delay launch dates, the 
     initiator of the request, as well as the date any 
     aforementioned alterations to the resupply plan are 
     acknowledged and approved. Further, NASA shall immediately 
     notify the Committees of any alteration of the CRS schedule 
     and incorporate those notifications in the quarterly report.
       Satellite servicing.--The agreement supports the Senate's 
     direction on satellite servicing but the total amount of 
     $130,000,000 shall include not only amounts in both the Space 
     Technology and Human Exploration and Operations Mission 
     Directorates, but also carryover funding from fiscal year 
     2014.
       Space and Flight Support.--The agreement provides 
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     Space Launch Complex program, including funding above the 
     request in support of Senate direction for the Wallops Flight 
     Facility.


                               EDUCATION

       This Act includes $119,000,000 for Education.
       Space Grant.--Any Space Grant funds available in excess of 
     the amount needed to fulfill base awards shall be made 
     available to all consortia on a competitive basis.


                 SAFETY, SECURITY AND MISSION SERVICES

       This Act includes $2,758,900,000 for Safety, Security and 
     Mission Services. The agreement includes language in the 
     House report directing NASA to fund any Independent 
     Verification and Validation (IV&V) shortfall below the fiscal 
     year 2014 funding level from within the funding of mission 
     directorates that make use of IV&V services.
       Use of Space Act Agreements (SAAs).--With regard to SAAs, 
     NASA shall make summary information on active SAAs publicly 
     available, and update this information quarterly. In 
     addition, for all new non-reimbursable SAAs, NASA shall 
     include in the publicly available information an estimated 
     value of the associated NASA contribution. Further, NASA 
     shall report to the Committees, no later than 60 days after 
     enactment of this Act on the status of all actions taken and 
     planned to respond to Report IG--14--020 on NASA's use of 
     SAAs.


       CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION

       This Act includes $429,100,000 for direct obligations for 
     Construction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration, of 
     which $419,100,000 is from new appropriations and $10,000,000 
     is from recoveries of prior year obligations.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       This Act includes $37,000,000 for the Office of Inspector 
     General.


                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       This Act 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 reprogramming 
     procedures under section 505 of this Act; and
        a provision that allows the transfer of balances 
     under a previous appropriations account structure to the new 
     structure.

                      National Science Foundation

       This Act includes $7,344,205,000 for the National Science 
     Foundation (NSF).


                    RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

       This Act includes $5,933,645,000 for Research and Related 
     Activities (R&RA). NSF's R&RA reduction and consolidation 
     proposals are incorporated unless specifically noted 
     otherwise in this statement or in language in either the 
     House or Senate report that is not modified or superseded by 
     this statement.
       Neuroscience.--House report language regarding funding and 
     policy for neuroscience at the National Science Foundation 
     (NSF) is adopted by reference. Furthermore, NSF is encouraged 
     to work in conjunction with the Interagency Working Group on 
     Neuroscience (IWGN) and the Brain Research through Advancing 
     Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) initiative to establish 
     a National Brain Observatory working group to determine how 
     to use the data infrastructure of the NSF, the Department of 
     Energy's national laboratory network, and other applicable 
     agencies to help neuroscientists collect, standardize, 
     manage, and analyze the large amounts of data that will 
     result from research attempting to understand how the brain 
     functions. NSF shall report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations not later than 180 days after enactment of 
     this Act on the progress of this effort.


          MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION

       This Act includes $200,760,000 for Major Research Equipment 
     and Facilities Construction.


                     EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES

       This Act includes $866,000,000 for Education and Human 
     Resources (EHR). The agreement includes $66,000,000 for 
     Advanced Technological Education; $32,000,000 for the 
     Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program; 
     $46,000,000 for the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority 
     Participation; and $13,500,000 for the Tribal Colleges and 
     Universities Program. NSF's EHR termination and reduction 
     proposals are incorporated unless specifically noted 
     otherwise in this statement or in language in either the 
     House or Senate report that is not modified or superseded by 
     this statement.
       Broadening participation programs.--Within existing funding 
     for these programs, the agreement includes up to $3,000,000 
     to create effective models of intervention to nurture 
     students in STEM subjects from K-12 through undergraduate 
     studies, as described in the Senate report.
       NSF shall comply with House direction to meet the needs of 
     Hispanic Serving Institutions through existing NSF programs 
     and shall report to the Committees no later than 180 days 
     after the enactment of this Act on how these activities 
     increase the recruitment, retention and graduation rates of 
     Hispanic students in STEM fields.


                 AGENCY OPERATIONS AND AWARD MANAGEMENT

       This Act includes $325,000,000 for Agency Operations and 
     Award Management.


                  OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD

       This Act includes $4,370,000 for the National Science 
     Board.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       This Act includes $14,430,000 for the Office of Inspector 
     General.


                        ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

       This Act includes a provision that establishes terms and 
     conditions for the transfer of funds.

                                TITLE IV

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                       Commission on Civil Rights


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       This Act includes $9,200,000 for the Commission on Civil 
     Rights.
       Management issues.--The Commission shall submit a report to 
     the Committees on Appropriations no later than 60 days after 
     the enactment of this Act on recommendations for improving 
     the management structure of the Commission. The report, 
     developed through the Chair and with approval of the Staff 
     Director, should focus on the issues of the Commission acting 
     as one unified body, the workload for the special assistants 
     assigned to each Commissioner, and the impacts of these 
     factors on the function of the organization as a whole. 
     Alternative staffing structures for the Commissioners should 
     be developed and evaluated in the report so that they can be 
     considered as part of the fiscal year 2016 budget submission.

                Equal Employment Opportunity Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       This Act includes $364,500,000 for the Equal Employment 
     Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Up to $30,000,000 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

       This Act includes $84,500,000 for the International Trade 
     Commission (ITC).
       Section 337.--House report language on Section 337 
     investigations is not adopted. In lieu of this provision, ITC 
     shall provide a report, no later than 120 days after 
     enactment of this Act, that provides statistical data on 
     Section 337 investigations for fiscal years 2006--2014. The 
     report also shall include a discussion of the practices and 
     procedures the Commission uses to assist small and medium-
     sized enterprises, the procedures in place to ensure 
     consideration of public interest factors, and procedures for 
     the issuance of early rulings, as well as a discussion of the 
     feasibility of narrowing the existing interpretation of 
     licensing.
       Bilateral Investment Treaty.--The agreement modifies House 
     report language regarding a Bilateral Investment Treaty with 
     China. Should such an agreement be proposed, the ITC shall 
     report to the Committees on how its implementation would help 
     increase production by U.S.-invested enterprises in China to 
     serve the U.S. market. In preparing this information, the ITC 
     shall identify the impact that such a treaty will have on the 
     current estimated proportion of Chinese exports to the U.S. 
     that are produced by foreign-invested enterprises operating 
     in China. In addition, the ITC shall provide information on 
     the extent to which the treaty would allow Chinese investors 
     to seek redress for U.S. government legal, regulatory or 
     other measures that they claim reduce the value of their 
     investments in the United States.

                       Legal Services Corporation


               PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

       This Act includes $375,000,000 for the Legal Services 
     Corporation (LSC).


          ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION--LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

       Unauthorized uses of funds.--The Inspector General of the 
     LSC is encouraged to conduct annual audits of LSC grantees to 
     ensure that funds are not being used in contravention of the 
     restrictions on engaging in political activities or any of 
     the other restrictions by which LSC grantees are required to 
     abide. The removal of funds from any LSC grantee determined 
     by the Inspector General to have engaged in unauthorized 
     political activity is recommended.

                        Marine Mammal Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       This Act includes $3,340,000 for the Marine Mammal 
     Commission.

            Office of the United States Trade Representative


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       This Act includes $54,250,000 for the Office of the U.S. 
     Trade Representative.

                        State Justice Institute

                         Salaries and Expenses

       This Act includes $5,121,000 for the State Justice 
     Institute.

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                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS


                        (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

       This Act 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. Language is included requiring the 
     Department of Justice to notify the Committees 45 days in 
     advance of any such reprogramming.
       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 delays the obligations of certain receipts 
     deposited into the Crime Victims Fund until the following 
     fiscal year.
       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 Act to 
     any department, agency or instrumentality of the United 
     States Government, except for transfers made by, or pursuant 
     to authorities provided in, this Act or any other 
     appropriations Act.
       Section 513 provides that funds provided for E-Government 
     Initiatives shall be subject to the procedures set forth in 
     section 505 of this Act.
       Section 514 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 515 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 515 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 516 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 517 prohibits the use of funds in this Act to 
     require certain export licenses.
       Section 518 prohibits the use of funds in this Act to deny 
     certain import applications regarding ``curios or relics'' 
     firearms, parts or ammunition.
       Section 519 prohibits the use of funds to include certain 
     language in trade agreements.
       Section 520 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.
       Section 521 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 522 deems funds for intelligence or intelligence-
     related activities as authorized by the Congress until the 
     enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal 
     year 2015.
       Section 523 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 524 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.
       Section 525 prohibits the use of funds in this Act for the 
     purchase of first class or premium air travel. Departments 
     and agencies funded in this Act shall file, in a timely 
     fashion, all required premium travel reports to the General 
     Services Administration.
       Section 526 prohibits the use of funds to pay for the 
     attendance of more than 50 department or agency employees 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 prohibits the use of funds in this Act in a 
     manner that is inconsistent with the principal negotiating 
     objective of the United States with respect to trade remedy 
     laws.
       Section 528 includes language regarding detainees held at 
     Guantanamo Bay.
       Section 529 includes language regarding facilities for 
     housing detainees held at Guantanamo Bay.
       Section 530 includes language regarding the purchase of 
     light bulbs.
       Section 531 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 532 prohibits the use of funds by the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration or the Office of Science 
     and Technology Policy 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 
     or OSTP have made a certification pursuant to subsections (c) 
     and (d) of this section.
       Section 533 prohibits funds made available by this Act 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 534 prohibits the use of funds to establish or 
     maintain a computer network that does not block pornography, 
     except for law enforcement purposes.
       Section 535 requires the Departments of Commerce and 
     Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
     and the National Science Foundation to submit spending plans.
       Section 536 prohibits the use of funds to implement the 
     Arms Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of 
     ratification for the Treaty.
       Section 537 prohibits the use of funds under the heading 
     ``Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery'' for grant guidelines or 
     requirements to establish minimum riparian buffers.

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       Section 538 prohibits the Department of Justice from 
     preventing certain States from implementing State laws 
     regarding the use of medical marijuana.
       Section 539 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 540 prohibits the use of funds to relinquish the 
     responsibility of the NTIA with respect to Internet domain 
     name system functions.
       Section 541 provides a temporary extension of the Trade 
     Adjustment Assistance for Firms program through December 31, 
     2015.
       Section 537 of the Senate bill, regarding vehicle fleets, 
     is not included. Instead, all agencies and departments funded 
     under this Act shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, at the end of the fiscal year, a report 
     containing a complete inventory of the total number of 
     vehicles owned, permanently retired, and purchased during 
     fiscal year 2015 as well as the total cost of the vehicle 
     fleet, including maintenance, fuel, storage, purchasing, and 
     leasing.
       Section 553 from the House bill, regarding agency 
     implementation of certain climate-related activities, is not 
     included. The Office of Science and Technology Policy shall 
     submit a report no later than 90 days after enactment of this 
     Act detailing fiscal year 2013 and 2014 funding under this 
     Act used in support of the U.S. Global Climate Research 
     Program National Climate Assessment; the Intergovernmental 
     Panel on Climate Change's Fifth Assessment Report; the United 
     Nations' Agenda 21 sustainable development report; and the 
     May 2013 Technical Update of the Social Cost of Carbon for 
     Regulatory Impact Analysis under Executive Order 12866. This 
     report shall also include the specific authorization for each 
     agency that enables participation in each of the activities 
     listed above.
       Section 565 of the House bill, regarding trade agreements 
     and greenhouse gas emissions, is not included. It is 
     understood that the United States Trade Representative (USTR) 
     does not plan to negotiate any trade agreement that includes 
     a limit on greenhouse gas emissions, and it is expected that 
     the USTR will not negotiate or enter into such an agreement.

                       TITLE VI--TRAVEL PROMOTION

       This Act includes the Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and 
     Modernization Act of 2014.

            TITLE VII--NETWORK FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION

       This Act includes the Revitalize American Manufacturing and 
     Innovation Act of 2014.

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       DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

       The agreement on the Department of Defense Appropriations 
     Act, 2015 incorporates some of the provisions of both the 
     House-passed and the Senate-reported versions of the bill. 
     The language and allocations set forth in House Report 113-
     473 and Senate Report 113-211 shall be complied with unless 
     specifically addressed to the contrary in the accompanying 
     bill and explanatory statement.


              DEFINITION OF PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY

       The agreement delineates that, for the purposes of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
     (Public Law 99-177), as amended by the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Reaffirmation Act of 1987 (Public 
     Law 100-119), and by the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 
     (Public Law 101-508), the terms ``program, project, and 
     activity'' for appropriations contained in this Act shall be 
     defined as the most specific level of budget items identified 
     in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015, the 
     related classified annexes and explanatory statements, and 
     the P-1 and R-1 budget justification documents as 
     subsequently modified by congressional action. The following 
     exception to the above definition shall apply: the military 
     personnel and the operation and maintenance accounts, for 
     which the term ``program, project, and activity'' is defined 
     as the appropriations accounts contained in the Department of 
     Defense Appropriations Act.
       At the time the President submits the budget request for 
     fiscal year 2016, the Secretary of Defense is directed to 
     transmit to the congressional defense committees budget 
     justification documents to be known as the ``M-1'' and ``O-
     1'' which shall identify, at the budget activity, activity 
     group, and sub-activity group level, the amounts requested by 
     the President to be appropriated to the Department of Defense 
     for military personnel and operation and maintenance in any 
     budget request, or amended budget request, for fiscal year 
     2016.


                            CLASSIFIED ANNEX

       Adjustments to classified programs are addressed in the 
     accompanying classified annex.


                  CONGRESSIONAL SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS

       Items for which additional funds have been provided or 
     items for which funding is specifically reduced as shown in 
     the project level tables or in paragraphs using the phrase 
     ``only for'' or ``only to'' are congressional special 
     interest items for the purpose of the Base for Reprogramming 
     (DD Form 1414). Each of these items must be carried on the DD 
     Form 1414 at the stated amount, as specifically addressed in 
     the explanatory statement.


                         REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE

       The Secretary of Defense is directed to continue to follow 
     the reprogramming guidance for acquisition accounts as 
     specified in the report accompanying the House version of the 
     Department of Defense Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 
     2008 (House Report 110-279). For operation and maintenance 
     accounts, the Secretary of Defense shall continue to follow 
     the reprogramming guidelines specified in the conference 
     report accompanying H.R. 3222, the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2008. The dollar threshold 
     for reprogramming funds shall remain at $10,000,000 for 
     military personnel; $15,000,000 for operation and 
     maintenance; $20,000,000 for procurement; and $10,000,000 for 
     research, development, test and evaluation.
       Also, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is 
     directed to continue to provide the congressional defense 
     committees annual DD Form 1416 reports for titles I and II 
     and quarterly, spreadsheet-based DD Form 1416 reports for 
     Service and defense-wide accounts in titles III and IV of 
     this Act. Reports for titles III and IV shall comply with 
     guidance specified in the explanatory statement accompanying 
     the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 
     2006. The Department shall continue to follow the limitation 
     that prior approval reprogrammings are set at either the 
     specified dollar threshold or 20 percent of the procurement 
     or research, development, test and evaluation line, whichever 
     is less. These thresholds are cumulative from the base for 
     reprogramming value as modified by any adjustments. 
     Therefore, if the combined value of transfers into or out of 
     a military personnel (M-1), an operation and maintenance (O-
     1), a procurement (P-1), or a research, development, test and 
     evaluation (R-1) line exceeds the identified threshold, the 
     Secretary of Defense must submit a prior approval 
     reprogramming to the congressional defense committees. In 
     addition, guidelines on the application of prior approval 
     reprogramming procedures for congressional special interest 
     items are established elsewhere in this statement.


                          FUNDING ADJUSTMENTS

       The funding increases outlined in the project level tables 
     for each appropriation account shall be provided only for the 
     specific purposes indicated in the tables. Programs for which 
     the funding provided is less than the requested amount shall 
     be reduced for the purposes specified in the project level 
     tables and may be considered congressional special interest 
     items as defined in titles I, II, III, and IV of this 
     statement. The reductions to special interest items shall 
     only be restored using the prior approval reprogramming 
     process. The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall 
     ensure appropriate distribution of this guidance.


                           CIVILIAN FURLOUGHS

       In fiscal year 2013, the Secretary of Defense furloughed 
     most Department of Defense civilian employees for up to six 
     days due to budgetary shortfalls primarily caused by 
     sequestration. There is concern that the negative impact on 
     productivity, morale, and readiness substantially outweighed 
     the savings generated from civilian furloughs. The Bipartisan 
     Budget Act (BBA) replaced sequestration in fiscal years 2014 
     and 2015 with new spending limits and raised the budget limit 
     for National Defense spending above the sequestration level. 
     No furloughs were implemented in fiscal year 2014 and while 
     the agreement does not include provisions to prohibit the use 
     of funds to furlough civilian employees, it is assumed that 
     the passage of the BBA and the passage of this Act will 
     eliminate entirely any need to furlough civilian employees in 
     fiscal year 2015.


                    ISRAELI MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAMS

       The fiscal year 2015 budget request includes $272,775,000 
     for Israeli missile defense programs within the Missile 
     Defense Agency (MDA) budget, including $175,972,000 for the 
     procurement of Iron Dome. This request concludes a previous 
     U.S. commitment to the Government of Israel to provide 
     $680,000,000 from fiscal years 2012 to 2015 for the Iron Dome 
     program in response to a request from the Government of 
     Israel. Strong bipartisan congressional support remains for 
     Israeli missile defense programs to ensure fulfillment of 
     Israel's missile defense needs and the retention of Israel's 
     qualitative military edge. Long-standing and successful 
     contributions of U.S. industry towards meeting these goals 
     include co-production of Arrow and David's Sling; and, 
     beginning in fiscal year 2014, co-production of Iron Dome 
     components.
       Subsequent to the fiscal year 2015 budget submission, the 
     Government of Israel increased its funding requirement for 
     Iron Dome. Therefore, the agreement provides an additional 
     $175,000,000 above the request for Iron Dome, which brings 
     U.S. investment in Iron Dome production since fiscal year 
     2011 to over $1,200,000,000. The Iron Dome program, which was 
     developed by Israel solely with Israeli funding, is not 
     subject to conditions of other joint Israel-U.S. cooperative 
     missile defense programs, but rather is governed by a 
     Memorandum of Agreement signed in March 2014. Therefore, the 
     agreement directs that all funds appropriated in fiscal year 
     2015 for Iron Dome be subject to the terms and provisions of 
     this Memorandum of Agreement, as amended, to reflect an 
     agreed-upon implementation plan between MDA and the Israel 
     Missile Defense Organization (IMDO).
       In addition, the agreement directs that not more than 
     $175,972,000 may be obligated or expended for Iron Dome in 
     fiscal year 2015 until IMDO provides additional justification 
     and documentation to MDA, and the Director of MDA certifies 
     receipt of all such information to the congressional defense 
     committees. The documentation should include a timeline for 
     the expenditure of Iron Dome funds included in the fiscal 
     year 2015 budget request and the additional funds recommended 
     in fiscal year 2015, a delivery schedule for items funded 
     with these and prior year funds, and a report to MDA 
     documenting full and complete delivery by Israeli industry 
     and acceptance by U.S. industry suppliers of all technical 
     data packages required for U.S. co-production of Iron Dome 
     components. Further, this report shall document that all 
     export licenses required to enable the release of classified 
     technical data packages from the U.S. prime contractor to 
     U.S. subcontractors are completed; a common cost model of 
     Iron Dome components that includes recurring and non-
     recurring engineering costs, to be jointly developed and 
     agreed upon by MDA and IMDO; actual Iron Dome production 
     costs beginning in fiscal year 2013; and component lead-times 
     and delivery schedules for each fiscal year thereafter. It is 
     expected that to fully satisfy the requirements listed above, 
     the Government of Israel will provide to MDA copies of signed 
     and ratified contracts, subcontracts, and teaming 
     arrangements between Israeli and U.S. industry for all Iron 
     Dome co-production efforts.
       In addition, the Director of MDA, in coordination with the 
     Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and 
     Logistics), is directed to provide a report to the 
     congressional defense committees with the fiscal year 2016 
     budget submission on the information provided in the detailed 
     cost and schedule justification required above, including the 
     views of the Director and the Under Secretary on its 
     sufficiency. It is noted that moving forward with Iron Dome 
     co-production will not negatively impact development, test, 
     and production schedules of the Arrow and David's Sling 
     programs. Therefore, the agreement recommends an additional 
     $172,039,000 above the request for the Arrow and David's 
     Sling programs.

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          SHIP MODERNIZATION, OPERATIONS AND SUSTAINMENT FUND

       The fiscal year 2015 budget request includes a new proposal 
     by the Navy to remove eleven Ticonderoga-class guided missile 
     cruisers and three amphibious dock landing ships from the 
     operational fleet and lay them up for several years under a 
     phased modernization plan. It is noted that this proposal 
     does not conform to direction provided in the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, the 
     Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013, 
     and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014. Instead, the 
     Navy's fiscal year 2015 budget request removes more 
     Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers and amphibious dock 
     landing ships from the operational fleet than previously 
     proposed by the Navy, relies on the congressional defense 
     committees to provide additional financial management and 
     acquisition authorities, and does not contain full funding in 
     the outyears for this proposal.
       The agreement does not support the Navy's proposal due to 
     concerns over the duration of the proposed lay-up period for 
     several of the ships, the additional authorities required, 
     and doubts as to whether the Navy could execute the phased 
     modernization plan as proposed given the volatility of the 
     Navy's budget requests in recent years. Therefore, the 
     agreement rejects the Navy's proposal and instead recommends 
     a modified modernization plan that is consistent with the 
     Navy's proposal to expand the application of Ship 
     Modernization, Operations and Sustainment Fund (SMOSF) 
     resources to four additional Ticonderoga-class guided missile 
     cruisers and an additional amphibious dock landing ship, 
     while modifying the induction schedule for SMOSF ships' 
     modernization. The agreement directs the Secretary of the 
     Navy to induct no more than two cruisers per year into phased 
     modernization, beginning with two cruisers in fiscal year 
     2016. Further, the Secretary of the Navy is directed to allow 
     no more than six cruisers in lay-up at any given time. 
     Finally, the Secretary of the Navy is directed to ensure that 
     the duration of the lay-up period be no longer than four 
     years and that modernization equipment be ordered and placed 
     on contract in the year prior to the ship entering its 
     modernization period.
       The SMOSF was established in fiscal year 2013 to allow the 
     Navy sufficient time to plan and fully budget for the 
     manning, operation, equipping, sustainment, and modernization 
     of the cruisers previously proposed for premature retirement. 
     However, as in fiscal year 2014, the Navy has not budgeted 
     accordingly in fiscal year 2015. In fact, it is noted that to 
     date the Navy has obligated more than $670,000,000 from the 
     SMOSF for cruiser operations, with only a modest investment 
     in modernization. Further, it is understood that the Navy 
     intends to use SMOSF funds in fiscal year 2015 to pay for 
     military personnel funding requirements that should have been 
     included in the Navy's fiscal year 2015 budget request. Given 
     the two-year budgeting window provided to the Navy in fiscal 
     year 2013 with the establishment of the SMOSF, this is 
     inconsistent with congressional intent, and the agreement 
     does not provide either the authority to transfer or obligate 
     SMOSF funds for the purpose of military personnel costs at 
     any time or operation costs incurred outside of the 
     modernization period. In addition, while the agreement 
     continues to allow the use of SMOSF funds to pay for the 
     sustainment of SMOSF cruisers, it is noted that this 
     authority shall be limited to sustainment of cruisers during 
     lay-up, and that the Navy ought to properly budget for the 
     operation of these ships in its operation and maintenance 
     account.
       Finally, the agreement recommends $540,000,000 in addition 
     to the more than $1,400,000,000 currently remaining in the 
     SMOSF, which is sufficient to fund the revised phased 
     modernization plan in the near-term. The Secretary of the 
     Navy is expected to fully budget additional funds required in 
     the future.


                    WORKING CONDITIONS IN BANGLADESH

       The agreement commends the Marine Corps for adopting a 
     requirement to abide by the Accord for Fire and Building 
     Safety in Bangladesh, an agreement designed to improve worker 
     safety in Bangladesh, and strongly encourages the other 
     Services to adopt this standard. A second organization of 
     companies, the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety, is also 
     committed to improving working conditions in Bangladesh.
       In order to better understand the magnitude of business 
     that the Department of Defense conducts with businesses that 
     are not signatories or in compliance with the Alliance or the 
     Accord, the Secretary of Defense is directed to provide 
     annual reports, not later than March 1 of each year, to the 
     congressional defense committees, which disclose all 
     factories in Bangladesh producing items sold in the 
     commissary and exchange systems. The reports should include 
     the factory name, address, brand(s), private label(s), 
     licensee(s), or retail supplier(s) sourcing from that factory 
     from the prior year. Next to the factory name, it shall be 
     indicated whether that factory complies with the Alliance, 
     the Accord, both, or neither. This language replaces the 
     reporting requirements directed in the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 2014.


                    NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY REPORTS

       The agreement does not contain language proposed by the 
     Senate requiring several reports from the National Security 
     Agency related to the bulk telephone metadata program. The 
     House report contained no similar language.

                      TITLE I--MILITARY PERSONNEL

       The agreement provides $128,004,618,000 in Title I, 
     Military Personnel. The agreement on items addressed by 
     either the House or the Senate is as follows:

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                                   SUMMARY OF MILITARY PERSONNEL END STRENGTH
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                               Fiscal Year 2015
                                                    Fiscal   ---------------------------------------------------
                                                  Year 2014                                          Change from
                                                  Authorized     Budget     Final Bill  Change from  Fiscal Year
                                                                Request                    Request       2014
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Active Forces (End Strength):
    Army*......................................      520,000      490,000      490,000  ...........      -30,000
    Navy.......................................      323,600      323,600      323,600
    Marine Corps**.............................      190,200      184,100      184,100  ...........       -6,100
    Air Force..................................      327,600      310,900      312,980       +2,080      -14,620
                                                ----------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Active Forces...................    1,361,400    1,308,600    1,310,680       +2,080      -50,720
                                                ================================================================
Guard and Reserve Forces (End Strength):
    Army Reserve...............................      205,000      202,000      202,000  ...........       -3,000
    Navy Reserve...............................       59,100       57,300       57,300  ...........       -1,800
    Marine Corps Reserve.......................       39,600       39,200       39,200  ...........         -400
    Air Force Reserve..........................       70,400       67,100       67,100  ...........       -3,300
    Army National Guard........................      354,200      350,200      350,200  ...........       -4,000
    Air National Guard.........................      105,400      105,000      105,000  ...........         -400
                                                ----------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Selected Reserve................      833,700      820,800      820,800  ...........      -12,900
                                                ================================================================
    Total, Military Personnel..................    2,195,100    2,129,400    2,131,480       +2,080     -63,620
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*For FY14, Army Active Forces end strength includes 30,000 Army end strength requested in the Overseas
  Contingency Operations budget.
**For FY15, Marine Corps Active Forces end strength includes 2,100 Marine Corps end strength requested in the
  Overseas Contingency Operations budget.


                                 SUMMARY OF GUARD AND RESERVE FULL-TIME SUPPORT
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                               Fiscal Year 2015
                                                    Fiscal   ---------------------------------------------------
                                                  Year 2014                                          Change from
                                                  Authorized     Budget     Final Bill  Change from  Fiscal Year
                                                                Request                    Request       2014
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Army Reserve:
    AGR........................................       16,261       16,261       16,261
    Technicians................................        8,395        7,895        7,895  ...........         -500
Navy Reserve:
    AR.........................................       10,159        9,973        9,973  ...........         -186
Marine Corps Reserve:
    AR.........................................        2,261        2,261        2,261
Air Force Reserve:
    AGR........................................        2,911        2,830        2,830  ...........          -81
    Technicians................................       10,429        9,789        9,789  ...........         -640
Army National Guard:
    AGR........................................       32,060       31,385       31,385  ...........         -675
    Technicians................................       27,210       27,210       27,210
Air National Guard:
    AGR........................................       14,734       14,704       14,704  ...........          -30
    Technicians................................       21,875       21,792       21,792  ...........          -83
                                                ----------------------------------------------------------------
Totals:
    AGR/AR.....................................       78,386       77,414       77,414  ...........         -972
    Technicians................................       67,909       66,686       66,686  ...........       -1,223
                                                ================================================================
        Total, Full-Time Support...............      146,295      144,100      144,100  ...........       -2,195
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               MILITARY PERSONNEL SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS

       Items for which additional funds have been provided or have 
     been specifically reduced as shown in the project level 
     tables or in paragraphs using the phrase ``only for'' or 
     ``only to'' in the explanatory statement are congressional 
     special interest items for the purpose of the Base for 
     Reprogramming (DD Form 1414). Each of these items must be 
     carried on the DD Form 1414 at the stated amount as 
     specifically addressed in the explanatory statement. Below 
     Threshold Reprogrammings may not be used to either restore or 
     reduce funding from congressional special interest items as 
     identified on the DD Form 1414.


                     RETIRED PAY ACCRUAL SHORTFALL

       In February 2014, Congress revised a provision in the 
     Bipartisan Budget Act (P.L. 113-67) that impacted the annual 
     cost-of-living adjustment for military retirees. The 
     agreement recognizes that the Army and Air Force have updated 
     their military personnel budget requirements and no longer 
     project a shortfall in their retired pay accrual accounts. 
     Accordingly, the agreement includes an additional 
     $215,300,000 in the remaining military personnel accounts to 
     ensure that military retirement accounts are fully funded in 
     fiscal year 2015.


    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GUIDANCE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF CHAPLAINS

       The agreement supports the Department of Defense Guidance 
     for the Appointment of Chaplains for the Military Departments 
     in effect as of the date of the enactment of this Act. This 
     Guidance requires all applicants to fulfill certain 
     requirements to become a chaplain, which includes endorsement 
     by a religious organization that completes and maintains all 
     administrative requirements as laid out by the Guidance.


                  LONG TERM TEMPORARY DUTY ASSIGNMENTS

       There is concern that the Special Operations Command's 
     (SOCOM) growing use of continuous rotational temporary duty 
     assignments (TDYs) is being used to effectively establish 
     persistent presence in countries overseas. Language in House 
     Report 113-473 directed the Secretary of Defense to include a 
     comprehensive assessment of SOCOM's use of continuous 
     rotational TDYs as part of the review of the use of extended 
     TDYs for all Department of Defense personnel. The Long Term 
     Temporary Duty Assignments report to Congress, dated May 
     2014, failed to include this information. Accordingly, the 
     Secretary of Defense is directed to conduct a comprehensive 
     evaluation of SOCOM's use of continuous rotational TDYs, its 
     compliance with the Joint Federal Travel Regulation, 
     limitations on billets in combatant command positions, dwell 
     time requirements, and established Department and interagency 
     policies and procedures regarding the establishment of 
     permanent assignments overseas. The report should also 
     include the number and duration of continuous rotational TDYs 
     for fiscal years 2010 through 2014 broken out by combatant 
     command. The Secretary of Defense is directed to provide this 
     report on the practice and its compliance with the above 
     regulations to the congressional defense committees not later 
     than 120 days after the enactment of this Act.


             DD 214 SEPARATION PROGRAM DESIGNATOR NARRATIVE

       The DD Form 214, which is issued to all servicemembers upon 
     discharge from military service, includes the discharge 
     status (honorable, other than honorable, etc.) as well as a 
     Separation Program Designator code and narrative reason for 
     the separation, such as Force Shaping (Board Selected), 
     Reduction in Force, Insufficient Retainability (Economic 
     Reasons), or Early Retirement. While the military Services 
     are relying on both voluntary and involuntary separation to 
     meet their reduced force structure requirements and maintain 
     a balanced force, there is concern that the narrative codes 
     could make a permanent, negative mark on the records of 
     dedicated servicemembers who served honorably. The Under 
     Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) is directed to 
     revise the regulation regarding the use of narrative codes on 
     the DD 214 to address these concerns.


                FEMALE SERVICEMEMBER GROOMING STANDARDS

       The Army recently issued revised regulations regarding 
     hairstyles and grooming policies that were described as 
     offensive and

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     discriminatory to minority women and generated significant 
     concern. After conducting a review, the Secretary of Defense 
     issued new guidance for grooming policies specifically to 
     address concerns that certain grooming policies discriminate 
     against African American female servicemembers with natural 
     hairstyles. The Army, Navy, and Air Force have authorized 
     additional hairstyles and removed the terms found offensive 
     from Service grooming policies. The Secretary of Defense is 
     directed to provide a report to the congressional defense 
     committees detailing the Services' revised grooming standards 
     and their implementation, including how the revised standards 
     addressed the concerns raised above, not later than 120 days 
     after the enactment of this Act.


    UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE ARTICLE 32 PRELIMINARY HEARINGS

       The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal 
     Year 2014 amended the Uniform Code of Military Justice Rules 
     for Military Courts Martial 405 to enhance privacy 
     protections for victims of sexual assault by applying 
     restrictions on public accessibility to information about a 
     victim's sexual history during pretrial proceedings. Concerns 
     have been expressed that the initial executive order 
     directing the implementation may have weakened the 
     protections instead of strengthening them as the NDAA 
     intended. It is understood that recent changes to the Rules 
     for Military Courts Martial 405 have addressed these 
     concerns. The Secretary of Defense is encouraged to monitor 
     implementation to ensure that victims' privacy is fully 
     protected during Article 32 preliminary hearings.


             SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PROGRAM

       The agreement provides $5,709,000 in Operation and 
     Maintenance, Defense-Wide to be transferred to the 
     Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, including the 
     National Guard and reserve components, for support of high 
     priority Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program 
     requirements and activities. The agreement also provides an 
     additional $25,000,000 to the Services, including the 
     National Guard and reserve components, for continued 
     implementation and expansion of the Sexual Assault Special 
     Victims' Counsel Program.

                        MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows:

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                        MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows: 
     
     

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                    MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows: 
     
     

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                     MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows: 
     
     

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                        RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows: 
     
     

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                        RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows: 
     
     

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                    RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows: 
     
     

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                      RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows: 
     
     

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                     NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows: 
     
     

[[Page 17889]]



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                  NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows: 
     
     

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                  TITLE II--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

       The agreement provides $161,655,679,000 in Title II, 
     Operation and Maintenance. The agreement on items addressed 
     by either the House or the Senate is as follows: 
     
     

[[Page 17893]]

     REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ACCOUNTS

       The Secretary of Defense is directed to submit the Base for 
     Reprogramming (DD Form 1414) for each of the fiscal year 2015 
     appropriation accounts not later than 60 days after the 
     enactment of this Act. The Secretary of Defense is prohibited 
     from executing any reprogramming or transfer of funds for any 
     purpose other than originally appropriated until the 
     aforementioned report is submitted to the House and Senate 
     Appropriations Committees.
       The Secretary of Defense is directed to use the normal 
     prior approval reprogramming procedures to transfer funds in 
     the Services' operation and maintenance accounts between O-1 
     budget activities in excess of $15,000,000. In addition, the 
     Secretary of Defense should follow prior approval 
     reprogramming procedures for transfers in excess of 
     $15,000,000 out of the following budget sub-activities:
       Army: 
       Maneuver units
       Modular support brigades
       Land forces operations support
       Force readiness operations support
       Land forces depot maintenance
       Base operations support
       Facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization
       Navy: 
       Aircraft depot maintenance
       Ship depot maintenance
       Facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization
       Marine Corps: 
       Depot maintenance
       Facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization
       Air Force: 
       Primary combat forces
       Combat enhancement forces
       Combat communications
       Facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization
       Air Force Reserve: 
       Depot maintenance
       Air National Guard: 
       Depot maintenance
       Additionally, the Secretary of Defense shall follow prior 
     approval reprogramming procedures for transfers in excess of 
     $15,000,000 into the following budget sub-activity:
       Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard: 
       Other personnel support/recruiting and advertising
       With respect to Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, 
     proposed transfers of funds to or from the levels specified 
     for defense agencies in excess of $15,000,000 shall be 
     subject to prior approval reprogramming procedures.
       During fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of Defense is 
     required to submit written notification and justification to 
     the congressional defense committees not later than 15 days 
     prior to implementing transfers in excess of $15,000,000 out 
     of the following budget sub-activities:
       Navy: 
       Mission and other flight operations
       Mission and other ship operations
       Air Force: 
       Operating forces depot maintenance
       Mobilization depot maintenance
       Training and recruiting depot maintenance
       Administration and service-wide depot maintenance
       These transfers may be implemented 15 days after a 
     congressional notification unless an objection is received 
     from one of the congressional defense committees.
       Finally, House Report 113-473 included language emphasizing 
     the importance of prior approval reprogramming procedures 
     being followed for new starts in the operation and 
     maintenance appropriations. The agreement maintains and 
     expands that direction to the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller) to review this matter and to issue clarifying 
     guidance to the Services and defense agencies, including the 
     Special Operations Command, and report actions taken to the 
     congressional defense committees not later than 60 days after 
     the enactment of this Act to ensure full compliance with 
     established regulations.


            OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS

       Items for which additional funds have been provided or have 
     been specifically reduced as shown in the project level 
     tables or in paragraphs using the phrase ``only for'' or 
     ``only to'' in the explanatory statement are congressional 
     special interest items for the purpose of the Base for 
     Reprogramming (DD Form 1414). Each of these items must be 
     carried on the DD Form 1414 at the stated amount as 
     specifically addressed in the explanatory statement. Below 
     Threshold Reprogrammings may not be used to either restore or 
     reduce funding from congressional special interest items as 
     identified on the DD Form 1414.


                           CIVILIAN WORKFORCE

       The agreement supports a strong civilian workforce for the 
     Department of Defense. However, the fiscal year 2015 budget 
     request substantially overestimates the number of civilians 
     that will be employed during fiscal year 2015. Civilian full-
     time equivalent (FTE) data provided by the Services show that 
     each Service and defense agency ended fiscal year 2014 far 
     short of what was planned for in the fiscal year 2015 budget 
     request. Therefore, the agreement includes funding reductions 
     due to the overestimation of civilian FTE targets.


                      MAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY

       The agreement directs that none of the funds made available 
     by this Act may be used to maintain or improve Department of 
     Defense real property with a zero percent utilization rate 
     according to the Department's real property inventory 
     database, except in the case of maintenance of an historic 
     property, as required by the National Historic Preservation 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) or maintenance to prevent a 
     negative environmental impact as required by the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).


             OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BUDGET DOCUMENTATION

       Both House Report 113-473 and Senate Report 113-211 
     included direction for various improvements to operation and 
     maintenance budget justification materials. All of the items 
     in each of the reports are agreed to with the exception of 
     the requirements directed specifically to the Army National 
     Guard, which are no longer required. During fiscal year 2015, 
     the Service Secretaries are encouraged to work with the 
     congressional defense committees on building more meaningful 
     performance criteria for recruiting, advertising, marketing, 
     and retention initiatives.


        DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR BUDGET JUSTIFICATION

       The lack of summary-level budget justification materials 
     for depot maintenance expenditures continues to inhibit 
     congressional oversight. Instead of the reporting 
     requirements directed under this heading in House Report 113-
     473, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), the 
     Comptrollers of the military Services, and the Director of 
     Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation are directed to review 
     the current depot-related exhibits to determine if the data 
     currently provided can be streamlined and presented in a more 
     concise and complete manner and to report the results of this 
     review not later than 180 days after the enactment of this 
     Act to the congressional defense committees.
       The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is further 
     directed to coordinate with the congressional defense 
     committees to ensure a comprehensive budget justification 
     exhibit of depot-level maintenance and repair workloads for 
     each of the Services is developed and provided with the 
     annual congressional budget justification documents. Until a 
     new exhibit is developed, the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Service Secretaries shall provide the OP-30, OP-31, and the 
     PB-45 as part of the fiscal year 2016 budget request 
     submission.


                 DEFENSE FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICE

       The agreement directs that no plan may be implemented by 
     the Secretary of Defense, a Service Secretary, the Director 
     of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service, or any other 
     person to transfer financial management, bill paying, or 
     accounting services functions from the Defense Finance and 
     Accounting Service to another entity until the Secretary of 
     Defense provides the congressional defense committees a 
     written report on the plan and the Secretary certifies that 
     the plan would reduce costs, increase efficiencies, and 
     maintain the timeline for auditability of financial 
     statements.


                           BIOFUEL REFINERIES

       The agreement does not include a provision included in the 
     House-passed version of H.R. 4870 on the design and 
     construction of biofuel refineries. However, not later than 
     30 days before entering into a contract for the planning, 
     design, refurbishing, or construction of a biofuel refinery, 
     or of any other facility or infrastructure used to refine 
     biofuels, the Secretary of Defense or the applicable Service 
     Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a business case analysis for such planning, 
     design, refurbishing, or construction, as directed by the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.


                         CLIMATE CHANGE REPORTS

       The agreement does not include a provision included in the 
     House-passed version of H.R. 4870 that would prohibit the use 
     of funds to implement recent climate change reports. There is 
     still concern that the assessments referenced in Section 
     10011 of the House-passed version of H.R. 4870 would impact 
     the operational capabilities and associated budgets of the 
     Department of Defense. Therefore, the Secretary of Defense is 
     directed to report to the congressional defense committees 
     not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act on the 
     operational and budgetary impacts of implementing the 
     assessments as referenced in Section 10011 of the House-
     passed version of H.R. 4870.


                               LANDMINES

       The agreement does not include a provision included in the 
     House-passed version of H.R. 4870 that would prohibit the use 
     of funds to implement the Convention on the Prohibition of 
     the Use, Stockpiling, Production, and

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     Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction. 
     Although the Convention has not been ratified by the Senate, 
     U.S. policy changes announced this year make it unclear how 
     the Department of Defense will utilize anti-personnel mines 
     in warfare and strategy. Therefore, the Secretary of Defense 
     is directed to report to the congressional defense committees 
     not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, in 
     classified form if necessary, on the strategy and uses of 
     anti-personnel mines and how they apply to current and future 
     operational plans.


                  ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY ACT

       The agreement does not include a provision included in the 
     House-passed version of H.R. 4870 that referenced the Energy 
     Independence and Security Act of 2007. It is noted that the 
     enforcement of section 526 of the Energy Independence and 
     Security Act of 2007 may lead to higher fuel costs for 
     federal fleets in the absence of competitively priced new 
     generation fuels that emit fewer emissions. In carrying out 
     this statute, the Secretary of Defense and the Service 
     Secretaries should work to ensure that costs associated with 
     fuel purchases necessary to carry out their respective 
     missions should be minimized to the greatest extent possible.

                    OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows:

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                    OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows: 
     
     

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                       TIRE SUCCESSOR INITIATIVE

       There is concern that the Tire Successor Initiative 
     arrangement may not put all tire manufacturers on an equal 
     competitive footing. Accordingly, the agreement directs the 
     Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and 
     Logistics) to report to the congressional defense committees 
     not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act on the 
     steps that the Secretary of Defense will take to maintain a 
     fair and competitive marketplace for military tires. This 
     language replaces the language included under this heading in 
     House Report 113-473.

                OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows:

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                  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows: 
     
     

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      AIR FORCE FLYING HOUR METRICS AND WEAPON SYSTEM SUSTAINMENT

       It is understood that the Air Force is revising its budget 
     documentation to better enable meaningful budget analysis and 
     comprehensive oversight of the flying hour and depot 
     maintenance programs. The agreement continues to support 
     robust funding for the flying hour and depot maintenance 
     programs and asserts that improving the clarity and 
     completeness of the budget justification materials will 
     improve management of the programs and related funding. This 
     language replaces both the language included in House Report 
     113-473 under the headings ``Air Force Flying Hour Metrics'' 
     and ``Air Force Weapon System Sustainment.''


 RAPID ENGINEER DEPLOYABLE HEAVY OPERATIONAL REPAIR SQUADRON ENGINEER 
                                 UNITS

       In early 2015, the Secretary of the Air Force is expected 
     to announce a Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational 
     Repair Squadron Engineer (RED HORSE) unit consolidation 
     basing plan. The agreement directs that none of the funds 
     made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to 
     transfer from one installation to another any RED HORSE unit 
     based in the continental United States until 30 days after 
     the Secretary of the Air Force submits to the congressional 
     defense committees a report that includes the following: the 
     recommended basing alignment for RED HORSE units; an 
     assessment of the national security benefits and any other 
     benefits of the proposed transfer; an assessment of the costs 
     of the proposed transfer, including the impact of the 
     proposed transfer on the installation from which a RED HORSE 
     unit will be transferred; an analysis of the recommended 
     basing alignment that assesses whether the recommendation is 
     the most effective and efficient alternative for such basing 
     alignment; and an assessment of how the basing alignment 
     affects the national emergency response mission of RED HORSE 
     reserve component units.

                OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows:

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                 CAPITAL SECURITY COST SHARING PROGRAM

       The cost for the Capital Security Cost Sharing program has 
     nearly tripled over the past two years, yet no supporting 
     data has been provided to justify the increases or allow for 
     appropriate oversight. Therefore, the Secretary of Defense is 
     directed to develop budget exhibits that will provide a total 
     cost accounting of the Capital Security Cost Sharing program. 
     These exhibits shall be submitted with the fiscal year 2016 
     budget request. This accounting should include a breakout of 
     all costs, by country, embassy, and mission, and include 
     actual costs from previous fiscal years and estimated costs 
     for fiscal years for which actual costs are not yet 
     available. The Secretary of Defense is directed to submit a 
     list of categories of expenditures comprised by these 
     exhibits to the congressional defense committees not later 
     than 30 days after the enactment of this Act. It is expected 
     that these categories will include items such as rent, 
     utilities, security, and maintenance costs.
       Finally, to support a more comprehensive and detailed 
     justification for future budget submissions, the Under 
     Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is directed to consult 
     with the House and Senate Appropriations Committees not later 
     than 90 days after the enactment of this Act to develop a 
     complete set of metrics that should be included in future 
     budget submissions.


            CYBER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT WITH UNIVERSITIES

       The National Security Agency conducts classified cyber-
     related research through partnerships with universities. The 
     agreement provides an increase of $6,250,000 in the 
     Information Systems Security Program to support these 
     relationships with academia.


                                  GUAM

       The agreement notes that the strategic posture and presence 
     of the U.S. military in the Asia-Pacific region is critically 
     important to the security and stability of that region, and 
     Guam is a key location for supporting these objectives. In 
     recent years, the Department of Defense has requested funding 
     for civilian infrastructure improvements on Guam to support 
     an increased U.S. military presence. Funds are included in 
     the fiscal year 2015 budget request for additional 
     improvements, but the agreement finds these funds early to 
     need due to unresolved questions regarding force posture in 
     the region and specific requirements for civilian 
     infrastructure improvements on Guam. The Secretary of Defense 
     is directed to remain actively engaged in discussions with 
     the Government of Guam to find solutions to meet Guam's 
     requirements for an increased military presence in the Asia-
     Pacific region. In addition, the Director of the Office of 
     Economic Adjustment is directed to report to the 
     congressional defense committees not later than 90 days after 
     the enactment of this Act on required enhancements to Guam 
     that support the projected U.S. military operational tempo in 
     the Asia-Pacific region.

                OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows:

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                OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows: 
     
     

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            OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows: 
     
     

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              OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows: 
     
     

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             OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows: 
     
     

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             OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows: 
     
     

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         UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED SERVICES

       The agreement provides $13,723,000 for the United States 
     Court of Appeals for the Armed Services.

                    ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY

       The agreement provides $201,560,000 for Environmental 
     Restoration, Army.

                    ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY

       The agreement provides $277,294,000 for Environmental 
     Restoration, Navy.

                  ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE

       The agreement provides $408,716,000 for Environmental 
     Restoration, Air Force.

                ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE-WIDE

       The agreement provides $8,547,000 for Environmental 
     Restoration, Defense-Wide.

         ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES

       The agreement provides $250,853,000, an increase of 
     $42,500,000 above the budget request, for Environmental 
     Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites.

             OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID

       The agreement provides $103,000,000, an increase of 
     $3,000,000 above the budget request, for Overseas 
     Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid.

                  COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT

       The agreement provides $365,108,000 for the Cooperative 
     Threat Reduction Account, as follows:

                                    EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                    FY 2015 Request             Final Bill
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT:
    Strategic Offensive Arms Elimination......................                    1,000                    1,000
    Chemical Weapons Destruction..............................                   15,720                   15,720
    Biological Threat Reduction...............................                  256,762                  256,762
    Threat Reduction Engagement...............................                    2,375                    2,375
    Other Assessments/Admin Costs.............................                   27,844                   27,844
    Global Nuclear Security...................................                   20,703                   20,703
    WMD Proliferation Prevention..............................                   40,704                   40,704
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
        TOTAL, COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION...................                  365,108                  365,108
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

      DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND

       The agreement provides $83,034,000, a decrease of 
     $129,841,000 below the budget request, for the Department of 
     Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund.

                         TITLE III--PROCUREMENT

       The agreement provides $93,835,072,000 in Title III, 
     Procurement. The agreement on items addressed by either the 
     House or the Senate is as follows:

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                   PROCUREMENT SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS

       Items for which additional funds have been provided as 
     shown in the project level tables or in paragraphs using the 
     phrase ``only for'' or ``only to'' in the explanatory 
     statement are congressional special interest items for the 
     purpose of the Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 1414). Each of 
     these items must be carried on the DD Form 1414 at the stated 
     amount as specifically addressed in the explanatory 
     statement.


            REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR ACQUISITION ACCOUNTS

       The Secretary of Defense is directed to continue to follow 
     the reprogramming guidance as specified in the report 
     accompanying the House version of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2008 (House Report 110-
     279). Specifically, the dollar threshold for reprogramming 
     funds will remain at $20,000,000 for procurement and 
     $10,000,000 for research, development, test and evaluation.
       Also, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is 
     directed to continue to provide the congressional defense 
     committees quarterly, spreadsheet-based DD Form 1416 reports 
     for Service and defense-wide accounts in titles III and IV of 
     this Act. Reports for titles III and IV shall comply with the 
     guidance specified in the explanatory statement accompanying 
     the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 
     2006. The Department shall continue to follow the limitation 
     that prior approval reprogrammings are set at either the 
     specified dollar threshold or 20 percent of the procurement 
     or research, development, test and evaluation line, whichever 
     is less. These thresholds are cumulative from the base for 
     reprogramming value as modified by any adjustments. 
     Therefore, if the combined value of transfers into or out of 
     a procurement (P-1) or research, development, test and 
     evaluation (R-1) line exceeds the identified threshold, the 
     Secretary of Defense must submit a prior approval 
     reprogramming to the congressional defense committees. In 
     addition, guidelines on the application of prior approval 
     reprogramming procedures for congressional special interest 
     items are established elsewhere in this statement.


                     MILITARY FOOTWEAR PROCUREMENT

       The agreement notes that the Small Business Size Standards 
     adopted by the Small Business Administration on October 1, 
     2012 could have a detrimental impact on the domestic supply 
     base for military footwear. The Defense Logistics Agency 
     (DLA), which is responsible for managing the acquisition of 
     military footwear, aims to maintain the health of this supply 
     base and preserve surge capacity for times of extreme demand. 
     It is acknowledged that both of these goals may be affected 
     by the new size standards. The agreement directs the Director 
     of the Defense Logistics Agency to submit a report to the 
     congressional defense committees not later than 60 days after 
     the enactment of this Act that provides an estimate of the 
     impact of the new size standards upon the supply base for 
     military footwear, the potential impact to maintaining 
     adequate surge capacity within the supply base, and the steps 
     that DLA will take to ensure that both this surge capacity 
     and the overall health of the supply base will be maintained 
     under the new size standards for the footwear industry.


               AEROSPACE CONTROL ALERT MISSION EQUIPMENT

       Given the uncertainty of the current and projected fiscal 
     environment, there remains a concern regarding the 
     availability of equipment to sustain and modernize the 
     National Guard and reserve components for their missions both 
     as an operational reserve and for necessary domestic support 
     to the aerospace control and alert mission. In particular, 
     there is concern regarding the availability of legacy 
     aircraft as part of the aerospace control alert mission, 
     including associated replacement of avionics and radars.

                       AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows:

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                  ARMY AVIATION RESTRUCTURE INITIATIVE

       The Army's fiscal year 2015 budget request proposes the 
     Aviation Restructure Initiative (ARI), which includes the 
     transfer of Apache helicopters from Army National Guard units 
     to the active Army. This transfer is addressed in Section 
     8133 of this Act. With respect to the retirement of TH-67 and 
     OH-58 series aircraft, there is concern about the impact of 
     the divestment of rotary airframes on the industrial base. 
     Therefore, the agreement directs the Secretary of Defense to 
     submit a report to the congressional defense committees not 
     later than 120 days after the enactment of this Act on the 
     aircraft being retired as part of ARI. This report should 
     include the number of airframes being divested, the number of 
     airframes being transferred to other government agencies, the 
     number of airframes being offered for sale to other nations, 
     the cost of divesting these aircraft, and the impact the 
     divestment of these airframes will have on the domestic 
     rotary wing industrial base. Further, the Secretary of the 
     Army shall not resell or auction TH-67 and OH-58 series 
     aircraft until 30 days after the report is submitted by the 
     Secretary of Defense.

                       MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows:

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        PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES, ARMY

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows: 
     
     

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                    PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows: 
     
     

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                        OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows: 
     
     

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                       AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows: 
     
     

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                       WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows: 
     
     

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            PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows: 
     
     

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                   SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows: 
     
     

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                        OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows: 
     
     

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                       PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows: 
     
     

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                    AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows: 
     
     

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                                 CV-22

       The agreement includes an additional $15,000,000 to protect 
     the CV-22 fleet against undue risk from diminishing 
     manufacturing sources for parts and modifications. The 
     Secretary of the Air Force is directed to prioritize end-
     items that have long lead times for production and are at the 
     greatest risk for loss of supply should those production 
     lines shut down with delivery of the last currently funded 
     Air Force CV-22. Additionally, the Secretary of the Air Force 
     is directed to submit an expenditure plan for these funds to 
     the congressional defense committees not later than 60 days 
     after the enactment of this Act.


                     UNDEFINITIZED CONTRACT ACTIONS

       The agreement notes with concern that the Air Force remains 
     heavily reliant on undefinitized contract actions (UCAs) to 
     execute procurement programs, particularly within the 
     Aircraft Procurement, Air Force account. The Government 
     Accountability Office (GAO) has noted that government risks 
     are greater under UCAs when there is little incentive for 
     vendors to definitize contracts. Therefore, the agreement 
     directs the GAO to review the use of UCAs within all Air 
     Force procurement accounts to determine how often this 
     contracting option is being utilized, and for what reasons; 
     if other contracting strategies are more efficient and 
     effective; and recommendations to reduce the usage of UCAs in 
     the future. GAO shall report the results of this review to 
     the House and Senate Appropriations Committees not later than 
     120 days after the enactment of this Act.


                  C-130 AVIONICS MODERNIZATION PROGRAM

       Senate Report 113-211 included language that directed the 
     Secretary of the Air Force to obligate prior year C-130 
     Avionics Modernization Program funds to complete testing and 
     to transition the program to production. The agreement 
     provides the flexibility, consistent with the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, to allow the 
     Secretary of the Air Force to proceed with a reduced scope 
     program to address safety and airspace compliance 
     requirements. This language replaces the language included 
     under this heading in Senate Report 113-211.

                     MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows:

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                DEFENSE METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE PROGRAM

       The agreement reduces the funding request for the Defense 
     Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) by $9,000,000 for 
     excessive cost growth. Further, the agreement prohibits the 
     Secretary of the Air Force from obligating more than 
     $28,000,000 until she certifies to the congressional defense 
     committees that the DMSP-20 satellite will be launched by the 
     end of calendar year 2016. If the decision is not to launch 
     the DMSP-20 satellite by the end of calendar year 2016, it is 
     expected that the program be brought to an orderly close 
     during calendar year 2015.

                  PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows:

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                      OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows: 
     
     

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                       PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows: 
     
     

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                   AVIATION FOREIGN INTERNAL DEFENSE

       The agreement includes $10,500,000 within the amount 
     provided for Non-Standard Aviation, only to be used for 
     Aviation Foreign Internal Defense modifications to nine MC-12 
     platforms as requested in the budget.

                    DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT PURCHASES

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows:

                                    EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                    FY 2015 Request             Final Bill
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Next Generation Star Tracker System...........................                    4,305                    4,305
Read Out Integrated Circuit Foundry Improvement and                               2,639                    2,639
 Sustainability...............................................
Space Qualified Solar Cell Supply Chain.......................                    1,500                    1,500
Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor Focal Plan Arrays.....                    1,690                    1,690
Additive Manufacturing for Liquid Rocket Engines..............                      700                      700
Cadmium Zinc Telluride Substrates.............................                    1,591                    1,591
Activated Carbon Capacity Expansion...........................                    4,213                    4,213
Modernization of Steel Plate Production.......................                    2,000                    2,000
Scale Up of Green Energetics..................................                    2,000                    2,000
Transparent Ceramics Initiative...............................                    1,000                    1,000
Program Increase..............................................  .......................                   30,000
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
    Total, Defense Production Act.............................                   21,638                   51,638
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

          TITLE IV--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

       The agreement provides $63,713,275,000 in Title IV, 
     Research, Development, Test and Evaluation. The agreement on 
     items addressed by either the House or the Senate is as 
     follows:

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   RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS

       Items for which additional funds have been provided as 
     shown in the project level tables or in paragraphs using the 
     phrase ``only for'' or ``only to'' in the explanatory 
     statement are congressional special interest items for the 
     purpose of the Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 1414). Each of 
     these items must be carried on the DD Form 1414 at the stated 
     amount as specifically addressed in the explanatory 
     statement.


            REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR ACQUISITION ACCOUNTS

       The Secretary of Defense is directed to continue to follow 
     the reprogramming guidance as specified in the report 
     accompanying the House version of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2008 (House Report 110-
     279). Specifically, the dollar threshold for reprogramming 
     funds will remain at $20,000,000 for procurement and 
     $10,000,000 for research, development, test and evaluation.
       Also, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is 
     directed to continue to provide the congressional defense 
     committees quarterly, spreadsheet-based DD Form 1416 reports 
     for Service and defense-wide accounts in titles III and IV of 
     this Act. Reports for titles III and IV shall comply with the 
     guidance specified in the explanatory statement accompanying 
     the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 
     2006. The Department shall continue to follow the limitation 
     that prior approval reprogrammings are set at either the 
     specified dollar threshold or 20 percent of the procurement 
     or research, development, test and evaluation line, whichever 
     is less. These thresholds are cumulative from the base for 
     reprogramming value as modified by any adjustments. 
     Therefore, if the combined value of transfers into or out of 
     a procurement (P-1) or research, development, test and 
     evaluation (R-1) line exceeds the identified threshold, the 
     Secretary of Defense must submit a prior approval 
     reprogramming to the congressional defense committees. In 
     addition, guidelines on the application of prior approval 
     reprogramming procedures for congressional special interest 
     items are established elsewhere in this statement.

            RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows:

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        SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH PILOT PROGRAM

       The agreement recommends $2,250,000 for a Science, 
     Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) pilot program to 
     reach out to under-served student populations. The Secretary 
     of the Army shall carry out a pilot research and development 
     initiative to conduct STEM education research and evaluation 
     at elementary and secondary schools to build evidence about 
     promising practices and program effectiveness. This pilot 
     shall be used across agencies and shared with the public to 
     improve the impact of STEM investment and engagement with the 
     public school sector. This pilot should focus on serving low-
     income students and other groups from historically under-
     served populations in STEM fields.

            RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows:

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                RQ-4 TRITON UNMANNED AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE

       The fiscal year 2015 budget request includes $498,003,000 
     to continue system development and begin modernization of the 
     RQ-4 Triton Unmanned Autonomous Vehicle program. The program 
     has experienced numerous cost overruns and development 
     delays. The agreement reduces the fiscal year 2015 budget 
     request by $41,500,000 and directs the Secretary of the Navy 
     to defer some modernization activities until a review of the 
     capability development document is completed by the Joint 
     Requirements Oversight Council. The agreement includes a 
     separate modernization budget line for increased 
     transparency.


   UNMANNED CARRIER LAUNCHED AIRBORNE SURVEILLANCE AND STRIKE SYSTEM

       The agreement fully funds the fiscal year 2015 budget 
     request of $403,017,000 to continue the development of the 
     Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike 
     (UCLASS) system in three segments: the air segment, the 
     control system and connectivity segment, and the carrier 
     segment. However, there is concern that the Navy is 
     proceeding with the development of the UCLASS system prior to 
     the formal establishment of stable requirements. The Joint 
     Staff has provided a memorandum to the House and Senate 
     Appropriations Committees stating that the requirements 
     validation process will be streamlined, where possible, and 
     the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) will approve 
     the capability development document prior to Milestone B. 
     Therefore, the agreement directs the Secretary of the Navy to 
     confirm JROC validation of the key performance parameters 
     prior to issuing the final request for proposals for the 
     development program.

         RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR FORCE

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows:

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  GLOBAL HAWK, U-2, AND HIGH-ALTITUDE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND 
                             RECONNAISSANCE

       Pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2015, the Secretary of the Air Force may not take 
     any action to divest the U-2 fleet until authorized by 
     Congress. Further, the Secretary of the Air Force may not 
     obligate $77,100,000 provided for RQ-4 Global Hawk Block 30 
     payloads until 30 days after the Secretary submits an updated 
     high-altitude intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance 
     (HAISR) transition plan to the congressional defense 
     committees. This report shall be written in consultation with 
     the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation and 
     shall include a cost and schedule estimate to modify the 
     Global Hawk Block 30 fleet pursuant to an updated capability 
     development document for Block 30, a certification that the 
     plan will provide sufficient aircraft availability and sensor 
     capabilities capable of meeting combatant commander HAISR 
     requirements in each year of the transition, and a mitigation 
     plan for the loss of the U-2's photo reconnaissance 
     capability supporting the Israel-Egypt peace treaty.


        COMPETITIVE ROCKET INNOVATION--MOTOR/ENGINE ARRANGEMENT

       The agreement provides $220,000,000 to accelerate rocket 
     propulsion system development with a target demonstration 
     date of fiscal year 2019. The agreement directs the Secretary 
     of the Air Force, in consultation with the Administrator of 
     the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as 
     practical, to develop an affordable, innovative, and 
     competitive strategy for this development effort that 
     includes an assessment of the potential benefits and 
     challenges of using public-private partnerships, innovative 
     teaming arrangements, and small business considerations. The 
     strategy should include plans for targeted risk reduction 
     projects and technology maturation efforts to buy down risk 
     and accelerate potential launch system solutions. This 
     strategy shall be submitted to the congressional defense 
     committees not later than 180 days after the enactment of 
     this Act.


                     GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM III

       The budget request includes $32,900,000 for Global 
     Positioning System (GPS) III Space Modernization Initiative 
     (SMI) to address issues related to design, systems, 
     engineering, program management, obsolescence, and 
     efficiencies for GPS satellites. The agreement includes full 
     funding for GPS III SMI and directs the Secretary of the Air 
     Force to allocate $20,000,000 to study technological 
     maturation, including the use of an alternative digital GPS 
     payload, and risk reduction consistent with the GPS 
     Enterprise analysis of alternatives.


                       APPLIED RESEARCH MATERIALS

       The agreement recognizes and supports Air Force Research 
     Laboratory (AFRL) research in Applied Research Materials 
     which is a key element of the human-machine interface. Human 
     monitoring is as important as equipment monitoring as the two 
     must perform in tandem at optimum levels for successful 
     mission completion and personal safety. The Director of AFRL 
     is encouraged to continue research into nano-bio 
     manufacturing of materials and sensor devices that are 
     capable of detecting biomarkers and other substances 
     correlating to human body conditions such as stress, fatigue, 
     and organ damage.


                       LONG RANGE STANDOFF WEAPON

       The fiscal year 2015 budget request proposes delaying 
     development efforts associated with the Long Range Standoff 
     Weapon. The agreement directs the Secretary of Defense to 
     submit a report to the congressional defense committees not 
     later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act 
     describing the requirements, anticipated missions, programmed 
     funding by fiscal year, and current program schedule for the 
     Long Range Standoff Weapon.

        RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows: 

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     DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY PROJECT TRANSITIONS

       The fiscal year 2015 budget request for the Defense 
     Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is $2,914,770,000, 
     an increase of $136,114,000 over the fiscal year 2014 enacted 
     level. Within that request, a larger increase of $175,986,000 
     is included specifically for Advanced Technology Development 
     projects, which develop subsystems and components and 
     integrate them into system prototypes for field experiments 
     or tests in a simulated environment. This development often 
     requires the procurement of advance materials and an increase 
     to a contractor's workforce. Therefore, it is critical that 
     these projects be well-planned, focused on proving specific 
     technologies that are warfighter-relevant, and funded 
     appropriately. Since DARPA's mission includes creating 
     breakthrough technologies, but does not include the 
     development or acquisition of weapon systems, ensuring the 
     transition of projects that have successfully demonstrated a 
     capability that address warfighter needs is key to avoiding 
     waste of taxpayer resources and destabilizing the industrial 
     base. It is concerning that these transitions have not been 
     managed accordingly at DARPA, particularly as it relates to 
     space programs, which in some instances have been terminated 
     following years of development and an investment of several 
     hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars due to lack of 
     warfighter requirements or lack of a business case. It is not 
     apparent why warfighter requirements and the business case 
     were not considered prior to beginning these projects.
       Therefore, the Director of DARPA is directed to submit a 
     report to the congressional defense committees with the 
     fiscal year 2016 budget submission that details by fiscal 
     year, for each of the three previous fiscal years, the 
     transition status of each project and program funded with 6.3 
     funds for Advanced Technology Development. This report shall 
     include program schedules, funding by fiscal year, 
     applicability of the technology to identified and documented 
     warfighter needs, identification of potential transition 
     partners, status of applicable Memoranda of Agreement 
     detailing the transition, and any funds set aside by DARPA to 
     ensure a successful transition to the identified partner. In 
     addition, the Director of DARPA is directed to provide for 
     each new start 6.3 project proposed in the fiscal year 2016 
     budget submission a transition plan that includes the 
     information requested above.


       MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY--EUROPEAN PHASED ADAPTIVE APPROACH

       Recent successful Aegis flight tests, coupled with 
     significant progress of the construction of Aegis Ashore in 
     Romania, demonstrate continued strides made by the Missile 
     Defense Agency (MDA) towards fielding the European Phased 
     Adaptive Approach (EPAA) on schedule. Congressional support 
     for developing the EPAA, which augments protection of the 
     U.S. homeland against long-range ballistic missile threats 
     and provides for the defense of deployed forces and allies in 
     Europe, remains strong. However, concerns remain about MDA's 
     poor budgeting practices for programs that support the EPAA. 
     Therefore, the agreement recommends adjustments across MDA's 
     budget with the expectation that MDA will improve its budget 
     formulation and justification process with the fiscal year 
     2016 budget submission. It is noted that none of these 
     adjustments negatively affect MDA's ability to field the EPAA 
     on time.


       MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY--DIVERT AND ATTITUDE CONTROL SYSTEM

       The intent of the Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Divert and 
     Attitude Control System (DACS) investment strategy is to 
     mitigate the risk of relying on a single supplier and to 
     maintain a competitive industrial base. It is noted that MDA 
     repeatedly benefitted from access to a competitive industrial 
     base in the past, particularly when programs were failing to 
     deliver on cost and on schedule. Therefore, it is concerning 
     that MDA is not adequately funding DACS research for future 
     needs. The Director of MDA is directed to review the DACS 
     investment strategy and to submit a report not later than 60 
     days after the enactment of this Act to the congressional 
     defense committees on MDA's plans to sustain a competitive 
     DACS industrial base.


                  DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM

       The agreement includes $10,000,000 above the budget request 
     for a regionally focused technology transfer innovation pilot 
     program. The agreement directs the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Research and Engineering) to conduct a pilot program 
     on public-private technology transfer ventures between 
     Department of Defense research and development centers and 
     regionally focused technology incubators, with the goal of 
     increasing the commercialization of intellectual property 
     developed in the Department's research and development 
     enterprise in support of critical cross-service technological 
     needs such as energetics, unmanned systems, and rapid 
     prototyping. Technology incubator partners should be selected 
     through full and open competition emphasizing strong business 
     plans, demonstrated expertise in mentorship and 
     commercialization, and strong regional partnerships. This 
     language does not replace the report language on Technology 
     Transfer included under Research, Development, Test and 
     Evaluation, Air Force in Senate Report 113-211.


                   EXPANDING FEDERAL CLOUD COMPUTING

       The agreement supports the fiscal year 2015 budget request 
     to transform the Government Information Technology (IT) 
     portfolio through cloud computing, giving agencies the 
     ability to purchase IT services in a utility-based model, 
     paying for only the IT services consumed. The expedited 
     transition to cloud computing offers significant savings to 
     federal agencies. The agreement directs the Chief Information 
     Officer for the Department of Defense to provide a report to 
     the House and Senate Appropriations Committees not later than 
     270 days after the enactment of this Act on the status of 
     expanding the adoption of cloud computing within the 
     Department of Defense. The report should include an update on 
     the use of commercial cloud computing services, current plans 
     for the expansion of cloud computing to leverage the utility-
     based model, security impacts of transitioning to cloud 
     computing, and the cost savings achieved in fiscal years 2014 
     and 2015 by the utilization of cloud computing services. The 
     agreement further directs the Chief Information Officer, in 
     coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller), to assess whether it may be necessary to 
     establish cloud service Working Capital Funds to enable the 
     transition to cloud-based solutions. This assessment shall be 
     provided to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees 
     not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act.


                         DEFENSE CONNECT ONLINE

       The agreement notes that there is concern about the 
     implementation of the next stage of collaborative software 
     used by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). 
     Defense Connect Online currently is DISA's main collaborative 
     enterprise service with more than 900,000 civilian and 
     military users and has been credited with saving millions of 
     dollars over the past seven years by replacing travel with 
     virtual meetings and online training. The agreement notes the 
     lack of funding and execution information available regarding 
     a proposed transition in collaborative services and 
     encourages DISA to clearly communicate to the congressional 
     defense committees the strategy for the future use of 
     collaborative enterprise services.

                OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows:

                                    EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
                                            [In thousands of dollars]
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                              R-1                                   FY 2015 Request             Final Bill
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1  OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION............................                   74,583                   93,223
    Program increase--Cyber force training and resiliency.....  .......................                   10,000
    Program increase--PACOM cyber training range..............  .......................                    4,880
    Program increase--Cyber RED team and training.............  .......................                    3,760
2  LIVE FIRE TESTING..........................................                   45,142                   45,142
3  OPERATIONAL TEST ACTIVITIES AND ANALYSIS...................                   48,013                   71,013
    Program increase--Threat resource analysis................  .......................                    5,000
    Program increase--Joint test and evaluation...............  .......................                   18,000
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL, OPERATIONAL TEST & EVALUATION, DEFENSE...........                  167,738                  209,378
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                            THREAT EMITTERS

       The agreement notes that progress has been made by the 
     Director of Test Resources Management Center and the Director 
     of Operational Test and Evaluation in achieving a coordinated 
     path forward on the development and fielding of advanced 
     electronic warfare threat emitters. The agreement supports 
     the streamlined approach that the Directors have presented, 
     allowing for the rapid acquisition of both open and closed 
     loop threat emitters that can be used to test future weapons 
     systems. The agreement continues to encourage both 
     organizations to coordinate in finding the best solution that 
     leverages the expertise of the test community to address this 
     critical mission requirement.

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                TITLE V--REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

       The agreement provides $2,134,480,000 in Title V, Revolving 
     and Management Funds. The agreement on items addressed by 
     either the House or the Senate is as follows: 
     
     

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                     DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows:

                                    EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
                                            [In thousands of dollars]
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                                                                    FY 2015 Request             Final Bill
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WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY....................................                   13,727                  238,727
    Program increase--arsenal initiative......................  .......................                  225,000
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE...............................                   61,717                   61,717
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE............................                   44,293                   44,293
DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA............................                1,114,731                1,304,731
    Program increase..........................................  .......................                  190,000
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    TOTAL, DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS......................                1,234,468                1,649,468
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                     NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows:

                                    EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
                                            [In thousands of dollars]
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                                                                    FY 2015 Request             Final Bill
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STRATEGIC SEALIFT ACQUISITION.................................                        0                   17,300
    Outfitting and Post Delivery--transfer from SCN line 18...  .......................                   17,300
DOD MOBILIZATION ASSETS.......................................                        0                  152,100
    Lg Med Spd RO/RO maintenance--transfer from OM,N..........  .......................                  105,900
    DOD mobilization alterations--transfer from OM,N..........  .......................                   19,000
    TAH maintenance--transfer from OM,N.......................  .......................                   27,200
SEALIFT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT..............................                        0                   24,417
    Maritime Prepositioning Force (Future)--transfer from       .......................                    8,454
     RDTE,N line 121..........................................
    Naval Operational Logistics Integration--transfer from      .......................                   15,963
     RDTE,N line 43...........................................
READY RESERVE FORCE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.................                        0                  291,195
    Ready Reserve Force--transfer from OM,N...................  .......................                  291,195
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
    TOTAL, NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND......................                        0                  485,012
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             TITLE VI--OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

       The agreement provides $34,144,557,000 in Title VI, Other 
     Department of Defense Programs. The agreement on items 
     addressed by either the House or the Senate is as follows:

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                         DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows: 
     
     

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         REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR THE DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM

       There remain concerns regarding the transfer of funds from 
     the In-House Care budget sub-activity to pay for contractor-
     provided medical care. To limit such transfers and improve 
     oversight within the Defense Health Program operation and 
     maintenance account, the agreement includes a provision which 
     caps the funds available for Private Sector Care under the 
     TRICARE program subject to prior approval reprogramming 
     procedures. The provision and accompanying explanatory 
     statement language should not be interpreted as limiting the 
     amount of funds that may be transferred to the In-House Care 
     budget sub-activity from other budget sub-activities within 
     the Defense Health Program. In addition, funding for the In-
     House Care budget sub-activity continues to be designated as 
     a congressional special interest item. Any transfer of funds 
     from the In-House Care budget sub-activity into the Private 
     Sector Care budget sub-activity or any other budget sub-
     activity requires the Secretary of Defense to follow prior 
     approval reprogramming procedures for operation and 
     maintenance funds.
       There also remain concerns with continual reports that 
     substantial amounts of funding are transferred from the 
     Private Sector Care budget sub-activity without the 
     submission of written notification as required by prior year 
     Department of Defense Appropriations Acts. The Secretary of 
     Defense is directed to provide written notification to the 
     congressional defense committees of cumulative transfers in 
     excess of $10,000,000 out of the Private Sector Care budget 
     sub-activity not later than fifteen days after such a 
     transfer. Furthermore, the Secretary of Defense is directed 
     to provide a report to the congressional defense committees 
     not later than 30 days after the enactment of this Act that 
     delineates transfers of funds in excess of $10,000,000, and 
     the dates any transfers occurred, from the Private Sector 
     Care budget sub-activity to any other budget sub-activity 
     groups for fiscal years 2012 through 2014.
       The Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) is 
     directed to provide quarterly reports to the congressional 
     defense committees on budget execution data for all of the 
     Defense Health Program budget activities and to adequately 
     reflect changes to the budget activities requested by the 
     Services in future budget submissions.


                               CARRYOVER

       For fiscal year 2015, the agreement recommends one percent 
     carryover authority for the operation and maintenance account 
     of the Defense Health Program. The Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Health Affairs) is directed to submit a detailed 
     spending plan for any fiscal year 2014 designated carryover 
     funds to the congressional defense committees not less than 
     30 days prior to executing the carryover funds.


                 PEER-REVIEWED CANCER RESEARCH PROGRAM

       The agreement provides $50,000,000 for the peer-reviewed 
     cancer research program to research cancers not addressed in 
     the breast, prostate, ovarian, and lung cancer research 
     programs currently executed by the Department of Defense.
       The funds provided in the peer-reviewed cancer research 
     program are directed to be used to conduct research in the 
     following areas: colorectal cancer, genetic cancer research, 
     kidney cancer, listeria vaccine for cancer, liver cancer, 
     melanoma and other skin cancers, mesothelioma, 
     myeloproliferative disorders, neuroblastoma, pancreatic 
     cancer, and stomach cancer.
       The reports directed under this heading in House Report 
     113-473 and Senate Report 113-211 are still required.


                 PEER-REVIEWED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM

       The agreement provides $247,500,000 for a peer-reviewed 
     medical research program. The Secretary of Defense, in 
     conjunction with the Service Surgeons General, is directed to 
     select medical research projects of clear scientific merit 
     and direct relevance to military health. Research areas 
     considered under this funding are restricted to the following 
     areas: acupuncture, acute lung injury, advanced prosthetics, 
     arthritis, burn pit exposure, cardiovascular health, chronic 
     migraine and post-traumatic headache, congenital heart 
     disease, Dengue, diabetes, DNA vaccine technology for 
     postexposure prophylaxis, dystonia, focal segmental 
     glomerulosclerosis, food allergies, Fragile X syndrome, 
     healthcare-acquired infection reduction, hepatitis B, 
     hereditary angioedema, hydrocephalus, inflammatory bowel 
     disease, integrative medicine, interstitial cystitis, lupus, 
     malaria, metals toxicology, mitochondrial disease, 
     nanomaterials for bone regeneration, osteoarthritis, 
     pancreatitis, pathogen-inactivated dried plasma, polycystic 
     kidney disease, post-traumatic osteoarthritis, psychotropic 
     medications, pulmonary fibrosis, respiratory health, 
     rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, sleep disorders, tinnitus, 
     vascular malformations, and women's heart disease.


                             GLOBAL HEALTH

       The Department of Defense is making critical contributions 
     with research and development efforts to protect troops from 
     infectious and neglected diseases that may be encountered on 
     missions around the world. There is a need to sustain and 
     support investment in this area by fully funding those 
     important research areas. Therefore, the program director of 
     each program within the Department of Defense currently 
     involved in infectious disease-related research is directed 
     to submit a report on the program's research and development 
     activities to the congressional defense committees not later 
     than 180 days after the enactment of this Act. The report 
     shall outline the program's funding and accomplishments from 
     fiscal years 2011 through 2014, and include each program's 
     goals and funding requirements across the Future Years 
     Defense Program.


                        ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD

       There remain concerns about the progress being made by the 
     Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs to develop and 
     procure fully interoperable electronic health records. The 
     ultimate goal of the efforts of both Departments is to have 
     systems that can exchange data in a meaningful way and can be 
     used in a dynamic environment to improve patient care and 
     facilitate smoother transitions for servicemembers from 
     military service to veteran status. There must be more 
     cooperation throughout the two Departments to find, develop, 
     and implement the best solution that will allow 
     interoperability in a timely manner.
       The agreement includes a provision that restricts the 
     amount of funding that may be obligated for the Interagency 
     Program Office (IPO), the Defense Healthcare Management 
     Systems Modernization (DHMSM) program, and the Defense 
     Medical Information Exchange to 25 percent of the funding 
     provided until the Secretary of Defense provides the House 
     and Senate Appropriations Committees, and such Committees 
     approve, an expenditure plan that includes numerous reporting 
     requirements. This report shall also be submitted to the 
     House and Senate Armed Services Committees and the Government 
     Accountability Office (GAO) for review. The Secretary of 
     Defense is also directed to provide written notification to 
     the congressional defense committees prior to obligating any 
     contract or combination of contracts in excess of $5,000,000.
       The Program Executive Office (PEO) for DHMSM is directed to 
     provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense 
     committees and GAO on the cost and schedule of the program, 
     to include milestones, knowledge points, and acquisition 
     timelines, as well as quarterly obligation reports. The 
     Committee further directs the PEO DHMSM to continue briefing 
     the House and Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittees on 
     a quarterly basis, coinciding with the report submission.
       Furthermore, the Director of the IPO is directed to 
     continue to provide quarterly briefings on the progress of 
     interoperability between the two Departments to the House and 
     Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittees and the House and 
     Senate Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Subcommittees. The briefings shall 
     include an update on standards development and how those 
     standards are being incorporated by both Departments.
       In an effort to ensure Government-wide accountability, the 
     Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs, is directed to provide the Federal Chief 
     Information Officer of the United States with monthly updates 
     on progress made by the two Departments to reach 
     interoperability and modernize their respective electronic 
     health records.


                       HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY

       Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and post-traumatic stress 
     disorder (PTSD) are the signature wounds of more than a 
     decade of conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Patients 
     suffering from these conditions are often prescribed various 
     psychotropic drugs to ease their symptoms. These drugs often 
     have negative side effects and carry the risk of leading to 
     dependency. As an alternative treatment, the Department of 
     Defense has studied the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy; 
     and, although private sector research has shown positive 
     effects of using the therapy, the Department of Defense has 
     decided not to pursue its use, citing that clinical trials 
     failed to show positive results.
       The agreement directs the Comptroller General of the United 
     States to conduct a review and provide a report to the 
     congressional defense committees not later than 180 days 
     after the enactment of this Act on the use of hyperbaric 
     oxygen therapy to treat TBI and PTSD. The report shall 
     include an assessment of the results of the clinical trials 
     completed by the Department of Defense and a review of 
     private sector research on the use of hyperbaric oxygen 
     therapy and whether those conclusions are similar or 
     different from the Department of Defense study.


                 TRANSFER OF SERVICE TREATMENT RECORDS

       The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 directed the 
     Department of Defense Inspector General (DOD IG) to work in 
     coordination with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 
     Inspector General to assess the time it takes for Service 
     Treatment records (STRs) to be transmitted to the VA, 
     identify impediments to providing the records in a useable 
     electronic format, and provide recommendations to streamline 
     this process. In its report, the DOD IG found that the 
     Department of Defense did not consistently

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     transfer timely and complete STRs to the VA. The DOD IG 
     concluded that the Department did not provide the military 
     Services with clear or comprehensive guidance concerning the 
     STR transfer process, to include the agreed upon procedure 
     for certifying STR completeness, and that the Department's 
     failure to consistently make timely and complete STRs 
     available to the VA likely contributed to delays in 
     processing veterans' benefit claims.
       The Secretary of Defense is directed to implement the 
     recommendations of the DOD IG report as soon as possible and 
     submit a report on the status of the implementation of the 
     recommendations to the congressional defense committees not 
     later than 120 days after the enactment of this Act. 
     Additionally, the report found that delays with the Health 
     Artifacts and Imaging System (HAIMS) and insufficient server 
     capacity contributed to poor timeliness and completeness 
     rates. The agreement includes $3,600,000 for the continuation 
     and improvement of HAIMS and expects this funding to be 
     utilized to address these issues.


                SUICIDE PREVENTION AND FINANCIAL STRESS

       The agreement recognizes the complexities of determining a 
     single cause leading to a military suicide, as there are many 
     sources of stress for servicemembers. One of these sources 
     meriting increased attention is the financial health and 
     status of servicemembers. Therefore, the agreement expects 
     the Secretary of Defense to allocate up to $1,000,000 of the 
     funds made available for suicide prevention efforts within 
     the Defense Health Program to study the role of financial 
     stress as a factor in military suicides.

           CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows:

                                    EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                    FY 2015 Request             Final Bill
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.....................................                  222,728                  196,128
    Recovered Chemical Warfare Material Project excess to need  .......................                  -26,600
PROCUREMENT...................................................                   10,227                   10,227
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION....................                  595,913                  595,913
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
    TOTAL, CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE.                  828,868                  802,268
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

         DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows:

                                    EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                    FY 2015 Request             Final Bill
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
COUNTER-NARCOTICS SUPPORT.....................................                  719,096                  669,631
    Transfer to National Guard counter-drug program...........  .......................                  -89,465
    Program increase..........................................  .......................                   40,000
DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM.................................                  101,591                  105,591
    Young Marines--drug demand reduction......................  .......................                    4,000
NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG PROGRAM...........................                        0                  175,465
    Transfer from counter-narcotics support...................  .......................                   89,465
    Program increase..........................................  .......................                   86,000
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
    TOTAL, DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES,                       820,687                  950,687
     DEFENSE..................................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

             JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT FUND

       The agreement does not recommend funding for the Joint 
     Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund in the base budget. 
     Funding requirements of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device 
     Defeat Organization are addressed in title IX.

                  JOINT URGENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS FUND

       The agreement does not recommend funding for the Joint 
     Urgent Operational Needs Fund.

                    OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows:

                                    EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                    FY 2015 Request             Final Bill
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.....................................                  310,830                  309,430
    IG requested transfer to Research, Development, Test and    .......................                   -1,400
     Evaluation...............................................
PROCUREMENT...................................................                    1,000                    1,000
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION....................                        0                    1,400
    IG requested transfer from Operation and Maintenance......  .......................                    1,400
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
    TOTAL, OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL....................                  311,830                  311,830
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PROTECTED COMMUNICATIONS WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The agreement reiterates a concern that servicemembers have 
     been prevented from communicating with, or retaliated against 
     for communicating with, Members of Congress or the Department 
     of Defense Inspector General. Current law protects 
     whistleblower communications and prohibits retaliatory 
     personnel actions. The agreement remains strongly supportive 
     of those protections.

            SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL SPORTING COMPETITIONS

       The agreement provides $10,000,000 for Support for 
     International Sporting Competitions.

                      TITLE VII--RELATED AGENCIES

       The agreement provides $1,021,600,000 in Title VII, Related 
     Agencies. The agreement on items addressed by either the 
     House or the Senate is as follows:

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                            CLASSIFIED ANNEX

       Adjustments to classified programs are addressed in a 
     separate, detailed, and comprehensive classified annex. The 
     intelligence community, the Department of Defense, and other 
     organizations are expected to fully comply with the 
     recommendations and directions in the classified annex 
     accompanying the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
     2015.

   CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM FUND

       The agreement provides $514,000,000 for the Central 
     Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund.

               INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT

       The agreement provides $507,600,000 for the Intelligence 
     Community Management Account.

                     TITLE VIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       The agreement incorporates general provisions from the 
     House and Senate versions of the bill which were not amended. 
     Those general provisions that were addressed in the agreement 
     are as follows:
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the Senate 
     which provides general transfer authority not to exceed 
     $4,500,000,000. The House bill contained a similar provision.
       The agreement modifies a provision proposed by the House 
     which identifies tables as Explanation of Project Level 
     Adjustments. The Senate bill contained a similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the Senate 
     regarding limitations and conditions on the use of funds made 
     available by this Act to initiate or terminate multi-year 
     contracts. The House bill contained a similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the House 
     regarding management of civilian personnel of the Department 
     of Defense. The Senate bill contained a similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the House 
     regarding limitations on the use of funds to purchase anchor 
     and mooring chains. The Senate bill contained no similar 
     provision.
       The agreement modifies a provision proposed by the House 
     providing funds to construct, renovate, repair, or expand 
     elementary and secondary public schools on military 
     installations. The Senate bill contained a similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the Senate 
     which prohibits the use of funds to demilitarize or dispose 
     of certain small firearms. The House bill contained a similar 
     provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the House 
     regarding incentive payments authorized by the Indian 
     Financing Act of 1974. The Senate bill contained a similar 
     provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the House 
     which provides funding from various appropriations for the 
     Civil Air Patrol Corporation. The Senate bill contained a 
     similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the House 
     regarding funds appropriated for programs of the Central 
     Intelligence Agency. The Senate bill contained a similar 
     provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the House 
     regarding mitigation of environmental impacts on Indian lands 
     resulting from Department of Defense activities. The Senate 
     bill contained a similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the House 
     regarding field operating agencies. The Senate bill contained 
     a similar provision.


                             (RESCISSIONS)

       The agreement modifies a provision proposed by the House 
     and the Senate recommending rescissions and provides for the 
     rescission of $1,228,020,000. The rescissions agreed to are:

2013 Appropriations:
    Aircraft Procurement, Army:
        Kiowa Warrior program termination............        $18,242,000
    Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army:
        Howitzer, SP 155 109A6.......................          5,000,000
    Other Procurement, Army:
        Joint Tactical Radio System..................         67,000,000
        Mid-tier networking vehicular radio..........         30,000,000
    Aircraft Procurement, Navy:
        RQ-4 UAV.....................................         47,200,000
    Procurement, Marine Corps:
        Combat support system........................          2,000,000
        Communications and electronics infrastructure         15,000,000
        HMMWV........................................          5,925,000
        LAV PIP......................................         10,006,000
        LVSR.........................................          7,286,000
    Aircraft Procurement, Air Force:
        MQ-IB modifications..........................         16,300,000
        MQ-IB spares.................................          4,500,000
        MQ-9.........................................         37,800,000
        RQ-4.........................................          6,000,000
    Missile Procurement, Air Force:
        Minuteman III modifications..................          7,100,000
        Missile support equipment....................          6,700,000
2014 Appropriations:
    Aircraft Procurement, Army:
        Aerial common sensor.........................         30,000,000
    Other Procurement, Army:
        Fire support C2 family.......................          4,400,000
        JTRS HMS radio...............................        103,000,000
        Tactical bridge..............................          6,000,000
        Transportable tactical command communications            598,000
        WIN-T Increment 2............................        100,000,000
    Aircraft Procurement, Navy:
        Aviation life support modifications..........          6,267,000
        Common electronic countermeasures............         17,355,000
        E-2D Hawkeye.................................         15,000,000
        EA-18G.......................................         25,000,000
        Executive helicopter series..................         15,000,000
        F/A-18E/F advance procurement................         75,000,000
        P-8A contract savings........................         43,000,000
    Weapons Procurement, Navy:
        Classified programs..........................          7,000,000
        Sidewinder...................................          5,000,000
        Standard missile.............................         46,400,000
        Tomahawk obsolescence........................          5,000,000
    Other Procurement, Navy:
        National airspace system.....................          1,505,000
    Aircraft Procurement, Air Force:
        A-10.........................................         45,300,000
        C-5 modifications............................         36,000,000
        MQ-IB spares.................................          2,100,000
    Missile Procurement, Air Force:
        Evolved expendable launch vehicle............        118,685,000
        Minuteman III modifications..................          2,500,000
        Small diameter bomb..........................         36,024,000
    Procurement, Defense-Wide:
        JBPDS program termination....................         12,100,000
    Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army:
        Biometric enabled intelligence...............          5,000,000
    Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy:
        Amphibious combat vehicle....................         78,800,000
        Harpoon modifications termination............            500,000
        JATAS termination............................         14,000,000
        JPALS Increment 2............................         25,000,000
        Marine Corps combat services support.........          6,600,000
        Ship to shore connector......................         16,330,000
        Tactical cryptologic activities..............            497,000
    Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air
     Force:
        F-22 Increment 3.2B..........................         23,000,000
        ICBM fuze modernization......................         14,000,000
 

       The agreement modifies a provision proposed by the Senate 
     to sustain work rates at manufacturing arsenals. The House 
     bill contained no similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the House 
     restricting procurement of ball and roller bearings other 
     than those produced by a domestic source and of domestic 
     origin. The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the House 
     which provides funding to the United Service Organizations 
     and the Red Cross. The Senate bill contained a similar 
     provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the Senate 
     directing that transfers to Small Business Innovation 
     Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs be 
     taken proportionally. The House bill contained no similar 
     provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the Senate 
     making permanent the requirement for prior congressional 
     notification of article or service transfers to international 
     peacekeeping organizations. The House bill contained a 
     similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the House 
     providing for the availability of funds to implement cost 
     effective agreements for required heating facility 
     modernization in the Kaiserslautern Military Community, 
     Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center, and Ramstein Air 
     Base, Germany. The Senate bill contained no similar 
     provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the Senate 
     regarding funding for the Sexual Assault Prevention and 
     Response program and the Special Victims Counsel program. The 
     House bill contained a similar provision.
       The agreement modifies language proposed by the House 
     regarding human rights vetting. The Senate bill contained a 
     similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the Senate 
     making permanent a prohibition on the use of funds made 
     available to the Department of Defense to provide support to 
     an agency that is more than 90 days in arrears in making 
     payments. The House bill contained a similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the Senate 
     providing for the use of National Guard personnel to support 
     ground-based elements of the National Ballistic Missile 
     Defense System. The House bill contained a similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the House 
     regarding a waiver for the Chief of the National Guard Bureau 
     or his designee for all or part of consideration in cases of 
     personal property leases of less than one year. The Senate 
     bill contained no similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the Senate 
     directing the Army to request funding for Arlington National 
     Cemetery in the Cemeterial Expenses, Army appropriation. The 
     House bill contained no similar provision.
       The agreement modifies a provision proposed by the House 
     which prohibits funds from being used to separate the 
     National Intelligence Program from the Department of

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     Defense budget. The Senate bill contained a similar 
     provision.
       The agreement modifies a provision proposed by the House 
     which provides a grant to the Fisher House Foundation, Inc. 
     The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the Senate 
     eliminating the 5 percent discount on tobacco products at 
     military exchanges. The House bill contained no similar 
     provision.
       The agreement modifies a provision proposed by the House 
     related to funding for the Israeli Cooperative Defense 
     programs. The Senate bill contained a similar provision.
       The agreement modifies a provision proposed by the House 
     regarding specific allocation of funds under the heading 
     ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy''. The Senate bill 
     contained a similar provision.
       The agreement modifies a provision proposed by the Senate 
     which reduces funding due to favorable foreign exchange 
     rates. The House bill contained a similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the House 
     that requires written notification to members of reserve 
     components of the expected duration of their mobilization 
     once called to active duty. The Senate bill contained no 
     similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the Senate 
     that directs the acceleration of a competitively awarded 
     launch. The House bill contained no similar provision.
       The agreement modifies a provision proposed by the Senate 
     that provides for the transfer of not more than $16,000,000 
     from any available Department of the Navy appropriation to 
     any available Navy ship construction appropriation for the 
     purpose of liquidating necessary changes resulting from 
     inflation, market fluctuations, or rate adjustments. The 
     House bill contained no similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the Senate 
     which establishes a baseline for application of reprogramming 
     and transfer authorities for the Office of the Director of 
     National Intelligence. The House bill contained a similar 
     provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the House 
     that prohibits changes to the Army Contracting Command-New 
     Jersey without prior notification. The Senate bill contained 
     no similar provision.
       The agreement modifies a provision proposed by the House 
     which prohibits the use of funds to violate the Child Soldier 
     Prevention Act of 2008. The Senate bill contained a similar 
     provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the House 
     regarding reprogramming guidelines for the National 
     Intelligence Program. The Senate bill contained a similar 
     provision.
       The agreement modifies a provision proposed by the Senate 
     that requires monthly reporting on Operation Enduring Freedom 
     and Operation Inherent Resolve. The House bill contained a 
     similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the House 
     which prohibits the Office of the Director of National 
     Intelligence from employing more Senior Executive Service 
     employees than are specified in the classified annex. The 
     Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the Senate 
     making permanent a prohibition on the use of funds to pay 
     retired general or flag officers to serve as senior mentors 
     unless they file Form 278. The House bill contained a similar 
     provision.
       The agreement modifies a provision proposed by the House 
     related to agreements with the Russian Federation pertaining 
     to missile defense or information regarding United States 
     ballistic missile defense systems. The Senate bill contained 
     a similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the House 
     regarding parking spaces provided at the Mark Center. The 
     Senate bill contained a similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the House 
     which requires quarterly reports on civilian end strength. 
     The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The agreement modifies a provision proposed by the House 
     regarding the Ship Modernization, Operations and Sustainment 
     Fund to be used for certain purposes. The Senate bill 
     contained a similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the Senate 
     regarding the use of new designs or fielding of combat and 
     camouflage utility uniforms. The House bill contained no 
     similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the House 
     regarding the transfer of detainees from Naval Station 
     Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to the United States. The Senate bill 
     contained a similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the House 
     which prohibits the use of funding to modify any United 
     States facility, other than the facility at Naval Station 
     Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to house any individual detained at 
     Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The Senate bill contained 
     a similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the Senate 
     regarding the transfer of detainees from Naval Station 
     Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to foreign countries. The House bill 
     contained a similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the House 
     which prohibits funds from being used to violate the 
     Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000. The Senate bill 
     contained no similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the House 
     which prohibits funds from being used to violate the War 
     Powers Resolution. The Senate bill contained no similar 
     provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the House 
     which prohibits funding from being used in violation of 
     Presidential Memorandum-Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 
     24, 2011. The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The agreement modifies a provision proposed by the House 
     related to funding for Rosoboronexport. The Senate bill 
     contained a similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the House 
     which prohibits funds from being used for the purchase or 
     manufacture of a flag of the United States unless such flags 
     are treated as covered items under section 2533a(b) of title 
     10, U.S.C. The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the Senate 
     regarding the President of Afghanistan. The House bill 
     contained a similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the Senate 
     which restricts reductions to the number of deployed and non-
     deployed strategic delivery vehicles and launchers below the 
     levels set forth in the report submitted to Congress in 
     accordance with section 1042 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. The House bill 
     contained no similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the Senate 
     that requires the Secretary of Defense to post grant awards 
     on a public Web site in a searchable format. The House bill 
     contained no similar provision.
       The agreement modifies a provision proposed by the House 
     regarding the use of funds to cancel the avionics 
     modernization program of record for the C-130 aircraft. The 
     Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The agreement modifies a provision proposed by the House 
     regarding force structure changes at Lajes Field, Azores, 
     Portugal. The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the House 
     which prohibits funding from being used in contravention of 
     Section 41106 of title 49, U.S.C. The Senate bill contained 
     no similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the House 
     regarding funding for flight demonstration teams at locations 
     outside the United States. The Senate bill contained no 
     similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the House 
     regarding the National Security Agency. The Senate bill 
     contained no similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the House 
     that directs that up to $1,000,000 from Operation and 
     Maintenance, Navy shall be available for transfer to the John 
     C. Stennis Center for Public Service Development Trust Fund. 
     The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The agreement modifies a provision proposed by the House 
     which provides $88,000,000 for basic allowance for housing 
     for military personnel in accordance with the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the House 
     that prohibits the use of funds to divest E-3 airborne 
     warning and control system aircraft. The Senate bill 
     contained no similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the House 
     that prohibits the use of funds to implement the Arms Trade 
     Treaty until the treaty is ratified by the Senate. The Senate 
     bill contained no similar provision.
       The agreement modifies a provision proposed by the House 
     that prohibits the transfer of AH-64 helicopters from the 
     Army National Guard to the active Army. The Senate bill 
     contained no similar provision.
       The agreement modifies a provision proposed by the House 
     limiting the availability of funds for activities authorized 
     under Section 1208 of Public Law 112-81. The Senate bill 
     contained no similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the Senate 
     that requires that the Comptroller General review contracts 
     impacted by section 811 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2010. The House bill contained no similar 
     provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the Senate 
     that requires the Secretary of the Air Force to designate a 
     facility on Scott Air Force Base to be named after Senator 
     Alan J. Dixon. The House bill contained no similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the Senate 
     that restricts funds that may be used to require that seafood 
     procured for the Department of Defense from sustainably 
     managed fisheries be required to additionally meet 
     sustainability certification criteria prescribed by third-
     party nongovernmental organizations. The House bill contained 
     no similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the House 
     that precludes the use of

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     funds for the disestablishment of any Senior Reserve 
     Officers' Training Corps program. The Senate bill contained a 
     similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the House 
     that prohibits the use of funds to retire the KC-10 fleet. 
     The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the House 
     that prohibits introducing U.S. armed forces into Iraq in 
     contravention of the War Powers Resolution. The Senate bill 
     contained no similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the House 
     that prohibits the use of funds to retire the A-10 fleet. The 
     Senate bill contained no similar provision.

               TITLE IX--OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

       The agreement provides $63,999,995,000 in Title IX, 
     Overseas Contingency Operations.


                         REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

       The Secretary of Defense is directed to continue to report 
     incremental contingency operations costs for Operation 
     Inherent Resolve, Operation Enduring Freedom and any 
     successor operation, or any other operation designated and 
     identified by the Secretary of Defense for the purposes of 
     Section 127a of Title 10, U.S.C, on a monthly basis in the 
     Cost of War Execution report as required by the Department of 
     Defense Financial Management Regulation, Chapter 23, Volume 
     12. The Secretary of Defense is directed to continue 
     providing Cost of War reports to the congressional defense 
     committees that include the following information by 
     appropriation account: funding appropriated, funding 
     allocated, monthly obligations, monthly disbursements, 
     cumulative fiscal year obligations, and cumulative fiscal 
     year disbursements.
       In order to meet unanticipated requirements, the Secretary 
     of Defense may need to transfer funds within these 
     appropriations accounts for purposes other than those 
     specified in the explanatory statement. The Secretary of 
     Defense is directed to follow normal prior approval 
     reprogramming procedures should it be necessary to transfer 
     funding between different appropriations accounts in this 
     title using authority provided in section 9002 of this Act.


  OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS EXECUTION REPORTS

       The Secretary of Defense is directed to submit a monthly 
     report to the congressional defense committees not later than 
     30 days after the last day of each month that details 
     commitment, obligation, and expenditure data by sub-activity 
     group for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund, the 
     Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund including funds for Syria 
     Train and Equip, and the Iraq Train and Equip Fund.


                   COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIPS FUND

       The agreement includes $1,300,000,000 for the 
     Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund to respond to emerging 
     needs as terrorist threats around the world continue to 
     evolve by using existing authorities to allow the Department 
     of Defense to help build partnership capacity.


                    EUROPEAN REASSURANCE INITIATIVE

       The agreement supports current actions being taken to 
     reassure NATO allies and partners of the continued commitment 
     of the United States to their security and territorial 
     integrity. The agreement provides $810,000,000 for the 
     European Reassurance Initiative (ERI) to support increased 
     capability, presence, readiness, and responsiveness to deter 
     further destabilization in central and eastern Europe.
       The budget amendment requests that the ERI be established 
     as a transfer fund with funding made available for two years. 
     However, the majority of the ERI request is for operation and 
     maintenance funding, which is available for one year. The 
     agreement provides ERI operation and maintenance funding for 
     fiscal year 2015 at the account, budget activity, and sub-
     activity group level of detail and does not extend the length 
     of time the appropriation is available. Further, the 
     agreement does not provide funding for fiscal year 2016, as 
     requested, but directs the Secretary of Defense to include 
     required funding within existing operation and maintenance 
     accounts as part of the fiscal year 2016 budget request.
       Of the total amount recommended for the ERI, the agreement 
     provides $635,000,000 in the operation and maintenance 
     accounts and $175,000,000 in a centralized fund only for 
     military assistance to support Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania, 
     and Estonia. This funding is intended to bolster these 
     governments as they potentially have to defend their 
     sovereignty against expanding regional aggression.
       In addition, the request for ERI funding includes limited 
     detail explaining the surge capabilities and the enduring 
     requirements for this effort. This lack of detailed 
     explanation challenges proper congressional oversight. 
     Therefore, the Secretary of Defense is directed to provide to 
     the congressional defense committees, not later than April 1, 
     2015, and quarterly thereafter, a report detailing the 
     obligations and expenditure of appropriated funds. The 
     Secretary of Defense is further directed to provide 
     notification to the congressional defense committees 15 days 
     prior to the obligation of funds if funding is going to be 
     used for efforts other than those outlined in the supporting 
     documentation provided with the budget amendment. Finally, it 
     is expected that the fiscal year 2016 budget request will 
     include justification for any additional funds needed for the 
     ERI and that efforts that are considered enduring 
     requirements or new missions will be specifically noted as 
     such in the base and Overseas Contingency Operations budget 
     justification materials. Funding provided for the ERI shall 
     be considered a congressional interest item.


                       IRAQ TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND

       The agreement provides $1,618,000,000 for the Iraq Train 
     and Equip Fund to counter the threat from the Islamic State 
     of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). ISIL poses an immediate 
     security challenge to Iraq, Syria, and their neighboring 
     countries and seeks to impose an oppressive and intolerant 
     interpretation of sharia law in the region. ISIL is not only 
     a danger to Iraq and the Levant but also poses a risk to the 
     United States and its partners throughout the world.
       The agreement supports efforts that will increase the 
     military capability of resistance forces opposing ISIL within 
     Iraq. However, ultimate success against the threat in Iraq 
     will require a national governance structure that respects 
     the rights of all Iraqis regardless of regional alignment.The 
     agreement notes the commitment by partners to contribute 
     resources to assist in developing this capability and 
     encourages the Secretary of Defense to aggressively solicit 
     such support throughout the duration of this enterprise. In 
     an effort to support that commitment, the agreement directs 
     the Secretary of Defense to submit a quarterly report that 
     outlines the allied and regional state contributions, to 
     include financial and in-kind contributions. The Secretary of 
     Defense is required to provide monthly obligation and 
     expenditure reporting as outlined elsewhere in the agreement.

                           MILITARY PERSONNEL

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows: 

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                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows: 
     
     

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                               READINESS

       The agreement includes $1,000,000,000 in title IX to be 
     transferred to the operation and maintenance accounts and be 
     divided proportionately among the Services and the National 
     Guard and reserve components. This funding shall be used only 
     to improve military readiness, including increased training, 
     depot maintenance, and base operations support. None of the 
     funding provided may be used for recruiting, marketing, or 
     advertising programs. The funding provided is a congressional 
     special interest item. The Secretary of Defense and the 
     Service Secretaries are directed to submit a detailed 
     spending plan by sub-activity group to the House and Senate 
     Appropriations Committees not less than 30 days prior to the 
     obligation of these funds. These transfers may be implemented 
     30 days after congressional notification unless an objection 
     is received from either the House or Senate Appropriations 
     Committees.

                              PROCUREMENT

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows:

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                  NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT

       The agreement provides $1,200,000,000 for National Guard 
     and Reserve Equipment. Of that amount, $415,000,000 is for 
     the Army National Guard; $415,000,000 is for the Air National 
     Guard; $185,000,000 is for the Army Reserve; $65,000,000 is 
     for the Navy Reserve; $60,000,000 is for the Marine Corps 
     Reserve; and $60,000,000 is for the Air Force Reserve to meet 
     urgent equipment needs that may arise this fiscal year.
       This funding will allow the National Guard and reserve 
     components to procure high priority equipment that may be 
     used by these units for both their combat missions and their 
     missions in support of State governors. The National Guard 
     and Reserve Equipment account shall be executed by the Chiefs 
     of the National Guard and reserve components with priority 
     consideration given to the following items: Acoustic Hailing 
     Devices; C-130 Propulsion Upgrades; C-130 and KC-135 Secure 
     Line-of-Sight/Beyond Line-of-Sight Data Link and Situational 
     Awareness Cockpit Displays; Chemical and Biological 
     Protective Shelters; Coastal Riverine Force Boats and 
     Communications Upgrades; Combat Mobility Equipment; 
     Communications, Navigation and Surveillance/Air Traffic 
     Management; Construction Engineering Equipment; Crashworthy 
     Auxiliary Fuel Systems; Cyber Range Training Equipment; 
     Electronic Flight Bags with Tablet Enabled Interface; 
     Emergency Management Training Simulation; F-15C/D AESA 
     Radars; F-15/F-16 Sensor Upgrades; Fire-Resistant 
     Environmental Ensemble; FMTV Virtual Trainers; Global 
     Satellite Communications On-The-Move and all necessary 
     related hardware; HMMWV Ambulances; HMMWV Modernization; 
     High-Mobility Engineer Excavators; In-Flight Propeller 
     Balancing System; Integrated Vehicle Health Management System 
     for UH-72As; Interoperable Wideband Network Communications; 
     Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures; Light Utility 
     Helicopters; Mobile Ad Hoc Network Radios; Mobile Satellite 
     Networking Technology; Naval Construction Force Equipment; 
     Radio Enhancements; Palletized Loading Systems; Reactive Skin 
     Decontamination Lotion; Rotary Medium Cargo (H-60M) 
     modernization; Security and Support/Civil Support 
     Communication Package for UH-60s; Semi-Permanent Humidity 
     Controlled Shelters; Semitrailers; Simulation Training 
     Systems; SINGCAR ASIP Radio Enhancements; Small Arms 
     Simulation Training Systems; TACSAT Radios; Tactical 
     Communications Equipment for MQ-9s; Tactical Trucks; Ultra-
     Light Tactical Vehicles; and Wireless Mobile Mesh Network 
     Systems.


              NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT REPORT

       In the fiscal year 2015 National Guard and Reserve 
     Equipment Report (NGRER), the Army changed the method used to 
     calculate its equipment shortages to include modernized 
     substitutes, which led the Army's equipment shortage data to 
     not be included in the report. The agreement notes that this 
     method caused a variation from past reports and that this 
     change in calculation detracts from the usefulness of the 
     report. The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial 
     Management & Comptroller) is directed to provide data 
     excluding modernized substitutes in future NGRERs.

               RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows:

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                     REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

       The agreement provides $91,350,000 for Revolving and 
     Management Funds.

                  OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

                         DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows:

                                    EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
                                            [In thousands of dollars]
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                                                                    FY 2015 Request             Final Bill
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IN-HOUSE CARE.................................................                   65,902                   65,902
PRIVATE SECTOR CARE...........................................                  214,259                  214,259
CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT...................................                   15,311                   15,311
EDUCATION AND TRAINING........................................                    5,059                    5,059
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
    TOTAL, DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM.............................                  300,531                  300,531
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         DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows:

                                    EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                    FY 2015 Request             Final Bill
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DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES.................                  189,000                  205,000
    Program increase--SOUTHCOM ISR............................  .......................                   16,000
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
    TOTAL, DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES,                       189,000                  205,000
     DEFENSE..................................................
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             JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT FUND

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows:

                                    EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
                                            [In thousands of dollars]
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                             Line                                   FY 2015 Request             Final Bill
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1 ATTACK THE NETWORK..........................................                  189,700                  189,700
2 DEFEAT THE DEVICE...........................................                   94,600                   94,600
3 TRAIN THE FORCE.............................................                   15,700                   15,700
4 STAFF AND INFRASTRUCTURE....................................                   79,000                   79,000
4A STAFF AND INFRASTRUCTURE--TRANSFER FROM TITLE VI...........                  115,058                   65,464
    Advanced Technology Investments...........................                   49,594                        0
        Excess carryover......................................  .......................                  -10,000
        Excess to need........................................  .......................                  -39,594
    Civilian Personnel........................................                   38,001                   38,001
    Mobilization Designees....................................                    6,683                    6,683
    Information Technology....................................                    7,300                    7,300
    Facilities................................................                   12,032                   12,032
    Travel....................................................                      624                      624
    Other (Supplies)..........................................                      824                      824
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
    TOTAL, JOINT IED DEFEAT FUND..............................                  494,058                  444,464
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                    OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The agreement on items addressed by either the House or the 
     Senate is as follows:

                                    EXPLANATION OF PROJECT LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS
                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                    FY 2015 Request             Final Bill
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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.....................................                    7,968                   10,623
    Program increase--Operation Inherent Resolve oversight....  .......................                    2,655
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
        TOTAL, OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL................                    7,968                   10,623
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                     GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

       The agreement for title IX incorporates general provisions 
     from the House and Senate versions of the bill which were not 
     amended. Those general provisions that were addressed in the 
     agreement are as follows:
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the Senate 
     providing for the transfer of appropriations or funds in this 
     title up to $3,500,000,000. The House bill contained a 
     similar provision.
       The agreement modifies a provision proposed by the House 
     regarding the supervision and administration costs and costs 
     for design during construction associated with a construction 
     project. The Senate bill contained a similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the Senate 
     providing not to exceed $10,000,000 for the Commander's 
     Emergency Response Program. The House bill contained a 
     similar provision.
       The agreement modifies a provision proposed by the Senate 
     prohibiting the use of funds for the Afghanistan Security 
     Forces Fund prior to approval by the Afghanistan Resources 
     Oversight Council. The House bill contained a similar 
     provision.
       The agreement modifies a provision proposed by the Senate 
     providing funds for the Office of Security Cooperation in 
     Iraq but limiting the amount made available to $140,000,000. 
     The House bill contained a similar provision.
       The agreement modifies a provision proposed by the House 
     providing that funds made available under Operation and 
     Maintenance, Defense-Wide for reimbursement to the Government 
     of Pakistan are contingent upon certification by the 
     Secretary of Defense, with concurrence from the Secretary of 
     State, that certain conditions have been met. The Senate bill 
     contained no similar provision.

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                             (RESCISSIONS)

       The agreement modifies a provision proposed by the House 
     and the Senate recommending rescissions. The provision 
     provides for the rescission of $1,236,580,000 from the 
     following programs:

 
 
 
2013 Appropriations:
  Other Procurement, Army:
    Fire support C2 family...........................         $3,200,000
    Single Army logistics enterprise.................          5,000,000
2014 Appropriations:
  Afghanistan Security Forces Fund:
    Program adjustment...............................        764,380,000
  Aircraft Procurement, Army:
    CH-47 Chinook....................................        347,000,000
    Kiowa Warrior program termination................        117,000,000
 

       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the Senate 
     providing $250,000,000 to remove unexploded ordnance at 
     closed training ranges in Afghanistan. The House bill 
     contained no similar provision.
       The agreement modifies a provision proposed by the Senate 
     that authorizes the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
     with the Secretary of State, to provide defense-related 
     articles and services to vetted elements of the Syrian 
     opposition for certain purposes. The House bill contained no 
     similar provision.
       The agreement modifies a provision proposed by the Senate 
     prohibiting the use of funds to transfer additional C-130 
     aircraft to Afghanistan until the Department of Defense 
     conducts a review of the country's medium airlift 
     requirements. The House bill contained no similar provision.
       The agreement retains a provision proposed by the House 
     under title VIII providing $1,000,000,000 for military 
     readiness. The Senate bill contained no similar provision.

                TITLE X--EBOLA RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS

       The agreement provides $112,000,000 in title X, Ebola 
     Response and Preparedness, to develop and deploy vaccines, 
     therapeutics, diagnostic systems and other equipment in 
     response to the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa. 
     Several Department of Defense organizations, including the 
     Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the 
     Chemical and Biological Defense Program, are in the process 
     of developing and manufacturing countermeasures to respond to 
     the current epidemic. While there are experimental Ebola 
     vaccines and treatments under development, these 
     investigational products are in the early stages of 
     development, and have not yet been fully tested for safety or 
     effectiveness for humans.
       The agreement provides $33,000,000 to DARPA for Phase 1 
     clinical trials of experimental vaccines and therapeutics and 
     $12,000,000 for diagnostic efforts.
       The agreement also provides $50,000,000 to the Chemical and 
     Biological Defense Program (CBDP) in Research, Development, 
     Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide to continue work on 
     vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostic systems that could 
     mitigate the spread of Ebola, and $17,000,000 in Procurement, 
     Defense-Wide for detection and diagnostic systems, mortuary 
     supplies, and isolation transport units.
       The agreement recognizes that the most efficient way to 
     combat this outbreak is through increased collaboration 
     between the CBDP and DARPA. Therefore, the agreement expects 
     these agencies to work closely together to obtain the best 
     possible scientific solution.

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     DIVISION D--ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES 
             APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

       The following statement to the House of Representatives and 
     the Senate is submitted in explanation of the agreed upon Act 
     making appropriations for energy and water development for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other 
     purposes.
       The language and allocations set forth in House Report 113-
     48E carry the same emphasis as the language included in this 
     explanatory statement and should be complied with unless 
     specifically addressed to the contrary herein. Report 
     language included by the House which is not contradicted by 
     the explanatory statement is approved. The explanatory 
     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 
     directed the submission of a report, such report is to be 
     submitted to both the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate.
       Funds for the individual programs and activities within the 
     accounts in this Act are displayed in the detailed table at 
     the end of the explanatory statement for this Act. Funding 
     levels that are not displayed in the detailed table are 
     identified in this explanatory statement.
       In fiscal year 2015, for purposes of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-
     177), the following information provides the definition of 
     the term ``program, project, or activity'' for departments 
     and agencies under the jurisdiction of the Energy and Water 
     Development Appropriations Act. The term ``program, project, 
     or activity'' shall include the most specific level of budget 
     items identified in the Energy and Water Development 
     Appropriations Act, 2015 and the explanatory statement 
     accompanying the Act.

                   TITLE I--CORPS OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL

                         DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

                       Corps of Engineers--Civil

       The summary tables included in this title set forth the 
     dispositions with respect to the individual appropriations, 
     projects, and activities of the Corps of Engineers. 
     Additional items of the Act are discussed below.
       Concerns persist that the effort to update the Water 
     Resources Principles and Guidelines is not proceeding 
     consistent with the language or intent of section 2031 of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 2007. No funds provided to 
     the Corps of Engineers shall be used to develop or implement 
     rules or guidance to support implementation of the final 
     Principles and Requirements for Federal Investments in Water 
     Resources released in March 2013. The Corps shall continue to 
     use the document dated March 10, 1983, and entitled 
     ``Economic and Environmental Principles and Guidelines for 
     Water and Related Land Resources Implementation Studies'' 
     during the fiscal year period covered by the Energy and Water 
     Development Appropriations Act for 2015. If Interagency 
     Guidelines for implementing the March 2013 Principles and 
     Requirements are finalized, the Corps shall be ready to 
     report to the appropriate committees of Congress not later 
     than 120 days after finalization on the impacts of the 
     revised Principles and Requirements and Interagency 
     Guidelines. The Corps shall be prepared to explain the intent 
     of each revision, how each revision is or is not consistent 
     with section 2031 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     2007, and the probable impact of each revision on water 
     resources projects carried out by the Secretary including 
     specific examples of application to at least one project from 
     each main mission area of the Corps.
       Concerns remain that the Corps has moved forward with its 
     Levels of Service proposals at locks and dams without 
     undertaking any analysis of whether this reduced service is 
     in the best economic interests of the Nation. The Corps has 
     provided no information showing the amount of additional 
     maintenance funding made available or the economic activity 
     foregone by this policy. Even in times of tight operation and 
     maintenance budgets, changes in policy must be supported by 
     factual information. The Corps is directed to report on the 
     benefits and costs of its Levels of Service policy to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate as soon as practicable. In the meantime, the 
     Corps is encouraged to continue to use all existing 
     authorities to collect additional funds for the operation and 
     maintenance of locks and dams, including the acceptance of 
     contributed funds and the engagement in public-private 
     partnerships.
       Development of Ratings Systems.--The Corps again is 
     directed to develop ratings systems for use in evaluating 
     studies and projects for allocation of the additional funding 
     provided in this title. These evaluation systems may be, but 
     are not required to be, individualized for each account, 
     category, or subcategory. Each study and project eligible for 
     funding shall be evaluated under the applicable ratings 
     system. A study or project may not be excluded from 
     evaluation for being ``inconsistent with Administration 
     policy.'' The Corps retains complete control over the 
     methodology of these ratings systems, and the executive 
     branch retains complete discretion over project-specific 
     allocation decisions within the additional funds provided.
       The Administration's responses to previous years' 
     directives to develop ratings systems for use in allocating 
     additional funding have been woefully inadequate. It is not 
     sufficient to simply list a few performance measures without 
     explaining, in detail, how studies and projects are evaluated 
     under each measure, how the performance measures interact, 
     and the relative importance or emphasis given to each measure 
     when comparing projects. Additionally, under a truly 
     transparent and performance-based process, the methodology 
     being used to evaluate studies and projects and to make 
     allocation decisions should be available prior to, or at 
     least in conjunction with, the list of final project-specific 
     allocations, not two months after as in fiscal year 2014.


                             INVESTIGATIONS

       The agreement includes $122,000,000 for Investigations. The 
     agreement includes legislative language regarding parameters 
     for new study starts.
       Planning Program.--The planning program is the entry point 
     for federal involvement in solutions to the Nation's water 
     resources problems and needs. These studies are funded 
     primarily through the Investigations account. Over the past 
     few years, the Corps has attempted to improve the project 
     development process by streamlining the planning phase, an 
     ongoing process that should continue. This effort gave rise 
     to so-called ``smart planning'' and has resulted in the 
     ``3X3X3'' slogan, which translates to no more than 3 years 
     for a feasibility study, without a waiver; no more than $3 
     million for the feasibility study, without a waiver; and 
     either three levels of review or a final report document no 
     thicker than a three inch binder, depending on with whom one 
     discusses this process.
       While the 3X3X3 mantra has been embraced by the Corps and 
     incorporated into law by the Water Resources Reform and 
     Development Act (WRRDA) of 2014, it remains questionable as 
     to whether this one-size-fits-all approach will provide for 
     higher quality, quicker, or more economical recommendations 
     from the Corps. While ``better, faster, cheaper'' sounds 
     desirable, the reality seems to be that, all too often, only 
     two out of these three items ultimately get delivered. The 
     Corps is cautioned that the feasibility study is a critical 
     document as it is the basis for the determination of the 
     economic viability, technical soundness, and the 
     environmental sustainability of the Corps' recommendation. 
     Giving short shrift to any of these bedrock principles will 
     call the Corps' recommendations into question.
       The WRRDA 2014 removes the requirement for a reconnaissance 
     study from the planning process. It is expected that the 
     Corps will continue to limit federal participation in new 
     studies until it is determined that the study has a definable 
     federal interest and that there is a local sponsor willing to 
     cost share in the study. How these needs relate to the 3X3X3 
     process outlined in the WRRDA bill is unclear.
       Accelerating the feasibility phase will not have the 
     intended effect of speeding up the project delivery process 
     if required analyses or other activities are simply shifted 
     to the preconstruction engineering and design (PED) phase nor 
     if the PED phase is not seamlessly funded immediately after 
     the feasibility phase.
       Finally, there is concern that the ``smart planning'' and 
     3X3X3 processes do not seem to match the Administration's 
     rhetoric for a comprehensive approach to planning. The new 
     planning processes appear to narrow the options the Corps may 
     examine, which is in direct contrast to a more comprehensive 
     approach touted by the Administration.
       The Corps should reexamine its planning program in light of 
     the changes enacted from the WRRDA 2014 and the statements 
     included here to ensure that the rhetoric of the planning 
     program comports with the realities of the guidance being 
     disseminated. In particular, the Corps is directed to report 
     on the waiver process as detailed in House Report 113-48E.
       The allocation for projects and activities within the 
     Investigations account is shown in the following table:

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       Updated Capability.--The agreement adjusts some project-
     specific allocations downward from the budget request based 
     on updated information regarding the amount of work that 
     could be accomplished in fiscal year 2015.
       South San Francisco Bay Shoreline, California.--Progress on 
     this study continues to be unacceptably slow. The Corps has 
     been studying ways to prevent flooding in the Alviso, 
     California, area and to restore the environment in the South 
     San Francisco Bay area for 10 years, yet the most recent 
     schedule does not show completion of a Chief's report until 
     December 2015. The Corps must meet or exceed this schedule in 
     order to be timely for the next water resources authorization 
     bill.
       Great Lakes Remedial Action Plans.--The Corps is encouraged 
     to budget for these plans in future budget submissions, as 
     they are an integral part of the overall Great Lakes 
     ecosystem restoration efforts.
       Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study, Iowa, Kansas, 
     Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South 
     Dakota.--The agreement includes neither support for nor a 
     prohibition on funding for the study of the Missouri River 
     Projects authorized in section 108 of the Energy and Water 
     Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 
     (division C of Public Law 111-8).
       Additional Funding.--The fiscal year 2015 budget request 
     does not reflect the extent of need for project studies 
     funding. The Corps has numerous continuing studies that will 
     be suspended or slowed unnecessarily under the limits of the 
     budget request. These studies could lead to projects with 
     significant economic benefits, particularly by increasing 
     national competitiveness through marine transportation 
     improvements and by avoiding damages caused by flooding and 
     coastal storms. It is important to note that non-federal 
     sponsors have signed feasibility cost-share agreements and 
     design agreements with the federal government, committing 
     precious local resources that the budget request would leave 
     stranded. The agreement includes additional funds for work 
     that either was not included in the Administration's request 
     or was inadequately budgeted. This funding is intended, in 
     part, to honor commitments made by the federal government in 
     signing agreements with non-federal sponsors. The direction 
     that follows shall be the only direction used for additional 
     funding provided in this account.
       The Corps retains complete discretion over project-specific 
     allocation decisions, but shall consider giving priority to 
     completing or accelerating ongoing studies or to initiating 
     new studies that will enhance the nation's economic 
     development, job growth, and international competitiveness; 
     are for projects located in areas that have suffered recent 
     natural disasters; or are for projects to address legal 
     requirements. It is expected that all of the funds provided 
     in this account will be allocated to specific programs, 
     projects, or activities. The focus of the allocation process 
     should favor the obligation of funds for work in fiscal year 
     2015 rather than expenditures. With the significant backlog 
     of work in the Corps' inventory, there is absolutely no 
     reason for funds provided above the budget request to remain 
     unallocated.
       A study shall be eligible for this funding if: (1) it has 
     received funding, other than through a reprogramming, in at 
     least one of the previous three fiscal years; (2) it was 
     previously funded and could reach a significant milestone or 
     produce significant outputs in fiscal year 2015; or (3) it is 
     selected as one of the new starts allowed in accordance with 
     this Act and the additional direction provided below. None of 
     these funds may be used for any item where funding was 
     specifically denied. A study may not be excluded on the basis 
     of being ``inconsistent with Administration policy.'' The 
     Corps is reminded that these funds are in addition to the 
     Administration's budget request. Administration budget 
     request metrics shall not be a reason to disqualify a study 
     from being funded.
       While this additional funding is shown in the feasibility 
     column, the Corps should use these funds in any applicable 
     phase. Funding associated with each category may be allocated 
     to any eligible study within that category; funding 
     associated with each subcategory may be allocated only to 
     eligible studies within that subcategory. The list of 
     subcategories is not meant to be exhaustive. For example, the 
     agreement does not include a specific subcategory for 
     ``Remote, Coastal, or Small Watershed'' due to a lack of 
     information on capability; the Corps should evaluate any 
     studies under this subcategory with capability in fiscal year 
     2015 for funding under the ``Other Authorized Project 
     Purposes'' category.
       Not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the 
     Corps shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate a work plan 
     including the following information: (1) a detailed 
     description of the ratings system(s) developed and used to 
     evaluate studies; (2) delineation of how these funds are to 
     be allocated; (3) a summary of the work to be accomplished 
     with each allocation, including phase of work; and (4) a list 
     of all studies that were considered eligible for funding but 
     did not receive funding, including an explanation of whether 
     the study could have used funds in fiscal year 2015 and the 
     specific reasons each study was considered as being less 
     competitive for an allocation of funds.
       New Starts.--The agreement includes up to ten new study 
     starts to be distributed across the three main mission areas 
     of the Corps (three navigation, three flood and storm damage 
     reduction, one additional navigation or flood and storm 
     damage reduction, and three environmental restoration). Each 
     new start shall be funded from the appropriate additional 
     funding line item. Consideration of the ten shall not be 
     limited to only those proposed in the Administration's budget 
     request. In addition to the priority factors used to allocate 
     all additional funding provided, the Corps should give 
     careful consideration to out-year budget impacts of the 
     studies chosen as new starts, as well as to whether there 
     appears to be an identifiable local sponsor that will be 
     ready and able to provide the necessary cost shares in a 
     timely manner for the feasibility and preconstruction 
     engineering and design (PED) phases.
       As all of the studies are to be chosen by the Corps, it 
     should be understood that all are considered of equal 
     importance. The expectation is that future budget submissions 
     will include funding appropriate to meet the goals of the 
     3X3X3 approach for the feasibility study, as well as 
     seamlessly fund the feasibility and PED phases. No new start 
     shall be required when moving from feasibility to PED. The 
     Corps may not change or substitute the new study starts 
     selected once the work plan has been provided to the 
     Committees.
       The Corps shall not select a ``disposition study'' as one 
     or more of the ten new study starts allowed in fiscal year 
     2015. While there likely are instances where disposing of 
     current assets makes sense, treating each individual analysis 
     as a new start, comparable to a feasibility study for a new 
     project, does not. Instead, the Corps should consider 
     including in future budget requests funding and justification 
     for such efforts under a new or existing Remaining Item, as 
     appropriate.
       Lake Erie.--The Western Lake Erie basin watershed is the 
     largest in the Great Lakes, and Lake Erie, being the 
     shallowest lake, faces its freshwater supplies being 
     particularly threatened. Our Great Lakes are the Nation's 
     largest source of freshwater, and these waters are threatened 
     due to changes such as a 50 percent increase in rainfall, 
     population and livestock increases across the watershed, and 
     a quadrupling of fertilizer and land application of manure.
       Under authorities provided for intergovernmental 
     coordination, the Corps is directed to engage the U.S. 
     Department of Agriculture, the Natural Resources Conservation 
     Service, the Western Lake Erie Basin Partnership, the Great 
     Lakes Restoration Initiative, and other instrumentalities 
     essential to outline an approach to infrastructure and 
     institutional challenges posed by existing conditions, which 
     are exacerbating damages to existing infrastructure and 
     contributing to non-point source runoff. These conditions 
     contribute to increasing sediment loads to Lake Erie and 
     nutrient pollution of Lake Erie's Western Basin resulting in 
     dangerous levels of algal blooms.
       The Corps is directed to provide to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act a report 
     on how existing federal authorities, including the Corps' 
     authorities, can be exercised to outline options for 
     interagency cooperation; to the extent practicable, the 
     estimated cost of a comprehensive solution to existing 
     infrastructure and water quality challenges; and any 
     identified interdepartmental authorities required to execute 
     a comprehensive solution.
       Water Resources Priority Study.--No funds shall be used for 
     this new item.


                              CONSTRUCTION

       The agreement includes $1,639,489,000 for Construction. The 
     agreement includes legislative language regarding parameters 
     for new construction starts.
       Inland Waterways Trust Fund.--The Corps shall continue to 
     adhere to Section 102 of the bill prohibiting the use of 
     funds to award or modify any contract that commits an amount 
     in excess of the amount that remains unobligated. No change 
     to existing policy regarding continuing contracts is 
     authorized or contemplated in the bill.
       The allocation for projects and activities within the 
     Construction account is shown in the following table:

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       Updated Capability.--The agreement adjusts some project-
     specific allocations downward from the budget request based 
     on updated information regarding the amount of work that 
     could be accomplished in fiscal year 2015.
       Savannah Harbor Expansion, Georgia.--The budget request for 
     this item that was proposed in the Investigations account has 
     been moved to this account where it has been funded each year 
     since it was designated a new construction start in fiscal 
     year 2009. The Administration's persistence in treating this 
     project as if it had not yet been approved as a new start is 
     inexplicable, unjustifiable, and unnecessarily confusing. The 
     Administration is reminded that the project's approval as a 
     new start in fiscal year 2009 was agreed to by both branches 
     of government involved in enacting laws--the Congress by 
     passing the law and the President by signing it. As such, and 
     to ensure that there is no doubt as to the status of the 
     project, the Administration is directed to treat this project 
     as an ongoing construction project for purposes of allocating 
     additional fiscal year 2015 funding provided in this account 
     and developing future budget requests. Once again, since the 
     project already received a new construction start in fiscal 
     year 2009, the Administration shall not use any funding in 
     fiscal year 2015 or any fiscal year thereafter to evaluate 
     whether to designate the project as a new start.
       Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Dispersal Barrier, 
     Illinois.--The threat of the dispersal of aquatic nuisance 
     species, including Asian carp, between the Great Lakes and 
     the Mississippi River basins remains a serious concern. 
     Funding is provided for the continued construction, 
     operation, and maintenance of the electric barrier system. No 
     funding is provided for construction of hydrologic separation 
     measures. The issue of hydrologic separation would need to be 
     fully analyzed by the Corps of Engineers and specifically 
     authorized in law before funding could be used for such 
     measures.
       Melvin Price Lock and Dam, Illinois and Missouri.--The 
     length of time it is taking the Corps to rectify the seepage 
     problems that the impoundment of the navigation pool is 
     causing to the Wood River Levee, as well as escalating cost 
     estimates, is troublesome. The Corps has indicated intent to 
     have its alternatives and cost estimates reviewed by an 
     Independent External Peer Review at the appropriate time. The 
     Corps is encouraged to ensure this review is completed, but 
     also that it is conducted in a manner that will not lengthen 
     an already long schedule.
       Columbia River Fish Mitigation, Washington, Oregon and 
     Idaho.--The agreement includes a single funding level for the 
     Columbia River Fish Mitigation program as in previous years, 
     rather than separate funding levels for Columbia River Fish 
     Mitigation and Columbia River Accords, Pacific Lamprey 
     Passage as in the budget request.
       Additional Funding.--The Corps has ongoing, authorized 
     construction projects that would cost tens of billions of 
     dollars to complete, yet the Administration continues to 
     request a mere fraction of the funding necessary to complete 
     those projects. The agreement includes additional funds for 
     projects and activities to enhance the Nation's economic 
     growth and international competitiveness. The intent of these 
     funds is for work that either was not included in the 
     Administration's request or was inadequately budgeted. The 
     direction that follows shall be the only direction used for 
     additional funding provided in this account.
       A project shall be eligible for this funding if: (1) it has 
     received funding, other than through a reprogramming, in at 
     least one of the previous three fiscal years; (2) it was 
     previously funded and could reach a significant milestone or 
     produce significant outputs in fiscal year 2015; or (3) it is 
     selected as one of the new starts allowed in accordance with 
     this Act and the additional direction provided below. The 
     first eligibility criterion above shall include eligibility 
     to start to provide federal funding for construction work on 
     any water resources project for which funds were made 
     available in this account in fiscal year 2014, including 
     funds made available for preconstruction engineering and 
     design work.
       None of these funds may be used for any item where funding 
     was specifically denied, for projects in the Continuing 
     Authorities Program, or to alter any existing cost-share 
     requirements. A project may not be excluded on the basis of 
     being ``inconsistent with Administration policy.'' The Corps 
     is reminded that these funds are in addition to the 
     Administration's budget request. Administration budget 
     request metrics shall not be a reason to disqualify a project 
     from being funded.
       Funding associated with each category may be allocated to 
     any eligible project within that category; funding associated 
     with each subcategory may be allocated only to eligible 
     projects within that subcategory. The list of subcategories 
     is not meant to be exhaustive. Of the additional funds 
     provided in this account, the Corps shall allocate not less 
     than $12,450,000 to projects with riverfront development 
     components. Of the additional funds provided in this account 
     for flood and storm damage reduction and flood control, the 
     Corps shall allocate not less than $18,000,000 to additional 
     nonstructural flood control projects.
       The Corps retains complete control over project-specific 
     allocation decisions, but shall consider giving priority to 
     the following: the benefits of the funded work to the 
     national economy; extent to which the work will enhance 
     national, regional, or local economic development; number of 
     jobs created directly by the funded activity; ability to 
     obligate the funds allocated within the fiscal year, 
     including consideration of the ability of the non-federal 
     sponsor to provide any required cost-share; ability to 
     complete the project, separable element, or project phase 
     with the funds allocated; for flood and storm damage 
     reduction projects (including authorized nonstructural 
     measures and periodic beach renourishments), population, 
     economic activity, or public infrastructure at risk, as 
     appropriate; for flood and storm damage reduction projects 
     (including authorized nonstructural measures and periodic 
     beach renourishments), the severity of risk of flooding or 
     the frequency with which an area has experienced flooding; 
     for navigation projects, the number of jobs or level of 
     economic activity to be supported by completion of the 
     project, separable element, or project phase; for Inland 
     Waterways Trust Fund projects, the economic impact on the 
     local, regional, and national economy if the project is not 
     funded, as well as discrete elements of work that can be 
     completed within the funding provided in this line item; and 
     for environmental infrastructure, projects with the greater 
     economic impact, projects in rural communities, and projects 
     in counties or parishes with high poverty rates. It is 
     expected that all of the funds provided in this account will 
     be allocated to specific programs, projects, or activities. 
     The focus of the allocation process should favor the 
     obligation of funds for work in fiscal year 2015 rather than 
     expenditures. With the significant backlog of work in the 
     Corps' inventory, there is absolutely no reason for funds 
     provided above the budget request to remain unallocated.
       Not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the 
     Corps shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate a work plan 
     including the following information: (1) a detailed 
     description of the ratings system(s) developed and used to 
     evaluate projects within this account; (2) delineation of how 
     these funds are to be allocated; (3) a summary of the work to 
     be accomplished with each allocation; and (4) a list of all 
     projects that were considered eligible for funding but did 
     not receive funding, including an explanation of whether each 
     project could have used funds in fiscal year 2015 and the 
     specific reasons each project was considered as being less 
     competitive for an allocation of funds.
       New Starts.--The agreement includes up to four new project 
     starts, including one each from the navigation, flood and 
     storm damage reduction, and environmental restoration mission 
     areas (a second navigation or flood and storm damage 
     reduction new project start also may be selected). Each new 
     start shall be funded from the appropriate additional funding 
     line item. Consideration of the four shall not be limited to 
     only those new starts proposed in the Administration's budget 
     request. When considering new starts, only those that can 
     execute a project cost sharing agreement not later than 
     August 31, 2015, shall be chosen.
       In addition to the priority factors used to allocate all 
     additional funding provided, factors that should be 
     considered for all new starts include: the cost-sharing 
     sponsor's ability and willingness to promptly provide the 
     cash contribution (if any) as well as required lands, 
     easements, rights-of-way, relocations, and disposal areas; 
     the technical and financial ability of the non-federal 
     sponsor to implement the project without assistance from the 
     Corps, including other sources of funding available for the 
     project purpose; whether the project provides benefits from 
     more than one benefit category; and the out-year budget 
     impacts of the selected new starts.
       To ensure that the new starts selected are affordable and 
     will not unduly delay completion of any ongoing projects, the 
     Secretary is required to submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     a realistic out-year budget scenario prior to issuing a work 
     allowance for a new start. It is understood that specific 
     budget decisions are made on an annual basis and that this 
     scenario is neither a request for nor a guarantee of future 
     funding for any project. Nonetheless, this scenario shall 
     include an estimate of annual funding for each new start 
     utilizing a realistic funding scenario through completion of 
     the project, as well as the specific impacts of that 
     estimated funding on the ability of the Corps to make 
     continued progress on each previously funded construction 
     project (including impacts to the optimum timeline and 
     funding requirements of the ongoing projects) and on the 
     ability to consider initiating new projects in the future. 
     The scenario shall assume a Construction account funding 
     level at the average of the past three budget requests.
       The information submitted in response to this out-year 
     funding scenario directive in fiscal year 2014 was 
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     Therefore, the Corps shall also provide a scenario showing 
     average annual funding levels per new start selected and the 
     number of years until project completion at that average 
     annual funding level. In this scenario, the total average 
     annual funding level for all selected new starts shall not 
     exceed the funding level included in the fiscal year 2015 
     budget request for all project completions ($37,163,798).
       As all of these new starts are to be chosen by the Corps, 
     it should be understood that all are considered of equal 
     importance and the expectation is that future budget 
     submissions will include appropriate funding for all new 
     starts selected. The Corps may not change or substitute the 
     new project starts selected once the work plan has been 
     provided to the Committees. Any project for which the new 
     start requirements are not met by the end of fiscal year 
     2015, or by the earlier date as specified, shall be treated 
     as if the project had not been selected as a new start; such 
     a project shall be required to compete again for new start 
     funding in future years.
       Aquatic Plant Control Program.--The agreement recommends 
     funding for this program, which is the only nationwide 
     research and development program to address invasive aquatic 
     plants, and urges the Corps to support cost-shared aquatic 
     plant management programs.
       Continuing Authorities Program.--The various sections of 
     the Continuing Authorities Program (CAP) provide a useful 
     tool for the Corps to undertake small projects without the 
     lengthy study and authorization process typical of most 
     larger Corps projects. The agreement includes a total of 
     $36,850,000 spread over eight CAP sections, rather than 
     $10,000,000 spread over four CAP sections as proposed in the 
     budget request. These funds should be expended for the 
     purposes for which they were appropriated and should be 
     executed as quickly as possible. Within the Continuing 
     Authorities Program and to the extent already authorized by 
     law, the Corps is encouraged to consider projects that 
     enhance coastal and ocean ecosystem resiliency.
       Continuing Authorities Program Direction.--Management of 
     the Continuing Authorities Program should continue consistent 
     with direction provided in previous fiscal years. The 
     direction is restated here for convenience.
       For each CAP section, available funds shall be allocated 
     utilizing this sequence of steps until the funds are 
     exhausted:
       --capability-level funds for ongoing projects that have 
     executed cost-sharing agreements for the applicable phase;
       --capability-level funds for projects that are ready for 
     execution of new cost-sharing agreements for the applicable 
     phase and for which Corps headquarters authorizes execution 
     of the agreements;
       --funds, as permitted by Corps policies, for other projects 
     previously funded for the applicable phase but not ready for 
     execution of new cost-sharing agreements; and
       --funds, as permitted by Corps policies, for projects not 
     previously funded for the applicable phase.
       Funds shall be allocated by headquarters to the appropriate 
     Field Operating Agency (FOA) for projects requested by that 
     FOA. If the FOA finds that the study/project for which funds 
     were requested cannot go forward, the funds are to be 
     returned to Corps headquarters to be reallocated based on the 
     nationwide priority listing. In no case should the FOA retain 
     these funds for use on a different project than the one for 
     which the funds were requested without the explicit approval 
     of the Corps' headquarters.
       Within the step at which available funds are exhausted for 
     each CAP section, funds shall be allocated to the projects in 
     that section that rank high according to the following 
     factors: high overall performance based on outputs; high 
     percent fiscally complete; and high unobligated carry-in. 
     Section 14 funds shall be allocated to the projects that 
     address the most significant risks and adverse consequences, 
     irrespective of phase or previous funding history.
       The Corps shall continue the ongoing process for suspending 
     and terminating inactive projects. Suspended projects shall 
     not be reactivated or funded unless the sponsor reaffirms in 
     writing its support for the project and establishes its 
     willingness and capability to execute its project 
     responsibilities.
       In order to provide a mix of studies, design, and 
     construction within each CAP section, the Corps is directed 
     to divide the funding generally 80/20 between the Design and 
     Implementation and the Feasibility phases within each 
     authority. The Chief of Engineers shall provide to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate not later than 30 days after enactment of this 
     Act a report detailing how funds will be distributed to the 
     individual items in the various CAP sections for the fiscal 
     year. The Chief shall also provide an annual report at the 
     end of each fiscal year detailing the progress made on the 
     backlog of projects. The report should include the 
     completions and terminations as well as progress of ongoing 
     work.
       The Corps may initiate new continuing authorities projects 
     in all sections as funding allows. New projects may be 
     initiated after an assessment is made that such projects can 
     be funded over time based on historical averages of the 
     appropriation for that section and after prior approval by 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate.
       Dam Safety and Seepage/Stability Correction Program.--The 
     Corps is expected to continue to execute all funding 
     available under this line item in fiscal year 2015. It is 
     expected that no unobligated funds will be carried into 
     fiscal year 2016 unless there were no additional activities 
     that could have been conducted in fiscal year 2015.
       Great Lakes Fisheries and Ecosystem Restoration Program.--
     The Corps is encouraged to budget for this aquatic habitat 
     restoration program in future budget submissions, as it is 
     important to the overall Great Lakes Restoration effort.
       Restoration of Abandoned Mines.--The Corps is directed, 
     within existing authority, to work closely with federal land 
     management agencies, Western States, and Tribes with 
     abandoned non-coal mine sites to cost-effectively address the 
     greatest number of those sites presenting threats to public 
     health and safety.


                   MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES

       The agreement includes $302,000,000 for Mississippi River 
     and Tributaries.
       The allocation for projects and activities within the 
     Mississippi River and Tributaries account is shown in the 
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       Additional Funding for Ongoing Work.--The fiscal year 2015 
     budget request reflects neither the need nor the importance 
     of the Mississippi River and Tributaries Project. Therefore, 
     the agreement includes additional funds to continue ongoing 
     studies, projects, and maintenance activities. These funds 
     should be used for flood control, navigation, water supply, 
     ground water protection, waterfowl management, bank 
     stabilization, erosion and sedimentation control, and 
     environmental restoration work. The intent of these funds is 
     for ongoing work primarily along the Mississippi River 
     tributaries that either was not included in the 
     Administration's request or was inadequately budgeted. The 
     direction that follows shall be the only direction used for 
     additional funding provided in this account.
       A project shall be eligible for this funding if: (1) it has 
     received funding, other than through a reprogramming, in at 
     least one of the previous three fiscal years; or (2) it was 
     previously funded and could reach a significant milestone or 
     produce significant outputs in fiscal year 2015. None of 
     these funds may be used to start new studies, projects, or 
     activities or for any item where funding was specifically 
     denied. While this additional funding is shown under 
     remaining items, the Corps should utilize these funds in any 
     applicable phase of work. A study or project may not be 
     excluded on the basis of being ``inconsistent with 
     Administration policy.'' The Corps is reminded that these 
     funds are in addition to the Administration's budget request. 
     Administration budget request metrics shall not be a reason 
     to disqualify a study or project from being funded.
       The Corps retains complete control over project-specific 
     allocation decisions, but shall consider giving priority to 
     completing or accelerating ongoing work that will enhance the 
     Nation's economic development, job growth, and international 
     competitiveness, or are for studies or projects located in 
     areas that have suffered recent natural disasters. It is 
     expected that all of the funds provided in this account will 
     be allocated to specific programs, projects, or activities. 
     The focus of the allocation process should favor the 
     obligation of funds for work in fiscal year 2015 rather than 
     expenditures. With the significant backlog of work in the 
     Corps' inventory, there is absolutely no reason for funds 
     provided above the budget request to remain unallocated.
       Not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the 
     Corps shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate a work plan 
     including the following information: (1) a detailed 
     description of the ratings system(s) developed and used to 
     evaluate studies and projects; (2) delineation of how these 
     funds are to be allocated; (3) a summary of the work to be 
     accomplished with each allocation, including phase of work; 
     and (4) a list of all studies and projects that were 
     considered eligible for funding but did not receive funding, 
     including an explanation of whether each study or project 
     could have used funds in fiscal year 2015 and the specific 
     reasons each study or project was considered as being less 
     competitive for an allocation of funds.


                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

       The agreement includes $2,908,511,000 for Operation and 
     Maintenance.
       Not less than 180 days or as soon as practicable prior to 
     any non-emergency scheduled Operation and Maintenance project 
     navigation closure or outage, the Corps shall provide to the 
     Inland Waterways Users Board, the Committees on 
     Appropriations and Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives, and the Committees on 
     Appropriations and Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
     written notice of the location, approximate schedule, and 
     expected impacts of the closure or outage.
       The allocation for projects and activities within the 
     Operation and Maintenance account is shown in the following 
     table:

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       Updated Capability.--The agreement adjusts some project-
     specific allocations downward from the budget request based 
     on updated information regarding the amount of work that 
     could be accomplished in fiscal year 2015.
       Lowell Creek Tunnel, Alaska.--The Corps is encouraged to 
     recognize in future budget submissions the current problems 
     with the existing Lowell Creek Tunnel and the need for an 
     alternative method of flood diversion for Lowell Canyon.
       Mud Mountain Dam, Washington.--The Corps is encouraged to 
     continue developing interim and long-term measures to 
     maintain fish runs past Mud Mountain Dam, in accordance with 
     existing legal responsibilities.
       Great Lakes Navigation System.--The agreement includes 
     funding for individual projects within this System that 
     exceeds the funding level envisioned in section 
     210(d)(1)(B)(ii) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     198E .
       Additional Funding for Ongoing Work.--The fiscal year 2015 
     budget request does not fund operation, maintenance, and 
     rehabilitation of our Nation's aging infrastructure 
     sufficiently to ensure continued competitiveness in a global 
     marketplace. Federal navigation channels maintained at only a 
     fraction of authorized dimensions and navigation locks and 
     hydropower facilities well beyond their design life results 
     in economic inefficiencies and risks infrastructure failure, 
     which can cause substantial economic losses. Investing in 
     operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of infrastructure 
     today will save taxpayers money in the future.
       The agreement includes additional funds to continue ongoing 
     projects and activities. The intent of these funds is for 
     ongoing work that either was not included in the 
     Administration's request or was inadequately budgeted. The 
     direction that follows shall be the only direction used for 
     additional funding provided in this account.
       None of these funds may be used for any item where funding 
     was specifically denied, to initiate new projects or 
     programs, or to alter any existing cost-share requirements. 
     Funding associated with each category may be allocated to any 
     eligible project within that category; funding associated 
     with each subcategory may be allocated only to eligible 
     projects within that subcategory. The list of subcategories 
     is not meant to be exhaustive.
       The Corps retains complete discretion over project-specific 
     allocation decisions, but shall consider giving priority to 
     the following: ability to complete ongoing work maintaining 
     authorized depths and widths of harbors and shipping 
     channels, including where contaminated sediments are present; 
     ability to address critical maintenance backlog; presence of 
     the U.S. Coast Guard; extent to which the work will enhance 
     national, regional, or local economic development, including 
     domestic manufacturing capacity; extent to which the work 
     will promote job growth or international competitiveness; 
     number of jobs created directly by the funded activity; 
     ability to obligate the funds allocated within the fiscal 
     year; ability to complete the project, separable element, or 
     project phase within the funds allocated; the risk of 
     imminent failure or closure of the facility; and for harbor 
     maintenance activities, total tonnage handled, total exports, 
     total imports, dollar value of cargo handled, energy 
     infrastructure and national security needs served, lack of 
     alternative means of freight movement, and savings over 
     alternative means of freight movement. It is expected that 
     all of the funds provided in this account will be allocated 
     to specific programs, projects, or activities. The focus of 
     the allocation process should favor the obligation of funds 
     for work in fiscal year 2015 rather than expenditures. With 
     the significant backlog of work in the Corps' inventory, 
     there is absolutely no reason for funds provided above the 
     budget request to remain unallocated.
       Concerns persist that the Administration's criteria for 
     navigation maintenance do not allow small, remote, or 
     subsistence harbors and waterways to properly compete for 
     scarce navigation maintenance funds. The Corps is urged to 
     revise the criteria used for determining which navigation 
     projects are funded in order to develop a reasonable and 
     equitable allocation under this account. The criteria should 
     include the economic impact that these projects provide to 
     local and regional economies, in particular those with 
     national defense or public health and safety importance.
       Not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the 
     Corps shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate a work plan 
     including the following information: (1) a detailed 
     description of the ratings system(s) developed and used to 
     evaluate projects; (2) delineation of how these funds are to 
     be allocated; (3) a summary of the work to be accomplished 
     with each allocation; and (4) a list of all projects that 
     were considered eligible for funding but did not receive 
     funding, including an explanation of whether each project 
     could have used funds in fiscal year 2015 and the specific 
     reasons each project was considered as being less competitive 
     for an allocation of funds.
       Monitoring of Completed Navigation Projects.--The agreement 
     includes additional funding for this line item to restore the 
     funding level to that of previous fiscal years.
       Water Operations Technical Support.--Funding in addition to 
     the budget request is included for research into atmospheric 
     rivers in an effort to develop and demonstrate better 
     prediction capabilities and apply the science to improve 
     reservoir operations to optimize multi-purpose project 
     objectives and to meet stakeholder water needs.
       Movable Bridges at Navigation Projects.--The Corps has 
     responsibility for maintenance of movable bridges that are 
     features of existing Corps navigation projects. Concerns 
     exist that maintenance of these bridges may be deferred given 
     constraints on civil works funding and the fact that bridge 
     maintenance may have substantial benefits but not necessarily 
     to the three civil works missions of commercial navigation, 
     flood mitigation, and aquatic ecosystem restoration. It is 
     unclear if the Corps has a clear idea of the bridges in its 
     national inventory and the magnitude of the maintenance, 
     rehabilitation, and replacement needs. The Corps is directed 
     to provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate not later than 180 days 
     after enactment of this Act a report on movable bridges where 
     the Corps has primary maintenance responsibility. The report 
     should include the number of movable bridges in the Corps 
     inventory, as well as for each movable bridge the following 
     information:
       --the year built;
       --the average daily traffic count;
       --the feature for which the bridge serves as a crossing;
       --the bridge's sufficiency rating;
       --the bridge's current weight restriction, if any, due to 
     maintenance issues;
       --whether the bridge serves as part of an evacuation route;
       --any notable impact on local traffic conditions caused by 
     current state of maintenance, such as traffic bottlenecks or 
     length of detour if the bridge is taken out of service;
       --the annual cost incurred by the Corps on maintenance over 
     the past 10 years;
       --estimated replacement cost, if known; and
       --local municipality cost-share of maintenance or 
     replacement either provided over the past 10 years or offered 
     currently, if any.
       Zebra and Quagga Mussels.--The Corps has completed, is 
     working on, and intends to initiate additional invasive 
     mussel vulnerability assessments at numerous federal dams in 
     the Pacific Northwest. The Corps is encouraged to continue 
     these efforts.


                           REGULATORY PROGRAM

       The agreement includes $200,000,000 for the Regulatory 
     Program.


            FORMERLY UTILIZED SITES REMEDIAL ACTION PROGRAM

       The agreement includes $101,500,000 for the Formerly 
     Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program.


                 FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

       The agreement includes $28,000,000 for Flood Control and 
     Coastal Emergencies.


                                EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $178,000,000 for Expenses.
       WRRDA 2014.--The Water Resources Reform and Development Act 
     (WRRDA) of 2014 was enacted on June 10, 2014. It provides 
     significant changes in the Corps' project development 
     process, authorizes at least $16,000,000,000 in new projects 
     and authorities, and directs the deauthorization of 
     $18,000,000,000 of previously authorized projects.
       Many of these new authorities will require specific 
     appropriations prior to implementation, but as most of the 
     funding decisions for fiscal year 2015 were made in the 
     absence of the WRRDA, very few of the provisions have been 
     incorporated into this Act. It is anticipated that the 
     provisions from this WRRDA will be integrated more fully into 
     the fiscal year 2016 budget request.
       Implementation guidance will be developed by the Corps in 
     the coming months. The Corps is directed to provide the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate with notification prior to obligating funds 
     for any provision not requiring specific appropriations, as 
     well as monthly updates on the status of implementation 
     guidance documents in draft and final form, including 
     implementation guidance for WRRDA section 5014 regarding a 
     water infrastructure public-private partnership pilot 
     program. Additionally, the Corps is directed to develop and 
     submit to the Committees, in accordance with House Report 
     113-486, a detailed plan for how the Water Infrastructure 
     Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 provisions, if funded, 
     would be implemented.
       It should be noted that enactment of the WRRDA, while 
     providing considerable opportunities for new water resources 
     investments, does not make any additional funding available 
     for water resources projects. Appropriations Acts remain 
     tethered to the defense and non-defense spending caps 
     specified in the Budget Control Acts.


     OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY FOR CIVIL WORKS

       The agreement includes $3,000,000 for the Office of the 
     Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works.

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       Executive Management and Direction.--There appears to have 
     been a breakdown in the traditional roles and 
     responsibilities between the White House, the Office of the 
     Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (ASA(CW)), 
     and the Corps headquarters over the past 18 months. 
     Predictably, this recent confusion and dysfunction has 
     exacerbated problems with program execution and 
     responsiveness to Congress. Some of the execution challenges 
     appear to be related to an idea that increased ``oversight'' 
     and ``quality control'' over the Corps' Civil Works program 
     is necessary on the part of the ASA(CW). While the 
     Administration retains the prerogative to determine the 
     appropriate level of oversight between its political 
     appointees and the career staff, changes to oversight and 
     quality control should be expected to have a discernible 
     positive impact on the quality of the Civil Works program 
     executed, rather than the polar opposite. Beyond program 
     execution, other problems recently have manifested themselves 
     in budget submission documents, reports to Congress, 
     reprogramming actions, and work plans required by 
     appropriations Acts.
       One of the most obvious and ongoing problems has been the 
     delay in submitting the annual budget justifications. The 
     Administration has this single opportunity to present its 
     vision of the Corps of Engineers program, but continued delay 
     in providing the details of the budget deprives Congress of 
     adequate time to properly consider the proposals. Part of the 
     delay seems to stem from ``oversight'' and ``quality 
     control'' of the budget justification process. This oversight 
     and quality control of a very few project justifications 
     resulted in the entire budget justification being submitted 
     to the Congress weeks after the budget was released. 
     Unfortunately, there did not appear to be improvement in the 
     Corps' budget justifications. In fact, errors that had not 
     been present in previous years were introduced in the way 
     data was presented to the Congress.
       Nearly every year, the Congress requests reports from the 
     Administration to assist in congressional oversight. The 
     timeliness of the submission of these reports is critical if 
     the Congress is to be able to use the information to fulfill 
     its oversight responsibilities. Unfortunately, multiple 
     sequential reviews have led to requested reports and analyses 
     being weeks, months, and even years late. In some cases, by 
     the time the Congress receives the report, the data is out of 
     date.
       With a nationwide program where circumstances can change 
     significantly during the fiscal year, reprogramming of funds 
     is critical to program execution. The Congress provides 
     legislative language to describe reprogramming limits 
     available to the Corps and when those reprogramming actions 
     must be submitted to the Congress for review. While the 
     Administration appears to generally be fulfilling the intent 
     of the law concerning these reprogramming actions, extensive 
     sequential reviews have led to extraordinarily long times 
     between the initiation and the execution of a reprogramming. 
     In most cases these long delays to program execution are 
     unnecessary.
       With the end of congressionally directed spending after 
     fiscal year 2011, the Congress transferred to the 
     Administration the task of developing work plans to delineate 
     how funding amounts provided in addition to the 
     Administration's budget request are allocated among programs, 
     projects, and activities. While the Congress provides some 
     guidance for the allocation of funds through the reports that 
     accompany the Acts, the Administration ultimately makes the 
     decisions about which items to fund. Again, it appears that 
     ``oversight'' and ``quality control'' by the Administration 
     are contributing to challenges with timeliness of the work 
     plans and are resulting in the decline in quality of the work 
     plans. With the sequential review process, it appears the 
     Administration is attempting to ensure that the projects in 
     the work plans adhere to the vision that the Administration 
     expressed in the budget submission rather than the guidance 
     provided by the Congress. Once more, this extensive review 
     process leads to delays in program execution.
       The Congress reminds the Administration that once a bill is 
     enacted into law, the Administration is expected to execute 
     the program laid out in the appropriations Act in the most 
     efficient and effective way possible. The Congress endeavors 
     to ensure that funds provided in addition to the 
     Administration request are executable by the Corps for items 
     that were either underfunded in the Administration's request 
     or were omitted from the Administration's request due to 
     other Administration priorities or criteria. The Congress 
     expects the Administration to develop plans that execute the 
     maximum amount of funds possible in a given fiscal year. 
     While constraints that may challenge the execution of funds 
     are sometimes unavoidable, it is expected that in those 
     instances funds would be obligated and carried over for 
     expenditure in the subsequent fiscal year. Some unobligated 
     carry-over of funds in a program the size and complexity of 
     the Corps' is inevitable, but should be an option of last 
     resort. With the backlog of ongoing work in the Corps' 
     program, there should be multiple ways that the 
     Administration can improve execution.
       Currently the Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of 
     Reclamation are combined for oversight and policy review with 
     more science based activities, such as the Environmental 
     Protection Agency and the Department of Energy's Science 
     programs. As these infrastructure programs are quite 
     different from science based programs, the Administration 
     should consider a reorganization within the Office of 
     Management and Budget that would align the infrastructure 
     agencies--such as the Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of 
     Reclamation, and the Department of Transportation--under the 
     same branch to provide more effective oversight and policy 
     review of these similar programs.
       The Administration needs to return its focus to executing 
     the Civil Works program and not to addressing multiple 
     conflicting agendas with program execution as an 
     afterthought.


             GENERAL PROVISIONS--CORPS OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL

              (INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

       The agreement includes a provision relating to 
     reprogramming.
       The agreement includes a provision prohibiting the use of 
     funds to carry out any contract that commits funds beyond the 
     amounts appropriated for that program, project, or activity.
       The agreement includes a provision concerning funding 
     transfers related to fish hatcheries.
       The agreement includes a provision regarding research and 
     development on salmon survival.
       The agreement includes a provision regarding the allocation 
     of funds.
       The agreement includes a provision relating to section 
     5018(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 
     regarding Missouri River Recovery.
       The agreement includes a provision relating to the use of 
     the Modified Charleston Method.
       The agreement includes a provision relating to unobligated 
     balances. The Corps of Engineers is directed to consider the 
     status of the funds and the risk to project completion prior 
     to rescinding funds from individual project balances. Funds 
     shall not be rescinded from projects where such an action 
     would endanger the completion of a project.
       The agreement includes a provision prohibiting funds from 
     being used to develop or implement changes to certain 
     definitions for the purposes of the Clean Water Act during 
     fiscal year 2015.
       The agreement includes a provision regarding the Mobile 
     Harbor limited reevaluation report.
       The agreement includes a provision regarding section 404 of 
     the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
       The agreement includes a provision regarding an 
     interpretative rule.

                  TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                          Central Utah Project


                CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COMPLETION ACCOUNT

       The agreement includes a total of $9,874,000 for the 
     Central Utah Project Completion Account, which includes 
     $7,574,000 for Central Utah Project construction, $1,000,000 
     for transfer to the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and 
     Conservation Account for use by the Utah Reclamation 
     Mitigation and Conservation Commission, and $1,300,000 for 
     necessary expenses of the Secretary of the Interior.

                         Bureau of Reclamation

       Persistent Western Drought.--Extensive and exceptional 
     drought continues to plague the Western United States. The 
     U.S. Drought Monitor for December 2, 2014, shows that only 
     two of the seventeen Reclamation states (Montana and Wyoming) 
     are virtually drought free. All or significant portions of 
     twelve Reclamation states are suffering from severe to 
     exceptional drought with 55 percent of California suffering 
     from persistent exceptional drought conditions.
       Drought conditions are difficult to address at the time the 
     drought is occurring, but there are some things that can be 
     done to stretch available water supplies. The Bureau of 
     Reclamation (Reclamation) and the Department of the Interior 
     are encouraged to use all of the flexibility and tools 
     available to mitigate the impacts of this drought. 
     Reclamation is encouraged to examine opportunities for 
     voluntary water conveyances from any state with excess water 
     inventories to meet water use and mitigate drought conditions 
     in Reclamation states. Additional funds have been provided to 
     Reclamation to respond to the impacts of the drought and to 
     work with water districts and other users to provide 
     increased efficiency and conservation of available water.
       The only way to mitigate the effects of future droughts, 
     however, is through a strategy of providing a combination of 
     additional storage, improved conveyance, and increased 
     efficiencies in the uses of water both for agriculture and 
     potable purposes. As the West has consistently been the 
     fastest growing part of the country, it is incumbent on 
     Reclamation, as the leading water purveyor in the West, to 
     lead the way in increasing the water that is available from 
     one year to the next and to research and develop more 
     efficient uses of the water that is available.

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                       WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES

                      (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The agreement includes $978,131,000 for Water and Related 
     Resources. The agreement for Water and Related Resources is 
     shown in the following table: 
     
     

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       Central Valley Project, Friant Division, San Joaquin River 
     Restoration.--The agreement does not include a separate 
     account for this item. Funding is included in the Water and 
     Related Resources account as a separate line item under the 
     Friant Division of the Central Valley Project.
       Middle Rio Grande, New Mexico.--The agreement encourages 
     development and implementation of the Water Acquisition 
     Program along the Middle Rio Grande and San Juan Chama 
     Projects and the Physical Habitat Restoration and Management 
     efforts along the San Acacia Reach consistent with fiscal 
     year 2014 activities.
       Scoggins Dam, Tualatin Project, Oregon.--As part of its Dam 
     Safety Program, Reclamation is working on a Corrective Action 
     Alternatives Study (CAS) for Scoggins Dam, the main feature 
     of the Tualatin Project. Working with local stakeholders, 
     Reclamation is evaluating how water supply objectives, such 
     as increased storage, may be coordinated with CAS 
     implementation. Phase two of the CAS, including appraisal 
     level designs and cost estimates, currently is scheduled to 
     be completed in fiscal year 2016. With that date in mind, 
     Reclamation should submit legislative language to the 
     appropriate congressional committees as soon as it becomes 
     clear such authorization is necessary and advisable so that 
     dam safety work can be addressed concurrently with additional 
     storage capacity.
       Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project, Washington.--
     The Yakima River Basin Integrated Water Resource Management 
     Plan is recognized as an innovative water management plan 
     representing the culmination of years of collaboration among 
     Yakima Basin stakeholders. The Department of the Interior and 
     the Bureau of Reclamation are encouraged to request funding 
     in future budgets to support additional authorized elements 
     of the Plan. Federal funding should be used in combination 
     with stakeholder funding to ensure continued implementation 
     of a balanced plan including water storage and water supply 
     reliability, habitat and watershed conservation, fish 
     passage, and appropriate land acquisition activities to 
     support agriculture, fish, and municipalities within the 
     Yakima River Basin in Central Washington.
       Additional Funding for Water and Related Resources Work.--
     The agreement includes funds in addition to the budget 
     request for Water and Related Resources studies, projects, 
     and activities. Priority in allocating these funds should be 
     given to advance and complete ongoing work; improve water 
     supply reliability; improve water deliveries; enhance 
     national, regional, or local economic development; promote 
     job growth; advance tribal and nontribal water settlement 
     studies and activities; or address critical backlog 
     maintenance and rehabilitation activities. Funding provided 
     under the heading ``Western Drought Response'' may be 
     allocated to any authorized purposes, but shall be allocated 
     to those activities that will have the most direct, most 
     immediate, and largest impact on extending limited water 
     supplies during current drought conditions. Funding included 
     in the budget request under ``Drought Response and 
     Comprehensive Plans'' is incorporated into this line item. 
     Reclamation is encouraged to use all available authorities to 
     provide for additional water supplies through conservation, 
     minor changes to the operations of existing projects, 
     drilling emergency wells, or other means authorized under 
     current law. This additional funding may be used alone or in 
     combination with any other funding provided in a program, 
     project, or activity. For rural water projects, Reclamation 
     shall not use the ability of a non-federal sponsor to 
     contribute funds in excess of the authorized non-federal 
     cost-share as a criterion for prioritizing these funds. Not 
     later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, Reclamation 
     shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate a report delineating 
     how these funds are to be distributed, in which phase the 
     work is to be accomplished, and an explanation of the 
     criteria and rankings used to justify each allocation.
       Indian Water Rights Settlements.--The agreement includes 
     funds for these activities in the Water and Related Resources 
     account, instead of in a separate account as proposed in the 
     budget request. To maintain the visibility of these projects, 
     the agreement includes the four projects under the Regional 
     Programs heading with a subheading called Indian Water Rights 
     Settlements.
       Buried Metallic Water Pipe.--Reclamation again is directed 
     to act in a manner consistent with the direction provided in 
     the fiscal year 2012 and 2014 Acts regarding buried metallic 
     water pipe. That direction included, among other things, the 
     requirement for an objective, independently peer-reviewed 
     analysis of pipeline reliability standards. Reclamation is 
     reminded that this study, including all data assembly and 
     analysis must be conducted by an appropriate, independent 
     third-party. Reclamation and its contractors involved in 
     these efforts are expected to protect business-sensitive data 
     that is collected during this process.
       Rural Water.--Voluntary funding in excess of legally 
     required cost shares for rural water projects is acceptable, 
     but shall not be used by Reclamation as a criterion for 
     budgeting in future years.
       Zebra and Quagga Mussels.--Reclamation has completed, is 
     working on, and intends to initiate additional invasive 
     mussel vulnerability assessments at numerous federal dams in 
     the Pacific Northwest. Reclamation is encouraged to continue 
     these efforts.


                CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT RESTORATION FUND

       The agreement provides $56,995,000 for the Central Valley 
     Project Restoration Fund.


                    CALIFORNIA BAY-DELTA RESTORATION

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $37,000,000 for the California Bay-
     Delta Restoration Program.


                       POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION

       The agreement provides $58,500,000 for Policy and 
     Administration.


               BUREAU OF RECLAMATION LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                    (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

       The agreement includes a rescission of $500,000 in 
     unobligated balances.


                        ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

       The agreement includes a provision limiting the Bureau of 
     Reclamation to purchase not more than five passenger vehicles 
     for replacement only.

             GENERAL PROVISIONS--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

       The agreement includes a provision outlining the 
     circumstances under which the Bureau of Reclamation may 
     reprogram funds.
       The agreement includes a provision regarding the San Luis 
     Unit and Kesterson Reservoir in California.
       The agreement includes a provision regarding an 
     authorization of appropriations under the Secure Water Act of 
     2009.
       The agreement includes a technical correction regarding the 
     Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991.
       The agreement includes a provision extending authorization 
     of the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act.
       The agreement includes a provision regarding pilot projects 
     in the Colorado River Basin.

                    TITLE III--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

       The agreement provides $27,916,797,000 for the Department 
     of Energy to fund programs in its five primary mission areas: 
     science, energy, environment, nuclear non-proliferation, and 
     national security.
       Educational Activities.--The Department is prohibited from 
     funding fellowship and scholarship programs in fiscal year 
     2015 unless they were included in the budget justification or 
     funded within this agreement. The Department may waive this 
     requirement upon notification to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     of the fellowship or scholarship program to be funded.
       Technology Transfer.--The Department is encouraged to fill 
     the position of Technology Transfer Coordinator immediately 
     and implement the recommendations of the Department's Office 
     of the Inspector General as stated in the February 2014 Audit 
     Report: Technology Transfer and Commercialization Efforts at 
     the Department of Energy's National Laboratories, OAS-M-14-
     02. As detailed in the report, the Department is also 
     encouraged to support the finalization of performance metrics 
     and place special emphasis on establishing targets and 
     quantitative metrics that support the growth of U.S. 
     companies. Additionally, the Department is encouraged to take 
     a more forward-looking approach to implementing the 
     Technology Commercialization Fund to enhance the 
     effectiveness of the Department's expenditures.

                       Reprogramming Requirements

       The agreement carries the Department's reprogramming 
     authority in statute to ensure that the Department carries 
     out its programs consistent with congressional direction. The 
     Department should, when possible, submit consolidated, 
     cumulative notifications to the Committees on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
       Definition.--A reprogramming includes the reallocation of 
     funds from one program, project, or activity to another 
     within an appropriation. For construction projects, a 
     reprogramming constitutes the reallocation of funds from one 
     construction project to another project or a change of 
     $2,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, in the scope of 
     an approved project.

                            ENERGY PROGRAMS

                 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy


              (INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $1,936,999,858 in new budget 
     authority for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and 
     rescinds $13,064,858 in prior-year unobligated balances. The 
     agreement includes a provision that authorizes the transfer 
     of up to $45,000,000 to the Defense Production Act Fund.
       The Department is encouraged to support continuation of 
     regional research bodies through competitive funding awards 
     with the goal of fostering research collaboration, technology 
     transfer, and commercialization efforts that will lead to 
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     production of energy and lower prices for consumers. The 
     Department is further encouraged to examine the feasibility 
     of supplementing the expertise provided by the national 
     laboratories by entering into technical assistance 
     partnerships with non-profit partners to provide affordable 
     grid technology testing and technical assistance to the 
     electric industry to address the variability of renewable 
     power generation.
       Unless specifically contravened, the agreement supports 
     grid integration and incubator activities to the extent 
     possible within available funds.


                       SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION

       Vehicle Technologies.--Within available funds, the 
     agreement provides $8,000,000 for the SuperTruck program to 
     fulfill existing contracts to support commercialization of 
     truck technologies demonstrated by industry partners. The 
     Department is directed to identify future collaborative 
     research initiatives with the freight industry to improve 
     fuel efficiency in their vehicles. In addition, the 
     Department is directed to provide to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act a report 
     on the industry's adoption rates of new fuel efficient 
     technologies from the SuperTruck program into its 
     manufacturing lines. Within available funds, the agreement 
     provides $10,000,000 to continue funding of section 131 of 
     the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. The 
     agreement provides no direction for the topline funding 
     levels of the Vehicle and Systems Simulation and Testing, 
     Advanced Combustion Engine Research and Development, 
     Materials Technology, and Fuels and Lubricant Technologies 
     subprograms, rather than the levels specified in the House 
     report.
       Shortfalls remain in the research and development of dual-
     fuel systems that meet the power and reliability requirements 
     for severe heavy duty engines used in some buses, fire 
     trucks, on-highway construction haul trucks, and class 8 
     long-haul trucks. The Department is directed to continue 
     research and development on dual-fuel activities to address 
     the needs of severe heavy duty engine vehicles. The research 
     should consider whether direct-fuel-injected or dual-fuel-
     converted diesel engines can provide the necessary horsepower 
     and reliability for safe and efficient long-haul trucking in 
     consideration of the higher temperature exposure of parts and 
     lubricants, in addition to the large onboard fuel storage 
     volume requirements. The research should incorporate highly 
     controlled fleet operations that evaluate the practicality of 
     both dual-fuel systems and gas-to-liquid (GTL) fuel produced 
     directly from natural gas. Since GTL has the potential for 
     broad implementation without changes in truck engine 
     technology or distribution infrastructure, the research 
     should determine the cost, maintenance, and economy of GTL 
     fuels produced directly from natural gas using scalable 
     technology.
       Bioenergy Technologies.--The agreement provides not less 
     than $25,000,000 for research and development of biofuels 
     from algae feedstocks and up to $45,000,000 to support the 
     collaboration among the Navy, the Department of Agriculture, 
     and the Department of Energy to develop innovative 
     technologies for jet and diesel fuels. The agreement provides 
     no direction for the topline funding levels of the 
     Feedstocks, Conversion Technologies, Demonstration and 
     Deployment, and Strategic Analysis and Cross Cutting 
     Sustainability subprograms, rather than the levels specified 
     in the House report.
       For purposes of allocating resources, the Department is 
     directed to include biosolids derived from the municipal 
     wastewater treatment and agricultural processes, and other 
     similar renewables, within the definition of noncellulosic. 
     Furthermore, biosolids from wastewater treatment is 
     encouraged as a feedstock for all research, development, and 
     demonstration activities conducted within the available 
     funding. Technologies utilizing biosolids must provide 
     evidence of the potential to reduce the volume of waste 
     materials and reduce greenhouse gas emissions over current 
     uses of this feedstock. The Department is directed to host a 
     stakeholder meeting to discuss the current state of 
     technologies that utilize biosolids and determine the key 
     barriers that need to be overcome to make substantial gains 
     in reduction of greenhouse gases and cost of energy over 
     full-scale operations already in existence globally.
       Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Technologies.--Within available 
     funds, the agreement provides an additional $5,000,000 for 
     Technology Validation to conduct testing and analysis of fuel 
     cells as industrial-scale energy storage devices, with 
     validation and testing using full-scale testing and 
     demonstration capabilities. To support this effort, the 
     Department is encouraged to leverage national laboratory, 
     university, and regional stakeholder partnerships and 
     capabilities, including at-scale grid infrastructure, 
     modeling expertise, extreme environment testing capabilities, 
     and public-private partnerships.
       The agreement supports the collaborative approach reflected 
     in H2USA and sees it as an important step toward 
     commercialization of fuel cell electric vehicles and the 
     supply chain. With regard to infrastructure, the Department 
     is encouraged to analyze, research, and make suitable 
     investments to transform the size, cost, scalability 
     (including modular stations), and interoperability of new 
     retail hydrogen stations. The Department should also 
     emphasize consumer acceptance to meet the needs of the 
     initial commercial market beginning in 2015, while having the 
     ability to increase the station capacity as commercialization 
     develops. These investments should focus on strategic 
     locations where early market introduction of vehicles is 
     likely to occur.


                            RENEWABLE ENERGY

       Solar Energy.--Within available funds, the agreement 
     provides $10,000,000 for the joint Supercritical 
     Transformational Electric Power Generation program with the 
     Offices of Fossil Energy and Nuclear Energy. The agreement 
     further directs the Solar Energy program to provide funding 
     opportunities, as proposed in the budget request, that 
     support U.S. equipment supply chain technology efforts. These 
     efforts will reduce the cost of manufacturing silicon 
     photovoltaic cells by reducing the amount of raw material 
     silicon needed to produce a solar cell while also increasing 
     manufacturing efficiencies by removing manufacturing process 
     steps to produce solar cells. The Department is also 
     encouraged to continue work on systems integration and 
     balance of systems cost areas to reduce costs and ensure that 
     consumers and businesses can yield sustained benefits from 
     distributed solar power installations and their connections 
     to the grid.
       The agreement provides no direction for the topline funding 
     levels of the Concentrating Solar Power, Photovoltaic 
     Research and Development, Systems Integration, and 
     Innovations in Manufacturing Competitiveness subprograms, 
     rather than the levels specified in the House report.
       Wind Energy.--Within available funds, the agreement 
     provides an additional $5,000,000 to further substantiate the 
     design and economic value proposition of alternate project 
     designs for offshore wind power and up to $6,400,000 for 
     distributed wind.
       Geothermal Technologies.--Within available funds, the 
     agreement provides $32,100,000 for Enhanced Geothermal 
     Systems. For future awards, the full spectrum of geothermal 
     technologies as authorized by the Energy Independence and 
     Security Act of 2007 shall be eligible for the funds 
     appropriated for Geothermal Technologies by this Act. The 
     Department is also encouraged to continue its support of 
     comprehensive programs that support academic and professional 
     development initiatives.
       Water Power.--Within available funds, the agreement 
     provides $41,300,000 for marine and hydrokinetic technologies 
     (MHK) and $19,200,000 for conventional hydropower. Of the 
     funding provided for conventional hydropower, $3,960,000 is 
     for the purposes of Section 242 of the Energy Policy Act of 
     2005.
       Of the funding provided for marine and hydrokinetic 
     technologies, no funding is available for the incubator 
     program or the clean energy manufacturing initiative. The 
     Department is directed to continue ongoing consultations with 
     the marine and hydrokinetic energy industry on research, 
     development, and demonstration priorities and ensure that 
     related programs by the national laboratories support 
     industry-driven technology advancement projects. The 
     agreement further directs the Department to continue marine 
     hydrokinetic wave testing infrastructure development work, 
     including preliminary development of an open water, fully 
     energetic wave energy test facility. The Department is 
     encouraged to coordinate closely with the Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 
     the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     other relevant agencies, and industry to reduce the amount of 
     time to permit MHK test and demonstration projects. Further, 
     within available funding for marine and hydrokinetic 
     technologies, the Department is encouraged to support 
     activities to develop advanced systems and component 
     technologies to increase energy capture, reliability, and 
     survivability for lower costs, and to assess and monitor 
     environmental effects.


                           ENERGY EFFICIENCY

       Advanced Manufacturing.--Within available funds, the 
     agreement provides not less than $4,205,000 for improvements 
     in the steel industry and $79,000,000 for Next Generation 
     Manufacturing Research and Development Projects, of which 
     $6,000,000 is for incubator activities and $3,000,000 is for 
     a competitive solicitation for universities and industry to 
     help bridge the gap between laboratory research and 
     marketplace deployment of nano-structured metals. The 
     agreement supports $25,000,000 for the fourth year of funding 
     for the Critical Materials Energy Innovation Hub and 
     $56,000,000 for four Clean Energy Manufacturing Institutes.
       The Department is directed to submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act a report 
     that provides metrics-based performance measures to assess 
     the effectiveness of existing institutes in achieving the 
     goals of the Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative, including 
     criteria to assess each institute's progress in becoming 
     self-sufficient after the award term ends by relying 
     exclusively on non-federal funding sources, the

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     benefit of each institute, and specific milestones and 
     objectives over the period of the award term. In awarding new 
     institutes, the Department shall conduct an open solicitation 
     and a competitive, merit-based review process and shall 
     include metrics-based performance measures and milestones as 
     part of each award. Should it propose funding for new 
     institutes in the future, the Department shall include in 
     each budget justification the potential specific research 
     topics associated with the proposed institutes, which will 
     provide Congress with the necessary transparency to evaluate 
     and prioritize funding to ensure that only highly-effective 
     centers closely aligned with the Advanced Manufacturing 
     program missions are funded.
       Building Technologies.--Within available funds, the 
     agreement provides $25,800,000 for solid state lighting 
     research and development and includes no further direction 
     within the Emerging Technologies subprogram. Within the 
     Residential Buildings Integration subprogram, the Department 
     is encouraged to engage stakeholders, including the existing 
     home performance industry and weatherization network, for the 
     purpose of developing policy recommendations that could lead 
     to a new residential energy efficiency retrofit program 
     supporting all residential buildings and income levels.
       The agreement provides no direction for topline funding 
     levels of the Commercial Buildings Integration, Residential 
     Buildings Integration, Emerging Technologies, and Equipment 
     and Buildings Standards subprograms, rather than the levels 
     specified in the House report.
       Weatherization Assistance Program.--The Department is urged 
     to continue working with implementing agencies at the State 
     level to ensure that independent, third-party audits are 
     conducted and results are shared with the relevant parties. 
     Worker training should continue, but contractors repeatedly 
     failing to perform adequately should be disqualified from 
     future work.

              Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability

       The agreement provides $147,306,000 for Electricity 
     Delivery and Energy Reliability, of which $8,000,000 shall be 
     for the Operational Energy and Resilience program to support 
     construction of the Energy Resilience and Operations Center 
     within the Department's Washington, D.C. headquarters.
       Within available funds, the agreement provides $5,000,000 
     to continue development of the industry-scale electric grid 
     test bed and up to $7,000,000 for the Energy Systems 
     Predictive Capability activity. Within Energy Systems 
     Predictive Capability and Advanced Modeling Grid Research, 
     the Department is directed to consider an expanded scope of 
     projects, in addition to response to energy supply 
     disruption, and to include university and industry teams for 
     research and workforce development. Within Cyber Security for 
     Energy Delivery Systems, the Department is encouraged to 
     expand collaborative efforts and increase the deployment of 
     analytical and security tools with industry partners to 
     increase overall resilience of the grid.
       The Department is further encouraged to consider expanding 
     research and development partnerships, including related to 
     the development and deployment of microgrids, with 
     stakeholders in diverse geographic regions with unique market 
     dynamics and policy challenges that can help to inform 
     nationwide efforts to improve grid resiliency, reliability, 
     security, and integration of a broad range of generation 
     sources.

                             Nuclear Energy


                    (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $913,500,000 in new budget authority 
     for nuclear energy activities and rescinds $80,000,000 in 
     prior-year unobligated balances, of which $62,000,000 shall 
     be derived from non-Program Direction funding and $18,000,000 
     shall be derived from Program Direction funding. The 
     agreement includes no funding derived from the Nuclear Waste 
     Fund.
       The Department is directed to provide support for 
     reconvening a nuclear working group among national 
     laboratories to foster collaboration and identification of 
     nuclear capabilities. As part of the update to the Nuclear 
     Research, Development, and Demonstration (RD&D) Roadmap, the 
     Secretary is directed to solicit input from, and collaborate 
     with, the nuclear working group to recommend a plan to 
     integrate the missions and expertise of the national 
     laboratories to accomplish the RD&D goals of the updated 
     roadmap.
       Nuclear Energy Enabling Technologies.--Within available 
     funds, $24,300,000 is available for the Modeling and 
     Simulation Energy Innovation Hub upon completion by the 
     Office of Nuclear Energy of an internal peer review of the 
     first five-year term; a determination to extend the hub, 
     together with the benefit of the extension and specific 
     milestones and objectives over the period of the extension; 
     and notification of and approval by the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate. The agreement also provides $36,500,000 for the 
     National Science User Facility, of which funding above the 
     request is to complete the installation of advanced post-
     irradiation examination equipment at the Irradiated Materials 
     Characterization Laboratory.
       SMR Licensing Technical Support Program.--The agreement 
     provides $54,500,000 for the Small Modular Reactor (SMR) 
     Licensing Technical Support Program, all of which shall be to 
     support the second award for an SMR design. Prior-year funds 
     shall be available for site permitting and related licensing 
     activities to support the continued development of small 
     modular reactor technologies previously selected under this 
     program.
       Reactor Concepts Research and Development.--Within 
     available funds, the agreement provides $98,000,000 for 
     Advanced Reactor Concepts, of which $33,000,000 is for 
     research of the fuel and graphite qualification program for 
     the High Temperature Gas Reactor previously funded under the 
     Next Generation Nuclear Plant line. The agreement accepts the 
     Department's proposal to consolidate Advanced Small Modular 
     Reactor Research and Development within Advanced Reactor 
     Concepts and directs all other activities not specified in 
     the House report within Advanced Reactor Concepts be 
     supported to the extent possible within available funds. The 
     Department is directed to focus funding within Reactor 
     Concepts Research and Development on technologies that show 
     clear potential to be safer, less waste producing, more cost 
     competitive, and more proliferation-resistant than existing 
     nuclear power technologies.
       Fuel Cycle Research and Development.--Within available 
     funds, the agreement provides $60,100,000 for the Advanced 
     Fuels program to continue implementation of accident tolerant 
     fuels development, of which $12,000,000 is for additional 
     support of feasibility studies for accident tolerant light 
     water reactor fuels; $5,000,000 is for additional support of 
     capability development of transient testing, including test 
     design and validation data for reactor modeling; $10,000,000 
     is for the development and qualification of meltdown-
     resistant fuels based on ceramic-compacted coated particles; 
     and $3,000,000 is for the advancement of promising and 
     innovative research, including ceramic cladding and other 
     technologies, emanating from qualified and competitively 
     selected small business research task awards that complement 
     the three major industry and university projects and are 
     focused on the development and testing of accident tolerant 
     fuels. Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, 
     the Department shall provide the Committees on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report 
     detailing the results achieved in developing accident 
     tolerant fuels and the expected milestones to achieving in-
     reactor testing and utilization by 2020.
       The agreement provides $71,500,000 for Used Nuclear Fuel 
     Disposition, of which $49,000,000 is for research and 
     development activities, as requested, and $22,500,000 is for 
     integrated waste management system activities. Within funds 
     provided for integrated waste management system activities, 
     $3,000,000 shall be to design, procure, and test industry-
     standard compliant rail rolling stock.
       Supercritical Transformational Electric Power Research and 
     Development.--Within available funds, the Department shall 
     gather information and engage industry to develop an 
     effective solicitation for a public-private cost-shared 
     supercritical carbon dioxide demonstration program, including 
     support for a Request for Information, conceptual design, and 
     cost estimation. Any remaining funding shall be for 
     additional support of the research and development of 
     supercritical carbon dioxide technologies within the nuclear 
     energy program.
       Radiological Facilities Management.--Within available 
     funds, the agreement provides $20,000,000 for hot cells at 
     Oak Ridge National Laboratory and directs the Office of 
     Nuclear Energy to work with the Office of Science to 
     demonstrate a commitment to operation and maintenance of 
     these capabilities that support multiple critical missions in 
     future budget requests.
       Idaho Facilities Management.--The agreement provides 
     funding above the budget request for Idaho Facilities 
     Management, to include an additional $5,000,000 for nuclear 
     facility and support systems major maintenance; $2,000,000 
     for Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) safety margin improvement 
     electrical distribution; $6,000,000 for transient testing 
     scope acceleration and risk reduction; $4,000,000 for ATR 
     evaporation pond liner replacement; and $3,000,000 for the 
     replacement of windows, manipulators, and process equipment 
     at the Hot Fuel Examination Facility.

                 Fossil Energy Research and Development

       The agreement provides $571,000,000 for Fossil Energy 
     Research and Development. The Department is directed to 
     submit not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act a 
     comprehensive program plan and research and development 
     roadmap for the Office of Fossil Energy.
       The Department is encouraged to assess the technical 
     landscape of innovative, commercial-scale gas-to-liquid 
     technology development that is not based on the traditional 
     Fischer-Tropsch technology, is less capital intensive than 
     Fischer-Tropsch technology, and can be developed in smaller 
     units that can be deployed in locations where excessive 
     natural gas is being flared to convert that natural gas to 
     liquid transportation fuel.
       Coal Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and Power Systems.--
     Within available funds, the

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     agreement includes funding for the Department of Energy's 
     National Carbon Capture Center consistent with the budget 
     request. To the extent possible within available funds, the 
     Department is directed to support the joint industrial scale 
     integrated energy systems research and development effort 
     with the Offices of Nuclear Energy and Energy Efficiency and 
     Renewable Energy.
       Within Carbon Capture, the agreement includes $76,000,000 
     for post-combustion capture systems, of which funding above 
     the request is for additional support of bench-scale and 
     pilot projects. Within Advanced Energy Systems, the agreement 
     provides $30,000,000 for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells; $28,000,000 
     for Advanced Combustion Systems, of which funding above the 
     request is for additional support of pressure gain reduction, 
     chemical looping, and pressurized combustion technologies and 
     projects; and $25,000,000 for Gasification Systems, of which 
     $8,000,000 is for the Advanced Air Separation Program to 
     continue activities improving advanced air separation 
     technologies. Within Cross Cutting Research, the agreement 
     provides $24,000,000 for Coal Utilization Science. Within 
     National Energy Technology Laboratory Coal Research and 
     Development, the agreement provides $15,000,000 above the 
     budget request for the Department to continue its activities 
     to economically recover rare earth elements from coal and 
     coal byproduct streams, such as fly ash, coal refuse, and 
     aqueous effluents. Within the Supercritical Transformational 
     Electric Power Generation program, the agreement provides 
     funding for additional support of supercritical carbon 
     dioxide technologies within the fossil energy program.
       Natural Gas Technologies.--Within available funds, the 
     agreement provides $15,000,000 for ongoing methane hydrates 
     research and development, including characterization of deep 
     water hydrates, the assessment of the potential impact of 
     hydrate development on climate, and the characterization of 
     Arctic offshore hydrates, and $10,121,000 for collaborative 
     research and development regarding hydraulic fracturing, to 
     include $3,100,000 for the Department to continue the Risk 
     Based Data Management System. Any funding in the area of 
     hydraulic fracturing, including funding to support the 
     proposed joint effort with the Environmental Protection 
     Agency (EPA) and the United States Geological Survey (USGS), 
     is for research into hydraulic fracturing technologies that 
     aims both to improve the economics and recoverability of 
     reserves and to address the health, safety, and environmental 
     risks of shale gas extraction. Together with EPA and USGS, 
     the Department of Energy is directed to submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate not later than 180 days after enactment of 
     this Act an interagency detailed research plan, to include 
     the proposed length of a collaborative study regarding 
     hydraulic fracturing, out-year budget costs, and specific 
     milestones and objectives.
       Unconventional Technologies.--The agreement provides 
     $4,500,000, of which up to $500,000 shall be for the 
     Department to assess the technical landscape of scalable 
     energy conversion technologies as specified in the House 
     report.

                 Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves

       The agreement provides $19,950,000 for the operation of the 
     Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves.

                      Elk Hills School Lands Fund

       The agreement provides $15,579,815 for the final payment of 
     the settlement agreement.

                      Strategic Petroleum Reserve

       The agreement provides $200,000,000 for the Strategic 
     Petroleum Reserve. The Department has continued to ignore the 
     statutory directive in Public Law 111-8 to submit to the 
     Congress by April 27, 2009, a report regarding the effects of 
     expanding the Reserve on the domestic petroleum market. The 
     Department has not yet submitted the report, and continues to 
     fail to meet other congressionally mandated deadlines without 
     explanation or cause. Although now more than five years 
     delayed, the information requested in the report continues to 
     be pertinent to policy decisions, and the Secretary is 
     directed to submit the report as directed in Section 315 of 
     this Act.

                   Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve


                    (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $7,600,000 in new budget authority 
     for the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve. The agreement 
     also includes a rescission of prior-year unobligated balances 
     of $6,000,000, resulting in a net appropriation of 
     $1,600,000.

                   Energy Information Administration

       The agreement provides $117,000,000 for the Energy 
     Information Administration.

                   Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup

       The agreement provides $246,000,000 for Non-Defense 
     Environmental Cleanup.
       Small Sites.--The agreement provides $80,049,000. Within 
     these funds, $20,000,000 shall be available for design and 
     construction of security upgrades at Fort St. Vrain, for the 
     cleanup of existing contamination and improvement of seismic 
     standards of buildings at Lawrence Berkeley National 
     Laboratory, and for the cleanup of outstanding Department of 
     Energy liabilities at the Southwest Experimental Fast Oxide 
     Reactor. To the extent possible within available funds, the 
     Department should take advantage of near-term opportunities 
     to realize lifecycle cost savings by accelerating completion 
     of ongoing small sites.
       Fort St. Vrain.--Instead of direction in the House report, 
     the Department is directed to report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     not later than 180 days of enactment of this Act on the costs 
     of continuing to store spent nuclear fuel at Fort St. Vrain 
     and other Department locations, and on options for 
     consolidating inventories of all defense-related wastes, 
     spent nuclear fuel, and special nuclear material at one or 
     more private sector or Government sites to reduce ongoing 
     maintenance, operations, and security costs. The Department 
     is further directed to provide to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     a project data sheet for security upgrades at Fort St. Vrain 
     prior to the use of funds for construction.

      Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund

       The agreement provides $625,000,000 for activities funded 
     from the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and 
     Decommissioning Fund.
       Reporting Requirement.--The Department is directed to 
     provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate not later than 90 days after 
     enactment of this Act a report that describes the status of 
     the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning 
     Fund and provides an update of cleanup progress by site since 
     the last report submitted to satisfy requirements of Section 
     1805 of the Atomic Energy Act. The report shall include a 
     general schedule of milestones and costs required to complete 
     the mission at each site within the current lifecycle cost 
     estimates. In addition, the report shall provide an updated 
     timeline and shall explain the cost and schedule assumptions 
     in the current lifecycle cost estimates for Paducah to 
     reflect the Department's assumption of responsibility for the 
     process buildings in fiscal year 2015.

                                Science

       The agreement provides $5,071,000,000 for the Office of 
     Science. The agreement includes legislative language 
     restricting cash contributions to the International 
     Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Organization 
     pending implementation of the Third Biennial International 
     Organization Management Assessment Report recommendations.
       Advanced Scientific Computing Research.--Within available 
     funds, the agreement provides $91,000,000 for the exascale 
     initiative, $104,317,000 for the Oak Ridge Leadership 
     Computing Facility, $80,320,000 for the Argonne Leadership 
     Computing Facility, $75,605,000 for the National Energy 
     Research Scientific Computing Center at Lawrence Berkeley 
     National Laboratory, and up to $3,000,000 for the 
     Computational Sciences Graduate Fellowship program. Should 
     the Department wish to continue the Computational Sciences 
     Graduate Fellowship program, the Office of Science is 
     directed to include it in future budget submissions within 
     Advanced Scientific Computing Research.
       Basic Energy Sciences.--The Office of Science is directed 
     to work with the Office of Nuclear Energy to demonstrate a 
     commitment to operation and maintenance of nuclear facilities 
     at Oak Ridge National Laboratory that support multiple 
     critical missions in future budget requests. Within available 
     funds, the agreement provides up to $100,000,000 for Energy 
     Frontier Research Centers.
       For materials science and engineering research, the 
     agreement provides $371,000,000, of which $24,175,000 is for 
     the third year of the Batteries and Energy Storage Innovation 
     Hub, $10,000,000 is for the Experimental Program to Stimulate 
     Competitive Research, and $8,000,000 is for computational 
     materials science. For chemical sciences, geosciences, and 
     biosciences, the agreement provides $307,103,000, of which up 
     to $15,000,000 is available for the Fuels from Sunlight 
     Innovation Hub upon completion by the Office of Science of an 
     internal peer review of the first five-year term; a 
     determination to extend the hub, together with the benefit of 
     the extension and specific milestones and objectives over the 
     period of extension; and notification of and approval by the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate.
       In lieu of previous direction for scientific user 
     facilities, the agreement provides $916,397,000, of which 
     $804,948,000 is for facilities operations. The agreement 
     supports the budget request's proposal to terminate the 
     Office of Science-operated user program at the Lujan Neutron 
     Scattering Center at Los Alamos National Laboratory and 
     provides $2,000,000 to transition instruments and materials 
     to safe storage conditions.
       Biological and Environmental Research.--Within available 
     funds, the agreement provides $75,000,000 for the third year 
     of the second five-year term of the three BioEnergy Research 
     Centers, $45,501,000 for the operation of the Environmental 
     Molecular Sciences Lab at Pacific Northwest National Lab, and 
     no funding for a new initiative on climate model development 
     and validation.

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       Fusion Energy Sciences.--The agreement accepts the new 
     proposed budget structure for fusion energy sciences and 
     provides funding accordingly. Unless specifically contravened 
     in this agreement, references in the House report using the 
     old budget structure shall stand. The agreement further 
     directs the Office of Science to submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act a report 
     on the contribution of fusion energy sciences to scientific 
     discovery and the development and deployment of new 
     technologies beyond possible applications in fusion energy.
       Within available funds, the agreement provides not less 
     than $70,220,000 for the National Spherical Torus Experiment, 
     not less than $79,950,000 for DIII-D, and not less than 
     $22,260,000 for Alcator C-Mod. The Office of Science is 
     advised that fiscal year 2016 will be the final year of 
     funding for Alcator C-Mod, consistent with the Fusion Energy 
     Sciences Advisory Committee strategic planning and priorities 
     report under all budget scenarios, and is directed to plan 
     for an orderly shutdown following fiscal year 2016. The 
     Office of Science is further directed to seek community 
     engagement on the strategic planning and priorities report 
     through a series of scientific workshops on research topics 
     that would benefit from a review of recent progress, would 
     have potential for broadening connections between the fusion 
     energy sciences portfolio and related fields, and would 
     identify scientific research opportunities. The Department is 
     directed to submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 180 
     days after enactment of this Act a report on its community 
     engagement efforts.
       The agreement provides $216,062,000 for burning plasma 
     science foundations, $38,956,000 for burning plasma science 
     long pulse, and $59,682,000 for discovery plasma science. In 
     addition to these funds, the agreement provides $2,500,000 to 
     continue high energy density laboratory plasma science at the 
     Neutralized Drift Compression Experiment-II and $300,000 for 
     the National Undergraduate Fellowship Program to support the 
     study of plasma physics.
       The agreement provides $150,000,000 for ITER, of which not 
     less than $125,000,000 is for in-kind hardware contributions 
     and up to $25,000,000 is for cash contributions to the ITER 
     Organization.
       High Energy Physics.--Within available funds, the agreement 
     provides $22,000,000 for the Long Baseline Neutrino 
     Experiment (LBNE) and its alternatives, to include 
     $10,000,000 for research and development and $12,000,000 for 
     project engineering and design activities. The agreement 
     includes no funding for long-lead procurements or 
     construction activities for the LBNE project. The agreement 
     also includes $15,000,000 for Homestake Mine and $23,000,000 
     to support superconducting radio frequency accelerator 
     research, development, facilities, and infrastructure.
       For energy frontier experimental physics, the agreement 
     provides $147,584,000. For intensity frontier experimental 
     physics, the agreement provides $264,949,000, of which 
     $43,970,000 is for projects, to include $20,000,000 for 
     future projects research and development, and shifts funding 
     for superconducting operations to advanced technology 
     research and development. For cosmic frontier experimental 
     physics, the agreement provides $105,545,000, of which 
     $41,878,000 is for projects. Prior to the execution of 
     $6,878,000 for dark matter, dark energy, and cosmic microwave 
     background experiments, the Office of Science shall submit a 
     spend plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate. The agreement provides no 
     direction for research or facility operations and 
     experimental support within the intensity frontier and cosmic 
     frontier subprograms, rather than the levels specified in the 
     House report.
       For other subprograms within high energy physics, the 
     agreement provides $59,274,000 for theoretical and 
     computational physics; $120,366,000 for advanced technology 
     research and development, of which $45,772,000 is for general 
     accelerators; and $10,000,000 for accelerator stewardship.
       Nuclear Physics.--Within available funds, the agreement 
     provides $150,892,000 for medium energy nuclear physics, of 
     which $97,050,000 is for operations at 12 GeV Continuous 
     Electron Beam Accelerator Facility at Thomas Jefferson 
     National Accelerator Facility; $199,966,000 for heavy ion 
     nuclear physics, of which $166,072,000 is for Relativistic 
     Heavy Ion Collider operations at Brookhaven National 
     Laboratory; and $17,541,000 for operation of the Argonne 
     Tandem Linac Accelerator System.
       Science Laboratories Infrastructure.--Within available 
     funds, the agreement provides an additional $3,000,000 to de-
     inventory New Brunswick Laboratory below the Hazard Category 
     3 threshold, as well as any follow-on work to remove 
     remaining material and unneeded equipment.
       Program Direction.--The agreement provides no funding, 
     including for salaries and benefits and travel, to support 
     the Under Secretary for Science and Energy.

               Advanced Research Projects Agency--Energy

       The agreement provides $280,000,000 for the Advanced 
     Research Projects Agency--Energy.

         TITLE 17--INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM

       The agreement provides $42,000,000 for administrative 
     expenses for the Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan 
     Guarantee Program. This amount is offset by estimated 
     revenues of $25,000,000, resulting in a net appropriation of 
     $17,000,000.
       Recent reviews of the loan program by DOE's Office of the 
     Inspector General and the Government Accountability Office 
     (GAO) have shown progress in the loan program's 
     implementation of recommendations to improve the program's 
     administration and oversight, but several important 
     deficiencies remain. In particular, the speed at which the 
     loan program is finalizing the actions taken to address the 
     deficiencies in the program's administration is 
     unsatisfactory. Concerns persist about the continued lack of 
     comprehensive policies for oversight and monitoring risk of 
     existing loan guarantees. The Department is directed to 
     provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate not later than 60 days after 
     enactment of this Act a report responding to the 
     recommendations from GAO-14-367, including a plan for fully 
     complying with its credit review, compliance, and reporting 
     functions.
       The Department is directed to report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act on the 
     status of the Cape Wind conditional commitment, including an 
     update on ongoing litigation and the risks this litigation 
     poses to the success of the project. The Department shall 
     update this report quarterly through fiscal year 2016.

        Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program

       The agreement provides $4,000,000 for the Advanced 
     Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program.

                         Clean Coal Technology


                    (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

       The agreement rescinds $6,600,000 from the Clean Coal 
     Technology Program.

                      Departmental Administration

       The agreement provides $245,142,000 for Departmental 
     Administration, of which up to $1,670,000 is for salaries and 
     expenses for the Office of the Under Secretary for Science 
     and Energy. The Department is directed to request funding for 
     this office under Departmental Administration in fiscal year 
     2016 and subsequent years to increase transparency.

                    Office of the Inspector General

       The agreement provides $40,500,000 for the Office of the 
     Inspector General.

                    ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

                NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

       The agreement provides $11,407,295,000 for the National 
     Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Instead of 
     restrictions in the House report regarding contractor defined 
     benefit pension plan payments above requirements, the 
     Department is directed to notify the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     of the amounts paid that are above the minimum required 
     contribution and the percent funded status of each plan if 
     payments above the minimum required contribution are 
     anticipated to be made in fiscal year 2015.

                           Weapons Activities


                    (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $8,231,770,000 for Weapons 
     Activities. The agreement rescinds $45,113,000 in funds not 
     apportioned to the Department of Energy in fiscal year 2013 
     and fiscal year 2014.
       Directed Stockpile Work.--The agreement provides 
     $2,692,588,000. The agreement includes $176,615,934 within 
     Stockpile Systems and $58,407,000 within Stockpile Services 
     for surveillance.
       The NNSA is directed to work with the Nuclear Weapons 
     Council and the military services to update the procedures 
     governing nuclear weapons refurbishments prior to submitting 
     future warhead refurbishment proposals that would integrate 
     Air Force and Navy systems in order to better define joint 
     military requirements and to ensure that Air Force and Navy 
     programs and resources are appropriately aligned. The NNSA is 
     directed to provide to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 30 
     days after enactment of this Act a report that describes the 
     interagency plan for revising and updating the joint Phase 
     6.x warhead acquisition process.
       The NNSA is directed to submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act a report 
     on the options available to avoid a dismantlement workload 
     gap in the mid-2020s while still meeting the 2022 
     dismantlement goal.
       Cruise Missile Warhead life extension study.--The agreement 
     provides $9,418,000 to commence a Phase 6.1 Concept Study for 
     a cruise

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     missile warhead life extension. The NNSA is expected to fully 
     adhere to the fiscal year 2012 Act reporting requirements 
     that direct the NNSA to provide a report on the military 
     requirements and preliminary cost and schedule estimates for 
     a life extension effort at the commencement of Phase 6.2a 
     Design Definition and Cost Study, should those activities be 
     requested in future budget requests. The NNSA is directed to 
     promptly submit its required report regarding its Phase 6.1 
     Concept Study activities.
       Research and Development Certification and Safety.--The 
     agreement provides $160,000,000. The agreement does not 
     include a prohibition on exploratory development activities 
     that support early life extension and other stockpile 
     stewardship activities in the House report.
       Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E).--The 
     agreement provides $1,766,191,000 for the NNSA's research, 
     development, test, and evaluation activities previously 
     referred to as Campaigns.
       Science.--The agreement provides $412,091,000. Within these 
     funds, $8,000,000 is to support the Dynamic Compression 
     Sector at the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National 
     Laboratory. Within funds for Advanced Radiography, 
     $21,000,000 is for the design of new radiography capabilities 
     at U1a.
       Inertial Confinement Fusion and High Yield.--The agreement 
     provides $512,895,000. Within these funds, $68,000,000 is for 
     Omega at the University of Rochester and $329,000,000 is for 
     the National Ignition Facility (NIF). The NNSA is directed to 
     provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate not later than 90 days after 
     enactment of this Act an assessment on whether the likelihood 
     of achieving ignition at the NIF has increased since December 
     2012 and the level of confidence that the NNSA will achieve 
     ignition at the NIF by December 2015.
       Advanced Simulation and Computing.--The agreement provides 
     $598,000,000. Within these funds, $50,000,000 is for 
     activities associated with the exascale initiative.
       Advanced Manufacturing Development.--The agreement provides 
     $107,200,000 to develop, demonstrate, and utilize advanced 
     technologies that are needed to enhance the NNSA's secure 
     manufacturing capabilities and to ensure timely support for 
     the production of nuclear weapons and other critical national 
     security components as described in the House report. Instead 
     of specific funding allocations directed in the House report, 
     the agreement includes $12,600,000 for Additive 
     Manufacturing, $75,000,000 for Component Manufacturing 
     Development, and $19,600,000 for Process Technology 
     Development.
       The NNSA is directed to provide to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act a ten-
     year strategic plan for using additive manufacturing to 
     reduce costs at NNSA production facilities while meeting 
     stringent qualification requirements.
       Readiness in Technical Base and Facilities.--The agreement 
     provides $2,033,400,000. The NNSA is directed to submit to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate not later than 120 days after 
     enactment of this Act a ten-year strategic plan that would 
     reduce the deferred maintenance backlog below fiscal year 
     2014 baseline levels and dispose of unneeded facilities.
       Recapitalization.--The agreement provides $224,600,000. The 
     allocation for projects and activities within 
     Recapitalization is shown in the following table:

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       Uranium Processing Facility, Y-12 National Security 
     Complex.--The agreement provides $335,000,000. The agreement 
     does not include a restriction on the use of funds for 
     construction prior to achieving 90 percent design. Upon 
     completion of a conceptual design for the project that 
     incorporates the Red Team recommendations, the NNSA shall 
     submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate a report that describes the 
     preliminary project execution plan, including any tailoring 
     strategy to break project milestones into smaller projects 
     with distinct performance baselines. The report shall also 
     include an updated cost range for the revised project design 
     that has been independently reviewed by the Department of 
     Energy's Office of Engineering and Construction Management.
       Nuclear Counterterrorism Incident Response.--The agreement 
     provides $177,940,000. Within this amount, $142,577,000 is 
     for emergency response activities to fully support the ninth 
     stabilization city and $14,850,000 is for Operations Support 
     to address improvements for the Department of Energy's 
     Emergency Operations Center.
       Site Stewardship.--The agreement provides $76,531,000. 
     Within these funds, $14,531,000 is provided for the Minority 
     Serving Institution Partnerships Program.
       Defense Nuclear Security.--The agreement provides 
     $636,123,000. Within funds for physical security systems, up 
     to $5,000,000 may be used to procure advanced security 
     technologies for the Y-12 National Security Complex and the 
     Pantex Plant.
       Domestic Uranium Enrichment Research, Development, and 
     Demonstration.--The agreement provides $97,200,000. The 
     agreement provides funds to maintain centrifuges in standby 
     and to conduct further analysis of enriched uranium and 
     tritium needs. The Department is directed to conduct an 
     interagency bottoms-up reevaluation of the active and reserve 
     tritium stockpile requirements and provide a certification 
     from the Nuclear Weapons Council as directed by the House 
     report. Instead of the analysis of process technologies in 
     the House report, the agreement includes a general provision 
     that prohibits the use of funds in fiscal year 2015 to build 
     centrifuges for enriched uranium production and requires an 
     accounting of nuclear material available to meet defense 
     needs and a cost-benefit analysis of domestic uranium 
     enrichment options.

                    Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation


                    (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $1,641,369,000 for Defense Nuclear 
     Nonproliferation. The agreement rescinds $24,731,000 in funds 
     not apportioned to the Department of Energy in fiscal year 
     2013 and fiscal year 2014.
       Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Research and 
     Development.--The agreement provides $393,401,000. Within 
     these funds, the agreement provides $66,900,000 for the 
     National Center for Nuclear Security and additional funds to 
     accelerate efforts to develop the next generation of warhead 
     monitoring technologies, improve low-yield nuclear test 
     detection capabilities, and deploy long-range remote 
     monitoring technologies for plutonium and uranium production 
     detection. The NNSA is directed to conduct a joint assessment 
     with the Department of Defense on the continued need to 
     deploy space-based sensors for atmospheric testing and 
     provide the results to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 
     120 days after enactment of this Act.
       International Material Protection and Cooperation 
     (IMP&C).--The agreement provides $270,911,000. Within these 
     funds, the agreement provides $148,000,000 for the Second 
     Line of Defense Program to complete installation of fixed 
     detection equipment at vulnerable border crossings, airports, 
     and small seaports in Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, 
     Romania, Belarus, and Jordan and expand work in high threat 
     areas in the Middle East. The agreement does not include 
     $66,900,000 requested within IMP&C for projects in Russia. No 
     funds may be used for the Multiple Integrated Laser 
     Engagement System for Russia.
       Mixed Oxide (MOX) Fuel Fabrication Facility, Savannah 
     River.--The agreement provides $345,000,000 for continued 
     construction of the MOX Fuel Fabrication Facility, including 
     Other Project Costs. The agreement includes statutory 
     language that prohibits the NNSA from using funds to place 
     the project in cold standby in fiscal year 2015. Instead of 
     the reporting requirements in the House report, the NNSA is 
     directed to submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 120 
     days after enactment of this Act an independently-verified 
     lifecycle cost estimate for the option to complete 
     construction and operate the MOX facility and the option to 
     downblend and dispose of the material in a repository.
       Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI).--The agreement 
     provides $325,752,000. Within these funds, the agreement 
     provides $36,600,000 for international material protection to 
     complete additional security upgrades at research reactor and 
     radiological buildings, including facilities in Turkey and 
     Algeria that have Category 1 source materials. Also within 
     funds for GTRI, the agreement provides $67,987,000 for 
     domestic material protection to help meet the goal of 
     securing all buildings in the U.S. with Category 1 source 
     materials by the end of 2016. The NNSA's efforts to develop a 
     U.S. capability to produce Moly-99 from sources other than 
     high-enriched uranium should include but not be limited to 
     low-enriched uranium and natural molybdenum. The agreement 
     does not include $25,400,000 requested within GTRI for 
     projects in Russia.
       Use of Prior-Year Balances.--The agreement directs the use 
     of $22,963,000 in prior-year balances from Russian Fissile 
     Material Disposition.

                             Naval Reactors


                    (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $1,238,500,000 for Naval Reactors. 
     Within these funds, the agreement provides $68,000,000 for 
     Advanced Test Reactor Operations. The agreement rescinds 
     $4,500,000 in prior-year funds for program direction.
       Naval Reactors Operations and Infrastructure.--The 
     agreement provides $390,000,000. Within these funds, 
     $119,279,000 is for Research Reactor Facility Operations and 
     Maintenance, including the full amount requested for 
     operations and maintenance of the prototype reactors at the 
     Kesselring Site.
       Spent Fuel Handling Recapitalization Project, Naval 
     Reactors Facility.--The agreement provides $70,000,000, 
     including Other Project Costs.

                     Federal Salaries and Expenses

       The agreement provides $370,000,000 for the federal 
     salaries and expenses of the Office of the NNSA 
     Administrator. Within this amount, the NNSA is directed to 
     provide any funds needed for Corporate Project Management in 
     fiscal year 2015.
       NNSA Albuquerque Complex.--Instead of direction regarding 
     the Albuquerque Complex in the House report under Office of 
     the Administrator and Weapons Activities, the agreement 
     permits the NNSA to lease new office space in fiscal year 
     2015 after the NNSA Administrator notifies the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     of the full costs of the lease, relocation, vault 
     construction and other capital expenses, and any associated 
     increases in annual operating and security costs. The 
     notification shall include a description of the NNSA's plan 
     to demolish legacy buildings at the Albuquerque Complex to 
     meet footprint reduction requirements and shall provide a 
     certification that the cyber and physical security 
     requirements have been reviewed and approved by the 
     responsible intelligence authority.

               ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

                     Defense Environmental Cleanup


                    (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $5,010,830,000 for Defense 
     Environmental Cleanup. Within these funds, the Department is 
     directed to fund hazardous waste worker training at 
     $10,000,000. The agreement rescinds $10,830,000 in prior-year 
     funds for program direction.
       Separations Process Research Unit (SPRU).--The Department 
     is directed to preserve the approximately $33,000,000 in 
     prior-year appropriations for SPRU until a plan has been 
     determined for the site. If, at that time, the Department is 
     found to have a liability, the Department shall apply all 
     remaining prior-year balances toward that outstanding 
     obligation. If additional funding is needed once final 
     agreement between the parties is achieved, the Department 
     should submit a reprogramming request to fully support the 
     agreed upon plan.
       Hanford Site.--The agreement provides $941,000,000. Within 
     available funds in the River Corridor control point, the 
     Department is directed to carry out maintenance and public 
     safety efforts at the B Reactor and the Hazardous Materials 
     Management and Emergency Response facilities.
       Oak Ridge Reservation.--The agreement provides 
     $223,050,000. Within cleanup and disposition, $41,626,000 is 
     provided for the U233 Disposition Program. While the 
     agreement does not include a Congressional reprogramming 
     control point, the Department shall continue to separately 
     report funds for this activity in its monthly financial 
     balances report and in its budget request.
       Outfall 200 Mercury Treatment Facility, Oak Ridge.--The 
     agreement provides $9,400,000 to continue a project to 
     construct a water treatment plant at the outfall 200 site as 
     originally approved in the fiscal year 2014 Act. The 
     Department should continue to advance plans to construct the 
     water treatment plant at its originally planned outfall 200 
     location upstream of the Upper East Fork Poplar Creek. None 
     of the funds available in this Act or any other Act are 
     available for a new siting study for this project. If the 
     Department wishes to use project funds to pursue a 
     significant change in the approved scope of this project, 
     including a change in project location, the Department shall 
     submit a reprogramming request in accordance with the 
     reprogramming requirements carried in this Act.
       Office of River Protection.--The agreement provides 
     $1,212,000,000. The Department is encouraged to complete work 
     previously undertaken on removing salts from the low-activity 
     tank waste streams by conducting conceptual design and cost 
     estimating activities in order to gain a deeper understanding 
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       Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP).--The agreement provides 
     $320,000,000, including funds needed in fiscal year 2015 to 
     fully support the WIPP recovery effort. None of the funds for 
     WIPP shall be used to fund incident recovery or other 
     transuranic waste activities at any other site. The 
     Department is directed to provide a separate accounting of 
     all funds supporting the WIPP recovery plan in its budget 
     request for fiscal year 2016. The Secretary of Energy is 
     directed to designate an official responsible for 
     implementing the Department's recovery plan who shall provide 
     quarterly updates on the Department's progress to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate.
       Technology Development and Deployment.--The agreement 
     provides $14,000,000. Within these funds, $2,000,000 is for 
     the National Spent Fuel Program at Idaho National Laboratory.

     Defense Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning

       The agreement provides $463,000,000 for Defense Uranium 
     Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning. Funds provide 
     for a federal contribution into the Uranium Decontamination 
     and Decommissioning Fund. The agreement does not include a 
     reauthorization for the collection of a special assessment 
     from private industry.

                        Other Defense Activities

       The agreement provides $754,000,000 for Other Defense 
     Activities.

                    POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS

                  Bonneville Power Administration Fund

       The agreement provides no appropriation for the Bonneville 
     Power Administration, which derives its funding from revenues 
     deposited into the Bonneville Power Administration Fund.

      Operation and Maintenance, Southeastern Power Administration

       The agreement provides a net appropriation of $0 for the 
     Southeastern Power Administration.

      Operation and Maintenance, Southwestern Power Administration

       The agreement provides a net appropriation of $11,400,000 
     for the Southwestern Power Administration.

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

       The agreement provides a net appropriation of $93,372,000 
     for the Western Area Power Administration.

           Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund

       The agreement provides a net appropriation of $228,000 for 
     the Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund. The 
     agreement includes legislative language authorizing the 
     acceptance and use of contributed funds in fiscal year 2015 
     for operating, maintaining, repairing, rehabilitating, 
     replacing, or upgrading the hydroelectric facilities at the 
     Falcon and Amistad Dams.

                  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $304,389,000 for the Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission (FERC). Revenues for FERC are set to an 
     amount equal to the budget authority, resulting in a net 
     appropriation of $0. The agreement does not include language 
     in House Report 113-486 regarding increased salaries and 
     benefits.
       The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently 
     approved a request by the New York Independent System 
     Operator (NYISO) for a new capacity zone (Docket N. ER13-
     1380-000). Concerns persist regarding the effect of the 
     capacity zone on consumer costs. The FERC is not currently 
     required to take further action in fiscal year 2015. However, 
     should the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals remand the 
     order during 2015, the Commission would be required to issue 
     an order in response to the decision. The FERC is directed to 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate on a quarterly basis through 
     fiscal year 2016, beginning not later than 30 days after 
     enactment of this Act, on the status of the court case, 
     actions taken by FERC, and estimates of additional planned 
     capacity and consumer costs.

                GENERAL PROVISIONS--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


             (INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

       The agreement includes a provision prohibiting the use of 
     funds provided in this title to initiate requests for 
     proposals, other solicitations, or arrangements for new 
     programs or activities that have not yet been approved and 
     funded by the Congress; requires notification or a report for 
     certain funding actions; prohibits funds to be used for 
     certain multi-year ``Energy Programs'' activities without 
     notification; and prohibits the obligation or expenditure of 
     funds provided in this title through a reprogramming of funds 
     except in certain circumstances.
       The agreement includes a provision relating to unexpended 
     balances.
       The agreement includes a provision authorizing intelligence 
     activities of the Department of Energy for purposes of 
     section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947.
       The agreement includes a provision prohibiting the use of 
     funds in this title for capital construction of high hazard 
     nuclear facilities, unless certain independent oversight is 
     conducted.
       The agreement includes a provision prohibiting the use of 
     funds provided under this title to approve critical decision-
     2 or critical decision-3 for certain construction projects, 
     unless a separate independent cost estimate has been 
     developed for that critical decision.
       The agreement includes a provision regarding uranium 
     adverse material impact determinations and notification 
     requirements for uranium transactions.
       The agreement includes a provision prohibiting the Office 
     of Science from entering into multi-year funding agreements 
     with a value below a specific threshold.
       The agreement includes a provision requiring analysis of 
     alternatives for warhead life extension programs.
       The agreement includes a provision rescinding certain 
     prior-year funds. The rescission does not include funds 
     previously appropriated in the ``Construction, 
     Rehabilitation, Operation and Maintenance, Western Area Power 
     Administration'' account for work related to the Animas-
     LaPlata Project. The Western Area Power Administration should 
     note, however, that in future years this funding will be 
     treated the same as other prior-year funds within DOE 
     accounts. Therefore, Western and the Bureau of Reclamation 
     are directed to work together to ensure that future budget 
     requests include appropriate funding for these activities 
     such that the costs will not be shifted to power customers 
     who receive no benefit from the activities.
       The agreement includes a provision prohibiting funds in the 
     ``Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation'' account for certain 
     activities and assistance in the Russian Federation.
       The agreement includes a provision standardizing the 
     availability of funds for certain research and development 
     activities beginning in fiscal year 2016.
       The agreement includes a provision directing the use of 
     funds for the Domestic Uranium Enrichment program.
       The agreement includes a provision regarding prohibiting 
     funds to implement or enforce higher efficiency light bulb 
     standards.
       The agreement includes a provision regarding analysis and 
     transparency requirements for uranium sales.
       The agreement includes a provision regarding management of 
     the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

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                     TITLE IV--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

       It is the mission of all the regional commissions to 
     maximize spending on programs rather than personnel. Given 
     the budget cuts the regional commissions have experienced in 
     recent years, the regional commissions are directed to 
     provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate a detailed accounting of all 
     personnel costs, including an accounting for employees who 
     are designated as non-federal employees, in their annual 
     budget requests to Congress. If the regional commissions are 
     to continue to be successful they need to show they are 
     maximizing the public good and making sound personnel 
     management decisions.

                    Appalachian Regional Commission

       The agreement provides $90,000,000 for the Appalachian 
     Regional Commission (ARC). To diversify and enhance regional 
     business development, $10,000,000 is provided to continue the 
     program of high-speed broadband deployment in distressed 
     counties within the Central Appalachian region that have been 
     most negatively impacted by the downturn in the coal 
     industry. This funding shall be in addition to the 30 percent 
     directed to distressed counties.
       Within the funding provided, $10,000,000 is recommended to 
     support a workforce training program in Southern Appalachia, 
     primarily focused on the automotive supplier industry. The 
     program will benefit economically distressed counties in 
     Southern Appalachia. This funding shall be in addition to any 
     funds otherwise directed to distressed counties. The funds 
     shall be distributed according to ARC's Distressed Counties 
     Formula which includes land area, population estimates, and 
     the number of distressed counties.

                Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $28,500,000 for the Defense Nuclear 
     Facilities Safety Board.

                        Delta Regional Authority


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $12,000,000 for the Delta Regional 
     Authority.

                           Denali Commission

       The agreement provides $10,000,000 for the Denali 
     Commission.

                  Northern Border Regional Commission

       The agreement provides $5,000,000 for the Northern Border 
     Regional Commission.

                 Southeast Crescent Regional Commission

       The agreement provides $250,000 for the Southeast Crescent 
     Regional Commission.

                     Nuclear Regulatory Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $1,003,233,000 for Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission salaries and expenses. This amount is 
     offset by estimated revenues of $885,375,000, resulting in a 
     net appropriation of $117,858,000.
       The agreement reduces the amount made available for 
     salaries and expenses by $34,200,000 below the budget request 
     to account for fee-based unobligated carryover from fiscal 
     year 2014 to fiscal year 2015 and authorizes the Commission 
     to re-allocate its unobligated carryover to supplement its 
     fiscal year 2015 appropriation. The Commission is directed to 
     submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate not later than 30 days after 
     enactment of this Act a base table that documents this re-
     allocation. The agreement further reduces salaries and 
     expenses by $10,000,000 below the budget request to account 
     for lower-than-anticipated staffing levels. Within available 
     funds, not more than $7,500,000 is included for salaries, 
     travel, and other support costs for the Office of the 
     Commission.
       The Commission is directed to engage an outside entity with 
     expertise on federal agency management to recommend ways it 
     can reduce its corporate support requirements and improve the 
     efficiency of the Commission's internal processes. The 
     Commission is further directed to submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     not later than May 1, 2015, the review's findings, budgetary 
     impacts, and a long-term strategic workforce plan. The 
     Commission is also encouraged to have a fair, effective, 
     predictable, and efficient process for subsequent license 
     renewal that builds upon the technical and regulatory success 
     of the initial license renewal process and to act 
     expeditiously, particularly for licensees actively planning 
     to pursue subsequent license renewal in the 2017 timeframe, 
     to ensure timely issuance of the regulatory guidance and 
     establishment of the updated framework for subsequent license 
     renewal.
       A recent report by the Department of Energy's Office of 
     Nuclear Energy concluded that the nuclear energy workforce is 
     more stable than it has been in several decades, noting that 
     this is due in part to established programs that drive 
     interest in the field. In light of current circumstances, the 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission, in consultation with the 
     Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy and industry, 
     is directed to review the Integrated University Program with 
     regard to its effectiveness and recommend any changes 
     necessary to maintain its efficacy in ensuring that the 
     Nation continues to have a sufficient nuclear workforce. The 
     study should include any specialized areas that may require 
     training beyond that which is necessary for the general 
     nuclear workforce.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The agreement includes $12,071,000 for the Office of 
     Inspector General in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. This 
     amount is offset by revenues of $10,099,000, for a net 
     appropriation of $1,972,000.
       The agreement includes a provision to permanently authorize 
     the Inspector General of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to 
     execute the duties and responsibilities in the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978 with respect to the Defense Nuclear 
     Facilities Safety Board. The agreement provides $850,000 to 
     carry out these responsibilities in fiscal year 2015.

                  Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $3,400,000 for the Nuclear Waste 
     Technical Review Board.

                GENERAL PROVISIONS--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

       The agreement includes a provision permanently requiring 
     reporting on the use of emergency authority.
       The agreement includes a provision instructing the Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission on responding to congressional requests 
     for information.
       The agreement includes a provision mandating an evaluation 
     of and reporting on the effectiveness of domestic 
     radiological security requirements.
       The agreement includes a provision requiring each agency 
     receiving funding to submit a Congressional Budget 
     Justification and annual report.

                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       The agreement includes a provision relating to lobbying 
     restrictions.
       The agreement includes a provision relating to transfer 
     authority. No additional transfer authority is implied or 
     conveyed by this provision. For the purposes of this 
     provision, the term ``transfer'' shall mean the shifting of 
     all or part of the budget authority in one account to 
     another. In addition to transfers provided in this Act or 
     other appropriations Acts, and existing authorities, such as 
     the Economy Act (31 U.S.C. 1535), by which one part of the 
     United States Government may provide goods or services to 
     another part, the Act allows transfers using Section 4705 of 
     the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2745) and 15 U.S.C. 
     638 regarding SBIR/STTR.
       The agreement includes a provision prohibiting funds to be 
     used in contravention of the executive order entitled 
     ``Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in 
     Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations.''

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 DIVISION E--FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS 
                               ACT, 2015

       Language included in House Report 113-508 that is not 
     changed by this explanatory statement is approved. This 
     explanatory statement, while repeating some report language 
     for emphasis, is not intended to negate the language 
     referenced in the House Committee report unless expressly 
     provided herein.
       Program, Project and Activity.--During fiscal year 2015, 
     for the purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-177), as amended, with 
     respect to appropriations contained in Division E of the 
     agreement, the terms ``program, project, and activity'' (PPA) 
     shall mean any item for which a dollar amount is contained in 
     appropriations acts (including joint resolutions providing 
     continuing appropriations) or accompanying reports of the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate 
     (Committees), or accompanying conference reports and joint 
     explanatory statements of the committee of conference.
       Operating Plan.--Each agency shall submit an operating plan 
     to the Committees not later than 60 days after enactment of 
     this Act to establish the baseline for application of 
     reprogramming and transfer authorities. The operating plan 
     shall provide a table for each appropriation with columns 
     displaying the budget request; adjustments made by Congress; 
     adjustments for rescissions, if appropriate; and the fiscal 
     year enacted level. The table shall delineate the 
     appropriation both by object class and by PPA, and identify 
     items of special congressional interest.
       Reprogramming of Funds.--The bill includes a general 
     provision (section 608) establishing the authority of 
     agencies to reprogram funds, the limitation on that 
     authority, and the circumstances under which the advance 
     approval of the Committees is required prior to the 
     reprogramming of funds. Except in emergency situations, 
     reprogramming requests should be submitted no later than June 
     30.
       When a Department or agency submits a reprogramming or 
     transfer request to the Committees and does not receive 
     identical responses from the House and the Senate, it is the 
     responsibility of the Department or agency to reconcile the 
     House and the Senate differences before proceeding, and if 
     reconciliation is not possible, to consider the request to 
     reprogram funds unapproved.
       Relationship with Budget Offices.--The bill directs that 
     justifications submitted with the fiscal year 2016 budget 
     requests by agencies funded under this Act must contain the 
     customary level of detailed data and explanatory statements 
     to support the appropriations requests at the level of detail 
     contained in the funding table included at the end of the 
     report. Among other items, agencies shall provide a detailed 
     discussion of proposed new initiatives, proposed changes in 
     the agency's financial plan from prior year enactment, and 
     detailed data on all programs and comprehensive information 
     on any office or agency restructurings. At a minimum, each 
     agency must also provide adequate justification for funding 
     and staffing changes for each individual office. Explanatory 
     materials should compare programs, projects, and activities 
     that are proposed for fiscal year 2016 to the fiscal year 
     2015 enacted level. The budget justification materials shall 
     also incorporate a separate table briefly describing the top 
     management challenges for fiscal year 2015 as identified by 
     the agency inspector general, along with an explanation of 
     how the fiscal year 2016 budget request addresses each such 
     management challenge.
       Agency Reports.--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 $210,000,000 for departmental offices 
     salaries and expenses. Within the amount provided under this 
     heading, $9,500,000 is for the audit, oversight, and 
     administration of the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund, 
     including evaluation of implementation plans submitted by 
     Gulf Coast States and coastal political subdivisions; 
     $3,400,000 is for the development and implementation of 
     programs within the Office of Critical Infrastructure 
     Protection and Compliance Policy; and up to $1,000,000 is for 
     continued contributions to the Organization for Economic 
     Cooperation and Development to cover the Department's 
     participation in programs related to global tax 
     administration.
       Communication Failures.--The Committees on Appropriations 
     of the House and Senate are concerned about the 
     responsiveness of the Office of the Secretary and the Office 
     of Legislative Affairs to Congressional requests. 
     Communication failures undermine the Administration's ability 
     to achieve its legislative priorities and the Congress' 
     ability to understand the activities, expenditures, budget 
     needs and policy priorities of the Department's bureaus and 
     offices. The Office of the Secretary and the Office of 
     Legislative Affairs are strongly encouraged to provide timely 
     and complete responses to Congressional requests, to make 
     officials and staff available for briefings, and to follow 
     through when additional agency action is required.
       Cloud Computing Usage.--Well-planned cloud-based computing 
     solutions offer the opportunity for potential savings on the 
     order of millions of dollars. The Department shall provide a 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and 
     Senate by September 30, 2015, on current and planned cloud 
     computing usage by bureau and office. The report should also 
     include the costs and savings in 2014-15 realized as a result 
     of such usage, plans to retire associated legacy systems, and 
     milestones in meeting Federal security standards.
       Wildlife Trafficking.--The Secretary shall submit a report 
     to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate 
     and the appropriate authorizing committees, not later than 90 
     days after the date of enactment, outlining the specific 
     steps being taken by the Department to further address 
     wildlife trafficking and illegal natural resources trade, the 
     engagement of the Department with the Presidential Task Force 
     on Wildlife Trafficking, steps taken by the Department to 
     implement the National Strategy on Wildlife Trafficking, 
     resources aligned to activities and initiatives to address 
     wildlife and natural resources trafficking, and 
     recommendations for any authorities needed to combat money 
     laundering related to wildlife trafficking and the trade of 
     illegally harvested timber.
       Foreclosure Crisis.--The Secretary is directed to encourage 
     mortgage servicers and investors, including Fannie Mae and 
     Freddie Mac, to consider and implement foreclosure mitigation 
     authorities as provided in P.L. 110-343 to help save taxpayer 
     dollars while allowing homeowners to remain in their homes. 
     The Department shall also ensure mortgage servicers are 
     properly complying with the Home Affordable Modification 
     Program (HAMP) agreements and to provide ample technical 
     assistance and outreach to properly educate servicers about 
     their responsibilities under the program.
       Crimea.--Due to concerns about the Russian aggression in 
     Ukraine, Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea, and Russia's 
     illegal and unacceptable efforts to exploit stolen Crimean 
     resources, the Department is urged to spend none of the funds 
     in this Act to recognize, or imply recognition, of the 
     sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea, its 
     territory, airspace, or territorial waters.
       Cybercrime.--To better enhance data protection, the 
     Department of the Treasury shall report to Congress within 
     120 days after enactment identifying ways in which it engages 
     with various Federal law enforcement agencies and regulators, 
     including but not limited to the Department of Homeland 
     Security, including the Secret Service, and the Department of 
     Justice, as well as key international partners, to coordinate 
     to combat cybercrime and data breaches. In particular, this 
     report should include ways that these law enforcement 
     entities currently, or may in the future, leverage resources 
     of other agencies in order to enhance data security. Further, 
     the report should identify where Federal regulatory agencies 
     fail to effectively cooperate with each other as well as with 
     law enforcement to ensure the most effective protections, 
     standards, and enforcement measures are in place to protect 
     consumers' financial data. The report should also identify 
     recommendations for additional supervision, legislation, 
     regulation and enforcement where significant gaps exist.
       Ivory Poaching.--The Department is directed to pursue and 
     enforce money laundering and other related laws as related to 
     the illegal ivory trade, particularly in Africa, and to 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and 
     Senate semiannually during fiscal year 2015 on enforcement 
     actions taken during such fiscal year.
       Gulf Coast Restoration.--The Department is directed to 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and 
     Senate within 180 days of enactment on staffing for oversight 
     and implementation of the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund, 
     including full-time equivalents hired and their specific 
     responsibilities, and applications for the fund, including 
     number of applications received, and the average number of 
     days to approve or reject complete applications. Consistent 
     with Subtitle F of Public Law 112-141, the Department's 
     statutory role in administering the Direct Component is not 
     to determine which projects and programs will best benefit 
     the Gulf Coast region. Instead, Treasury is expected to 
     expeditiously review applications

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     to solely determine compliance with eligibility criteria and 
     other requirements set forth in the Resources and Ecosystem 
     Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies 
     of the Gulf Coast States (RESTORE) Act and other Federal laws 
     and policies.
       Management of Capital Investments.--As required by Section 
     120 of this bill, the Department is directed to submit a 
     Capital Investment Plan to the Committees on Appropriations 
     of the House and Senate, including estimated funding 
     requirements for the lifetime capital needs of a project, not 
     just the budget year, and meaningful, understandable 
     summaries of capital investments by project type.


             OFFICE OF TERRORISM AND FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $112,500,000 for the Office of Terrorism 
     and Financial Intelligence, of which no more than $27,000,000 
     is for administrative expenses and $1,000,000 is available 
     until September 30, 2016.
       Economic Sanctions and Divestments.--The Department of the 
     Treasury will fully implement sanctions and divestment 
     measures applicable to the Islamic State of Iraq and the 
     Levant, Russia, North Korea, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Zimbabwe and 
     designated rebel groups operating in and around the 
     Democratic Republic of Congo. The Department will promptly 
     notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House and 
     Senate of any resource constraints that adversely impact the 
     implementation of these sanctions programs.


        DEPARTMENT-WIDE SYSTEMS AND CAPITAL INVESTMENTS PROGRAMS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $2,725,000 for the Department-Wide 
     Systems and Capital Investments Programs.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $35,351,000 for the Office of Inspector 
     General.
       The Inspector General shall utilize funds provided to 
     perform audits on Treasury's anti-money laundering and 
     terrorist financing activities, capital investment spending 
     and planning, and the Community Development Financial 
     Institutions Fund.


           TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX ADMINISTRATION

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $158,210,000 for salaries and expenses of 
     the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration 
     (TIGTA).
       TIGTA is directed to keep the Committees on Appropriations 
     of the House and Senate regularly informed about its ongoing 
     audit, investigative, and examination work, including 
     briefings on final reports before such reports are publicly 
     released.


    SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $34,234,000 for salaries and expenses of 
     the Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled 
     Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP).
       SIGTARP is expected, within its audits and investigations, 
     to continue to monitor the Hardest Hit Fund (HHF) and alert 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate if 
     any HHF funds are used inappropriately by any State or local 
     government for the purpose of funding pension obligations.

                  Financial Crimes Enforcement Network


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $112,000,000 for salaries and expenses of 
     the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).
       FinCEN is directed to continue efforts to improve the 
     completeness and reliability of Bank Secrecy Act data in 
     accordance with Treasury Inspector General and Government 
     Accountability Office (GAO) recommendations. FinCEN is 
     directed to submit a written update to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House and Senate within 60 days of 
     enactment on the status of its reorganization including 
     information about any significant impacts on productivity due 
     to staff transitions, as well as a final report one year 
     after the last step of the reorganization is completed. As 
     part of marshalling its unique expertise in analyzing 
     financial flows to combat human trafficking, in the course of 
     ongoing strategic operations, FinCEN shall routinely monitor 
     the effectiveness of its September 2014 advisory to financial 
     institutions on including red flag indicators in relevant 
     suspicious activity report narratives.

                        Treasury Forfeiture Fund


                              (RESCISSION)

       The bill includes a rescission of $769,000,000 of the 
     unobligated balances in the Treasury Forfeiture Fund.

                      Bureau of the Fiscal Service


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $348,184,000 for salaries and expenses of 
     the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, and provides $165,000 to be 
     derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to reimburse 
     Fiscal Service personnel for financial management of the 
     fund.
       Do Not Pay Center.--The Bureau is directed to submit a 
     report within 180 days of enactment of this Act to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate on its 
     progress toward developing the Do Not Pay Center, including 
     how the center incorporates (1) comparisons of payment and 
     beneficiary enrollment lists for State programs that use 
     Federal funds to identify improper payments, (2) reviews of 
     payments across Federal programs to identify payment 
     duplication, and (3) metrics used to determine the 
     effectiveness of analytical and investigatory efforts to 
     reduce improper payments.

                Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $100,000,000 for salaries and expenses of 
     the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. Within this 
     amount, $3,000,000 is for the cost of special law enforcement 
     agents to target tobacco smuggling and other criminal 
     diversion activities.
       The Bureau is directed to include in their fiscal year 2016 
     budget request the full cost of supporting special law 
     enforcement agents working on tobacco smuggling and other 
     criminal diversion activities solely within the Bureau. These 
     activities are clearly within the Bureau's expertise and 
     should be better reflected in the Bureau's future budget 
     requests.

                           United States Mint


               UNITED STATES MINT PUBLIC ENTERPRISE FUND

       The bill specifies that not more than $20,000,000 in new 
     liabilities and obligations may be incurred during fiscal 
     year 2015 for circulating coinage and protective service 
     capital investments of the U.S. Mint.

   Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program Account

       The bill provides $230,500,000 for the Community 
     Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund program. 
     Within this amount, not less than $152,400,000 is for 
     financial and technical assistance grants; not less than 
     $15,000,000 is for technical assistance and other purposes 
     for Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaskan Native 
     communities; not less than $22,000,000 is for the Healthy 
     Food Financing Initiative; not less than $18,000,000 is for 
     the Bank Enterprise Award program; and up to $23,100,000 is 
     for administrative expenses. The bill limits the total loan 
     principal for the Bond Guarantee program to $750,000,000.
       Healthy Food Financing Initiative.--The CDFI Fund is 
     directed to encourage awardees to include food hubs as part 
     of the overall strategy for increasing the availability of 
     healthy, affordable foods, as required under the Healthy Food 
     Financing Initiative.
       CDFI Capacity Building.--To enhance the CDFI Fund's efforts 
     in building the capacity of CDFIs to serve the needs of 
     underserved communities, $1,000,000 is provided to support 
     the enhancement of CDFIs' presence and activities in 
     underserved communities.
       Non-Metropolitan and Rural Areas.--The Treasury Department 
     is directed to take into consideration the unique conditions, 
     challenges and scale of non-metropolitan areas when designing 
     programs to address economic revitalization and community 
     development.

                        Internal Revenue Service

       Operating Plan and Notification.--In its operating plan 
     submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     and Senate (Committees), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 
     shall include comments of the IRS Oversight Board as well as 
     details on any planned agency reorganizations, job 
     reductions, or increases to offices or activities, and 
     modifications to any service or enforcement activity, and 
     shall promptly notify the Committees and the IRS Oversight 
     Board of any substantial changes to these plans.
       Budget Presentation for Staffing of New Initiatives.--The 
     IRS is directed to ensure that the justification materials 
     submitted to the Committees for fiscal year 2016 accurately 
     reflect the anticipated hiring dates for staff identified for 
     proposed new initiatives, rather than assuming that such 
     planned hiring will occur at the start of the fiscal year.
       Reconciliation.--The IRS shall submit quarterly reports 
     about reconciling advance premium tax credits as described in 
     House Report 113-508.
       Bonuses.--Not later than 30 days after enactment of this 
     Act, the Commissioner shall submit a report to the Committees 
     on the policy used to consider conduct issues resulting in 
     disciplinary actions, including the nonpayment of taxes, 
     prior to awarding all types of employee performance and 
     discretionary awards. This report shall also explain the 
     internal controls that ensure strict adherence to the policy 
     by IRS management.


                           TAXPAYER SERVICES

       The bill provides $2,156,554,000 for Internal Revenue 
     Service (IRS) Taxpayer Services. Within the overall amount, 
     not less than $10,000,000 is for low-income taxpayer clinic 
     grants, not less than $7,000,000 is for the Tax Counseling 
     for the Elderly program, and not less than $206,000,000 is 
     provided for operating expenses of the IRS Taxpayer Advocate 
     Service, of which not less than $5,000,000 is for identity 
     theft casework.
       In addition, within the overall amount provided, not less 
     than $12,000,000, available

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     until September 30, 2016, is included for the Community 
     Volunteer Income Tax Assistance matching grants program.
       Free File.--In lieu of the House report language requiring 
     monthly reports on the Free File program, IRS is directed to 
     provide quarterly briefings to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House and Senate on actions taken and 
     planned to complete a five-year Memorandum of Understanding 
     (MOU) with Free File Alliance in a timely manner. The current 
     MOU expires in October 2015 and this valuable service should 
     continue without interruption.
       Taxpayer Assistance Blueprint Updates.--The IRS, the IRS 
     Oversight Board, and the National Taxpayer Advocate are 
     directed to continue to submit to Congress annual updates to 
     the Taxpayer Assistance Blueprint identifying any changes to 
     the current strategic plan for taxpayer service, including 
     the results of any new research and relevant findings, and 
     any open issues requiring additional research.
       Rural Service Delivery Issues.--The IRS is directed to 
     identify changes to its current strategic plan for taxpayer 
     service delivery to help alleviate difficulties faced by 
     rural taxpayers seeking guidance and assistance to properly 
     file their tax returns. The IRS is directed to examine the 
     impacts on minority, rural, elderly, disabled, and low-income 
     populations of closing Taxpayer Assistance Center locations, 
     limiting the types of questions and time of year IRS 
     employees can answer such questions, and eliminating the tax 
     return preparation assistance for qualifying taxpayers.
       Taxpayer Services in Alaska and Hawaii.--As directed 
     annually since fiscal year 1997, the IRS shall continue to 
     staff each Taxpayer Advocate Service Center in Alaska and 
     Hawaii with a collection technical advisor and an examination 
     technical advisor in addition to the current complement of 
     office staff.


                              ENFORCEMENT

       The bill provides $4,860,000,000 for Enforcement.
       Combating Refund Fraud and Identity Theft.--The Internal 
     Revenue Service (IRS) is directed to institute, and share 
     with the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate 
     (Committees) within 90 days of enactment of this Act, an 
     updated action plan and timetable predicated on a goal of 
     reducing by half the average amount of time a taxpayer must 
     await a disposition of a refund fraud claim.
       Preventing Payroll Tax Fraud.--The IRS is directed to 
     intensify its scrutiny of questionable practices of payroll 
     service providers and continue to inform taxpayers of their 
     responsibility for payment of all Federal and State 
     employment taxes notwithstanding any contractual relationship 
     with a payroll service provider. The IRS is further directed 
     to update its 2014 report to the Committees within 60 days of 
     enactment of this Act of changes in information provided in 
     the earlier submission.
       Addressing Fraud and Filing Errors in Refundable Credit 
     Programs.--In an effort to reduce intentional fraud and 
     filing errors in refundable credit programs intended to help 
     taxpayers, the Department of the Treasury is directed to 
     ensure that the same questions are being asked of taxpayers 
     whether they are preparing their returns with a paid tax 
     preparer or via do it-yourself methods such as paper forms, 
     preparation software, or online preparation tools. 
     Implementing uniform questions for refundable credit filers 
     is a common sense step that will help alleviate confusion 
     over eligibility and better establish qualification for these 
     credits. The Department of the Treasury shall ensure that all 
     questions asked on forms 8867 or 9867, or for any other 
     refundable tax credit programs, will be the same questions 
     the Internal Revenue Service requires tax filers to answer 
     regardless of filing method.
       Misclassification of Contractors.--Prior to any staffing 
     reductions at IRS SS-8 processing locations, the IRS shall 
     provide a report to the Committees detailing the past 5 years 
     of staffing levels and employee productivity, SS-8 receipt 
     volumes, and rationale for the proposed workforce changes.


                           OPERATIONS SUPPORT

       The bill provides $3,638,446,000 for Operations Support.
       Information Technology Management and Oversight.--The 
     Internal Revenue Service (IRS) shall include within its 
     fiscal year 2016 budget request a proposed long-term 
     multiyear funding strategy and timetable to upgrade and 
     modernize the aging legacy IRS information technology 
     infrastructure. The IRS shall utilize and keep the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the House and Senate informed of a 
     strategic plan, including identification of specific short-
     term and long-term opportunities for new or enhanced uses of 
     e-services and an assessment of the related resource needs.


                     BUSINESS SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION

       The bill provides $290,000,000 for Business Systems 
     Modernization.


          ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER 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 prohibits funds for videos unless reviewed in 
     advance by the IRS' Video Editorial Board for cost, topic, 
     tone, and purpose.
       Section 106 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 107 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 108 prohibits the use of funds by the IRS to target 
     groups for regulatory scrutiny based on their ideological 
     beliefs.
       Section 109 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 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.

         Administrative Provisions--Department of the Treasury


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The bill includes the following provisions:
       Section 111 allows Treasury to use funds for certain 
     specified expenses.
       Section 112 allows for the transfer of up to 2 percent of 
     funds among various Treasury bureaus and offices.
       Section 113 allows for the transfer of up to 2 percent from 
     the IRS accounts to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax 
     Administration.
       Section 114 prohibits funding to redesign the $1 note.
       Section 115 allows for the transfer of funds from the 
     Bureau of Fiscal Service-Salaries and Expenses to the Debt 
     Collection Fund conditional on future reimbursement.
       Section 116 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 117 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 118 specifies that funds for Treasury intelligence 
     activities are deemed to be specifically authorized until 
     enactment of the fiscal year 2015 intelligence authorization 
     act.
       Section 119 permits the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to 
     use up to $5,000 from the Industrial Revolving Fund for 
     reception and representation expenses.
       Section 120 requires the Secretary to submit a Capital 
     Investment Plan.
       Section 121 requires the Office of Financial Research and 
     Office of Financial Stability Oversight to submit quarterly 
     reports.
       Section 122 requires a Franchise Fund report.
       Section 123 requires the Department to submit a report on 
     economic warfare and financial terrorism.
       Health Insurance Exchange Premium Payments.--The Secretary 
     shall submit each month to the Committees on Appropriations 
     of the House and Senate an accounting of the number of 
     individuals who have not paid the full amount of any premium 
     owed for the preceding month for coverage under a qualified 
     health plan that was enrolled in through a health insurance 
     exchange.

 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. The Executive Office of the President is 
     directed to allocate sufficient resources to continue the 
     robust operation of the Office of National AIDS Policy and to 
     continue to coordinate a Government-wide effort to achieve 
     the goals of the National HIV/AIDS strategy.

                 Executive Residence at the White House


                           OPERATING EXPENSES

       The bill provides $12,700,000 for the Executive Residence 
     at the White House.

                   White House Repair and Restoration

       The bill provides $625,000 for repair, alteration and 
     improvement of the Executive Residence at the White House.

                      Council of Economic Advisers


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $4,184,000 for the salaries and expenses 
     of the Council of Economic Advisers.

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        National Security Council and Homeland Security Council


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $12,600,000 for the salaries and expenses 
     of the National Security Council and Homeland Security 
     Council.

                        Office of Administration


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $111,300,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses of the Office of Administration. The bill includes 
     not to exceed $12,006,000, to remain available until 
     expended, for information technology modernization. The 
     Office of Administration is directed to continue to implement 
     comprehensive policies to preserve all records, including 
     electronic records, consistent with the Presidential Records 
     Act, the Federal Records Act, and other pertinent laws, and 
     in close coordination with the National Archives and Records 
     Administration.

                    Office of Management and Budget


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $91,750,000 for the salaries and expenses 
     of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
       OMB is directed to allocate increased funds toward non-
     politically appointed civil service staff and to utilize 
     additional resources to respond to, in a timely and complete 
     manner, requests from Congress.
       In lieu of House report language regarding reports on 
     personnel and obligations, OMB is directed to provide the 
     Committees with quarterly reports on personnel and 
     obligations, including: on-board staffing levels by office, 
     estimated staffing levels by office for the remainder of the 
     fiscal year, total obligations incurred to date, estimated 
     total obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year, and a 
     narrative description of current hiring initiatives and any 
     other issues that affect OMB's ability to add additional 
     staff as intended.
       OMB is directed to continue to enhance the Federal 
     Budgeting System, which is accessed by over 1,000 users 
     Government-wide to collect, analyze and publish information 
     related to the Federal budget, and to notify the Committees 
     of any cost-effective opportunities that OMB may identify to 
     further improve the system.
       Agency staffing decisions should be based on agency 
     workload and the level of funds made available rather than 
     pre-determined formulaic reductions. Decisions to backfill 
     vacant positions should be based on the number of staff with 
     the combination of skills and qualifications necessary to 
     carry out the agency's mission within available funding 
     levels. The OMB Director shall report within 60 days of 
     enactment of this Act to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House and Senate (Committees) on any agencies not 
     adhering to the policies mentioned above.
       OMB is directed to issue guidance, consistent with section 
     735 of division D of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, 
     Public Law 111-8, and section 739(a)(1) of division D of the 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-161), 
     and section 327 of the 2008 National Defense Authorization 
     Act (Public Law 110-181), regarding use of direct conversions 
     to contract out, in whole or in part, activities or functions 
     last performed by Federal employees.
       OMB is directed to issue guidance within 60 days of 
     enactment of this Act, notifying all agencies of their 
     responsibilities to adhere to the requirements included in 
     the Government-wide general provisions.
       OMB shall notify the Committees annually of any agencies 
     that fail to report conference expenditures on their agency 
     websites, as required by OMB Memorandum M-12-12.
       OMB shall report to the Committees within 180 days of 
     enactment of this Act on recommendations to improve the 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation to prevent agencies from 
     issuing contract incentives to underperforming contractors.
       In lieu of the general provision previously included in 
     this bill to require certain agencies to provide quarterly 
     reports on unobligated balances, OMB is directed to report to 
     the Committees within 45 days of the end of each fiscal 
     quarter on available balances at the start of the fiscal 
     year, current year obligations, and resulting unobligated 
     balances for each discretionary account within the following 
     agencies: the Department of the Treasury, the Executive 
     Office of the President, the Federal Communications 
     Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, the General 
     Services Administration, the National Archives and Records 
     Administration, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and 
     the Small Business Administration.

                 Office of National Drug Control Policy


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $22,647,000 for salaries and expenses of 
     the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).
       There is cause for concern about the increasing popularity 
     of synthetic drugs, particularly among teens and young 
     adults. Synthetic drugs have caused significant abuse, 
     addiction, emergency department visits, organ damage, and 
     overdose deaths. ONDCP is directed to report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate no later 
     than 90 days after enactment of this Act on: (1) what 
     preventative steps the Administration is taking to educate 
     people about the health risks posed by these substances; (2) 
     how the Administration intends to address the manufacture, 
     distribution, sale and use of synthetic drugs; and (3) 
     ONDCP's coordination with other Federal agencies, Drug-Free 
     Community coalitions, and High Intensity Drug Trafficking 
     Area (HIDTA) partners to combat this threat.


                     FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS

             HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PROGRAM

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $245,000,000 for the High Intensity Drug 
     Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program.
       ONDCP is directed to consult with the HIDTAs in advance of 
     deciding programmatic spending allocations for discretionary 
     (supplemental) funding.
       ONDCP is directed to transfer HIDTA funds to the 
     appropriate drug control agencies expeditiously and 
     provisions are included in the bill to help prevent delay. 
     Transferred funds that are no longer necessary for their 
     original purpose may be transferred back to the HIDTA 
     program.
       HIDTA funds should not be used to supplant existing support 
     for ongoing Federal, State, or local drug control operations 
     normally funded out of the operating budgets of each agency. 
     ONDCP is directed to withhold all HIDTA funds from a State 
     until such time as a State or locality has met its financial 
     obligation.
       The Midwest region continues to serve as a strategic 
     conduit for drug traffickers between the east and west 
     coasts. ONDCP is directed to update the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House and Senate on how its programs 
     are addressing these challenges.
       In previous years, ONDCP has provided HIDTA discretionary 
     funding for a Native American program to combat drug 
     trafficking on tribal lands. This is a worthwhile and 
     necessary investment that should be continued.
       Opioid addiction and the resultant increase in trafficking 
     of, and addiction to, heroin is an emergent threat to 
     communities across the nation. To the extent practicable, 
     ONDCP is encouraged, in consultation with the HIDTA 
     Directors, to prioritize discretionary funds to aid States 
     that have identified heroin addiction as an emergent threat 
     and that are developing community responses to combat 
     addiction to heroin and other opioids.


                  OTHER FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $107,150,000 for Other Federal Drug 
     Control Programs. The agreement allocates funds among 
     specific programs as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Drug-Free Communities Program........................         93,500,000
    (Training........................................         2,000,000)
Drug court training and technical assistance.........          1,400,000
Anti-Doping activities...............................          9,000,000
World Anti-Doping Agency (U.S. membership dues)......          2,000,000
Discretionary Grants as authorized by P.L. 109-469,            1,250,000
 section 1105........................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       ONDCP and Drug Free Communities grantees should emphasize 
     training and assistance in the prevention of prescription 
     drug and heroin abuse in States that have seen a spike in 
     opioid abuse. Training, assistance, and coordination with 
     other State and local efforts can reduce heroin and 
     prescription opioid addiction through education and 
     prevention efforts.

                          Unanticipated Needs

       The bill provides $800,000 for Unanticipated Needs.

              Information Technology Oversight and Reform


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $20,000,000 for information technology 
     oversight and reform activities. The bill continues language 
     requiring the submission of quarterly reports outlining the 
     savings achieved through the Administration's information 
     technology reform efforts.
       High Priority IT Investments.--The Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House and Senate are concerned about 
     the large number of major IT development projects that are 
     over-budget, off-schedule and ultimately fail to function. To 
     address these concerns, funding is included to support the 
     budget request for the new ``Digital Service'', which will 
     provide enhanced oversight and guidance for major IT 
     investments. As one component of this oversight, the 
     Executive Office of the President (EOP) shall identify the 10 
     highest priority IT investment projects that are under 
     development across Federal agencies and report quarterly to 
     the Committees on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the House 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on the status of 
     these projects. In addition, the EOP shall provide the 
     Committees on Appropriations a quarterly report describing 
     progress made by the Department of Defense and the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs to build interoperability between the 
     current Electronic Health Records (EHR) legacy systems and 
     future EHR systems.
       IT Dashboard.--The EOP is directed to issue guidance to 
     Federal agencies requiring all major IT investments to be 
     consistently included on the IT Dashboard, to explore other 
     meaningful data to include on the

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     Dashboard, and to ensure the accuracy of investment data.

                  Special Assistance to the President


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $4,211,000 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 $299,000 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 TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides the following Administrative Provisions 
     under this title:
       Section 201 provides transfer authority among various 
     Executive Office of the President accounts.
       Section 202 requires the Office of Management and Budget 
     (OMB) to report on the costs of implementing the Dodd-Frank 
     Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 
     111-203).
       Section 203 requires the Director of the OMB to include a 
     statement of budgetary impact with any Executive order issued 
     during fiscal year 2015.
       Section 204 requires a detailed narrative and financial 
     plan for Office of National Drug Control Policy Funds.
       Section 205 provides transfer authority among Office of 
     National Drug Control Policy accounts.
       Section 206 governs reprogramming of Office of National 
     Drug Control Policy funds.
       Section 207 provides a technical correction to the fiscal 
     year 2014 Data-Driven Innovation appropriations language.

                        TITLE III--THE JUDICIARY

                   Supreme Court of the United States


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $74,967,000 for the 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 $11,640,000 for the care of the Supreme 
     Court building and grounds.
       The Supreme Court shall provide biannual updates of the 
     facade stone restoration project as well as any other 
     significant rehabilitative work to be undertaken, including 
     descriptions, timelines, and funding details.

         United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $30,212,000 for the 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 $17,807,000 for the 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 $4,846,818,000 for the 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 provides the Judiciary with its most 
     current estimate of costs for this account. The bill also 
     provides $5,423,000 from the Vaccine Injury Compensation 
     Trust Fund.
       The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts in 
     coordination with the Court of Federal claims is directed to 
     submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House and Senate (Committees) on the historical caseload, 
     staffing, and spending levels for the Vaccine Injury 
     Compensation Trust Fund within 120 days of enactment of this 
     Act.
       Beginning in fiscal year 2016, the Judiciary shall provide 
     to the Committees annually, as part of its budget 
     justification, a description of its courthouse capital 
     planning process, including the Judiciary's highest 
     priorities for that fiscal year.


                           DEFENDER SERVICES

       The bill provides $1,016,499,000 for Defender Services. The 
     bill provides the Judiciary with its most current estimate of 
     costs for this account.


                    FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS

       The bill provides $52,191,000 for Fees of Jurors and 
     Commissioners. The bill provides the Judiciary with its most 
     current estimate of costs for this account.


                             COURT SECURITY

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $513,975,000 for Court Security. The bill 
     provides the Judiciary with its most current estimate of 
     costs for this account.

           Administrative Office of the United States Courts


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $84,399,000 for the salaries and expenses 
     of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts.

                        Federal Judicial Center


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $26,959,000 for the salaries and expenses 
     of the Federal Judicial Center.

                  United States Sentencing Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $16,894,000 for the 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 2015 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, Hawaii, the northern district of Alabama, the 
     southern district of Florida, New Mexico, the western 
     district of North Carolina, and the eastern district of 
     Texas.
       Section 307 establishes a place of holding court in 
     Bakersfield, California.
       Section 308 eliminates a reporting requirement.

                     TITLE IV--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

                             Federal Funds


              FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR RESIDENT TUITION SUPPORT

       The bill provides $30,000,000 for District of Columbia 
     resident tuition support. The State Superintendent is 
     directed to include, as a component of the fiscal year 2016 
     budget justification submission, an annual update of the 
     District's efforts, including research findings, to enhance 
     the retention, persistence, and graduation rates of program 
     participants, including early awareness and readiness 
     initiatives to promote academic college preparation, 
     guidance, and other support mechanisms and partnerships. The 
     budget justification should also describe the status and 
     effectiveness of cost containment measures instituted.


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

       The bill provides $12,500,000 for emergency planning and 
     security costs in the District of Columbia. The District of 
     Columbia is directed to submit a detailed budget 
     justification for emergency planning and security with its 
     funding request for fiscal year 2016. The District of 
     Columbia shall also submit, within 60 days of the end of 
     fiscal year 2015, a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House and Senate detailing the purposes 
     and amounts expended using the funds, particularly noting any 
     deviation from the original proposed spending.


           FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS

       The bill provides $245,110,000 for the District of Columbia 
     Courts. Within the amount provided, $13,622,000 is for the 
     District of Columbia Court of Appeals; $116,443,000 is for 
     the Superior Court of the District of Columbia; $71,155,000 
     is for the District of Columbia Court System; and $43,890,000 
     is for capital improvements for District of Columbia court 
     facilities.


  FEDERAL PAYMENT FOR DEFENDER SERVICES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS

       The bill provides $49,890,000 for Defender Services in 
     District of Columbia Courts.


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

       The bill provides $234,000,000 to the Court Services and 
     Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia. 
     Within the amount provided, $173,155,000 is for Community 
     Supervision and Sex Offender Registration and $60,845,000 is 
     for the Pretrial Services Agency for the District of 
     Columbia. The recommendation includes $9,000,000 in multi-
     year funds for costs associated with the expiration of 
     facility leases.


  FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE

       The bill provides $41,231,000 for the District of Columbia 
     Public Defender Service. The recommendation includes a 
     $1,150,000 multi-year funds provision for costs associated 
     with the expiration of facility leases.


 FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY

       The bill provides $14,000,000 for the District of Columbia 
     Water and Sewer Authority.

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      FEDERAL PAYMENT TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL

       The bill provides $1,900,000 for the Criminal Justice 
     Coordinating Council (CJCC). The CJCC is directed to submit 
     annual performance measures in a report to accompany the 
     fiscal year 2016 budget justification, which should also 
     describe progress made on specific CJCC initiatives.


                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 $45,000,000 for school improvement in the 
     District of Columbia, in accordance with the provisions of 
     the Scholarship for Opportunity and Results Act (P.L. 112-10) 
     (SOAR Act).
       The Secretary of Education (Secretary) shall ensure that 
     all students eligible for a scholarship are aware of the 
     program and have an opportunity to participate. Within the 
     funds available in this and prior years, the Secretary shall 
     provide scholarships for students currently enrolled and as 
     many new students as financially feasible based on the 
     eligibility requirements outlined in section 3013(3) of the 
     SOAR Act and using the priorities outlined in section 3006 of 
     the SOAR Act.
       The Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate 
     (Committees) understand that the Secretary is working on a 
     grant competition for the administration of the Opportunity 
     Scholarships Program (OSP) in accordance with the 
     requirements in section 3004 of the SOAR Act and using the 
     criteria outlined in section 3005 of the SOAR Act. The 
     Committees support this process. In reviewing potential 
     grantees, it is imperative that the Secretary ensure that the 
     administrator of the program improves oversight of the 
     participating schools and increases awareness of the program 
     to eligible students.
       In November 2013, the Government Accountability Office 
     (GAO) published a report regarding the management of OSP 
     (GAO-13-805). GAO identified weaknesses in program management 
     signaling a need for improved oversight and attention. The 
     Secretary is directed to submit a written report to the 
     Committees, no later than 60 days following enactment of this 
     Act, describing the specific corrective actions undertaken 
     and the current status of progress to address GAO's 
     recommendations.
       The Secretary shall ensure that any grantee awarded funds 
     to administer OSP can implement GAO's recommendations and 
     ensure participating schools are in compliance with the 
     statutory requirements of section 3007(a)(4) of the SOAR Act. 
     The Secretary shall also ensure that any grantee awarded 
     funds to administer OSP can increase awareness and 
     participation in the program.
       The Mayor is directed to submit, as part of the 2016 
     budget, a detailed FY 2016-2019 public education facilities 
     plan that will ensure public charter schools access to 
     surplus and underutilized space.
       The District of Columbia Public Schools and the Office of 
     the State Superintendent of Education are reminded of the 
     requirement of section 3011 of the SOAR Act to provide annual 
     reports on how the funds provided for the SOAR Act are 
     utilized.


      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 $5,000,000 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 2015 
     Budget Request Act of 2014.

                     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, 2016, for the Administrative Conference of the 
     United States.

                  Commodity Futures Trading Commission


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The explanatory statement remains silent on provisions that 
     were in the House Report (H. Rpt. 113-468) that remain 
     unchanged by this agreement, except as noted.
       The agreement provides $250,000,000 for the Commodity 
     Futures Trading Commission. This total includes not less than 
     $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, 
     for information technology investments; not less than 
     $2,620,000 for the Office of the Inspector General; and not 
     to exceed $10,000,000 for transfers between the amounts for 
     salaries and expenses and information technology.
       The agreement directs the Commission to consult with the 
     Committees in developing its five-year strategic plan as 
     required by Public Law 111-352. The agreement further directs 
     the Commission to develop a comprehensive, multi-year 
     technology plan as a separate appendix with defined goals for 
     overseeing electronic trading environments.
       The agreement directs the Commission to submit, within 30 
     days of enactment, a detailed spending plan for the 
     allocation of the funds made available, displayed by discrete 
     program, project, and activity, including staffing 
     projections, specifying both FTEs and contractors, and 
     planned investments in information technology.

                   Consumer Product Safety Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill includes $123,000,000 for the Consumer Product 
     Safety Commission (CPSC).
       Within the amount provided, $1,000,000 is for test burden 
     reduction. Resolution is expected on the question of whether 
     the CPSC, within its authority and without materially 
     impacting its core safety work, can provide meaningful third-
     party testing cost relief while still assuring compliance. 
     The CPSC is urged to articulate to the regulated community 
     any additional data or information the CPSC needs to provide 
     third-party testing cost relief while still assuring 
     compliance. Upon receipt of such information, the CPSC shall 
     inform the regulated community what, if any, steps it can 
     take, and along what timeline, to reduce third-party testing 
     costs while still assuring compliance. The CPSC shall report 
     to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate 
     (Committees) on the status of this effort within 90 days of 
     enactment.
       Within the amount provided, $4,000,000 is for port 
     surveillance. This funding increase is provided to address 
     CPSC's ongoing need to fulfill the statutory requirements of 
     section 222 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act 
     (CPSIA) of 2008 (P.L. 110-314) to develop and implement a 
     risk assessment methodology for the identification of 
     shipments of consumer products that are intended for import 
     into the United States and likely to include consumer 
     products in violation of section 17(a) of the CPSIA or other 
     import provisions enforced by the Commission.
       As the Commission considers new upholstered furniture 
     flammability standards, CPSC is directed to take steps to 
     reduce or limit the use of flame retardant chemicals.
       CPSC is directed to report to the Committees within 180 
     days of enactment of this Act on the progress to update the 
     current National Operating Committee on Standards for 
     Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) football helmet standards 
     regarding new and reconditioned football helmets.
       In some cases, voluntary standards go further than the 
     existing safety criteria set forth under CPSC mandatory 
     standards for identical products. However, since 
     manufacturers are required by law to comply with the 
     mandatory, but not voluntary standards, the public might not 
     derive the added safety benefit of a more effective voluntary 
     standard. Toward this end, the Commission is requested to 
     report to the committees of jurisdiction within 180 days of 
     enactment of this Act: (1) the extent to which any voluntary 
     standards go further in terms of safety criteria than any 
     similar mandatory standards enforced by the Commission, and, 
     if any, (2) the legislative changes that would be necessary 
     to allow the Commission to make updates more expeditiously to 
     the relevant mandatory standards.

                     Election Assistance Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $10,000,000 for the salaries and expenses 
     of the Election Assistance Commission (EAC). This includes 
     $1,900,000 to be transferred to the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology (NIST).
       As in previous years, within 30 days of the transfer to 
     NIST, NIST shall provide to EAC and the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House and Senate a detailed expenditure 
     plan. Both EAC and NIST shall establish priorities for the 
     work jointly in order to meet timelines.

                   Federal Communications Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $339,844,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). This 
     includes $300,000 for consultation with Federally recognized 
     Indian tribes, Alaskan Native villages, and entities related 
     to Hawaiian Home Lands, and $11,090,000 for the FCC Office of 
     Inspector General. The bill provides that $339,844,000 be 
     derived from offsetting collections, resulting in no net 
     appropriation.
       Call Completion in Rural Areas.--The FCC shall submit a 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and 
     Senate within 90 days of enactment of this Act detailing the 
     agency's efforts to resolve call completion issues and to 
     prevent discriminatory delivery of calls to any area of the 
     country.
       Joint Sales Agreements.--The FCC is directed to outline the 
     process and factors it will use in evaluating waiver requests 
     regarding the recently promulgated rules addressing Joint 
     Sales Agreements. There is concern that questions surrounding 
     this waiver process have caused uncertainty for many 
     broadcasters and possible delays in approval of applications 
     for broadcast license transfers.

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      ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

       The bill includes the following administrative provisions 
     for the Federal Communications Commission:
       Section 501 extends an exemption for the Universal Service 
     Fund.
       Section 502 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 $34,568,000 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 FSLIC Resolution 
     Fund.

                      Federal Election Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $67,500,000 for the salaries and expenses 
     of the Federal Election Commission.

                   Federal Labor Relations Authority


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $25,548,000 for the Federal Labor 
     Relations Authority.

                        Federal Trade Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $293,000,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses of the Federal Trade Commission. This appropriation 
     is partially offset by premerger filing and Telemarketing 
     Sales Rule fees estimated at $100,000,000 and $14,000,000.

                    General Services Administration

       White Oak Consolidation.--The General Services 
     Administration (GSA), in consultation with the U.S. 
     Department of Agriculture, is directed to provide a detailed 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and 
     Senate within 120 days of enactment of this Act on the 
     progress for completion, including identification of 
     necessary funding levels, of the fiscal year 2009 Master Plan 
     (Phases II and III) for the White Oak Consolidation.
       Use of Stairs.--GSA is directed to display signage at 
     various locations in future GSA-owned and leased buildings to 
     encourage the use of stairs and to utilize new building 
     designs that promote the use of stairs.
       Rural Leases.--GSA is directed to take further steps to 
     improve its leasing process in rural areas.
       Feasibility Studies.--The Judiciary has completed three-
     fourths of its asset management planning reviews of Federal 
     courthouse facilities, which were undertaken to address cost 
     containment concerns and to incorporate changes recommended 
     by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) for courthouse 
     construction. However, several of the Federal courthouses 
     that ranked highest in relative urgency under the new 
     evaluation criteria have not received a feasibility study. 
     GSA is directed to perform feasibility studies for the 
     highest ranking Federal courthouses by urgency evaluation 
     scores, as prioritized by the Judiciary's urgency evaluation 
     rating, that have not already undergone such a study.
       Large Scale Construction.--GSA is encouraged to procure 
     construction goods and services at the best value for the 
     Federal Government on behalf of American taxpayers and to 
     follow existing laws with regard to worker protections and 
     wages.
       Activities Report.--GSA is directed to submit a report to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate 
     within 120 days of enactment of this Act regarding how it 
     ensures an appropriate level of minority, women, and veteran 
     owned firm participation in its facilities and procurement 
     activities.
       FBI Headquarters Consolidation.--The FBI headquarters 
     consolidation is expected to result in a full consolidation 
     of FBI headquarters so that employees currently located at 
     the J. Edgar Hoover building may be co-located with 
     colleagues who are currently spread out across 20 leased 
     offices in the region. GSA has begun this important process 
     and narrowed the field down to a short list of 3 possible 
     sites. GSA is expected to move forward in a timely and 
     transparent way so that the agency does not fall behind its 
     acquisition timeline, seeking the appropriate authorization 
     and appropriation as required as the agency works to complete 
     the project.


                        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 
     $9,238,310,000.
       Construction and Acquisition.--The bill provides 
     $509,670,000 for construction and acquisition.

                      CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION
------------------------------------------------------------------------
         State                     Description                Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
CA.....................  Calexico, United States Land        $98,062,000
                          Port of Entry.
CA.....................  San Ysidro, United States Land     $216,828,000
                          Port of Entry.
DC.....................  Washington, DHS Consolidation      $144,000,000
                          at St. Elizabeths.
                         National Capital Region,            $35,000,000
                          Civilian Cyber Campus.
NY.....................  Glenville, Scotia Depot             $15,780,000
                          Remediation.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Repairs and Alterations.--The bill provides $818,160,000 
     for repairs and alterations. Funds are provided in the 
     amounts indicated:

 
 
 
Major Repairs and Alterations........................       $306,894,000
Basic Repairs and Alterations........................       $390,266,000
Energy and Water Retrofit and Conservation Measures..         $5,000,000
Fire and Life Safety Program.........................        $26,000,000
Judiciary Capital Security Program...................        $20,000,000
Consolidation Activities.............................        $70,000,000
 

       For Major Repairs and Alterations, GSA is directed to 
     submit a spending plan, by project, as specified in Section 
     516 of this Act to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House and Senate (Committees) and to provide notification to 
     the Committees, within 15 days prior to any changes in the 
     use of these funds.
       Rental of Space.--The bill provides $5,666,348,000 for 
     rental of space.
       Building Operations.--The bill provides $2,244,132,000 for 
     building operations. Within this amount, $1,122,727,000 is 
     for building services and $1,121,405,000 is for salaries and 
     expenses. Up to five percent of the funds may be transferred 
     between these activities upon the advance notification to 
     Committees. Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit a spend 
     plan, by region, regarding the use of these funds to the 
     Committees.


                           GENERAL ACTIVITIES

                         GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY

       The bill provides $58,000,000 for General Services 
     Administration (GSA) Government-wide policy activities.
       GSA Contracting Issues.--Untimely payments from prime 
     contractors to subcontractors continue to be a problem. 
     Following up on the guidance in the previous fiscal year, GSA 
     is directed to report to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House and Senate, no later than 120 days after enactment 
     of this Act, on steps taken to improve payments to 
     subcontractors.
       Federal Fleet Maintenance.--GSA is encouraged to utilize 
     remanufactured vehicle components to maintain Federal 
     vehicles, if using such components reduces the cost while 
     maintaining quality, but not if using such components: (1) 
     does not reduce the cost; (2) lowers the quality of vehicle 
     performance, as determined by the employee of the Federal 
     agency responsible for the repair decision; or (3) delays the 
     return to service of a vehicle.


                           OPERATING EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $61,049,000 for operating expenses. 
     Within the amount provided under this heading, the bill 
     provides $26,328,000 for Real and Personal Property 
     Management and Disposal, $25,729,000 for the Office of the 
     Administrator, and $8,992,000 for the Civilian Board of 
     Contract Appeals. Up to five percent of the funds for the 
     Office of the Administrator may be transferred to Real and 
     Personal Property Management and Disposal upon the advance 
     notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     and Senate.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The bill provides $65,000,000 for the Office of Inspector 
     General (OIG).


           ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER PRESIDENTS

       The bill provides $3,250,000 for allowances and office 
     staff for former Presidents.


                     FEDERAL CITIZEN SERVICES FUND

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $53,294,000 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 $90,000,000. Within the amount 
     provided, $14,135,000 is for Electronic Government projects. 
     GSA is directed to submit a spending plan, by project, as 
     specified in Section 516 of this Act to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House and Senate. The bill merges the 
     funding and authorities of the Federal Citizen Services Fund 
     and the Electronic Government Fund in fiscal year 2015 as 
     proposed by the budget request.


       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill includes the following provisions:
       Section 510 specifies that funds are available for hire of 
     motor vehicles.
       Section 511 authorizes transfers within the Federal 
     Buildings Fund, with advance approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House and Senate.
       Section 512 requires transmittal of a fiscal year 2016 
     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 513 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 514 permits GSA to pay certain construction-related 
     claims against the Federal Government from savings achieved 
     in other projects.
       Section 515 requires that the delineated area of 
     procurement for leased space match

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     the approved prospectus, unless the Administrator provides an 
     explanatory statement to the appropriate congressional 
     committees.
       Section 516 requires a spend plan for certain accounts and 
     programs.
       Section 517 requires that any consolidation of the 
     headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation result in 
     a full consolidation.

                 Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $750,000 for a payment to the Harry S 
     Truman Scholarship Foundation Trust Fund.

                     Merit Systems Protection Board


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $45,085,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2016, for the salaries and expenses of the 
     Merit Systems Protection Board. Within the amount provided, 
     $42,740,000 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 $1,995,000 for payment to the Morris K. 
     Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund, of which $200,000 
     shall be transferred to the Department of the Interior Office 
     of Inspector General to conduct audits and investigations.
       Previous reports that the Udall Foundation (Foundation) may 
     have not been implementing basic internal controls related to 
     contract oversight and personnel management are deeply 
     concerning. A recent review by the Government Accountability 
     Office (GAO) of the Foundation's internal controls found that 
     the Foundation was beginning to overhaul its internal 
     controls and implement the recommended reforms. GAO is 
     directed to conduct an additional evaluation of the 
     Foundation's internal controls to determine the degree to 
     which internal controls are being fully implemented. The 
     Foundation is directed to fully cooperate with GAO and 
     implement the reforms as soon as possible, and to report 
     semiannually to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     and Senate regarding its progress on instituting reformed 
     internal controls, including milestones achieved.


                 ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION FUND

       The bill provides $3,400,000 for payment to the 
     Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund.

              National Archives and Records Administration


                           OPERATING EXPENSES

       The bill provides $365,000,000 for the operating expenses 
     of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
       Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Archivist of the United States shall conduct an 
     inspection and submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House and the Senate, the House 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and the Senate 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on 
     the compliance by the Internal Revenue Service with the 
     provisions of chapters 29, 31, and 33 of title 44, United 
     States Code, during calendar years 2009 through 2013.
       It is noted that NARA is taking steps to reduce costs by 
     reducing its real property footprint. However, NARA 
     facilities play an important role in providing citizens with 
     access to archival Federal records, and there is concern that 
     relocation of records out of the State where they are 
     currently stored will require researchers to travel 
     significant distances to access original records. NARA is 
     encouraged to digitize and post on-line archival records that 
     are relocated as a result of a facility closure; however, 
     there is concern that NARA has not yet provided detailed 
     plans that show a firm commitment to digitizing relocated 
     archival records in a timely manner. NARA is directed to 
     report, within 90 days of enactment of this Act, on its plans 
     to digitize and preserve physical access to archival records 
     that have been or will be relocated to another State by any 
     facility closure occurring in fiscal year 2014 or planned for 
     fiscal year 2015. The report shall: (1) describe NARA's 
     digitization priorities for any relocated archival records; 
     (2) explain how NARA incorporated stakeholder input when 
     developing its priorities; (3) include a timeline for 
     digitization and posting on-line; (4) identify any relocated 
     archival records that NARA does not believe are suitable for 
     digitizing or making publicly available on-line; and (5) 
     describe the services that NARA will provide to facilitate 
     access for researchers who must travel significant distances 
     to access records previously stored in their States of 
     residence. NARA is further directed to give due consideration 
     and appropriate adjudication, within the limits of the 
     Federal Records Act and all applicable laws, of any request 
     to review archival records that are relocated as a result of 
     a facility closure, to determine whether those records 
     continue to require permanent preservation in the National 
     Archives.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The bill provides $4,130,000 for NARA's Office of Inspector 
     General.


                        REPAIRS AND RESTORATION

       The bill provides $7,600,000 for repairs and restoration.


 NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS COMMISSION GRANTS PROGRAM

       The bill provides $5,000,000 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 $15,420,000 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 $214,464,000 for salaries and expenses of 
     the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Within the amount 
     provided, $96,039,000 is a direct appropriation and 
     $118,425,000 is a transfer from OPM trust funds.
       OPM is directed to provide monthly updates on its progress 
     to address the backlog of retirement claims and continue to 
     report on retirement modernization efforts.
       OPM is directed to review the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs request to consider the establishment of two new 
     General Schedule occupational series to meet the hiring needs 
     of the Department. OPM is directed to report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate within 
     90 days of enactment of this Act on its progress.
       An inherent conflict of interest exists when Federal 
     security clearance contractors are contractually permitted to 
     conduct final quality reviews of their own work. Agencies 
     conducting background investigations for Federal suitability 
     and security clearances should prevent future occurrences of 
     potential contractor conflicts of interest by enacting 
     stricter contractual control mechanisms. OPM should implement 
     internal controls to ensure that contractor activities are 
     properly monitored and investigations are being done 
     appropriately.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                  (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)

       The bill provides $25,724,000 for salaries and expenses of 
     the Office of Inspector General. Within the amount provided, 
     $4,384,000 is a direct appropriation and $21,340,000 is a 
     transfer from OPM trust funds.

                       Office of Special Counsel


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill includes $22,939,000 for the salaries and expenses 
     of the Office of Special Counsel. The amount provided above 
     the request level is to address new casework estimates.

                      Postal Regulatory Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $14,700,000 for the salaries and expenses 
     of the Postal Regulatory Commission.

              Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $7,500,000 for the salaries and expenses 
     of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.

             Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $18,000,000 for the salaries and expenses 
     of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board.

                   Securities and Exchange Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $1,500,000,000 for the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission (SEC). The bill provides $56,613,000 for 
     the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis, and stipulates 
     that $1,500,000,000 be derived from offsetting collections 
     resulting in no net appropriation. The bill provides that the 
     SEC Office of Inspector General shall receive no less than 
     $9,239,000.
       Reserve Fund.--In its written notifications to Congress 
     regarding amounts obligated from the Reserve Fund as required 
     by 15 U.S.C. 78d(i)(3), the SEC shall specify: 1) the balance 
     in the fund remaining available after the obligation is 
     deducted; 2) the estimated total cost of the project for 
     which amounts are being deducted; 3) the total amount for all 
     projects that have withdrawn funding from the Reserve Fund 
     since fiscal year 2012; and 4) the estimated amount, per 
     project, that will be required to complete all ongoing 
     projects which use funding derived from the Reserve Fund.
       Disclosures.--The Commission is directed to submit an 
     updated report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House and Senate on SEC's efforts to modernize disclosure 
     requirements within 90 days of enactment of this Act, 
     including an update on cybersecurity.

                        Selective Service System


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $22,500,000 for the salaries and expenses 
     of the Selective Service System.

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                     Small Business Administration


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $257,000,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses of the Small Business Administration (SBA).
       Loan and Lender Monitoring System.--The SBA is directed to 
     continue its use of the Loan and Lender Monitoring System (L/
     LMS) to ensure that lenders are employing sound financial 
     risk management techniques to manage and monitor risk within 
     their SBA loan portfolios. SBA is directed to continue to 
     maintain the current capability and capacity of the L/LMS 
     system, and to strongly consider ways to upgrade the system 
     to improve lender oversight.
       IT Modernization.--The SBA is directed to continue to 
     report quarterly to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House and Senate summarizing the agency's progress regarding 
     the IT modernization effort. In its report, the SBA shall 
     include progress on schedule and spending, both estimated and 
     actual, beginning with the first fiscal year of the 
     modernization project. Such reports are expected to include 
     plain language descriptions of the project rather than 
     technical jargon.


                  ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

       The bill provides $220,000,000 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 
     (Committees).

 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Project                               ($000)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
7(j) Technical Assistance Program (Contracting                     2,800
 Assistance).........................................
Boots to Business....................................              7,500
Entrepreneurship Education...........................              7,000
Growth Accelerators..................................              4,000
HUBZone Program......................................              3,000
Microloan Technical Assistance.......................             22,300
National Women's Business Council....................              1,000
Native American Outreach.............................              2,000
PRIME Technical Assistance...........................              5,000
Regional Innovation Clusters.........................              6,000
SCORE................................................              8,000
Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)............            115,000
State Trade & Export Promotion (STEP)................             17,400
Veterans Business Outreach Centers (VBOC)............              3,000
Women's Business Centers (WBC).......................             15,000
Intermediate Lending Program.........................              1,000
                                                      ------------------
    Total, Entrepreneurial Development Programs......            220,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Veterans Programs.--The SBA is directed to report to the 
     Committees within 180 days of enactment of this Act on 
     outreach to veterans, including an analysis of the efficacy 
     of providing counseling and training services before 
     deployment, an assessment of the current level of outreach to 
     women veterans provided by Women's Business Centers, Veterans 
     Business Centers and Small Business Development Centers, and 
     recommendations for improving outreach to these demographic 
     groups.
       Native American Outreach.--The SBA is directed to submit a 
     spending plan within 60 days of enactment of this Act to the 
     Committees detailing planned spending on Native American out-
     reach programs in fiscal year 2015.
       Growth Accelerators.--The SBA is directed to require $4 of 
     matching funds for every $1 awarded under the growth 
     accelerator program, and to report within 60 days of 
     enactment of this Act to the Committees on the use of fiscal 
     year 2014 funds, including performance metrics to assess the 
     success of the program.
       HUBZone.--The HUBZone program is a critical resource for 
     distressed communities, especially those surrounding military 
     bases closed under the Base Realignment and Closure [BRAC] 
     process. Businesses located in a BRAC HUBZone face unique 
     challenges in qualifying for the program and competing for 
     Federal procurement opportunities. SBA is directed to examine 
     ways to address these issues in any future revisions of the 
     Small Business Act or other legislation.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The bill provides $19,400,000 for the Office of Inspector 
     General of the Small Business Administration.
       The Inspector General is directed to continue routine 
     analysis and reporting on SBA's modernization of its loan 
     management and accounting systems, including acquisition, 
     contractor oversight, implementation, and progress regarding 
     budget and schedule.


                           OFFICE OF ADVOCACY

       The bill provides $9,120,000 for the Office of Advocacy.
       A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) study found 
     weaknesses in the Office of Advocacy's internal controls over 
     research and regulatory activities (GAO 14-525), 
     strengthening concerns over the transparency and inclusivity 
     of the Office's efforts to solicit the views of small 
     businesses in the regulatory process. The Office of Advocacy 
     is directed to report within 60 days of enactment of this Act 
     to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate 
     on steps it has taken to address the concerns raised by the 
     GAO and improve transparency of its regulatory functions.


                     BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $195,226,000 for the Business Loans 
     Program Account. Of the amount provided, $2,500,000 is for 
     the cost of direct loans in the microloan program, 
     $45,000,000 is for the cost of guaranteed loans, and 
     $147,726,000 is for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     direct and guaranteed loan programs which may be transferred 
     to and merged with Salaries and Expenses.
       504 loans.--A recent change to the 504 loan program has 
     resulted in significant delays in the approval process for 
     504 loans due to existing indemnities, covenants or liens. 
     The SBA is directed to report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations and Small Business of the House and Senate 
     explaining the legal rationale for the change in 
     interpretation of this longstanding policy and, if needed, 
     recommend any legislative changes to address this issue.
       Loan Application Process.--The SBA's recent efforts to 
     streamline the application and approval process for SBA 
     guaranteed loans are appreciated. The SBA is encouraged to 
     continue to assess options to improve and streamline the loan 
     process while collecting necessary information. The SBA is 
     directed to report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House and Senate on the steps the agency has taken to 
     streamline the application and review process for 7(a) and 
     504 loans, including recommendations for further 
     improvements.
       Microloans.--The SBA is directed to assess the impact of 
     the requirement that only 25 percent of funds for microloan 
     technical assistance may be used for prospective buyers, and 
     to submit any recommendations for statutory changes to 
     improve the microloan technical assistance program to the 
     Committees on Appropriations and Small Business of the House 
     and Senate within 90 days of enactment of this Act.


                     DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The bill includes $186,858,000 for the administrative costs 
     of the Disaster Loans Program Account.


        ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill includes the following administrative provisions 
     for the Small Business Administration:
       Section 520 concerns transfer authority and availability of 
     funds.
       Section 521 waives 7(a) loan guarantee fees for veterans 
     and their spouses.

                      United States Postal Service


                   PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND

       The bill provides $70,000,000 for a payment to the Postal 
     Service Fund of which $41,000,000 is an advance 
     appropriation.
       Letter Carrier Safety.--Since October 2011, there have been 
     more than 130 robberies and 330 assaults committed against 
     postal workers. The Postmaster General is directed to report 
     to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate 
     within 90 days of enactment of this Act on the steps the 
     United States Postal Service (USPS) will take in fiscal year 
     2015 to improve postal worker safety.
       Facility Closures.--On June 30, 2014 the Postmaster General 
     announced the USPS' plan to begin consolidating up to 82 mail 
     processing facilities, beginning in January 2015. The USPS 
     Office of Inspector General reported that the USPS had not 
     completed all of the impact analysis as required in the Area 
     Mail Processing feasibility studies under the Postal 
     Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006. The USPS is 
     encouraged to complete the required analysis in advance of 
     the proposed closings, with sufficient outreach and 
     communication to the affected communities.

                      Office of Inspector General


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $243,883,000 for the Office of Inspector 
     General.

                        United States Tax Court


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $51,300,000 for the salaries and expenses 
     of the United States Tax Court.

     TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT (INCLUDING RESCISSION)

       The bill includes the following provisions:
       Section 601 prohibits paying expenses or otherwise 
     compensating non-Federal parties in regulatory or 
     adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.
       Section 602 prohibits obligations beyond the current fiscal 
     year and transfers of funds unless expressly so provided 
     herein.
       Section 603 limits consulting service expenditures to 
     contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public 
     record, with exceptions.
       Section 604 prohibits funds from being transferred to any 
     department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States 
     without express authority provided in this or any other 
     appropriations Act.
       Section 605 prohibits the use of funds to engage in 
     activities that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 
     of the 1930 Tariff Act.
       Section 606 prohibits funds from being expended unless the 
     recipient agrees to comply with the Buy American Act.
       Section 607 prohibits funding to a person or entity 
     convicted of violating the Buy American Act.

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       Section 608 provides reprogramming authority and requires 
     agencies to submit financial plans to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House and Senate.
       Section 609 provides that not to exceed 50 percent of 
     unobligated balances from salaries and expenses may remain 
     available for certain purposes.
       Section 610 prohibits funds for the Executive Office of the 
     President to request either a Federal Bureau of Investigation 
     background investigation, except with the express consent of 
     the individual involved in an investigation or in 
     extraordinary circumstances involving national security, or 
     an Internal Revenue Service determination with respect to 
     section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       Section 611 provides that cost accounting standards not 
     apply to a contract under the Federal Employees Health 
     Benefits Program.
       Section 612 permits the Office of Personnel Management to 
     accept funds related 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 certain restrictions on the purchase of 
     non-domestic articles, materials, and supplies for 
     information technology acquired by the Federal Government.
       Section 616 prohibits the acceptance by any regulatory 
     agency or commission 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 agency or commission.
       Section 617 permits the Securities and Exchange Commission 
     and Commodity Futures Trading Commission 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 General 
     Services Administration before seeking new office space or 
     making alterations to existing office space.
       Section 619 provides funding for several appropriated 
     mandatory accounts. These are accounts where authorizing 
     language requires the payment of funds. The budget request 
     assumes the following estimated cost for the programs 
     addressed in this provision: $450,000 for Compensation of the 
     President including $50,000 for expenses, $143,600,000 for 
     the Judicial Retirement Funds (Judicial Officers' Retirement 
     Fund, Judicial Survivors' Annuities Fund, and the United 
     States Court of Federal Claims Judges' Retirement Fund), 
     $11,806,000,000 for the Government Payment for Annuitants, 
     Employee Health Benefits, $55,000,000 for the Government 
     Payment for Annuitants, Employee Life Insurance, and 
     $8,975,000,000 for the Payment to the Civil Service 
     Retirement and Disability Fund.
       Section 620 provides authority for the Public Company 
     Accounting Oversight Board to obligate funds for a 
     scholarship program.
       Section 621 prohibits funds for the Federal Trade 
     Commission to complete the draft report on food marketed to 
     children unless certain requirements are met.
       Section 622 prohibits funds for certain positions.
       Section 623 addresses conflicts of interest by preventing 
     contractor security clearance-related background 
     investigators from undertaking final Federal reviews of their 
     own work.
       Section 624 extends the Internet Tax Freedom Act through 
     October 1, 2015.
       Section 625 provides authority for Chief Information 
     Officers over information technology spending.
       Section 626 prohibits funds from being used in 
     contravention of the Federal Records Act.
       Section 627 prohibits funds to enter into any contract with 
     an incorporated entity if such entity's sealed bid or 
     competitive proposal shows that such entity is incorporated 
     or chartered in Bermuda or the Cayman Islands, and such 
     entity's sealed bid or competitive proposal shows that such 
     entity was previously incorporated in the United States.
       Section 628 prohibits funds to lease or purchase new light 
     duty vehicles unless in accordance with the Presidential 
     Federal Fleet Memorandum including certain exceptions.
       Section 629 rescinds $25,000,000 from the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission Reserve Fund established by the Dodd-
     Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
       Section 630 amends section 716 of the Dodd-Frank Wall 
     Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

             TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS--GOVERNMENT-WIDE

                Departments, Agencies, and Corporations


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill includes the following provisions:
       Section 701 requires all agencies to have a written policy 
     for ensuring a drug-free workplace.
       Section 702 sets specific limits on the cost of passenger 
     vehicles with exceptions for police, protective, heavy duty, 
     electric hybrid and clean fuels vehicles.
       Section 703 makes appropriations available for quarters and 
     cost-of-living allowances.
       Section 704 prohibits the use of appropriated funds to 
     compensate officers or employees of the Federal Government in 
     the continental United States unless they are citizens of the 
     United States or qualify under other specified exceptions.
       Section 705 ensures that appropriations made available to 
     any department or agency for space, services and rental 
     charges shall also be available for payment to the General 
     Services Administration.
       Section 706 allows the use of receipts from the sale of 
     materials for acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, 
     environmental management programs and other Federal employee 
     programs as appropriate.
       Section 707 allows funds for administrative expenses of 
     government corporations and certain agencies to also be 
     available for rent in the District of Columbia, services 
     under 5 U.S.C. 3109, and the objects specified under this 
     head.
       Section 708 prohibits funds for interagency financing of 
     boards (with exception), commissions, councils, committees or 
     similar groups to receive multi-agency funding without prior 
     statutory approval.
       Section 709 precludes funds for regulations which have been 
     disapproved by joint resolution.
       Section 710 limits the amount of funds that can be used for 
     redecoration of offices under certain circumstances to 
     $5,000, unless advance notice is transmitted to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate.
       Section 711 allows for interagency funding of national 
     security and emergency preparedness telecommunications 
     initiatives.
       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 salary payment of any employee 
     who prohibits, threatens, prevents or otherwise penalizes 
     another employee from communicating with Congress.
       Section 714 prohibits Federal employee training not 
     directly related to the performance of official duties.
       Section 715 prohibits executive branch agencies from using 
     funds for propaganda or publicity purposes in support or 
     defeat of legislative initiatives.
       Section 716 prohibits any Federal agency from disclosing an 
     employee's home address to any labor organization, absent 
     employee authorization or court order.
       Section 717 prohibits funds to be used to provide non-
     public information such as mailing, electronic mailing, or 
     telephone lists to any person or organization outside the 
     government without the approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House and Senate.
       Section 718 prohibits the use of funds for propaganda and 
     publicity purposes not authorized by Congress.
       Section 719 directs agency employees to use official time 
     in an honest effort to perform official duties.
       Section 720 authorizes the use of funds to finance an 
     appropriate share of the Federal Accounting Standards 
     Advisory Board administrative costs.
       Section 721 authorizes the transfer of funds to the General 
     Services Administration to finance an appropriate share of 
     various government-wide boards and councils under certain 
     conditions.
       Section 722 permits breastfeeding in a Federal building or 
     on Federal property if the woman and child are authorized to 
     be there.
       Section 723 permits interagency funding of the National 
     Science and Technology Council and requires the Office of 
     Management and Budget to provide a report to the House and 
     Senate on the budget and resources of the National Science 
     and Technology Council.
       Section 724 requires that the Federal forms that are used 
     in distributing Federal funds to a State must indicate the 
     agency providing the funds, the Federal Domestic Assistance 
     Number, and the amount provided.
       Section 725 prohibits Federal agencies from monitoring 
     individuals' internet use.
       Section 726 requires health plans participating in the 
     Federal Employees Health Benefits Program to provide 
     contraceptive coverage and provides exemptions to certain 
     religious plans.
       Section 727 recognizes the United States is committed to 
     ensuring the health of the Olympic, Pan American and 
     Paralympic athletes, and supports the strict adherence to 
     antidoping in sport activities.
       Section 728 allows funds for official travel to be used by 
     departments and agencies, if consistent with OMB and Budget 
     Circular A-126, to participate in the fractional aircraft 
     ownership pilot program.
       Section 729 prohibits funds for implementation of the 
     Office of Personnel Management regulations limiting detailees 
     to the Legislative Branch or implementing limitations on 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 prepackaged news stories that are broadcast or 
     distributed in

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     the United States unless the story includes a clear 
     notification within the text or audio of that news story that 
     the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that 
     executive branch agency.
       Section 732 prohibits funds from being used in 
     contravention of the Privacy Act or associated regulations.
       Section 733 prohibits funds in this or any other Act to be 
     used for Federal contracts with inverted domestic 
     corporations, unless the contract preceded this Act or the 
     Secretary grants a waiver in the interest of national 
     security.
       Section 734 requires agencies to pay a fee to the Office of 
     Personnel Management for 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 eliminates automatic statutory pay increases 
     for the Vice President, political appointees paid under the 
     executive schedule, ambassadors who are not career members of 
     the Foreign Service, politically appointed (noncareer) Senior 
     Executive Service employees, and any other senior political 
     appointee paid at or above level IV of the executive 
     schedule.
       Section 739 requires reports to Inspectors General 
     concerning expenditures for agency conferences.
       Section 740 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 741 prohibits agencies from using funds to 
     implement regulations changing the competitive areas under 
     reductions-in-force for Federal employees.
       Section 742 prohibits funds to begin or announce a study or 
     public-private competition regarding conversion to contractor 
     performance pursuant to OMB Circular A-76.
       Section 743 ensures that contractors are not prevented from 
     reporting waste, fraud, or abuse by signing confidentiality 
     agreements that would prohibit such disclosure.
       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 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 made a determination that 
     further action is not necessary to protect the interests of 
     the Government.
       Section 746 improves financial reporting and Government 
     transparency.
       Section 747 prohibits the expenditure of funds for the 
     implementation of certain nondisclosure agreements unless 
     certain provisions are included in the agreements.
       Section 748 requires the Bureau of Consumer Financial 
     Protection to notify the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House and Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the 
     House, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs of the Senate of requests for a transfer of funds 
     from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
       Budget Briefing.--Given the need for transparency and 
     accountability in the Federal budgeting process, and that the 
     Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection's budget is funded 
     independently of the annual appropriations spending bills, 
     the Bureau is directed to provide an informal, nonpublic full 
     briefing at least annually before the relevant subcommittee 
     of the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate 
     on the Bureau's finances and expenditures.
       Section 749 prohibits funds to implement a new Federal 
     Flood Risk Management Standard until the Administration has 
     solicited and considered input from Governors, mayors, and 
     other stakeholders.
       Section 750 declares references to ``this Act'' contained 
     in any title other than title IV or VIII shall not apply to 
     such titles IV or VIII.
       Federal Disaster Programs.--The Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House and Senate (Committees) on 
     disaster assistance expenditures by the Federal Government. 
     For purposes of this report, ``disaster assistance'' should 
     go beyond the definition included in the Budget Control Act 
     (Public Law 112-25). The report should include expenditures 
     for major disaster, emergencies, and fire management 
     assistance grants under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Public Law 93-288 as 
     amended), and encompass disaster-related spending in all 
     Federal departments and agencies, whether or not they are 
     specifically referenced in the Stafford Act. The resulting 
     report shall also include recommendations for how the process 
     of estimating future disaster accounting can be improved. The 
     Government Accountability Office shall consult with the 
     Committees in its development of the scope of the report, and 
     complete its work no later than 1 year after enactment.
       Restrictions on Use of Funds.--Executive Branch agencies 
     shall not use appropriated funds to hire contractors to train 
     staff on how to support or defeat legislation pending before 
     Congress. Section 1913 of title 18 of the United States Code 
     and section 715 of this Act, prohibit the use of appropriated 
     funds for the purpose of lobbying to support or defeat 
     pending legislation except in normal executive-legislative 
     relationships. These legislative prohibitions should be 
     vigorously enforced.

          TITLE VIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The bill includes the following general provisions for the 
     District of Columbia:
       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 school 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 
     2016 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 fiscal year 2015.
       Section 817 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.

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   DIVISION F--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED 
                   AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

       The following statement is an explanation of the effects of 
     Division F, which makes 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 2015. Language contained in House 
     Report 113-551 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.
       In instances where the House report speaks more broadly to 
     policy issues or offers views that are subject to 
     interpretation, such views remain those of the House and are 
     not affirmed by this explanatory statement unless repeated 
     herein. In cases where the House report or this explanatory 
     statement directs 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.
       The Committees direct each department and agency funded in 
     this Act to follow the directions set forth in this Act and 
     the accompanying statement, and not reallocate resources or 
     reorganize activities except as provided herein or otherwise 
     approved by the Committees through the reprogramming process 
     as described 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 2014 enacted level and the fiscal year 2015 
     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.
       National Ocean Policy.--The President's budget submission 
     for fiscal year 2016 shall identify all funding and 
     associated actions proposed for the implementation of the 
     National Ocean Policy. In addition, not later than 90 days 
     after the date on which the President's fiscal year 2016 
     budget request is submitted to the Congress, the President 
     shall submit a comprehensive report to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations identifying Federal expenditures 
     since fiscal year 2012 by agency and account that have 
     supported the development, administration, or implementation 
     of the National Ocean Policy developed under Executive Order 
     13547. The report shall also identify funding proposed for 
     the implementation of the National Ocean Policy in the fiscal 
     year 2016 budget. In addition, the Administration is directed 
     to include in the report a summary of the actions taken to 
     date to execute the April 2013 National Ocean Policy 
     Implementation Plan and the outcomes of such actions.
       State Wildlife Data.-- The Department of the Interior and 
     the Forest Service are expected to prioritize continued 
     coordination with other Federal agencies and State fish and 
     wildlife agencies to recognize and fully utilize State fish 
     and wildlife data and analyses as a primary source to inform 
     land use, planning, and related natural resource decisions. 
     Federal agencies should not unnecessarily duplicate raw data, 
     and when appropriate, evaluate existing analysis of data 
     prepared by the States, and reciprocally share data with 
     State wildlife managers, to ensure that the most complete 
     data set is available for decision support systems.
       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 Consolidated Appropriations 
     Act, 2014.
       Public Access.--The Department of the Interior and the 
     Forest Service are directed to notify the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations in advance of any proposed 
     project specifically intending to close an area to 
     recreational shooting, hunting, or fishing on a non-emergency 
     basis of more than 30 days.
       Sage-Grouse.--The agreement includes a general provision in 
     Title I of the bill, prohibiting for fiscal year 2015 any use 
     of funds to write or issue a final rule to list the Gunnison 
     sage-grouse or the bi-State Distinct Population Segment of 
     greater sage-grouse, and any proposed rule to list the 
     greater sage-grouse range-wide or in the Columbia Basin. The 
     Committees recognize the unprecedented collaboration 
     regarding sage-grouse conservation. This provision is not 
     intended to impede current conservation efforts; it is 
     imperative that stakeholders continue on-the-ground 
     conservation and monitoring activities. The Committees direct 
     the Fish and Wildlife Service to include with its fiscal year 
     2016 budget submission an update on the status of all sage-
     grouse. The agreement does not contain the other directives 
     pertaining to sage-grouse in the front of House Report 113-
     551, with the exception of guidance provided within the 
     Wildland Fire Management accounts later in this explanatory 
     statement.
       Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT).--Section 11 of this 
     consolidated Act provides $372,000,000 for payments in lieu 
     of taxes under chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code. 
     Together with an additional $33,000,000 available for fiscal 
     year 2015, and $37,000,000 available on October 1, 2015, 
     provided by section 3096 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
     ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2015, a total of $442,000,000 will be available for the 
     program.

                        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 Committees remind the agencies funded 
     in this Act 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.
       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.
       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, with the following exceptions:
       (a) With regard to the tribal priority allocations of the 
     Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, 
     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, State and Tribal Assistance 
     Grants account, the Committee does not require reprogramming 
     requests associated with States and Tribes Partnership 
     Grants.
       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, sub-activity, 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) The Committees direct that each agency or bureau which 
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     submit an annual report to the Committees which provides 
     details on the use of all funds assessed from any other 
     budget activity, line item, sub-activity, 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 agreement, 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

       The bill provides $970,016,000 for Management of Lands and 
     Resources. In addition to the funding allocation table at the 
     end of this explanatory statement, the agreement includes the 
     following instructions:
       Soil, Water, and Air Management.--The agreement includes 
     $1,130,000 for the requested Colorado River Basin Salinity 
     Program, $300,000 above the fiscal year 2014 level.
       Rangeland Management.--The Committees direct the Bureau, to 
     the greatest extent practicable, to make vacant grazing 
     allotments available to a holder of a grazing permit or lease 
     when lands covered by the holder of the permit or lease are 
     unusable because of drought or wildfire.
       The Committees urge the Secretary to convene a stakeholders 
     meeting on the California Desert Conservation Area to resolve 
     remaining issues, as described in House Report 113-551.
       The Committees direct the Bureau to comply with the 
     language in House Report 113-551 regarding the Steens 
     Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act of 2000.
       Wild Horse and Burro Management.--The Committees encourage 
     the Bureau to consider sterilization as a tool for population 
     management and to request funding for a pilot program in 
     fiscal year 2016, in accordance with recommendations from the 
     National Research Council and others.
       Wildlife Management.--The agreement includes $15,000,000 as 
     requested for sage-grouse. The BLM should dedicate funding 
     for collaboration with States on the development of State 
     plans designed to promote sustainable sage-grouse populations 
     through conservation of sensitive habitat and to avoid an 
     Endangered Species Act listing designation of the species. 
     The Bureau is urged to support advanced collaboration efforts 
     that could be models for conservation strategies in other 
     places.
       Recreation Management.--The Committees encourage the Bureau 
     to continue its collaborative efforts with non-Federal 
     partners to teach outdoor ethics and stewardship to staff and 
     visitors.
       Realty and Ownership Management.--Section 326 of Public Law 
     101-512 required the Secretary of the Interior to report to 
     Congress on contaminated lands conveyed through the Alaska 
     Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA). Section 103 of Public 
     Law 104-42 required the Secretary of the Interior to provide 
     a more detailed report on contaminants on lands prior to 
     conveyance to Alaska Native Corporations. In December 1998, 
     the Department submitted a report to Congress in which it 
     acknowledged conveying approximately 650 contaminated sites 
     on lands conveyed through ANCSA. The Bureau shall provide the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations with a detailed 
     report within 180 days of enactment of this Act, which 
     includes the following information: (1) a comprehensive 
     inventory of contaminated sites conveyed through ANCSA, 
     including sites identified subsequent to the 1998 report; (2) 
     an updated status on the six recommendations listed in the 
     1998 report; and (3) a detailed plan on how the Department 
     intends to complete cleanup of each contaminated site.
       Resource Protection and Maintenance.--The agreement 
     includes $1,000,000 for the requested enterprise geospatial 
     system.
       The Bureau is expected to defer any final decision-making 
     regarding land use plans as part of the Oklahoma, Kansas, and 
     Texas Resource Management Plan Revision until appropriate 
     surveys have been conducted to determine ownership along the 
     Red River.
       Law Enforcement.--The Bureau is encouraged to focus on 
     visitor safety and archaeological resource protection, and 
     work with the Department of Justice and the Department of 
     Homeland Security on other matters of Federal law not unique 
     to Bureau lands or property.
       Challenge Cost Share.--The Committees encourage the Bureau 
     to consider how it might leverage program partnerships to 
     support the goals of the Youth in the Great Outdoors 
     Initiative through projects such as the development and 
     maintenance of trails.
       BLM Foundation.--The Administration is encouraged to submit 
     a legislative proposal to create such a foundation for the 
     Bureau of Land Management with the fiscal year 2016 budget 
     request.


                            LAND ACQUISITION

       The bill provides $19,746,000 for Land Acquisition. The 
     amounts recommended by this bill compared with the budget 
     estimates by activity are shown in the table below, listed in 
     priority order pursuant to the budget request for fiscal year 
     2015. The Bureau of Land Management is directed to prioritize 
     recreational access projects that significantly enhance 
     access to existing public lands that have inadequate access 
     for hunting, fishing, and other recreational activities.

 
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                                            Bureau of Land
                State                         Management             Budget Request             This Bill
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CA...................................  CA Southwest Desert--                 $1,720,000               $1,720,000
                                        California Wilderness.
CA...................................  CA Southwest Desert--                  1,000,000                1,000,000
                                        Santa Rosa and San
                                        Jacinto Mountains NM.
CA...................................  CA Southwest Desert--                    950,000                  950,000
                                        Pacific Crest National
                                        Scenic Trail.
CA...................................  CA Southwest Desert--                    982,000                  982,000
                                        San Sebastian Marsh/
                                        San Felipe Creek ACEC.
ID...................................  Upper Snake/South Fork                 1,000,000                1,000,000
                                        Snake River ACEC/SRMA.
OR...................................  John Day National Wild                   600,000                  600,000
                                        and Scenic River.
OR...................................  Sandy River ACEC/Oregon                1,000,000                1,000,000
                                        National Historic
                                        Trail.
WY...................................  North Platte River SRMA                1,200,000                1,200,000
CO...................................  Canyons of the Ancients                1,200,000                1,200,000
                                        National Monument.
ID...................................  National Trails System--               3,000,000                3,000,000
                                        Nez Perce National
                                        Historic Trail/Henry's
                                        Lake ACEC.
OR...................................  National Trails System--                 542,000                  542,000
                                        Pacific Crest National
                                        Scenic Trail.
MT...................................  National Trails System--               1,032,000                1,032,000
                                        Lewis and Clark
                                        National Historic
                                        Trail.
                                       Additional project                     5,254,000                        0
                                        requests.
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    Subtotal, Acquisitions...........  .......................               19,480,000               14,226,000
                                       Inholding, emergency,                  1,616,000                1,616,000
                                        and hardship.
                                       Acquisition management.                1,904,000                1,904,000
                                       Sportsmen/Recreational                 2,000,000                2,000,000
                                        Access.
                                                               =================================================
    Total, BLM Land Acquisition......  .......................               25,000,000               19,746,000
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                   OREGON AND CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS

       The bill provides $113,777,000 for Oregon and California 
     Grant Lands, to be distributed as displayed in the funding 
     allocation table at the end of this explanatory statement. 
     Improvement in Federal forest management will improve forest 
     health, reduce hazardous fuels, increase timber production, 
     and restore forest jobs. The Bureau is encouraged to engage 
     with regional academic institutions to conduct research that 
     furthers these goals. The Bureau is also encouraged to 
     prioritize hiring that will expedite the backlog of planning 
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                           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 $32,465,000 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 $1,207,658,000 for Resource Management. 
     In addition to the funding allocation table at the end of 
     this explanatory statement, the agreement includes the 
     following instructions:
       Budget Structure.--The agreement keeps in place the budget 
     structure from fiscal year 2014.
       Candidate Conservation.--The agreement includes $500,000 
     above the fiscal year 2014 enacted level, which may be used 
     for but is not limited to sage-grouse conservation.
       Consultation and HCPs.--The agreement includes $1,000,000 
     above the fiscal year 2014 enacted level for Habitat 
     Conservation Plans.
       Listing and Critical Habitat.--In agreement with the 
     request, funding caps for petition processing and for listing 
     activities related to foreign species have been retained. The 
     agreement does not include the directive contained in House 
     Report 113-551.
       Recovery.--The agreement includes $2,500,000 for the State 
     of the Birds program and $1,000,000 to continue the livestock 
     loss demonstration program as authorized by Public Law 111-
     11. States with de-listed wolf populations shall continue to 
     be eligible for funding, provided that those States continue 
     to meet the eligibility criteria contained in Public Law 111-
     11.
       The Service is directed to prioritize the recovery of the 
     California condor and northern aplomado falcon and provide 
     the necessary funding to enable the longstanding public-
     private partnerships to continue to support the wild 
     populations through captive propagation, releases, and 
     management, as the Service and the States work to address the 
     continued environmental threats to these species.
       The agreement does not include the directive regarding the 
     Recovery Report to Congress contained in House Report 113-
     551.
       The Service is directed to publish in the Federal Register 
     advance notice of its intent to approve any future phase of 
     the La Purisima Conservation Bank project involving a split 
     estate, and to invite public comment on the proposed 
     agreement.
       Coastal Barrier Resources Act.--The agreement includes 
     $500,000 above the fiscal year 2014 enacted level to 
     accelerate technical corrections and updates of coastal 
     floodplain maps.
       National Wildlife Refuge System.--In recognition of the 
     important bottomland hardwood research being conducted by the 
     Forest Service Southern Research Station at the Yazoo 
     National Wildlife Refuge, the Service is encouraged to 
     continue cooperating in these efforts.
       Migratory Bird Management.--The agreement does not include 
     the directive contained in House Report 113-551. The Service 
     is encouraged to submit with its fiscal year 2016 budget 
     request: (a) an estimate of average permit processing times 
     and a goal to minimize such times; and (b) an estimate of 
     costs, FTE, and a timeline to develop and test an appropriate 
     survey protocol to assess black vulture distribution and 
     population size, and to determine whether and where the 
     species may be overabundant.
       The Service's strategy of allocating increased Migratory 
     Bird Conservation Fund dollars to mitigate against conversion 
     of natural waterfowl habitat to cropland is supported. The 
     Service is encouraged to consider the important value of the 
     nesting habitat in the southern prairie potholes region to 
     ensure that waterfowl habitat acquisition and preservation 
     continue to occur across the entire prairie potholes region.
       Law Enforcement and International Affairs.--The agreement 
     includes the increases as requested to combat wildlife 
     trafficking. The Secretary is directed to submit a status 
     update report, not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, outlining the specific steps being 
     taken by the Department to further address wildlife 
     trafficking and illegal natural resources trade, including 
     steps to improve coordination with the Department of Homeland 
     Security and Department of Justice related to wildlife 
     trafficking, and what, if any, authorizations are required to 
     implement the National Strategy for Combating Wildlife 
     Trafficking.
       Science Support.--The agreement is $250,000 below the 
     fiscal year 2014 enacted level. The Service is directed to 
     take the reduction from Landscape Conservation Cooperatives 
     grants. White-nose syndrome in bats research is level-funded 
     at $2,500,000.
       National Fish Hatchery System Operations.--The bill 
     provides $52,860,000 for operations, including not less than 
     $237,000 for the Aquatic Animal Drug Approval Partnership as 
     requested. None of the funds may be used to terminate 
     operations or to close any facility. No production programs 
     may be reduced or terminated without advance, informal 
     consultation with affected States and Indian tribes. Within 
     90 days of enactment of this Act, the Service shall publish 
     an operations and maintenance plan for fiscal year 2015 for 
     the National Fish Hatchery System that includes funding 
     allocations by region, together with an explanation of the 
     allocation methodology. The Service is directed to publish 
     fiscal year 2015 funding allocations and production targets 
     for each facility of the National Fish Hatchery System before 
     the end of the fiscal year, and to submit estimates for 
     fiscal year 2016 along with the President's budget request.
       The Committees support the Service's position that its 
     hatchery mitigation activities should be fully reimbursed by 
     the Federal agencies responsible for the Federal water 
     development projects. The Service is directed to submit as 
     part of its annual budget request an estimate of its 
     mitigation activities by facility, along with an estimate of 
     sources of reimbursement funding by agency.
       The Committees direct the Service, through its Fisheries 
     Program, to continue the nation's 140-year tradition of 
     supporting commercial, subsistence, and recreational fishing. 
     In addition, the fisheries archives, including the National 
     Fishery Artifacts and Records Center and the Collection 
     Management Facility, shall be maintained in its current 
     location.
       Aquatic Habitat and Species Conservation.--The agreement 
     includes $3,000,000 for the Klamath Basin restoration 
     program, $5,500,000 for the Asian carp program, and 
     $2,000,000 for the quagga and zebra mussel program.
       Population Assessment and Cooperative Management are funded 
     at the requested level. This funding supports inventory, 
     monitoring, management, restoration, and maintenance of 
     healthy and diverse aquatic species populations. These 
     activities include working with hatcheries to monitor captive 
     propagation programs across the country, including both the 
     Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes fisheries.


                              CONSTRUCTION

       The bill provides $15,687,000 for Construction. The 
     detailed allocation of funding by activity is included in the 
     table at the end of this statement. The Service is expected 
     to follow the construction project priority list included in 
     the President's fiscal year 2015 budget request, and as shown 
     in the table below.

 
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                                         Refuge, Hatchery, or
                State                         Other Unit             Budget Request             This Bill
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                                         National Wildlife Refuge System
CA...................................   Bitter Creek NWR......                 $313,000                 $313,000
TX...................................   Buffalo Lake NWR......                  300,000                  300,000
CA...................................   Modoc NWR.............                2,000,000                2,000,000
CO...................................   Rocky Mountain Arsenal                  300,000                  300,000
                                        NWR.
IA...................................   De Soto NWR...........                  793,000                  793,000
NJ...................................   Wallkill River NWR /                    632,000                  632,000
                                        Great Swamp NWR.
                                          National Fish Hatchery System
WA...................................   Quinault NFH..........                  862,000                  862,000
WA...................................   Abernathy FTC.........                1,019,000                1,019,000
AZ...................................   Williams Creek NFH....                  120,000                  120,000
                                                      Other
N/A..................................   Service Wide Seismic                    215,000                  215,000
                                        Safety.
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
                                       Total, Line Item                       6,554,000                6,554,000
                                        Construction.
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                            LAND ACQUISITION

       The bill provides $47,535,000 for Land Acquisition. The 
     amounts recommended by this bill compared with the budget 
     estimates by activity are shown in the table below, listed in 
     priority order pursuant to the budget request for fiscal year 
     2015.
       Highlands Conservation Act Grants.--Since budgetary 
     constraints only allow for a limited number of new land 
     acquisition projects, it is critical to support 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. This

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     bill provides $3,000,000 for the Highlands Conservation Act 
     Grants and the Committees direct the Fish and Wildlife 
     Service to work with the Highlands States regarding priority 
     projects for fiscal year 2015.
       California Foothills Legacy Area.--During the past year, 
     the Fish and Wildlife Service has been developing a proposal 
     to place certain private rangeland in central California into 
     permanent Federal conservation easements. In recognition of 
     the concerns raised in House Report 113-551, the Service, in 
     a letter dated December 3, 2014, has committed not to proceed 
     any further in development of this program. The Committees on 
     Appropriations expect the Service to adhere to this 
     agreement.

 
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                                          Fish and Wildlife
                State                          Service               Budget Request             This Bill
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CA...................................   CA Southwest Desert--                $5,000,000               $5,000,000
                                        San Diego National
                                        Wildlife Refuge.
ND/SD................................   Dakota Tallgrass                      3,000,000                3,000,000
                                        Prairie Wildlife
                                        Management Area.
ND/SD................................   Dakota Grassland                      7,000,000                7,000,000
                                        Conservation Area.
VA...................................   National Trails                       2,000,000                2,000,000
                                        System--Rappahanock
                                        River National
                                        Wildlife Refuge.
MT...................................   Rocky Mountain Front                  2,000,000                2,000,000
                                        Conservation Area.
FL...................................   Everglades Headwaters                 3,000,000                3,000,000
                                        National Wildlife
                                        Refuge and
                                        Conservation Area.
AR...................................   Cache River National                  1,071,000                1,071,000
                                        Wildlife Refuge.
CT/MA/NH/VT..........................   Silvio O. Conte                       2,000,000                2,000,000
                                        National Fish and
                                        Wildlife Refuge.
                                       Additional project                    10,000,000                        0
                                        requests.
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Acquisitions.........  .......................               35,071,000               25,071,000
                                       Inholding, emergency,                  5,351,000                5,351,000
                                        and hardships.
                                       Exchanges..............                1,500,000                1,500,000
                                       Acquisition Management.               12,613,000               12,613,000
                                       Land protection                          465,000                        0
                                        planning.
                                       Highlands Conservation                         0                3,000,000
                                        Act Grants (CT/NJ/NY/
                                        PA).
                                                               =================================================
      Total, FWS Land Acquisition....  .......................               55,000,000               47,535,000
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            COOPERATIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND

       The bill provides $50,095,000 for the Cooperative 
     Endangered Species Conservation Fund, of which $22,695,000 is 
     to be derived from the Cooperative Endangered Species 
     Conservation Fund, and $27,400,000 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 statement.


                     NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FUND

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


               NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION FUND

       The bill provides $34,145,000 for the North American 
     Wetlands Conservation Fund.


              NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION FUND

       The bill provides $3,660,000 for the Neotropical Migratory 
     Bird Conservation Fund.


                MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND

       The bill provides $9,061,000 for the Multinational Species 
     Conservation Fund. The detailed allocation of funding by 
     activity is included in the table at the end of this 
     statement.


                    STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS

       The bill provides $58,695,000 for State and Tribal Wildlife 
     Grants. The detailed allocation of funding by activity is 
     included in the table at the end of this statement.


                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

       The bill does not provide the Service with the authority to 
     seek compensation from responsible parties who injure or 
     destroy National Wildlife Refuge System or other Service 
     resources. The Service should resubmit the proposal in the 
     next budget justification and provide more detail regarding 
     the Service's current practice for litigating and seeking 
     damages from responsible parties and a discussion of how the 
     new process would differ.
       The bill does not contain reprogramming language proposed 
     in H.R. 5171. The Committees have been concerned in recent 
     years with actions taken by the Service that have the 
     appearance of attempting to sidestep the long-standing 
     reprogramming guidelines contained in this explanatory 
     statement. This concern has been further compounded by 
     requested reprogrammings that have on occasion appeared to be 
     not unforeseen or not a true emergency. In lieu of the 
     language proposed by the House, the Committees expect the 
     Service to fulfill both the letter and spirit of the existing 
     reprogramming guidelines. Failure to do so will result in the 
     Committees revisiting the House language next year.


                         NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

                 OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM

       The bill provides $2,275,773,000 for the Operation of the 
     National Park System. The detailed allocation of funding by 
     program area and activity is included in the table at the end 
     of this division.
       Operation of the National Park System.--The bill provides 
     $25,000,000 in new discretionary funding within the Operation 
     of the National Park System (ONPS) appropriation to 
     strengthen visitor services, public safety, and 
     infrastructure programs in anticipation of increased 
     visitation leading up to the Centennial of the National Park 
     Service in 2016. The agreement includes $6,000,000 to support 
     youth and veterans programs; $8,000,000 to increase seasonal 
     ranger staff and enhance education and interpretation 
     services; and $11,000,000 to improve facilities at national 
     park units across the country. These funds will be 
     supplemented by a $10,000,000 Centennial Challenge 
     appropriation to fund joint public-private infrastructure 
     investments. These funds are complemented by language in 
     Title I General Provisions addressing the Volunteers in Parks 
     program, as requested. The Service is directed to provide a 
     report, no later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, to 
     the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations detailing 
     the distribution of funds supporting the Centennial 
     Initiative and the anticipated return on this Federal 
     investment.
       Operating Plan.--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 appropriations account that 
     includes any necessary adjustments to the amounts provided to 
     maintain park operations of all units budgeted in the fiscal 
     year 2015 request. Such plan shall be subject to the 
     reprogramming guidelines contained in this explanatory 
     statement.
       Quagga and Zebra Mussel Control.--The Committees remain 
     concerned about the rapid spread of quagga and zebra mussels 
     in the West. The Secretary of the Interior is directed to 
     develop and continue to update, using the best available 
     science, minimum protocols and training techniques for 
     Federal, State, local, and private entities, a consistent 
     standard of inspection and decontamination of recreational 
     watercraft and equipment, as prescribed in the February 2010 
     Quagga/Zebra Mussel Action Plan for Western U.S. Waters. 
     Further, the Service is directed to provide no less than 
     $2,000,000 for quagga and zebra mussel containment, 
     prevention, and enforcement and prioritize the 
     decontamination of watercraft and equipment leaving the 
     watersheds of contaminated bodies, including Lake Powell and 
     Lake Mead. Lastly, the Service is directed to report to the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, no later than 
     90 days after enactment of this Act, on steps taken to 
     address this pervasive threat to western watersheds.
       White-Nose Syndrome in Bats.--The Committees urge the 
     Service to provide no less than $3,000,000 within the funds 
     provided for monitoring and surveillance activities 
     associated with white-nose syndrome in bats.
       Park Partnerships.--The Committees continue to support 
     ongoing public-private partnerships which leverage Federal 
     dollars and promote the efficient management of park 
     resources. Such partnerships are fundamental to the long-term 
     fiscal and administrative health of the Service. There is 
     merit in the Service partnering with qualified entities to 
     cooperatively finance and manage improvements to park 
     facilities and programs. Efforts made by the Service thus far 
     to expand partnerships are commendable, but more can be done. 
     The Department and the Service are urged to continue 
     reassessing recent policy interpretations and review 
     procedures to promote the greater use of partnerships that 
     have historically proven beneficial to national parks and 
     partners.
       Sewall-Belmont House and Museum.--The Sewall-Belmont House 
     and Museum occupies an important role in the history of the 
     women's suffrage and equal rights movements and is listed on 
     the National Register of Historic Places. The Service is 
     presently conducting a study to determine whether this 
     historic landmark merits inclusion in the national park 
     system as a standalone unit. The Service is directed to 
     complete the study in a timely manner and share its findings 
     with the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
       National Capital Area Performing Arts Program.--Within the 
     amounts provided, the Service is directed to maintain funding 
     for the National Capital Area Performing Arts

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     Program, including the summer concert series staged on the 
     U.S. Capitol grounds, at the fiscal year 2014 enacted level.
       National Mall and Memorial Parks.--Within 60 days of 
     enactment of this Act, the Service is directed to provide the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a long-term 
     plan for renewal of the concessions contract on the National 
     Mall. The Plan shall include options for expanding services 
     and increasing revenues to the park.
       Ozark National Scenic Riverways.--The Service is directed 
     to work collaboratively with affected parties to ensure that 
     any Draft Management Plan for the Ozark National Scenic 
     Riverways addresses the legitimate concerns of affected 
     stakeholders including, but not limited to, local communities 
     and businesses.
       Roosevelt-Campobello International Park.--Funding for 
     Roosevelt-Campobello International Park on the Maine-Canada 
     border is jointly supported by the U.S. and Canadian 
     governments. The Service is encouraged to provide funding for 
     the park that is commensurate with past fiscal years and 
     consistent with international agreements.
       Jefferson National Expansion Memorial.--The CityArchRiver 
     project has raised significant private donations for the 
     Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri. The Service is expected 
     to exercise the maximum flexibility with respect to the 
     recognition of private donors. The Service is further urged 
     to engage with all stakeholders to reach agreements on donor 
     recognition which will help to facilitate the raising of 
     private funds while protecting the values of the Jefferson 
     National Expansion Memorial.
       Mississippi Civil Rights Sites.--There are a number of 
     historically significant civil rights sites in Mississippi, 
     such as the Medgar Evers House in Jackson, which are 
     deserving of special recognition and preservation. Within 180 
     days of enactment of this Act, the Service, working with the 
     State of Mississippi and other interested stakeholders, shall 
     provide the Committees an inventory of such sites that 
     includes a listing of each site's current historic 
     designation status and an analysis of possible threats to 
     their preservation.
       Affiliated Areas.--The bill includes language within the 
     Operation of the National Park System account addressing 
     certain longstanding affiliated areas of the National Park 
     System.


                  NATIONAL RECREATION AND PRESERVATION

       The bill provides $63,117,000 for National Recreation and 
     Preservation with the following specific directives:
       Chesapeake Gateways and Trails Program.--As requested, the 
     agreement includes $1,999,000 for the Chesapeake Gateways and 
     Trails Program.
       Heritage Partnership Program.--The agreement provides 
     $20,321,000 for the Heritage Partnership Program. The 
     recommendation rejects the Administration's proposal to 
     reduce funding for national heritage areas. This proposed 
     reduction would have a particularly acute impact since the 
     Service is in the process of approving management plans for 
     newer areas which allow them access to additional funding to 
     implement their restoration and recreation programs.
       In order to maintain stable funding sources for all areas, 
     the bill restores funding for longstanding areas to each 
     area's fiscal year 2014 level; provides a total of $300,000 
     to national heritage areas with recently approved management 
     plans, known as tier 2 areas, including funding for those 
     areas whose plans are expected to be approved during the 
     fiscal year; and provides $150,000 to each tier 1 area that 
     has been authorized and is still in the process of having its 
     management plan approved. The Service is directed to refrain 
     from further funding reallocations from longstanding areas.
       The agreement includes within Title I General Provisions 
     bill language extending by one year the authorization for the 
     Automobile National Heritage Area, as requested. The 
     agreement also includes language addressing a national 
     heritage area in Wheeling, West Virginia.
       The agreement includes within Title IV General Provisions 
     bill language extending until 2021 the authorization for the 
     American Battlefield Protection Program.


                       HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND

       The bill provides $56,410,000 for the Historic Preservation 
     Fund. Within this amount, $46,925,000 is provided for grants 
     to States and $8,985,000 is provided to Tribes, consistent 
     with the request. The recommendation also includes $500,000 
     for grants to underserved communities, as requested.


                              CONSTRUCTION

       The bill provides $138,339,000 for Construction with the 
     following specific directives:
       Line Item Construction.--The bill provides $61,678,000 for 
     line item construction projects in the fiscal year 2015 
     budget request and as shown in the table below. Requests for 
     reprogramming will be considered pursuant to the guidelines 
     in the front of this statement.
       Brooks Lodge, Katmai National Park.-- Funds have been 
     provided, as requested, for the Service to construct a new 
     bridge across the Brooks River within Katmai National Park. 
     However, additional plans to relocate the lodge, based on the 
     existing outdated Development Concept Plan (DCP), are 
     unwarranted. No fundamental changes at Brooks Lodge shall be 
     undertaken unless and until the Service prepares a new 
     factually and legally sufficient DCP.

 
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             State                         Park Unit                 Budget Request             This Bill
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FL............................  Dry Tortugas National Park....               $4,500,000               $4,500,000
KY............................  Mammoth Cave National Park....                6,734,000                6,734,000
NY............................  Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace                 4,375,000                4,375,000
                                 National Historic Site.
PR............................   San Juan National Historic                   1,770,000                1,770,000
                                 Site.
VA............................   Petersburg National                          4,993,000                4,993,000
                                 Battlefield.
MT............................  Glacier National Park.........                6,300,000                6,300,000
CA............................  Golden Gate National                          3,872,000                3,872,000
                                 Recreation Area.
CA............................  Yosemite National Park........                5,575,000                5,575,000
AK............................  Katmai National Park &                        4,374,000                4,374,000
                                 Preserve.
WA............................  Olympic National Park.........                6,275,000                6,275,000
DC............................  National Mall and Memorial                    5,000,000                5,000,000
                                 Parks.
DC............................  National Capital Regional                     6,060,000                6,060,000
                                 Office.
AK............................  Gates of the Arctic National                    452,000                  452,000
                                 Park and Preserve, Denali
                                 National Park and Preserve.
MA............................  Cape Cod National Seashore....                1,158,000                1,158,000
CT, MA, MD, ME, NH, NY, PA,     Appalachian National Scenic                     240,000                  240,000
 VA, VT.                         Trail.
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
                                Total, Line Item Construction.               61,678,000               61,678,000
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                    LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND

                              (RESCISSION)

       The bill includes a rescission of $28,000,000 in annual 
     contract authority. This authority has not been used in 
     recent years and there are no plans to use this authority in 
     fiscal year 2015.


                 LAND ACQUISITION AND STATE ASSISTANCE

       The bill provides $98,960,000 for Land Acquisition and 
     State Assistance. The amounts recommended by this bill 
     compared with the budget estimates by activity are shown in 
     the table below, listed in priority order pursuant to the 
     budget request for fiscal year 2015.

 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             State                   National Park Service           Budget Request             This Bill
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CA............................  CA Southwest Desert--Joshua                    $138,000                 $138,000
                                 Tree National Park.
CA............................  CA Southwest Desert--Mojave                   1,873,000                1,873,000
                                 National Preserve.
CA............................  Redwood National Park.........                6,250,000                6,250,000
MO............................  Wilson's Creek National                         900,000                  900,000
                                 Battlefield.
NM............................  Pecos National Historical Park                1,205,000                1,205,000
VA............................  Fredericksburg and                            1,519,000                1,519,000
                                 Spotsylvania County
                                 Battlefields National
                                 Military Park.
PA............................  Gettysburg National Military                    376,000                  376,000
                                 Park.
HI............................  National Trails System--Ala                   2,000,000                2,000,000
                                 Kahakai National Historic
                                 Trail.
VT............................  National Trails System--                        533,000                  533,000
                                 Appalachian National Scenic
                                 Trail.
NH............................  National Trails System--                      2,251,000                2,251,000
                                 Appalachian National Scenic
                                 Trail.
VA............................  National Trails System--                      4,000,000                4,000,000
                                 Captain John Smith National
                                 Historic Trail.
WI............................  National Trails System--Ice                   1,664,000                1,664,000
                                 Age National Scenic Trail.
MA............................  National Trails System--New                     247,000                  247,000
                                 England National Scenic Trail.
MI............................  National Trails System--North                   519,000                  519,000
                                 Country National Scenic Trail.
                                Additional project requests...                5,510,000                        0
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
                                Subtotal, Acquisitions........               28,985,000               23,475,000

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                                American Battlefield                          8,516,000                8,986,000
                                 Protection Program.
                                Emergencies and hardships.....                3,928,000                3,928,000
                                Acquisition management........                9,526,000                9,526,000
                                Inholdings, donations, and                    4,928,000                4,928,000
                                 exchanges.
                                                               =================================================
                                Total, NPS Land Acquisition...               55,883,000               50,843,000
Assistance to States:
                                State conservation grants                    42,000,000               42,000,000
                                 (formula).
                                State conservation grants                     3,000,000                3,000,000
                                 (competitive).
                                Administrative expenses.......                3,117,000                3,117,000
                                                               =================================================
                                Total, Assistance to States...               48,117,000               48,117,000
                                Total, NPS Land Acquisition                 104,000,000               98,960,000
                                 and State Assistance.
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                          CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE

       The bill provides $10,000,000 for the Centennial Challenge 
     matching grant program, a key component of the Service's 
     Centennial Initiative. The program provides dedicated Federal 
     funding to leverage partnerships for signature projects and 
     programs for the national park system, including critical 
     infrastructure investments. The amount provided for the 
     Centennial Challenge is intended to complement funding for 
     core operations provided in the Operation of the National 
     Park System account to enhance the visitor experience and to 
     protect cultural and natural resources at national park 
     system units in anticipation of the Service's Centennial 
     celebration. A one-to-one matching requirement 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.


                    UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

                 SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH

       The bill provides $1,045,000,000 for Surveys, 
     Investigations, and Research of the U.S. Geological Survey 
     (USGS). In addition to the funding allocation table at the 
     end of this explanatory statement, the agreement includes the 
     following instructions:
       Ecosystems.-- Within the Ecosystems activity, $1,005,000 is 
     provided to address white-nose syndrome in bats, and 
     $5,646,000 is included for Asian carp control efforts. The 
     Survey is directed to continue to analyze the distribution 
     and magnitude of endocrine-disrupting chemicals impacting 
     fish and wildlife in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed; therefore, 
     the bill includes the requested increases for research in the 
     Chesapeake Bay.
       Climate and Land Use Change.--Within the Climate and Land 
     Use Change activity, $3,000,000 is provided for drought 
     impacts and adaptive management; $3,343,000 is provided for 
     Landsat science activities; and $5,024,000 is provided for 
     the National Civil Applications Program.
       Natural Hazards.--Funding for Natural Hazards programs 
     includes $59,503,000 for earthquake hazards, of which 
     $5,000,000 is provided to transition the earthquake early 
     warning demonstration project into an operational capability 
     on the West Coast. A critical component of the earthquake 
     early warning system is maintaining the existing real-time 
     broadband and strong motion seismic networks along with 
     geodetic monitoring networks. As the earthquake early warning 
     system is developed, USGS is directed to collaborate with 
     universities, companies and other Federal agencies with 
     expertise and existing digital seismic observing networks to 
     continue precise observation of critical fault locations.
       The bill includes $25,121,000 for volcano hazards, of which 
     $2,000,000 is provided for repairing and upgrading current 
     systems, with a focus on the highest risk volcanoes as 
     described in the Survey's 2005 volcano assessment inventory. 
     Several monitors are currently inoperable and maintenance is 
     needed to continue rapid detection for public safety 
     dissemination, including information critical to civilian and 
     military air routes.
       The bill also includes $3,485,000 for landslide hazards. 
     This important public safety program is encouraged to 
     continue and strengthen its partnerships with other Federal 
     agencies, such as the U.S. Forest Service, as well as with 
     State and local emergency managers, in order to increase the 
     dissemination of information and enhance coordination among 
     them.
       In order to develop a better understanding of marine hazard 
     risk and resource availability, the Survey is encouraged to 
     work in partnership with other Federal agencies and non-
     governmental organizations where practicable to support 
     research and assessments of marine hazards and critical 
     minerals on deepwater ships of exploration.
       Water Resources.--Within Water Resources, $34,901,000 is 
     provided for the National Streamflow Information Program, and 
     $6,500,000 is provided for Water Resources Research 
     Institutes. The National Groundwater Monitoring Network is 
     funded at $2,600,000 and the Survey is directed to provide 
     cost-share grants to States in the form of cooperative 
     agreements to upgrade monitoring networks to national 
     standards and to incorporate wells into the network. This 
     funding will also support the additional work by the Survey 
     to manage the network and provide data access through an 
     Internet web portal.


                   BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT

                        OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT

       The bill provides $169,770,000 for Ocean Energy Management 
     to be partially offset with the collection of rental receipts 
     and cost recovery fees totaling $97,348,000, for a net 
     discretionary appropriation of $72,422,000. The request did 
     not include any funds for coastal marine spatial planning and 
     accordingly the bill provides no funds for such activities. 
     The agreement includes the following additional guidance:
       Renewable Energy.--The Bureau should continue to work with 
     the Department of Energy to identify and permit a national 
     offshore wind test site that incorporates new technology 
     related to the structural material of transitional depth and 
     floating wind turbines. The Bureau is also expected to 
     continue working with coastal States and other stakeholders 
     to study new wind energy areas, including those in shallow, 
     transitional, and deep (over 200 feet) waters.


             BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT

             OFFSHORE SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT

       The bill provides $189,726,000 for Offshore Safety and 
     Environmental Enforcement to be partially offset with the 
     collection of rental receipts, cost recovery fees and 
     inspection fees totaling $123,579,000, for a net 
     discretionary appropriation of $66,147,000.


                           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 $122,713,000 for Regulation and 
     Technology. Within this amount, the bill funds regulatory 
     grants at $68,590,000, equal to the fiscal year 2014 enacted 
     level. The Committees find that the budget proposal to reduce 
     regulatory grants would undermine the State-based regulatory 
     system. It is imperative that States continue to operate 
     protective regulatory programs as delegation of authority to 
     the States is the cornerstone of the surface mining 
     regulatory program. Further, the agreement does not provide 
     funds to expand and enhance Federal oversight activities of 
     State programs.
       Coal Miners' Benefits.--For nearly 20 years, Congress has 
     facilitated the secure retirement of coal miners by providing 
     funding for retiree healthcare benefits through the Abandoned 
     Mine Lands program. However, there are additional threats to 
     miners' pension and health plans as the result of the 2008 
     financial crisis and a recent corporate bankruptcy. If 
     Congressional action is not taken to address the long-term 
     solvency of these pension and healthcare funds prior to the 
     end of the 113th Congress, the Administration is encouraged 
     to consider legislative alternatives to address these 
     concerns as part of the fiscal year 2016 budget request.


                    ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FUND

       The bill provides $27,399,000 for the Abandoned Mine 
     Reclamation Fund.


        BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION

                      OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $2,429,236,000 for Operation of Indian 
     Programs. In addition to the funding allocation table at the 
     end of this explanatory statement, the agreement includes the 
     following instructions and changes to the budget request:
       New Tribes.--The agreement supports the requested amount of 
     $463,000 for new Tribes and notes the challenge of 
     reconciling the timing of the tribal recognition process with 
     the annual budget formulation process. If additional Tribes 
     are recognized during fiscal year 2015 beyond those 
     contemplated in the budget request, the Bureau is urged to 
     support their capacity building efforts to the extent 
     feasible.
       Road Maintenance.--The agreement includes $2,000,000 above 
     the budget request which may be used for school bus routes. 
     The agreement does not include further reporting 
     requirements.
       Trust-Real Estate Services.--Consistent with the request, 
     $127,002,000 is provided for trust-real estate services 
     programs, including $7,000,000 to implement Klamath Basin 
     Restoration Agreement activities.

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       Education.--The agreement includes $2,000,000 for the 
     development and operation of tribal departments or divisions 
     of education as authorized in 25 U.S.C. 2020.
       The Bureau is directed to publish its internal review of 
     Early Child and Family Development programs and to consult 
     with Tribes, other current program partners, and Congress 
     before initiating the pilot projects proposed in the request. 
     Any new pilot projects shall not reduce funding for currently 
     operating Family and Child Education programs.
       The Bureau is directed to publish the results of the most 
     recent Johnson-O'Malley student count, and to consult with 
     Tribes and Congress before proposing any changes in the 
     distribution of future funds or in the frequency or method of 
     future counts.
       The Bureau is encouraged to coordinate with the Indian 
     Health Service to establish a pilot program integrating 
     preventive dental care at schools within the Bureau system.
       The agreement includes bill language providing the 
     Secretary with the authority to approve satellite locations 
     of existing BIE schools if a Tribe can demonstrate that the 
     establishment of such locations would provide comparable 
     levels of education as are being offered at such existing BIE 
     schools, and would not significantly increase costs to the 
     Federal Government. The intent is for this authority to be 
     exercised only in extraordinary circumstances to provide 
     Tribes with additional flexibility regarding where students 
     are educated without compromising how they are educated, and 
     to significantly reduce the hardship and expense of 
     transporting students over long distances, all without unduly 
     increasing costs that would otherwise unfairly come at the 
     expense of other schools in the BIE system.
       In order to be successful, the Administration's emphasis on 
     education must be complemented by efforts to improve 
     interagency coordination for the multiplicity of programs 
     that affect the wellbeing of Native American children. In 
     addition to education, these include healthcare, social 
     services, child welfare and juvenile justice programs. It is 
     recommended that the Bureau, working in concert with other 
     affected Federal agencies, examine ways to support such a 
     cross-cutting coordination effort, including the 
     establishment of a commission on Native American children.
       Public Safety and Justice.--The agreement includes 
     $1,000,000 above the budget request to provide training in 
     Indian country to carry out the new provisions in the 
     Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013.
       The Indian Law and Order Commission's November 2013 report 
     notes that Federal investment in tribal justice for Public 
     Law 83-280 States has been more limited than elsewhere in 
     Indian country. Within 180 days of enactment of this Act, the 
     Bureau, in coordination with the Department of Justice, is 
     directed to report to the House and Senate committees of 
     jurisdiction on the budgetary needs of tribal courts in these 
     States.
       Executive Direction and Administrative Services.--The 
     Bureau is directed to fund the requested program evaluations 
     for education and social service programs within the amounts 
     provided in this program.
       Indian Arts and Crafts Board.--Funding for the Indian Arts 
     and Crafts Board is retained within the Office of the 
     Secretary rather than transferred to the Bureau as requested.


                              construction

                     (including transfer of funds)

       The bill provides $128,876,000 for Construction. In 
     addition to the funding allocation table at the end of this 
     explanatory statement, the agreement includes the following 
     instructions and changes to the budget request:
       Education.--The agreement includes $20,165,000 for school 
     replacement, $3,823,000 for employee housing repair, and 
     $50,513,000 for facilities improvement and repair. The amount 
     for school replacement completes the funding requirements for 
     the school construction project started in fiscal year 2014 
     and covers design costs for the final two schools on the 2004 
     priority list. The Bureau is directed to publish a new list 
     in time for the fiscal year 2016 funding cycle.
       Significant health and safety hazards exist at Indian 
     educational facilities across the country, including the Bug-
     O-Nay-Ge-Shig School of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. The 
     Bureau is urged to continue to work with Tribes to repair and 
     replace substandard educational facilities.
       Public Safety and Justice.--The Committees continue to 
     encourage the Bureau to consider establishing regional 
     detention centers at new or existing facilities, such as the 
     Shoshone-Bannock Tribes' Justice Center, as it works to 
     combat the crime problem in Indian Country.
       Maintenance Shortfalls.--The Bureau is encouraged to 
     request full funding for facilities maintenance needs in 
     future budget requests.


indian land and water claims settlements and miscellaneous payments to 
                                indians

       The bill provides $35,655,000 for Indian Land and Water 
     Claims Settlements and Miscellaneous Payments to Indians. The 
     detailed allocation of funding by activity is included in the 
     table at the end of this explanatory statement.


                 indian guaranteed loan program account

       The bill provides $7,731,000 for the Indian Guaranteed Loan 
     Program Account.


                          departmental offices

                        office of the secretary

                        departmental operations

       The bill provides $265,263,000 for Departmental Offices, 
     Office of the Secretary, Departmental Operations. The 
     detailed allocation of funding by program area and activity 
     is included in the table at the end of the statement. The 
     bill provides $12,000,000 for the Office of Valuation 
     Services. The amount provided for the Office of Natural 
     Resources Revenue includes fixed costs and partial funding 
     for verification pilots, as requested.
       National Monument Designations.--The Department is directed 
     to work collaboratively with interested parties, including 
     the Congress, States, local communities, Tribal governments 
     and others before making national monument designations.
       Indian Arts and Crafts Board.--The Committees have provided 
     funding for the Indian Arts and Crafts Board within the 
     Office of the Secretary rather than moving it to the Bureau 
     of Indian Affairs as proposed in the budget request.
       Invasive Species.--The National Invasive Species Council is 
     directed to submit an interagency crosscut budget for fiscal 
     years 2013 through 2016 not later than 90 days after the 
     President submits a fiscal year 2016 budget to the Congress. 
     The crosscut budget should include the same seven general 
     spending categories as in prior year reports.


                            insular affairs

                       assistance to territories

       The bill provides $85,976,000 for Assistance to 
     Territories, equal to the fiscal year 2014 enacted level. In 
     addition to the funding allocation table at the end of this 
     explanatory statement, the agreement includes the following 
     instructions:
       Within these amounts, the bill includes a total of 
     $3,000,000 to continue discretionary grants to mitigate the 
     impact of Compact-related migration on affected 
     jurisdictions, as authorized by section 104(e) of Public Law 
     108-188. This amount is equal to the fiscal year 2014 level. 
     As in previous years, the Department shall allocate these 
     grants in conjunction with other currently authorized 
     mandatory grants in order to help offset educational costs 
     incurred by these jurisdictions.


                      compact of free association

       The bill provides $3,318,000 for Compact of Free 
     Association. The detailed allocation of funding is included 
     in the table at the end of this explanatory statement.


                        office of the solicitor

                         salaries and expenses

       The bill provides $65,800,000 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 $50,047,000 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 $139,029,000 for the Office of the 
     Special Trustee for American Indians. 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 $804,779,000 for Department of the 
     Interior Wildland Fire Management, which is $63,797,000 above 
     the fiscal year 2014 enacted level (excluding the additional 
     fire suppression funding that was included as repayment for 
     fire transfers in fiscal year 2013). Of the funds provided, 
     $291,657,000 is for suppression operations, which combined 
     with $92,000,000 in the FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve 
     Fund fully funds the 10-year average for fire suppression at 
     $383,657,000. Total funding provided in fiscal year 2015 for 
     Department of the Interior Wildland Fire Management accounts 
     is $896,779,000. The detailed allocation of funding for these 
     accounts is included in the table at the end of this 
     statement. The following directions are also provided:
       Hazardous Fuels Management.--The bill provides $164,000,000 
     for hazardous fuels management activities, of which 
     $10,000,000 is for resilient landscapes activities. The total 
     for hazardous fuels management activities is $18,976,000 
     above the fiscal year 2014 enacted level.
       The Department of the Interior is encouraged to evaluate 
     existing commercial satellite technology to determine whether 
     such technology may provide a low-cost early warning 
     capability to save lives and property.
       Sage-Grouse Habitat.--The Department of the Interior is 
     directed to work collaboratively with the Forest Service and 
     other stakeholders in developing hazardous fuels management 
     plans that take into consideration the conservation of sage-
     grouse habitat. The Committees encourage the Administration 
     to seek additional funding in fiscal

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     year 2016 and subsequent fiscal years to continue this 
     concerted effort.


                flame wildfire suppression reserve fund

                     (including transfers of funds)

       The bill provides $92,000,000 for the FLAME Wildfire 
     Suppression Reserve Fund.


                    central hazardous materials fund

       The bill 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 $57,100,000 for the Department of the 
     Interior, Working Capital Fund. Within the funds provided, a 
     total of $1,200,000 above the fiscal year 2014 enacted level 
     has been provided to initiate office space consolidation in 
     lieu of the amounts requested. The Secretary may proceed with 
     additional consolidation activities if cost savings are 
     realized from other Working Capital Fund programs during the 
     fiscal year, consistent with reprogramming guidelines.


             general provisions, department of the interior

                     (including transfers of funds)

       The agreement 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 transfer of funds from the 
     Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, and 
     Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians.
       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 Bureau of Land Management to 
     implement an oil and gas leasing Internet program.
       Section 109 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 110 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 111 addresses the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's 
     responsibilities for mass marking of salmonid stocks.
       Section 112 continues a provision which directs the 
     Secretary of the Interior to make certain certifications with 
     respect to existing rights of way. The section also retains a 
     provision limiting funding for a proposal to approve 
     specified rights-of-way on the Mojave National Preserve or 
     lands managed by the Needles Field Office of the Bureau of 
     Land Management.
       Section 113 extends authorization for certain payments to 
     the Republic of Palau for fiscal year 2015.
       Section 114 addresses Bureau of Land Management actions 
     regarding grazing on public lands.
       Section 115 continues a provision prohibiting funds to 
     implement, administer, or enforce Secretarial Order 3310 
     issued by the Secretary of the Interior on December 22, 2010.
       Section 116 extends a provision allowing the Bureau of 
     Indian Education authority to rent or lease land and 
     facilities and retain the receipts.
       Section 117 continues through fiscal year 2020 forest 
     ecosystem health and recovery activities.
       Section 118 addresses the National Park Service's ability 
     to implement the Volunteers in Parks program in anticipation 
     of increased volunteer activity related to the Service's 
     Centennial in 2016.
       Section 119 allows the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau 
     of Indian Education to more efficiently and effectively 
     perform reimbursable work.
       Section 120 addresses National Heritage Areas.
       Section 121 addresses certain payments made by the National 
     Park Service.
       Section 122 addresses the issuance of rules for sage-
     grouse.

               TITLE II--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

       The bill provides $8,139,887,000 for the Environmental 
     Protection Agency (EPA). Based on estimates provided by EPA 
     in the fiscal year 2015 congressional budget justification, 
     the funding level provided is adequate to fully fund payroll. 
     EPA shall make payroll its top priority as it executes its 
     fiscal year 2015 appropriation. Further, this amount fully 
     funds rent needs in each account and program project area, 
     taking into account the fiscal year 2014 reprogramming that 
     shifted funds between program areas to restore rent.
       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.--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. Further, the Agency may not use any 
     amount of deobligated 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 
     2015, which shall detail how the Agency plans to allocate 
     funds at the program project level.


                         science and technology

       The bill provides $734,648,000 for Science and Technology 
     programs and transfers $18,850,000 from the Hazardous 
     Substance Superfund account to this account. The bill 
     provides the following specific funding levels and direction:
       Indoor Air and Radiation.--The agreement includes 
     $5,997,000. The proposed elimination of radon activities has 
     been rejected.
       Research: Chemical Safety and Sustainability.--The 
     agreement includes $126,930,000. The agreement rejects the 
     proposed reduction for the IRIS program and provides no 
     further directives related to the program.
       Research: National Priorities.--The bill provides 
     $4,100,000 which shall be used for extramural research 
     grants, independent of the Science to Achieve Results grant 
     program, to fund high-priority water quality and availability 
     research by not-for-profit organizations who often partner 
     with the Agency. Funds shall be awarded competitively with 
     priority given to partners proposing research of national 
     scope and who provide a 25 percent match. The Agency is 
     directed to allocate funds to grantees within 180 days of 
     enactment of this Act.
       Research: Safe and Sustainable Water Resources.--The 
     agreement includes $107,434,000. The proposed elimination of 
     the beach program has been rejected and the agreement 
     provides no further directives.
       Research: Sustainable and Healthy Communities.--The 
     agreement includes $149,975,000. Funding is included for the 
     Agency's STAR and the Greater Research Opportunities 
     fellowship programs consistent with fiscal year 2014 levels.
       Additional Guidance.--The agreement includes the following 
     additional guidance:
       Bristol Bay Assessment.--The agreement does not include a 
     directive on the Bristol Bay Watershed assessment.
       Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS).--The Agency is 
     directed to provide the report requested in House Report 113-
     551.
       Nanomaterial Research.--The Agency is encouraged to 
     continue collaborative research efforts with the Food and 
     Drug Administration and, where possible, seek to maximize the 
     impact of their respective research program related to 
     nanotechnology and safe and sustainable molecular design.
       Public Access to Research.--In February 2013, the Office of 
     Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the 
     President issued guidelines on increasing public access to 
     the results of federally funded scientific research. Given 
     the importance of research funded by EPA, the Agency is 
     encouraged to comply expeditiously.


                 environmental programs and management

       The bill provides $2,613,679,000 for Environmental Programs 
     and Management and includes the following specific funding 
     levels and direction:
       Enforcement.--The agreement includes $240,637,000 and 
     includes no further directives under this heading.
       Environmental Protection: National Priorities.--The bill 
     provides $12,700,000 for a competitive grant program to 
     provide technical assistance for improved water quality or 
     safe drinking water to rural and urban communities or 
     individual private well owners. The Agency is directed to 
     provide $11,000,000 for grants to qualified not-for-profit 
     organizations, on a national or multi-State regional basis, 
     for on-site training and technical assistance for water 
     systems in rural or urban communities. The Agency is also 
     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.

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     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.
       Geographic Programs.--The bill provides $427,737,000, as 
     distributed in the table at the end of this division, and 
     includes the following direction:
       Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI).--The bill 
     provides $300,000,000. EPA shall follow the direction 
     provided in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 as it 
     implements the program in fiscal year 2015. Further, new 
     research tools are providing more rapid tests of organism 
     health and environmental conditions, which can serve to 
     reduce costs and leverage public investment in the health of 
     the Great Lakes. The Agency is encouraged to consider such 
     promising fields of study as they allocate research funding 
     under the GLRI.
       Chesapeake Bay.--The bill provides $73,000,000. From within 
     the amount, the Committees direct $6,000,000 for nutrient and 
     sediment removal grants and $6,000,000 for small watershed 
     grants to control polluted runoff from urban, suburban and 
     agricultural lands, and include no further directives.
       Gulf of Mexico.--The bill provides $4,482,000. The 
     increasing problem of hypoxia is a cause for concern. The 
     Gulf of Mexico program is crucial in partnering with States 
     and universities to study and monitor the effects of hypoxia.
       Indoor Air and Radiation.--The agreement includes 
     $27,637,000. The proposed elimination of radon activities has 
     been rejected.
       Information Exchange.--The agreement includes $126,538,000, 
     including $3,427,000 for the Immediate Office of the 
     Administrator and $7,163,000 for the Office of Congressional 
     Affairs (OCIR). Bill language is included withholding 
     $856,750 from the Immediate Office and $1,790,750 from OCIR 
     until the following overdue reports from the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 2014 are submitted to the Committees: (1) 
     the progress report under the heading Integrated Risk 
     Information System (IRIS); (2) the report under the heading 
     Drinking Water Treatment Compliance Flexibility; (3) the 
     report under the heading State Role in Clean Air Act 
     Implementation; and (4) the report under the heading 
     Infrastructure Assistance.
       Operations and Administration.--The agreement includes 
     $482,751,000, including $2,966,000 for the Immediate Office 
     of the Chief Financial Officer. Bill language is included 
     withholding $741,500 from the Immediate Office until the 
     following overdue reports from the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 2014 are submitted to the Committees: (1) 
     the progress report under the heading Integrated Risk 
     Information System (IRIS); (2) the report under the heading 
     Drinking Water Treatment Compliance Flexibility; (3) the 
     report under the heading State Role in Clean Air Act 
     Implementation; and (4) the report under the heading 
     Infrastructure Assistance.
       Water: Ecosystems.--The agreement includes $47,788,000. The 
     Agency is strongly encouraged to provide cooperative funding 
     to enhance real-time monitoring of coastal and estuarine 
     water quality in areas affected by extreme weather events, 
     and to develop tools to provide real time and dynamic 
     information to inform management decisions. In addition, the 
     Committees direct EPA to use the funds provided to accelerate 
     the processing of mining permits with the Corps of Engineers. 
     Further, the Committees direct EPA, in consultation with the 
     Corps of Engineers, to report monthly on the number of 
     Section 404 permits under EPA's review. The report should 
     include the information requested under this heading in House 
     Report 112-589, and the Committees include no further 
     directives under this heading.
       Water: Human Health Protection.--The agreement includes 
     $98,507,000. The proposed elimination of the beach program 
     has been rejected and funding for this program has been 
     restored within the funds provided.
       Water Quality Protection.--The agreement includes 
     $210,417,000. From within this amount, $2,200,000 is for 
     hiring and staffing needs to implement the Agency's new 
     responsibilities under the Water Infrastructure Finance and 
     Innovation Act of 2014 (WIFIA). The Committees support the 
     Agency's development of the Integrated Planning Guidance to 
     enhance flexibility for communities struggling to meet 
     compliance costs mandated under the Clean Water Act (CWA) as 
     well as the Agency's efforts to consider a community's 
     ability to pay for compliance costs when determining 
     settlement agreements under the CWA. Further, the Agency is 
     directed to maintain technical assistance and outreach to 
     communities seeking to develop and implement an integrated 
     planning approach to meeting Clean Water Act requirements.
       Additional Guidance.--The agreement includes additional 
     guidance detailed in House Report 113-551 related only to 
     Antimicrobial Solutions for Citrus Disease, Brown Marmorated 
     Stink Bug, Composite Wood Products, Consent Decree, E15 
     outreach, and Pending herbicide registrations. The agreement 
     also includes the following:
       Administrator Priorities.--Funding for Administrator 
     priorities shall not exceed the fiscal year 2014 enacted 
     level. The Agency is directed to submit a report within 90 
     days of enactment of this Act that identifies how the fiscal 
     year 2013 and 2014 funding was used by account, program area 
     and program project and includes a description of the 
     activities and any anticipated results. Future congressional 
     budget justifications should identify funding in each program 
     project that has been set aside for Administrator priorities, 
     and include a justification for the effort and any 
     anticipated results.
       Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs).--CSOs are a major 
     contributor to water quality issues in the Lake Michigan 
     Basin and it is noted that many communities have made strides 
     to update wastewater infrastructure to mitigate the impact of 
     CSOs. As such, the Agency is directed to provide a report 
     based on available data indicating, for each CSO community in 
     the Great Lakes Basin, the implementation status of each CSO 
     long term control plan. Additionally, the report should 
     include a summary of annual discharge volumes.
       Lead Test Kit.--In 2008, EPA adopted the Lead Renovation, 
     Repair and Painting rule which included criteria by which the 
     Agency could certify a test kit that contractors could use 
     onsite to comply with the rule; yet, six years later no kit 
     has been developed that meets these standards. The Agency is 
     directed to prioritize efforts with stakeholders in fiscal 
     year 2015 to identify solutions that would allow for a test 
     kit to meet the criteria within the 2008 rule to reduce costs 
     for consumers, remodelers and families to comply with the 
     rule. If no solution is reached by the end of the fiscal 
     year, EPA should revisit the test kit criteria in the 2008 
     rule and solicit public comment on alternatives.
       Protection of Personal Information.--The Committees 
     understand that the Government Accountability Office's 
     (GAO's) investigation into the EPA's policies for protecting 
     personal information is ongoing. The Committees look forward 
     to the GAO's findings and recommendations to ensure that all 
     personally identifiable information, when collected, is 
     appropriately safeguarded.
       Reclaimed and Recycled Oil.--The Agency is urged to support 
     public-private partnerships that address the reclamation, 
     recycling and beneficial reuse of refined petroleum products.


            hazardous waste electronic manifest system fund

       The bill provides $3,674,000 for the Hazardous Waste 
     Electronic Manifest System Fund.


                      office of inspector general

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


                        buildings and facilities

       The bill provides $42,317,000 for Buildings and Facilities. 
     From within this amount $7,850,000 is provided for design and 
     engineering plans for a new research facility as described in 
     the budget request, and the Agency is directed to submit a 
     status report to the Committees on Appropriations on a 
     quarterly basis.


                     hazardous substance superfund

                     (including transfers of funds)

       The bill provides $1,088,769,000 for the Hazardous 
     Substance Superfund account and includes bill language to 
     transfer $9,939,000 to the Office of Inspector General 
     account and $18,850,000 to the Science and Technology 
     account. The agreement only includes the following directives 
     for the Superfund program:
       Community Involvement.--The Agency is directed to factor 
     community acceptance into its Superfund remedial cleanup 
     remedy selection process and, when supported by a community, 
     consider remedial cleanup remedies that provide green space 
     as part of a remedial action.
       Financial Assurance.--Prior to proposing any rule pursuant 
     to section 108(b) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
     9608(b)), the Administrator is directed to collect and 
     analyze information from the commercial insurance and 
     financial industries regarding the use and availability of 
     necessary instruments (including surety bonds, letters of 
     credit and insurance) for meeting any new financial 
     responsibility requirements and to make that analysis 
     available to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations and to the general public on the Agency 
     website 90 days prior to a proposed rulemaking. In addition, 
     the analysis shall include the Agency's plan to avoid 
     requiring financial assurances that are duplicative of those 
     already required by other Federal agencies.


          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 $3,545,161,000 for the State and Tribal 
     Assistance Grants (STAG) program and includes the following 
     specific funding levels and direction:
       Diesel Emissions Reductions Grants (DERA).--The bill 
     provides $30,000,000 for DERA grants. The Agency shall 
     continue to

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     make at least 70 percent of DERA grants available to improve 
     air quality in non-attainment areas.
       Targeted Airshed Grants.--The bill provides $10,000,000 for 
     targeted airshed grants to reduce air pollution in non-
     attainment areas. 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. To 
     determine these areas, the Agency shall use the most recent 
     design values calculated from validated air quality data. The 
     Committees note 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.
       Categorical Grants.--The bill provides $1,054,378,000 for 
     Categorical Grants and funding levels are specified in the 
     table at the end of this division. The amount also includes 
     $228,219,000 for the State and Local Air Quality Management 
     grant program. The Agency is directed to allocate funds for 
     this program using the same formula as fiscal year 2014.
       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 
     Committees acknowledge that EPA may issue a waiver of said 
     requirements for de minimis amounts of iron and steel 
     building materials. The Committees emphasize 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.


       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

              (INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

       The bill includes language that addresses the collection 
     and expenditure of pesticide fees, allows cooperative 
     agreements to Tribes, allows transfer of funds for the Great 
     Lakes Restoration Initiative, and authorizes amounts for one-
     time facility repairs. EPA shall follow the direction 
     provided in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 as it 
     utilizes its special pay authority, and submit a report to 
     the Committees on Appropriations that details the Agency's 
     use of such authority within 60 days of the date of enactment 
     of this Act. The report should include the number of 
     employees, by program office, that the Agency has hired in 
     the last two years using its authority. The report should 
     include a breakdown of how many employees were hired from 
     outside the Agency, and how many were internal hires.
       Rescission.--The bill rescinds $40,000,000 of unobligated 
     balances from the State and Tribal Assistance Grants account. 
     The Committee is aware that the Agency has $16,600,000 of 
     remaining balances from prior year special project 
     infrastructure grants that grantees could not use or 
     repurpose and therefore returned to the Agency. The Agency is 
     directed to rescind these balances; however, beyond this 
     amount the Agency is not to include any other unobligated 
     balances from prior year special project infrastructure 
     grants. The remaining $23,400,000 of the rescission shall be 
     taken from all other unobligated balances in the State and 
     Tribal Assistance Grants appropriation account, applying a 
     percentage that is proportional to the unobligated balance 
     remaining for each program project, except that the Committee 
     does not expect EPA to include brownfield infrastructure 
     assistance grants in the rescission. Thirty days prior to 
     executing the rescission, the Agency shall submit a report to 
     the Committees on Appropriations detailing the amount of 
     rescission by program project.
       Purchase Cards.--The recent Inspector General report 
     detailing significant improper transactions on purchase cards 
     issued to employees is concerning. Employees whose purchase 
     card transactions are found to be prohibited, improper, or 
     erroneous should have their purchase card privileges 
     immediately revoked. Further, the Agency shall submit a 
     report within 60 days of enactment of this Act to the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations detailing what steps 
     it has taken to ensure further violations will not occur if 
     it wishes to reinstate the card, and that restitution by the 
     employee has been made.

                      TITLE III--RELATED AGENCIES


                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                             FOREST SERVICE

                     FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH

       The bill provides $296,000,000 for Forest and Rangeland 
     Research, which includes $70,000,000 for Forest Inventory and 
     Analysis. The following directions are also provided:
       The Forest Service is directed to continue making 
     significant investments in research and development and to 
     prioritize white-nose syndrome in bats, research to improve 
     management of the stressors impacting forests, and 
     development of markets to offset the increasing cost of 
     forest management. The Forest Service is urged to invest in 
     high value, high volume markets for low value wood through a 
     wide range of biomass uses, including nanotechnology, wood 
     for energy, and green building construction. This includes 
     innovative building systems to support growth in the market 
     share of wood in both residential and non-residential 
     construction; research, grants, and demonstration projects to 
     advance the use of wood products in high-rise construction; 
     and wood-based nanotechnology.
       Urban Forest Research.--The Forest Service is encouraged to 
     maintain a vibrant urban forest research program to assist 
     urban communities in inventorying and assessing the changing 
     conditions and health of urban forests and develop strategic 
     plans to sustain these natural resources.
       Bighorn Sheep Research.--The Forest Service is urged to 
     collaborate with the Bureau of Land Management and the 
     Agricultural Research Service on research involving the risk 
     of disease transmission between domestic and bighorn sheep.


                       STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY

       The bill provides $232,653,000 for State and Private 
     Forestry. The following directions are also provided:
       Landscape Scale Restoration.--The Forest Service is 
     expected to continue the competitive process and to award the 
     funding in a manner that provides each State with funds to 
     implement the highest priorities in their Forest Action 
     Plans, engage woodland owners in active forest management, 
     leverage non-Federal resources, and produce measurable 
     economic, ecological and social benefits. The Forest Service 
     is directed to report to the Committees on Appropriations 
     within 90 days of enactment of this Act on the progress made 
     during the first year of implementation and projections for 
     the coming year.
       Cooperative Forestry.--The Forest Stewardship Program is 
     uniquely positioned to engage woodland owners on active 
     forest management and conservation activities to address the 
     growing threats of fire, insects and disease, fragmentation, 
     and other challenges facing privately owned forest lands. The 
     Forest Service is directed to provide the Committees on 
     Appropriations with a report on its actions to improve this 
     program, better leverage partner resources, engage additional 
     landowners, and ensure sustained follow-up, as part of the 
     fiscal year 2016 budget justification.
       The Forest Service is directed to report to the Committees 
     on Appropriations within 90 days of enactment of this Act on 
     the progress being made with regard to salvage and 
     rehabilitation operations on the Stanislaus National Forest.
       Forest Legacy.--The bill provides $53,000,000 for the 
     Forest Legacy program. This includes $6,400,000 for program 
     administration and $46,600,000 for projects. The Service 
     should fund projects in priority order according to the 
     competitively selected national priority list submitted by 
     the Forest Service as part of its fiscal year 2015 budget 
     request.
       International Forestry.--The Forest Service is expected to 
     continue making investments in this program that plays a 
     large role in protecting the U.S. forest products industry by 
     improving the sustainability and legality of timber 
     management overseas, thereby reducing the amount of 
     underpriced and illegally harvested timber on the world 
     market.


                         NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $1,494,330,000 for the National Forest 
     System. The following directions are also provided:
       Integrated Resource Restoration (IRR).--The bill continues 
     funding for the IRR pilot in Regions 1, 3, and 4. The Forest 
     Service is expected to complete an evaluation during fiscal 
     year 2015 of the first three years of the proof of concept 
     pilot, including the metrics required in the initiation of 
     the pilot in fiscal year 2012. If the Forest Service expects 
     due consideration of a fiscal year 2016 request to expand IRR 
     beyond these three regions, the report should be provided no 
     later than 90 days after enactment of this Act.
       Land Management Planning, Inventory and Monitoring.--The 
     bill provides $37,754,000 for Land Management Planning and 
     $151,019,000 for Inventory and Monitoring. The agreement does 
     not approve the consolidation of these two line items.
       Travel Management Plans.--The Committees expect the Forest 
     Service to work with impacted communities prior to and during 
     the travel management planning process to gain comprehensive 
     information regarding current and historic road location and 
     usage and to ensure understanding of the social, cultural and 
     economic impact of travel management plans.
       Recreation, Heritage and Wilderness.--The Forest Service is 
     urged to provide sufficient funding for the maintenance of 
     rural airstrips in future budget requests and to consult with 
     Congress, State and local officials, and affected 
     stakeholders, prior to making a determination to close or 
     terminate the use of any rural airstrips. The Forest Service 
     is encouraged to work with local partners to facilitate the 
     rehabilitation of historic structures, some of which were 
     constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps, to generate 
     revenue and provide opportunities for interpretation.
       The Forest Service is directed to report to the Committees 
     on Appropriations within 90

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     days of enactment of this Act on its plans for continued 
     operation of the Philadelphia Peak radio repeater in the 
     Green Mountain National Forest.
       The Forest Service is urged to target a higher board feet 
     volume and to implement larger projects and reduce unit 
     costs.
       Grazing Management.--The Committees direct the Forest 
     Service, to the greatest extent practicable, to make vacant 
     grazing allotments available to a holder of a grazing permit 
     or lease when lands covered by the holder of the permit or 
     lease are unusable because of drought or wildfire.
       Law Enforcement Operations.--The Forest Service is directed 
     to report to the Committees on Appropriations 90 days after 
     the enactment of this Act, regarding the steps taken to 
     include Law Enforcement and Investigations as an integral 
     participant in the annual forest planning process as a means 
     to ensure stronger collaboration among all partners and 
     focused enforcement strategies aimed at safety, interdiction 
     and mitigation of illegal marijuana cultivation on public 
     lands.
       Valles Caldera National Preserve.--In accordance with Sec. 
     3043 of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 
     2015, this bill provides the Secretary of Agriculture with 
     the necessary authority to transfer all unobligated balances 
     from the Valles Caldera National Preserve account to the 
     Secretary of the Interior.
       Stewardship Contracting.--The Forest Service is strongly 
     encouraged to expeditiously prepare and publish draft 
     rulemaking to establish a small business set-aside program 
     for timber contracts undertaken using stewardship contracting 
     authority that is consistent with previous commitments made 
     by the Service and the Department of Agriculture on this 
     matter.


                  CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $360,374,000 for Capital Improvement and 
     Maintenance programs offset by a $17,000,000 scoring credit 
     related to the road and trail fund. The following directions 
     are also provided:
       Facilities.--The bill provides $71,600,000 for Facilities 
     including $16,231,000 for construction and $55,369,000 for 
     maintenance.
       Roads.--The bill provides $168,094,000 for Roads including 
     $24,640,000 for construction and $143,454,000 for 
     maintenance.
       Trails.--The bill provides $77,530,000 for Trails including 
     $7,753,000 for construction and $69,777,000 for maintenance.
       Legacy Roads and Trails.--The bill provides $40,000,000 for 
     the Legacy Roads and Trails program. The Forest Service is 
     expected to allocate this funding in a manner proportionate 
     to the distribution of roads in need of attention across the 
     system and to direct funds to regions most in need of road 
     remediation.
       Gifford Pinchot National Forest.--Within the Gifford 
     Pinchot National Forest, the Forest Service is encouraged to 
     give preference to the reduction of a road to Maintenance 
     Level l over decommissioning and to decommission only after 
     final plantation restoration work in Late Successional 
     Reserve habitat development, or on a portion of road where 
     resource protection cannot be adequately met by closing and 
     stabilizing.


                            LAND ACQUISITION

       The bill provides $47,500,000 for Land Acquisition. The 
     amounts recommended by this bill compared with the budget 
     estimates by activity are shown in the table below, listed in 
     priority order pursuant to the budget request for fiscal year 
     2015. The Forest Service is expected to use the Cash 
     Equalization, Critical Inholdings, and Priority Recreational 
     Access line items to acquire high priority lands that 
     maximize benefits to the public through consolidated Federal 
     ownership that creates management efficiencies, or protects 
     critical resources, including wilderness. The Forest Service 
     is directed to prioritize recreational access projects that 
     significantly enhance access to existing public lands that 
     have inadequate access for hunting, fishing, and other 
     recreational activities.

 
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                 State                        Forest Service              Forest Unit                Budget Request                   This Bill
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CA....................................  California Southwest       San Bernardino...........                    $2,100,000                    $2,100,000
                                         Desert.
CA....................................  California Southwest       Pacific Crest NST........                     1,265,000                     1,265,000
                                         Desert.
CA....................................  Sierra Nevada              Tahoe....................                     2,200,000                     2,200,000
                                         Checkerboard; Royal
                                         Gorge.
MT....................................  Tenderfoot...............  Lewis and Clark..........                     2,000,000                     2,000,000
TN....................................  National Trails System...  Appalachian NST..........                       330,000                       330,000
WA....................................  National Trails System...  Pacific Northwest NST....                     2,700,000                     2,700,000
WA....................................  National Trails System...  Pacific Crest NST........                     1,320,000                     1,320,000
NC....................................  North Carolina Threatened  Pisgah...................                     2,100,000                     2,100,000
                                         Treasures.
NM....................................  Wilderness Inholdings....  Gila Wilderness..........                       500,000                       500,000
NM....................................  Wilderness Inholdings....  White Mountain Wilderness                       100,000                       100,000
KY....................................  Wilderness Inholdings....  Beaver Creek Wilderness..                        50,000                        50,000
AK....................................  Wilderness Inholdings....  Stikine LeConte                                 145,000                       145,000
                                                                    Wilderness.
CA....................................  Wilderness Inholdings....  Ventana Wilderness.......                       240,000                       240,000
FL....................................  Florida-Georgia Longleaf   Osceola..................                     5,000,000                     5,000,000
                                         Pine Initiative.
IL....................................  Mid-America's Great        Shawnee..................                     2,200,000                     2,200,000
                                         Rivers.
OR....................................  Pacific Northwest Streams  Siuslaw..................                       150,000                       150,000
WA....................................  Pacific Northwest Streams  Rogue River-Siskiyou.....                       350,000                       350,000
WA....................................  Washington Cascades-       Okanogan-Wenatchee.......                     2,700,000                     2,700,000
                                         Yakima River Watershed.
MI....................................  Great Lakes Northwoods...  Ottawa...................                       650,000                       650,000
WI....................................  Great Lakes Northwoods...  Chequamegon-Nicolet......                     2,500,000                     2,500,000
NM....................................  Miranda Canyon South       Carson...................                     2,600,000                     2,600,000
                                         Carolina's Longleaf.
SC....................................  Legacy Wasatch Watersheds- Francis Marion...........                     2,000,000                     2,000,000
                                         .
UT....................................  Bonneville Shoreline       Uinta-Wasatch-Cache......                     1,500,000                     1,500,000
                                         Trail.
CA....................................  Hurdygurdy...............  Six Rivers...............                     1,300,000                     1,300,000
                                        Additional project         .........................                     5,000,000                             0
                                         requests.
                                                                                             -----------------------------------------------------------
    Subtotal, Acquisitions............  .........................  .........................                    41,000,000                    36,000,000
                                        Acquisition Management...  .........................                     7,500,000                     7,500,000
                                        Cash equalization........  .........................                       500,000                       500,000
                                        Priority recreational      .........................                     2,000,000                     2,000,000
                                         access.
                                        Critical Inholdings......  .........................                             0                     1,500,000
                                                                                             -----------------------------------------------------------
    Total, FS Land Acquisition........  .........................  .........................                    51,000,000                    47,500,000
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         ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS SPECIAL ACTS

       The bill provides $950,000 for the Acquisition of Lands for 
     National Forests Special Acts.


            ACQUISITION OF LANDS TO COMPLETE LAND EXCHANGES

       The bill provides $216,000 for the Acquisition of Lands to 
     Complete Land Exchanges.


                         RANGE BETTERMENT FUND

       The bill provides $2,320,000 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 and does not support the 
     proposed elimination of this appropriation.


                        WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $2,333,298,000 for Forest Service 
     Wildland Fire Management, which is $170,996,000 above the 
     fiscal year 2014 enacted level, (excluding the additional 
     fire suppression funding that was included as repayment for 
     fire transfers in fiscal year 2013). Of the funds provided, 
     $708,000,000 is for suppression operations, which combined 
     with $303,060,000 in the FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve 
     Fund fully funds the 10-year average for suppression at 
     $1,011,060,000. Total funding provided in fiscal year 2015 
     for Forest Service Wildland Fire Management accounts is 
     $2,636,358,000. The following directions are also provided:
       Wildfire Preparedness Operations.--The bill provides an 
     additional $65,000,000 for the acquisition of aircraft for 
     the next-generation airtanker fleet to enhance firefighting 
     mobility, effectiveness, efficiency, and safety. Funding for 
     the acquisition of new airtankers is essential to support the 
     need of the Forest Service to phase out numerous antiquated 
     aircraft and its desire to maintain 18 to 28 airtankers for 
     wildland fire suppression. While aircraft being transferred 
     to the Forest Service from the Coast Guard under the National 
     Defense Authorization Act, 2014 will be a helpful short-term 
     solution, the Forest Service anticipates a life expectancy of 
     six to twelve years once they take possession, due to the 
     mission stressors of aerial firefighting. Therefore, it is 
     critical

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     to begin the process of developing a long-term solution for 
     air support in fighting wildfires. The Forest Service is 
     directed to budget for ongoing airtanker modernization needs 
     in fiscal year 2016 and subsequent fiscal years, and to 
     continue to provide regular updates to the Committees on 
     Appropriations on cost-containment and risk management 
     efforts and the budgetary impact of additional aviation 
     assets.
       The Forest Service is encouraged to evaluate existing 
     commercial satellite technology to determine whether such 
     technology may provide a low-cost early warning capability to 
     save lives and property.
       Hazardous Fuels Management.--The bill provides $361,749,000 
     for hazardous fuels management activities, $55,249,000 above 
     the fiscal year 2014 enacted level. Within this amount, 
     $15,000,000 is for biomass utilization grants, which the 
     Forest Service is expected to use for the development of 
     bioenergy and bio-based products that will expand commercial 
     markets for low value wood to facilitate increased removal of 
     biomass beyond traditional fuels treatment. The Forest 
     Service is urged to work proactively with States, as well as 
     new and existing local forest collaboratives on project areas 
     where risk from fire to communities, sensitive wildlife 
     habitat, and healthy forests is high, where risk can 
     effectively be mitigated, and where communities are 
     proactively investing in risk reduction activities on 
     adjacent private lands.
       Sage-Grouse Habitat.--The Forest Service is directed to 
     work collaboratively with the Department of the Interior and 
     other stakeholders in developing hazardous fuels management 
     plans that take into consideration the conservation of sage-
     grouse habitat. The Committees encourage the Administration 
     to seek additional funding in fiscal year 2016 and subsequent 
     fiscal years to continue this concerted effort.


                FLAME WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION RESERVE FUND

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The bill provides $303,060,000 for the FLAME Wildfire 
     Suppression Reserve Fund.


                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                         INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE

                         INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES

       The bill provides $4,182,147,000 for Indian Health 
     Services. In addition to the table at the end of this 
     explanatory statement, the agreement includes the following 
     instructions and changes to the budget request:
       The agreement includes $662,970,000 for contract support 
     costs. This amount includes $45,765,000 to meet the fiscal 
     year 2015 shortfall estimate that was provided to the 
     Committees following submission of the President's budget 
     request. The agreement includes funds requested to re-pay 
     other budget line items which were reprogrammed in order to 
     cover the fiscal year 2014 contract support cost shortfall.
       The agreement does not include requested funds for medical 
     inflation.
       The agreement includes $914,139,000 for Purchased/Referred 
     Care, which is an increase of $35,564,000 above the fiscal 
     year 2014 enacted level. Additional dollars in support of 
     Purchased/Referred Care remains a top priority for Tribes.
       The agreement includes a transfer of $4,876,000 in loan 
     repayment funds from Hospitals and Health Clinics to Indian 
     Health Professions. In addition, there is a $5,000,000 
     program increase above the budget request for loan 
     repayments.
       The agreement includes $62,324,000 for the staffing of 
     newly opened health facilities. 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 2014 or will open in fiscal year 2015. None of these 
     funds may be allocated to a facility until such facility has 
     achieved beneficial occupancy status.
       The Service is encouraged to coordinate with the Bureau of 
     Indian Education to establish a pilot program integrating 
     preventive dental care at schools within the Bureau system.
       The Service is encouraged to work with Tribes and health 
     care organizations to find creative ways to address the 
     Service's health care provider shortage, including 
     improvements to the credentialing process.


                        INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES

       The bill provides $460,234,000 for Indian Health 
     Facilities. In addition to the table at the end of this 
     explanatory statement, the agreement includes the following 
     instructions:
       The agreement includes $8,494,000 for the staffing of newly 
     opened health facilities. The stipulations included in the 
     `Indian Health Services' account regarding the allocation of 
     funds pertains to this account as well.


                     NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

          NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

       The bill provides $77,349,000 for the National Institute of 
     Environmental Health Sciences.


            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.


                         OTHER RELATED AGENCIES

                   EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

  COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

       The bill provides $3,000,000 for the Council on 
     Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality.


             CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $11,000,000 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 $7,341,000 for the Office of Navajo and 
     Hopi Indian Relocation.


    INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND ARTS 
                              DEVELOPMENT

                        PAYMENT TO THE INSTITUTE

       The bill provides $9,469,000 for the Institute of American 
     Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development.


                        SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides a total of $819,541,000 for all 
     Smithsonian Institution accounts, of which $675,343,000 is 
     provided for salaries and expenses. The Committees maintain 
     their longstanding commitment to the preservation of 
     priceless, irreplaceable Smithsonian collections and have 
     provided funds, as requested, for improving the stewardship 
     of national collections. The Committees direct the 
     Smithsonian to provide, within 90 days of enactment of this 
     Act, a progress report on the multi-year effort to improve 
     the stewardship of national collections including those 
     within the National Museum of American History. The 
     Committees support the Smithsonian Latino Center's goal of 
     promoting the inclusion of Latino contributions in 
     Smithsonian Institution programs, exhibitions, collections, 
     and public outreach. The Committees continue to urge 
     collaboration between the Smithsonian Latino Center and 
     appropriate Federal and local organizations in order to 
     advance these goals and expand the American Latino presence 
     at the Institution. The Committees have not included 
     requested funding for the Administration's Science, 
     Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) initiative 
     believing that the administrative costs of implementing such 
     a program are not sustainable and would divert scarce 
     resources that could be applied to greater advantage among 
     the Institution's existing programs. The Committees have 
     received the report requested from the Smithsonian in the 
     fiscal year 2014 joint explanatory statement describing the 
     Asian Pacific American Center's current activities and future 
     plans. The Committees support the Center's goal of developing 
     a more robust program, both within the Institution and 
     through external partnerships, which will promote a better 
     understanding of the Asian Pacific American experience.


                           FACILITIES CAPITAL

       The bill provides $144,198,000 for the Facilities Capital 
     account, of which $24,010,000 is to complete the construction 
     of the National Museum of African American History and 
     Culture.


                        NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $119,500,000 for the Salaries and 
     Expenses account of the National Gallery of Art, of which not 
     to exceed $3,578,000 is for the special exhibition program.


            REPAIR, RESTORATION AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS

       The bill provides $19,000,000 for the Repair, Restoration 
     and Renovation of Buildings account. This funding level 
     includes the requested increase to address fire protection 
     and life safety requirements in the East Building, which will 
     allow the building to reopen to the public, as scheduled, in 
     2016.


             JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

                       OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

       The bill provides $22,000,000 for the Operations and 
     Maintenance account.


                     CAPITAL REPAIR AND RESTORATION

       The bill provides $10,800,000 for the Capital Repair and 
     Restoration account.


            WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $10,500,000 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 $146,021,000 for the National Endowment 
     for the Arts (NEA).
       The Committees greatly value the longstanding collaborative 
     relationship between the NEA and the States. The Committees 
     commend the NEA for its work through its

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     Healing Arts Partnerships with Walter Reed National Military 
     Medical Center and Fort Belvoir Community Hospital to 
     incorporate arts therapy into the treatment of active-duty 
     military patients and their families. The Committees direct 
     that priority be given to providing services and grant 
     funding for projects, productions, or programs that encourage 
     public knowledge, education, understanding, and appreciation 
     of the arts. Any reduction in support to the States for arts 
     education should be no more than proportional to other 
     funding decreases taken in other NEA programs.


                 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES

                       GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION

       The bill provides $146,021,000 for the National Endowment 
     for the Humanities (NEH). The Committees commend the NEH for 
     its support of grant programs to benefit Wounded Warriors and 
     to ensure educational opportunities for American heroes 
     transitioning to civilian life. The Committees commend the 
     NEH Federal/State partnership for its ongoing, successful 
     collaboration with State humanities councils in each of the 
     50 States as well as Washington, DC, the Commonwealth of 
     Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth 
     of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. The 
     Committees urge the NEH to provide program funding to support 
     the critical work of State humanities councils consistent 
     with guidance provided in the Consolidated Appropriations 
     Act, 2014.


                        COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $2,524,000 for the Commission of Fine 
     Arts.


               NATIONAL CAPITAL ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS

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


               ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $6,204,000 for the Advisory Council on 
     Historic Preservation.


                  NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $7,948,000 for the National Capital 
     Planning Commission.


                UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM

       The bill provides $52,385,000 for the United States 
     Holocaust Memorial Museum.


                DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER MEMORIAL COMMISSION

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The bill provides $1,000,000 for the Salaries and Expenses 
     account. The Committees understand that the Eisenhower 
     Memorial Commission is continuing to meet with the Commission 
     of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission in 
     an effort to refine the Eisenhower Memorial's design and 
     obtain final agency approvals that are required before 
     construction can begin. Less clear, however, is whether the 
     concerns of the Eisenhower family and Congress regarding the 
     Memorial design have been addressed satisfactorily in the 
     revisions that have been proposed. This remains an area of 
     significant concern for the Committees that must be resolved 
     before the project plans are finalized and ground is broken. 
     Resolution of any outstanding disagreements is in the best 
     interest of all involved in this effort and the Committees 
     hope this can be done expeditiously. No funds have been 
     appropriated to the ``Construction'' account for fiscal year 
     2015 because of ongoing delays in the planning and approval 
     process. The agreement includes in Section 423 of Title IV 
     General Provisions bill language contained in the Continuing 
     Appropriations Resolution, 2015 (PL 113-164).

                      TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The agreement 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 2014.
       Section 407 addresses the payment of contract support costs 
     for fiscal year 2015.
       Section 408 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 
     passed without revision of a forest plan, provided that the 
     Secretary is working in good faith to complete the plan 
     revision.
       Section 409 continues a provision limiting preleasing, 
     leasing, and related activities within the boundaries of 
     National Monuments.
       Section 410 restricts funding appropriated for acquisition 
     of land or interests in land from being used for declarations 
     of taking or complaints in condemnation.
       Section 411 continues a provision addressing timber sales 
     involving Alaska western red and yellow cedar.
       Section 412 continues a provision which prohibits no-bid 
     contracts.
       Section 413 continues a provision which requires public 
     disclosure of certain reports.
       Section 414 continues a provision which delineates the 
     grant guidelines for the National Endowment for the Arts.
       Section 415 continues a provision which delineates the 
     program priorities for the programs managed by the National 
     Endowment for the Arts.
       Section 416 adjusts existing statutory caps for 
     international and domestic arts exhibition indemnity 
     agreements under the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act.
       Section 417 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 418 requires the President to submit a report to 
     the Committees on Appropriations no later than 120 days after 
     submission of the fiscal year 2016 budget request describing 
     Federal agency obligations and expenditures for climate 
     change programs in fiscal years 2014 and 2015.
       Section 419 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 420 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 421 extends the authorization for American 
     Battlefield Protection program grants.
       Section 422 provides an extension of the current recreation 
     fee authority.
       Section 423 continues a provision modifying authorities 
     relating to the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission.
       Section 424 sets requirements for the use of American iron 
     and steel for certain loans and grants.
       Section 425 prohibits the use of funds to regulate the lead 
     content of ammunition or fishing tackle.

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   DIVISION G--DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND 
        EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

       The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
     Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, put 
     in place by this division incorporates the following 
     agreements. Funds for the individual programs and activities 
     within the accounts in this division are displayed in the 
     detailed table at the end of the explanatory statement for 
     this division. Funding levels that are not displayed in the 
     detailed table are identified within this explanatory 
     statement.

                      TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

                 Employment and Training Administration


                    TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement notes that Tribal Colleges and Universities 
     (TCUs) are eligible for grants under section 166 of the 
     Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Since TCUs 
     are well-positioned to positively impact the employment and 
     training of native populations, the agreement urges the 
     Department to give full and fair consideration to TCUs 
     competing for grant funds.
       The agreement includes language that allows the Secretary 
     to transfer and utilize additional funds to provide technical 
     assistance activities related to the implementation of the 
     WIOA. The additional funds are intended to be a one-time 
     provision only. The agreement expects the Department to use 
     the funds to help implement the WIOA as quickly and 
     effectively as possible.
       In January 2011, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) 
     issued a report entitled ``Multiple Employment and Training 
     Programs'' (GAO-11-92) and stated that ``even when programs 
     overlap, the services they provide and the populations they 
     serve may differ in meaningful ways.'' The agreement supports 
     efforts by the Department to work with other agencies, 
     specifically the Department of Health and Human Services, to 
     evaluate the delivery strategies and increase administrative 
     efficiencies in employment and training programs.
       Not later than 180 days after enactment of this act, the 
     Department, in collaboration with the other agencies 
     identified in the GAO report, shall submit to the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations a report on the status of 
     efforts to implement the GAO recommendation to facilitate 
     further progress by States and localities in increasing 
     administrative efficiencies in employment and training 
     programs. The report should also include how the Department 
     is supporting improved collaboration among job training 
     programs in response to GAO Report 12-97 entitled 
     ``Innovative Collaborations between Workforce Boards and 
     Employers Helped Meet Local Needs.''


                          OFFICE OF JOB CORPS

       The agreement notes continued concern about the 
     Department's mismanagement of Job Corps, and in particular 
     the deficient financial oversight which resulted in projected 
     costs exceeding the funding provided for the operations 
     account in program years 2011 and 2012. After the Department 
     implemented a series of cost cutting measures, including 
     freezes on new student enrollment, Job Corps ended program 
     year 2012 with more than $40,000,000 in cost underruns. The 
     agreement notes that Job Corps announced plans to increase 
     On-Board Strength, utilizing $12,000,000 from the underruns 
     to support this effort. The agreement places a high priority 
     on maximizing student enrollment within the appropriation 
     provided, and directs the Secretary to provide a report on 
     the policies and procedures in place to address this priority 
     within 60 days of enactment of this act. The Department is 
     directed to provide semiannual updates to the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations on its implementation of 
     the recommendations in the Office of Inspector General (OIG) 
     report No. 22-13-015-03-370 (May 31, 2013) and the OIG report 
     No. 26-14-001-03-370 (April 29, 2014) to improve Job Corps 
     financial management and controls.
       The Department is directed to submit in its fiscal year 
     2015 operating plan, in coordination with the Department of 
     Agriculture, a detailed and comprehensive estimate of all 
     costs and savings related to the closure of the Treasure Lake 
     Job Corps center.


              FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCES

       The agreement provides funding to carry out the Trade 
     Adjustment Assistance for Workers program at the requested 
     level to allow for the full operation of the program 
     throughout fiscal year 2015, including the provision of 
     benefits to groups of workers certified after December 31, 
     2014.


     STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OPERATIONS

       The agreement continues to support investments in 
     unemployment insurance program integrity activities, 
     including technology-based programs that identify and reclaim 
     overpayments. The agreement expects the Secretary to submit a 
     follow-up report by September 30, 2015 on the Department's 
     progress in meeting the outcomes identified in the plan 
     requested in Senate Report 113--71.
       To the extent that funds not needed for workload become 
     available at the end of the fiscal year, the Department is 
     encouraged to make funding available to States for program 
     integrity, performance improvement, and technology 
     investments, including associated implementation and 
     operational support services for each, with a portion of 
     funds not needed for workload to be distributed to all States 
     proportionally based on each State's base allocation.
       There is significant concern that automation acquisition 
     being carried out through consortia of States has fallen 
     critically behind schedule and that funds provided for this 
     purpose, as far back as fiscal year 2011, are at risk of 
     lapsing before the projects are completed. The Department is 
     directed to collect and approve detailed automation 
     acquisition plans for each project that include lifecycle 
     systems cost estimates and implementation timelines, and to 
     submit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a 
     report by April 1 of each fiscal year, until funds available 
     to consortia are expended or expire, that includes the status 
     of all project funds and analysis of each project's progress 
     toward executing the acquisition plan.
       The agreement supports the use of combining reemployment 
     and eligibility assessments and reemployment services and 
     training referrals to address unemployment and urges the 
     Department to use its evaluation authority to evaluate and 
     report on their effectiveness.


                  PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION

       The agreement treats investment management fees as program 
     expenses, not subject to the limitation on administrative 
     expenses established by this act. These fees will continue to 
     be subject to oversight through various mechanisms, including 
     reviews by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) 
     Board, PBGC Inspector General and GAO. PBGC should continue 
     to report on these expenses, including an analysis of the 
     forces driving any trends, in its annual congressional budget 
     justification.


                         WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION

       The Wage and Hour Division is directed to submit a report 
     to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 
     180 days of enactment of this act on the steps taken to 
     improve the process for wage determinations for public works 
     projects and correct the deficiencies found in the 2004 OIG 
     report titled ``Concerns Persist with the Integrity of Davis-
     Bacon Act Prevailing Wage Determinations.''
       The Wage and Hour Division is directed to submit a report 
     to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 
     120 days of enactment of this act on the methodology and 
     accuracy of the Adverse Effect Wage Rates.


             OFFICE OF FEDERAL CONTRACT COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS

       Compensation discrimination is one form of discrimination 
     that is prohibited by Executive Order 11246. The Office of 
     Federal Contract Compliance Programs is directed to seek 
     input from stakeholders on issues related to scope, content 
     and format of the Nondiscrimination in Compensation: 
     Compensation Data Collection Tool and to carefully consider 
     input and public comments on any proposed rule.


                    BLACK LUNG DISABILITY TRUST FUND

       The agreement provides $4,860,000 in addition to the 
     $25,543,000 requested in the fiscal year 2015 budget for 
     Departmental Management Salaries and Expenses within the 
     Black Lung Disability Trust Fund account. These additional 
     funds shall be used to reduce the backlog of black lung cases 
     pending before the Department.


             OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

       The bill continues the exemption of small farming 
     operations from Occupational Safety and Health Administration 
     (OSHA) regulation. The OSHA is encouraged to continue working 
     with the Department of Agriculture before moving forward with 
     any attempts to redefine and regulate post-harvest 
     activities, to include, but not limited to, storing, drying, 
     grinding, and other activities necessary to market farm 
     products to subsequent users in the agricultural value chain, 
     and clarify that this exemption shall apply to on farm post-
     harvest activities.
       OSHA is directed to notify the House and Senate Committees 
     on Appropriations 10 days prior to the announcement of any 
     new National, Regional or Local Emphasis Program including 
     the circumstances and data used to determine the need for the 
     launch of a new Program.
       OSHA is urged to consider all currently available 
     technology as it develops any new standard for workers' 
     exposure to silica dust.


                       BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

       The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is directed to conduct 
     a review of the methodology for the collection and reporting 
     of data for Metropolitan Statistical Areas within the Current 
     Employment Statistics program. Within 180 days of enactment 
     of this act, BLS shall submit a report to the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations on ways that reporting 
     for Metropolitan Statistical areas could be improved and any 
     estimated costs of implementation.

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                        DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

                            IT MODERNIZATION

       The Department is directed to submit to the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations a detailed IT 
     modernization implementation plan by May 29, 2015. The plan 
     shall include: a complete list of all new systems and 
     significant improvements of existing systems proposed for 
     development; the projected cost of each development project 
     each year to completion including the total estimated cost of 
     development; the estimated annual operations and maintenance 
     costs for each system once development is complete; and a 
     timeline and estimated maintenance cost savings of any legacy 
     systems that will no longer be necessary and are proposed to 
     be eliminated. The plan should also include an assessment of 
     the Department's information technology management controls 
     that includes: How the systems integrate into the 
     Department's enterprise architecture; an analysis of the 
     Department's project management capabilities; and a review of 
     the Department's information technology investment and human 
     capital management practices. The requested plan shall 
     address IT funding provided in this account, the related 
     general provision established in title I of this Act and 
     other spending authority planned for or proposed to be used 
     for such purposes.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The Office of Inspector General (OIG) plans to initiate a 
     long-term, cyclical oversight program to independently 
     review, on a prioritized basis, individual States' efforts to 
     identify and recover UI overpayments. The OIG should conduct 
     as many multi-State reviews as funding will allow in fiscal 
     year 2015 and submit a report to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations by March 31, 2016 on the 
     progress and effectiveness of this effort.

                           General Provisions

       The bill includes a new provision related to Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation actions under 4062(e) of the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
       The bill includes a new provision related to information 
     technology transfer authority.
       The bill includes a new provision related to the Fair Labor 
     Standards Act.

           TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

       The agreement includes tables within and at the end of the 
     statement allocating funding for the programs, projects, and 
     activities in this act. The agencies within this act are 
     directed to fully implement these allocations in accordance 
     with the statement, except as permitted by the reprogramming 
     and transfer authorities provided in this act. Any action to 
     eliminate or consolidate programs, projects, and activities 
     should be pursued through a proposal in the President's 
     budget so it can be considered by the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       The Department is directed to include in its fiscal year 
     2016 congressional budget justification the amount of expired 
     unobligated balances available for transfer to the 
     nonrecurring expenses fund (NEF) and the amount of any such 
     balances transferred to the NEF. This should include actual 
     or estimated amounts for the prior, current, and budget 
     years.

              Health Resources and Services Administration


                           PRIMARY HEALTHCARE

       Health Centers.--Of the available funding for fiscal year 
     2015, the agreement directs not less than $165,000,000 shall 
     be awarded for base grant adjustments to existing centers and 
     not less than $350,000,000 shall be awarded for the 
     establishment of new delivery sites, medical capacity 
     expansions, and expanded medical services including oral, 
     behavioral, pharmacy, or vision services. In addition, not 
     more than $150,000,000 will be awarded for construction and 
     capital improvement projects. In addition, within the funds 
     provided for Primary Health Care, the agreement includes not 
     less than the fiscal year 2014 level for the Native Hawaiian 
     Health Care Program.


                            HEALTH WORKFORCE

       National Health Service Corps.--The agreement includes 
     section 223 of this act to modify the rules governing 
     National Health Service Corps (NHSC) to allow every Corps 
     member 60 days to cancel their contract. HRSA is directed to 
     evaluate the establishment of a demonstration project within 
     the NHSC in which optometrists are recognized as primary 
     health services providers for purposes of the Loan Repayment 
     Program.
       Oral Health Training.--The agreement includes not less than 
     $9,000,000 for General Dentistry programs and not less than 
     $10,000,000 for Pediatric Dentistry programs.
       Alternative Dental Health Providers.--While the agreement 
     continues to carry bill language that prohibits the use of 
     funds for alternative dental health care provider 
     demonstration projects, this language is not intended to 
     prohibit or preclude a State's ability to independently 
     develop policies to increase patient access to dental care in 
     underserved areas in order to address the unique needs and 
     demands of that State.
       Mental and Behavioral Health.--The agreement provides 
     $8,916,000 for Mental and Behavioral Health programs. With 
     increasing numbers of military service members reintegrating 
     into civilian life following multiple deployments, the 
     Administrator of HRSA is directed to devote the increase to 
     the Graduate Psychology Education Program for a special 
     effort to focus additional grants on the inter-professional 
     training of doctoral psychology graduate students and interns 
     to address the psychological needs of military personnel, 
     veterans and their families in civilian and community-based 
     settings, including those in rural areas. The agreement 
     continues funding for the Leadership Training Program in 
     Social Work to support centers of excellence at schools of 
     social work to help develop the next generation of social 
     workers and to provide critical leadership, resources, and 
     training.
       Public Health and Preventive Medicine Training.--The 
     agreement provides $21,000,000 for Public Health Workforce 
     Development and directs that no less than $6,000,000 for 
     preventive medicine residencies and no less than $4,000,000 
     for existing programs and residencies related to integrative 
     medicine.


                       MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

       Maternal and Child Health Block Grant.--The agreement 
     includes bill language setting aside $77,093,000 for Special 
     Projects of Regional and National Significance (SPRANS), 
     which is intended to include sufficient funding to continue 
     the set-asides for oral health, epilepsy, sickle cell, and 
     fetal alcohol syndrome at not less than fiscal year 2014 
     levels. The agreement also provides $551,631,000 for the 
     State grants.
       Autism and Other Developmental Disorders.--The agreement 
     provides $47,099,000 for the Autism and Other Developmental 
     Disorders program and directs that HRSA provide no less than 
     the fiscal year 2014 level for the LEND programs. Further, 
     the agreement acknowledges that the Autism and Other 
     Developmental Disorders program has demonstrated an ability 
     to develop early detection, education, and intervention 
     activities on autism and other developmental disorders. The 
     Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently announced 
     that the highest rate of increased diagnoses for children 
     with autism is from minority and rural communities. HRSA is 
     directed to ensure that competitive funding opportunities are 
     made available to specifically target innovative diagnosis 
     and treatment models, including the use of telehealth 
     networks, to improve the diagnosis and treatment of Autism 
     Spectrum Disorders in minority and rural communities.
       Heritable Disorders Program.--The agreement provides 
     $13,883,000 for the Heritable Disorders Program, of which 
     $2,000,000 is provided for a new grant competition to support 
     the wider implementation, education and awareness of newborn 
     screening for Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID) and 
     related disorders. The qualifying grantee must have at least 
     five years of direct involvement in the effort to support 
     implementation of SCID screening in State newborn screening 
     protocols and offer a national network of medical centers to 
     provide linkage to care for diagnosed newborns.
       Healthy Start.--The Fetal Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) 
     program is an important component of many Healthy Start 
     Initiatives and that providing evidence-based interventions 
     are crucial to improving infant health in high risk 
     communities. HRSA is encouraged to continue to support the 
     FIMR program with Healthy Start funding while educating 
     Healthy Start Programs on the successes of the FIMR.
       HRSA is also encouraged to assist Healthy Start grantees 
     that did not receive grants in fiscal year 2014 due to 
     changes in the grant process, but were funded in previous 
     years, with transitional funding to help alleviate their 
     shortfalls.


                          HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS

       340B Drug Program.--HRSA is required to make 340B ceiling 
     prices available to covered entities through a secure Web 
     site. Funding was provided in fiscal year 2014 to implement 
     such requirements, including the creation of a Web site. HRSA 
     is directed to provide a briefing to update the House and 
     Senate Appropriations Committees on implementation by March 
     3, 2015. There are concerns that HRSA has been unable to 
     demonstrate that the 340B program benefits the most 
     vulnerable patients. In order to best serve the public need, 
     the program should examine its ability to ensure patients' 
     access to 340B savings for outpatient drugs. HRSA is directed 
     to work with covered entities to better understand the way 
     these entities support direct patient benefits from 340B 
     discounted sales.
       Poison Control Centers.--Increased education and outreach 
     services provided by the poison control centers to Medicare 
     and Medicaid beneficiaries could result in substantial 
     savings by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. 
     The Secretary is directed to continue the discussions with 
     the Nation's poison control centers to develop an action plan 
     to achieve these possible new Medicare and Medicaid cost 
     savings.


                              RURAL HEALTH

       The agreement includes sufficient funding to continue the 
     five key program areas identified in the President's budget: 
     outreach services grants, rural network development

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     grants, network planning grants, small healthcare provider 
     quality improvement grants, and the Delta States network 
     grant program.
       Oral Health.--There is a significant need for dental 
     providers in rural communities who can provide oral 
     healthcare and education to individuals on the importance of 
     proper oral care and prevention, and concerns remain about 
     the number of unnecessary hospital emergency room visits for 
     oral health issues. The Office of Rural Health Policy is 
     encouraged to support mobile dentistry programs led by 
     properly licensed dental providers.
       Rural Access to Emergency Devices.--The agreement provides 
     $4,500,000 for the Rural Access to Emergency Devices program. 
     In past fiscal years, the funding was used to purchase 
     automated external defibrillators for public locations and to 
     train emergency responders in their use. The increase over 
     fiscal year 2014 should be competitively awarded for the 
     purchase of other emergency devices used to rapidly reverse 
     the effects of opioid overdoses, as well as training licensed 
     healthcare professionals and emergency responders on their 
     use. Funding will be used to buy automated external 
     defibrillators and other emergency devices used to rapidly 
     reverse the effects of opioid overdoses and put them in 
     public areas where cardiac arrests and other life threatening 
     events are likely to occur as well as train licensed 
     healthcare professionals to include paramedics on their use.
       Telehealth.--The Office of the Advancement of Telehealth 
     (OAT) expands high quality medical care to rural communities 
     that do not have adequate access to medical providers 
     including many medical specialties. OAT is directed to use 
     these funds to expand existing telehealth networks and to 
     award new grants under the Telehealth Network Grant Program 
     while also increasing activities that demonstrate the use and 
     success of telehealth networks across the country.
       OAT is commended for its work to provide greater access, 
     quality, and scope of care to medically underserved 
     populations. OAT is urged to fund sustainable programs with 
     demonstrable accomplishments, placing particular emphasis on 
     programs seeking to aid diverse populations in regions with 
     significant chronic disease burden and evident health 
     disparities such as diabetes.


             VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM TRUST FUND

       HHS is directed to implement the Advisory Commission on 
     Childhood Vaccines' recommendations on maternal immunization 
     that were adopted in 2013 as HRSA administers the Vaccine 
     Injury Compensation Program under existing authorities.

               Centers For Disease Control and Prevention

       The agreement includes a program level of $6,925,776,000, 
     which includes $6,023,476,000 in appropriated funds for the 
     Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In 
     addition, it provides $887,300,000 in transfers from the 
     Prevention and Public Health (PPH) Fund and $15,000,000 in 
     Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund (PHSSEF) 
     unobligated balances from pandemic influenza supplemental 
     appropriations.


                 IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES

       The agreement includes a total of $798,405,000 for 
     Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, which includes 
     $573,105,000 in discretionary appropriations, $210,300,000 in 
     transfers from the PPH Fund and $15,000,000 in transfers from 
     PHSSEF unobligated balances. Within this total, the agreement 
     includes the following amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            FY 2015
                   Budget Activity                         Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Section 317 Immunization Program.....................       $610,847,000
    National Immunization Survey.....................         12,864,000
Influenza Planning and Response......................        187,558,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Cost Estimates.--CDC is requested to update its report on 
     estimated funding needs of the Section 317 Immunization 
     Program, which should be submitted not later than February 1, 
     2015, to reflect fiscal year 2016 cost estimates.
       Influenza.--The agreement directs the Department to use 
     $15,000,000 in pandemic influenza supplemental balances to 
     support CDC's global influenza activity. CDC and the 
     Department are expected to clearly identify in budget 
     documents when and how prior year supplemental appropriations 
     are used.


     HIV/AIDS, VIRAL HEPATITIS, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES AND 
                        TUBERCULOSIS PREVENTION

       The agreement includes $1,117,609,000 for HIV/AIDS, Viral 
     Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Tuberculosis 
     Prevention, in discretionary appropriations.
       Within this total, the agreement includes the following 
     amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            FY 2015
                   Budget Activity                         Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Domestic HIV/AIDS Prevention and Research............       $786,712,000
    HIV Prevention by Health Departments.............        397,161,000
    HIV Surveillance.................................        119,861,000
    Activities to Improve Program Effectiveness......        103,208,000
    National, Regional, Local, Community and Other           135,401,000
     Organizations...................................
    School Health....................................         31,081,000
Viral Hepatitis......................................         31,331,000
Sexually Transmitted Infections......................        157,310,000
Tuberculosis.........................................        142,256,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       HIV Screening.--The agreement notes concerns have been 
     raised related to CDC's promotion of draft HIV screening 
     algorithms that would limit antibody testing.
       Tuberculosis (TB).--The agreement notes the high costs 
     associated with treating TB, especially multi-drug resistant 
     TB. CDC and the Federal Tuberculosis Task Force are urged to 
     work with the FDA and other partners to identify long-term 
     strategies to ensure an adequate and affordable supply of 
     tuberculosis drugs.
       Youth-based Programs.--Youth under the age of 24 have one 
     of the highest rates of HIV diagnosis. CDC is encouraged to 
     improve outreach and education to this population via youth-
     based programs.


               EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

       The agreement includes $404,990,000 for Emerging and 
     Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, which includes $352,990,000 in 
     discretionary appropriations and $52,000,000 that is made 
     available from amounts in the PPH Fund.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            FY 2015
                   Budget Activity                         Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Emerging and Zoonotic core activities................        $29,840,000
Vector-borne Diseases................................         26,410,000
Lyme Disease.........................................         10,663,000
Prion Disease........................................          5,850,000
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.............................          5,400,000
Emerging Infectious Diseases.........................        147,230,000
Food Safety..........................................         47,993,000
National Healthcare Safety Network...................         18,032,000
Quarantine...........................................         31,572,000
Advanced Molecular Detection.........................         30,000,000
Epidemiology and Lab Capacity program................         40,000,000
Healthcare-Associated Infections.....................         12,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       CDC Lab Capacity.--The agreement includes an increase of 
     $7,250,000 to increase CDC's internal lab capacity. CDC shall 
     use the additional funding provided to establish cutting-edge 
     lab diagnostics to improve rapid identification and detection 
     of emerging pathogens; establish an innovative e-pathology 
     system to speed communication and establish virtual specimen 
     sharing in real time; and increase research capacity and 
     safety in high-containment labs.
       Food Safety.--The agreement includes an increase of 
     $8,000,000 to apply advanced DNA technology to improve and 
     modernize our diagnostic capabilities; and enhance 
     surveillance, detection, and prevention efforts at the State 
     and local level.
       Lyme Disease.--The agreement encourages CDC to consider 
     expanding activities related to developing sensitive and more 
     accurate diagnostic tools and tests for Lyme disease, 
     including evaluating emerging diagnostic methods and 
     improving the utilization of adequate diagnostic testing; 
     expanding its epidemiological research to determine the 
     frequency and nature of the long-term complications of Lyme 
     disease; improving surveillance and reporting of Lyme disease 
     to produce more accurate data on its incidence; evaluate 
     developing a national reporting system; and expanding 
     prevention activity such as community-based public education 
     and healthcare provider programs based on the latest 
     scientific research on the disease.
       Responding to Emerging Threats.--The agreement continues to 
     support the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity and Advanced 
     Molecular Detection programs to strengthen epidemiologic and 
     laboratory capacity by providing critical resources to 
     address 21st century public health challenges.
       Surveillance.--The agreement commends CDC for its 
     surveillance strategy, and expects CDC to continue to take 
     steps to modernize and improve this strategy across all CDC-
     wide public health programs. CDC is urged to expeditiously 
     improve standardization and commonality of platforms across 
     all CDC systems, which would reduce duplication, tackle 
     workforce and informatics challenges at CDC, and State and 
     local public health agencies, and reduce the burden of 
     participation in surveillance. The agreement requests an 
     update on the plans and progress in the fiscal year 2016 
     congressional budget request.


            CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION

       The agreement includes $1,199,220,000 for Chronic Disease 
     Prevention and Health Promotion, which includes $747,220,000 
     in discretionary appropriations, and $452,000,000 that is 
     made available from amounts in the PPH Fund.
       Within this total, the agreement includes the following 
     amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            FY 2015
                   Budget Activity                         Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tobacco..............................................       $216,492,000
Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity............         47,585,000
High Obesity Rate Counties...........................          7,500,000
School Health........................................         15,383,000
Health Promotion.....................................         19,970,000
    Community Health Promotion.......................          6,348,000
    Glaucoma.........................................          3,294,000
    Visual Screening Education.......................            512,000
    Alzheimer's Disease..............................          3,344,000
    Inflammatory Bowel Disease.......................            716,000
    Interstitial Cystitis............................            659,000
    Excessive Alcohol Use............................          3,000,000
    Chronic Kidney Disease...........................          2,097,000
Prevention Research Centers..........................         25,461,000
Heart Disease and Stroke.............................        130,037,000
Diabetes.............................................        140,129,000
National Diabetes Prevention Program.................         10,000,000
Cancer Prevention and Control........................        352,649,000
    Breast and Cervical Cancer.......................        206,993,000
        WISEWOMAN....................................         21,114,000
    Breast Cancer Awareness for Young Women..........          4,951,000
    Cancer Registries................................         49,440,000
    Colorectal Cancer................................         43,294,000
    Comprehensive Cancer.............................         19,673,000
    Johanna's Law....................................          5,500,000
    Ovarian Cancer...................................          7,000,000

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    Prostate Cancer..................................         13,205,000
    Skin Cancer......................................          2,121,000
    Cancer Survivorship Resource Center..............            472,000
Oral Health..........................................         15,749,000
Safe Motherhood/Infant Health........................         45,473,000
Arthritis............................................          9,598,000
Epilepsy.............................................          7,994,000
National Lupus Patient Registry......................          5,750,000
REACH................................................         50,950,000
Community Prevention Grants..........................         80,000,000
Million Hearts.......................................          4,000,000
Workplace Wellness...................................         10,000,000
National Early Child Care Collaboratives.............          4,000,000
Hospitals Promoting Breastfeeding....................          8,000,000
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       Alzheimer's and Healthy Aging.--The agreement notes the 
     importance of developing and maintaining a population-based 
     surveillance system with longitudinal follow-up. The 
     agreement also urges that significant effort be made to 
     ensure comprehensive implementation of the action steps 
     listed in the updated Road Map. The agreement supports this 
     important initiative to further develop and expand the 
     surveillance system on cognitive decline and caregiving, 
     including widespread dissemination of the data gathered, and 
     to implement the updated Road Map.
       Burden of Disease.--The agreement directs the CDC Director 
     to implement a population-adjusted burden of disease criteria 
     as a significant factor for new competitive awards within the 
     Chronic Disease portfolio for Heart Disease, Stroke, and 
     Diabetes.
       Chronic Disease.--The agreement directs that the CDC 
     Director shall not consolidate programs under Chronic Disease 
     Prevention and Health Promotion in any manner, including 
     through use of contracting, grant, cooperative agreement, or 
     other such mechanism, which does not allow for an auditable 
     accounting process to certify that all the funding provided 
     supported the programs and activities at the levels 
     identified in this statement.
       Division of Oral Health (DOH).--The agreement provides the 
     DOH support for enhancements to the State oral health 
     infrastructure grants, national surveillance activities and 
     community prevention programs. The agreement urges DOH to 
     support clinical and public health interventions that target 
     pregnant women and young children at highest risk for dental 
     caries. CDC is encouraged to work across HHS to improve the 
     coordination of oral health surveillance in a manner that 
     reliably measures and reports health outcomes.
       Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Stroke.--The agreement expects 
     a significant portion of resources will support local 
     communities with the highest burden of these diseases. 
     Further, CDC shall conduct an evaluation of supported 
     activities to ensure they are effective and achieve the 
     anticipated results. The agreement requests a report within 
     180 days of enactment on how much of the funding directly 
     supported local communities with the highest disease burden 
     and an analysis on how CDC evaluates its program 
     effectiveness.
       Epilepsy.--The agreement applauds the CDC epilepsy program 
     for the progress it has made in advancing a public health 
     agenda to improve the lives of people living with epilepsy. 
     CDC is encouraged to support internal and external 
     collaborations that advance the recommendations of the 2012 
     Institute of Medicine Report ``Epilepsy Across the Spectrum: 
     Promoting Health and Understanding''.
       Excessive Alcohol Use.--The agreement includes an increase 
     above the fiscal year 2014 level for CDC to increase its 
     support of alcohol epidemiologists in State and local health 
     departments, and to widely disseminate existing research on 
     effective strategies for reducing underage drinking, 
     including translational research, and to make that research 
     easily accessible to the public.
       Interstitial Cystitis.--The agreement commends CDC for 
     developing partnerships to enhance awareness of Interstitial 
     Cystitis (IC). It also recognizes the progress made to assure 
     proper diagnosis and treatment of IC through the development 
     of continuing medical education and patient self-management 
     modules available online.
       Mississippi Delta Health Collaborative (MDHC).--The 
     Mississippi Delta Region experiences some of the Nation's 
     highest rates of chronic diseases, such as diabetes, 
     hypertension, obesity, heart disease, and stroke. The 
     agreement recognizes CDC's expertise in supporting evidence-
     based programs to prevent the leading causes of death and 
     disability and commends their partnership with the MDHC. The 
     CDC is urged to continue to support MDHC's work to strengthen 
     linkages between the community and clinical services in the 
     region and to continue CDC's support for implementation of 
     strategies that increase prevention efforts and improve 
     access to physical activity and healthy nutrition.
       Moderate Drinking.--The agreement notes that numerous 
     epidemiological and basic science studies have demonstrated 
     that moderate drinking can be beneficial to health by 
     reducing risk for coronary artery disease, type 2 diabetes, 
     and rheumatoid arthritis, among others. However, these 
     studies used different protocols or questionnaires, and may 
     be difficult to compare. The agreement urges the Center to 
     work with National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 
     on this issue.
       National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP).--The agreement 
     provides support for the NDPP that encourages collaboration 
     among federal agencies, community-based organizations, 
     employers, insurers, health care professionals, academia, and 
     other stakeholders to prevent or delay the onset of type 2 
     diabetes among people in the United States. The agreement 
     expects CDC to have measurable long-term public health 
     measures for this program that are reported annually in the 
     congressional budget request. Further, the agreement requests 
     CDC provide an update in the fiscal year 2016 budget request 
     on how this program coordinates with other CDC and HHS 
     programs.
       Obesity.--The agreement expands support for the rural 
     extension and outreach services pilot to support additional 
     grants for rural counties with an obesity prevalence of over 
     40 percent. The agreement expects CDC to work with State and 
     local public health departments to support measurable 
     outcomes through evidenced based obesity research, 
     intervention and prevention programs. CDC should focus its 
     efforts in areas of the country with the highest burden of 
     obesity and with the co-morbidities of hypertension, cardiac 
     disease and diabetes from county level data in the Behavioral 
     Risk Factor Surveillance System. The agreement encourages CDC 
     childhood obesity efforts to only support activities that are 
     supported by scientific evidence.
       Special Interest Projects.--The agreement directs CDC to 
     ensure that any funds used to support Special Interest 
     Projects will be competitively awarded through an open 
     process that is available to all qualified entities, 
     including non-profit organizations, small businesses, and 
     for-profit organizations.
       Vitiligo.--The agreement directs the CDC to report on the 
     epidemiology of vitiligo, including incidence, causal 
     factors, any associations with minority populations, and 
     hereditary occurrence. The agreement requests a report within 
     180 days on the medical research that has been done to date, 
     suggestions on treatment for consequent conditions, and 
     prospects for a cure.


              BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

       The agreement includes $131,781,000 for Birth Defects and 
     Developmental Disabilities.
       Within the total for Birth Defects and Developmental 
     Disabilities, the agreement includes the following amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            FY 2015
                   Budget Activity                         Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Child Health and Development.........................        $64,232,000
    Birth Defects....................................         18,074,000
    Fetal Death......................................            891,000
    Fetal Alcohol Syndrome...........................         10,505,000
    Folic Acid.......................................          3,121,000
    Infant Health....................................          8,639,000
    Autism...........................................         23,002,000
Health and Development for People with Disabilities..         52,440,000
    Disability & Health..............................         20,042,000
    Tourette Syndrome................................          2,000,000
    Early Hearing Detection and Intervention.........         10,752,000
    Muscular Dystrophy...............................          6,000,000
    Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.........          1,850,000
    Fragile X........................................          1,800,000
    Spina Bifida.....................................          5,996,000
    Congenital Heart Failure.........................          4,000,000
Public Health Approach to Blood Disorders............          4,500,000
Hemophilia CDC Activities............................          3,504,000
Hemophilia Treatment Centers.........................          5,000,000
Thalassemia..........................................          2,105,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Birth Defects Prevention.--The Center for Birth Defects 
     Research and Prevention is commended for its work toward 
     greater understanding of the causes of birth defects and for 
     expanding the National Birth Defects Prevention Network to 
     include the work of the BD-STEPS program. CDC is encouraged 
     to allocate additional resources to expand the BD-STEPS 
     program, with the goal of incorporating States that do not 
     currently have a birth defects surveillance system. Priority 
     should be given to programs in these States that have 
     previously submitted meritorious applications but did not 
     receive grant funding due to budget constraints.
       Congenital Heart Defects (CHDs).--The agreement provides 
     $4,000,000 to expand CDC's surveillance of CHD among 
     adolescents and adults in order to better understand issues 
     relating to CHDs incidence, prevalence, disparities and 
     barriers to optimal care for those with CHDs.
       Hemophilia.--The agreement includes sufficient funding to 
     maintain the Center's hemophilia programs, particularly the 
     surveillance and research activities of the national network 
     of hemophilia treatment centers and CDC's national outreach 
     and education programs on hemophilia.
       Limb Loss Resource Center.--The agreement transfers funding 
     for the Limb Loss Resource Center to the Administration for 
     Community Living (ACL). CDC is expected to work with ACL to 
     ensure a smooth transition for grantees and those served by 
     this program.
       Thalassemia.--The agreement continues to support blood 
     safety surveillance at major thalassemia research and 
     treatment centers, as well as support patients outside of 
     major research and treatment centers by working with the 
     thalassemia patient advocacy community.


                   PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENTIFIC SERVICES

       The agreement includes a total of $481,061,000 for Public 
     Health Scientific Services in discretionary appropriations.
       Within the total for Public Health Scientific Services, the 
     agreement includes the following amounts:

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------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            FY 2015
                   Budget Activity                         Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Health Statistics....................................       $155,397,000
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Informatics..........        273,464,000
Public Health Workforce..............................         52,200,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia.--CDC is directed to 
     recommend ways to obtain more accurate and complete 
     measurements of the death rate due to Alzheimer's disease and 
     dementia and to develop a consensus on the mortality burden 
     of the disease.


                          ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

       The agreement includes $179,404,000 for Environmental 
     Health programs, which includes $166,404,000 in discretionary 
     appropriations, and $13,000,000 that is made available from 
     amounts in the PPH Fund.
       Within this total, the agreement includes the following 
     amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            FY 2015
                   Budget Activity                         Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Health Laboratory......................        $55,870,000
    Newborn Screening Quality Assurance Program......          8,243,000
    Newborn Screening/Severe Combined Immuno-                  1,175,000
     deficiency Diseases.............................
Environmental Health Activities......................         45,580,000
    Environmental Health Activities..................         17,703,000
    Safe Water.......................................          8,601,000
    Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry...........          7,820,000
    Built Environment & Health Initiative............          2,843,000
    Climate Change...................................          8,613,000
Environmental and Health Outcome Tracking Network....         34,904,000
Asthma...............................................         27,528,000
Childhood Lead Poisoning.............................         15,522,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Registry.--The 
     agreement supports CDC's national ALS registry, which may 
     help to identify the incidence and prevalence of the disease 
     in the United States and advance research into the causes and 
     treatments of ALS. CDC is encouraged to promote enrollment in 
     the registry and facilitate the use of registry information 
     for ALS research. CDC is also encouraged to continue to 
     consult with other Federal agencies, including the NIH and 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs to coordinate efforts and 
     to avoid duplication.
       Environmental Public Health Tracking Network.--The 
     agreement includes sufficient funding for this network to 
     continue to support the 23 States and one city that are 
     currently funded through the program. The program has 
     strengthened State and local agencies' ability to prevent and 
     control diseases and health conditions that may be linked to 
     environmental hazards.
       Harmonization of Laboratory Test Results.--Laboratory 
     professionals use a variety of test methods to obtain 
     accurate and informative results to diagnose and treat 
     patients, which may result in the reporting of different 
     numeric values for the same test. CDC is urged to partner 
     with the private sector in ``harmonizing'' clinical 
     laboratory test results.
       Primary Immunodeficiency.--The agreement recognizes CDC's 
     support for physician education and public awareness for 
     primary immunodeficiency diseases and strongly encourages the 
     agency to maintain its efforts to elevate the understanding 
     of this important set of disorders.


                     INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL

       The agreement includes $170,447,000 for Injury Prevention 
     and Control activities.
       Within this total, the agreement includes the following 
     amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            FY 2015
                   Budget Activity                         Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Intentional Injury...................................        $92,001,000
Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence................         32,674,000
Child Maltreatment...................................          7,250,000
Youth Violence Prevention............................         15,086,000
Domestic Violence Community Projects.................          5,414,000
Rape Prevention......................................         38,827,000
National Violent Death Reporting System..............         11,302,000
Unintentional Injury.................................          8,598,000
Traumatic Brain Injury...............................          6,548,000
Elderly Falls........................................          2,050,000
Injury Prevention Activities.........................         28,950,000
Prescription Drug Overdose...........................         20,000,000
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       Prescription Drug Overdose Prevention.--The agreement 
     applauds CDC's public health approach to combating this 
     problem. However, it does not concur with the 
     administration's proposal to fund this initiative through the 
     Core Violence and Injury Prevention Program because it does 
     not sufficiently target funds where they are most needed. 
     Instead, the agreement directs CDC to fund this initiative 
     through cooperative agreements that target States that 
     contribute significantly to the national burden of 
     prescription drug overdose morbidity and mortality. The 
     agreement directs CDC to incorporate State burden of 
     prescription drug overdose, including CDC's mortality data 
     (age adjusted rate), in the competitive process to test and 
     implement best practices for identification, treatment, and 
     control of prescription drug abuse. Further, the States are 
     expected to work with local businesses, medical providers, 
     medical organizations, law enforcement, and support not-for-
     profit organizations to prevent prescription drug overdose. 
     Further, the agreement directs that funding to States should 
     address data issues, improve data standards and the ability 
     to share data across State lines and nationally to improve 
     prescription drug overdose prevention activities. The 
     agreement expects the activities will include working with 
     States to establish or expand prescription drug monitoring 
     databases of physicians writing prescriptions for opiates and 
     pharmacists filling prescriptions. Finally, the agreement 
     requests CDC to develop performance measures with annual 
     targets for this program.


         NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

       The agreement includes a total of $334,863,000 for the 
     National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) 
     in discretionary appropriations.
       Within the total for NIOSH, the agreement includes the 
     following amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            FY 2015
                   Budget Activity                         Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Occupational Research Agenda................       $114,500,000
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing.......................         24,000,000
Education and Research Centers.......................         27,445,000
Personal Protective Technology.......................         19,695,000
Healthier Workforce Centers..........................          4,976,000
Mining Research......................................         59,420,000
Other Occupational Safety and Health Research........        107,721,000
National Mesothelioma Registry and Tissue Bank.......          1,106,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Combination Unit Respirator.--The agreement notes with 
     concern the lack of progress by NIOSH in the development of a 
     certification standard for Combination Unit Respirators. 
     Therefore, the agreement directs NIOSH to provide an update 
     on the progress of the research needed to validate the 
     requirements and standards for combination unit respirators 
     within one year from the date of enactment.
       Facilities.--NIOSH is urged to maximize the use of existing 
     federally owned research facilities and property to conduct 
     its work, in particular its Catastrophic Failure and 
     Prevention, Mining Injury and Disease Prevention and Mining 
     and Surveillance and Statistical programs. Utilization of 
     non-rental, non-leased, existing federally owned properties, 
     such as those located near the newly revitalized Silver 
     Valley of Idaho, the gold mining areas of Nevada, the 
     platinum area in Montana, mines in Wyoming, and mines of 
     various types in Alaska, would allow NIOSH to use Federal 
     funds efficiently.


       ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM

       The agreement includes $55,358,000 in mandatory funding for 
     CDC's responsibilities with respect to the Energy Employee 
     Occupational Illness Compensation Program.


                             GLOBAL HEALTH

       The agreement includes $416,517,000 for Global Health 
     activities. Within this total, the agreement includes the 
     following amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            FY 2015
                   Budget Activity                         Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Global AIDS Program..................................       $128,421,000
Global Immunization Program..........................        208,608,000
Polio Eradication....................................        158,774,000
Measles and Other Vaccine Preventable Diseases.......         49,834,000
Global Disease Detection and Emergency Response......         45,360,000
Parasitic Diseases/Malaria...........................         24,369,000
Global Public Health Capacity........................          9,759,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Global Public Health.--The agreement requests an operating 
     plan, within 90 days after enactment, for all international 
     activities funded through this CDC activity to the 
     Appropriations Committees of the House of Representatives and 
     the Senate.


                PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

       The agreement includes $1,352,551,000 for public health 
     preparedness and response activities.
       Within the total for Public Health Preparedness and 
     Response, the agreement includes the following amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            FY 2015
                   Budget Activity                         Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Public Health Emergency Preparedness Cooperative            $643,609,000
 Agreements..........................................
Academic Centers for Public Health Preparedness......          8,018,000
All Other State and Local Capacity...................          9,415,000
CDC Preparedness and Response........................        133,797,000
BioSense.............................................         23,369,000
Strategic National Stockpile.........................        534,343,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Cooperative 
     Agreement Program.--The agreement is aware that State and 
     local health departments rely on the PHEP cooperative 
     agreement program to support their work with Federal 
     government officials, law enforcement, emergency management, 
     health care, business, education, and religious groups to 
     plan, train, and prepare for emergencies so that when 
     disaster strikes communities are prepared. The agreement 
     requests that the fiscal year 2016 budget request describe 
     how PHEP funding is distributed at the local level and how 
     CDC coordinates with States to ensure the funds are being 
     directed toward the highest priorities. The agreement 
     continues the traditional breakout of separate funding lines. 
     The agreement does not expect the cooperative agreements to 
     fund any CDC programmatic operating costs.
       Strategic National Stockpile (SNS).--The agreement is 
     concerned that CDC's response plans do not include guidance 
     to State, county, and local public health officials regarding 
     new acquisitions to the SNS and how those new acquisitions 
     should be used in a response effort. Therefore, the agreement 
     directs CDC to update all current response plans within 120 
     days of enactment to include countermeasures procured with 
     Project BioShield funds since its inception in an effort to 
     ensure that first responders and health care providers have 
     the most up-to-date guidance

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     to respond to potential threats, including anthrax, smallpox, 
     and acute radiation syndrome. Further, the agreement requests 
     CDC to develop a process to ensure that all plans are 
     reviewed annually and that new countermeasures acquired are 
     in the plan within 60 days of receipt into the SNS program.


                        BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

       The agreement includes $10,000,000 for Buildings and 
     Facilities.
       The agreement includes separate bill language for buildings 
     and facilities given the recent implementation of the working 
     capital fund and distribution of the funds to the appropriate 
     centers, in lieu of having this account within the CDC-wide 
     activity account.
       Underground Mine Safety.--The agreement is disappointed 
     that the administration has not taken steps necessary to 
     ensure that the mine explosive research capacity that was 
     present at the now-closed CDC Lake Lynn facility in 
     Pennsylvania continues to exist. The agreement is concerned 
     with the CDC's proposal to abandon plans to find an 
     alternative site for the underground mining research facility 
     at Lake Lynn. The Lake Lynn Laboratory and Experimental Mine 
     is a unique and critical resource for conducting large scale 
     explosion tests and mine fire research, which are essential 
     components of preventing accidents and disasters in the 
     mining industry. The agreement rejects the budget proposal to 
     redirect existing resources intended for a new mine safety 
     research center to other CDC facility projects and expects 
     this funding to remain available for an alternative site for 
     Lake Lynn. Further, CDC shall move forward with a new site 
     selection process and report to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations no later than 60 days after 
     enactment of this act on a specific timeline for replacing 
     this research capability.


                          CDC-WIDE ACTIVITIES

       The agreement includes $273,570,000 for CDC-wide 
     activities, which includes $113,570,000 in discretionary 
     appropriations and $160,000,000 made available through the 
     PPH Fund.
       Within this total, the agreement includes the following 
     amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            FY 2015
                   Budget Activity                         Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Preventive Health & Health Services Block Grant......       $160,000,000
Public Health Leadership and Support.................        113,570,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant 
     (PHHSBG).--The agreement rejects the Administration's 
     proposed elimination of the PHHSBG. The agreement restores 
     the PHHSBG to a level of $160,000,000. CDC is expected to 
     provide these flexible funds to State public health agencies. 
     CDC is urged to enhance reporting and accountability for the 
     PHHSBG, such as providing technical assistance to States 
     regarding using funds for core public health capacities that 
     may not be supported through other CDC categorical funding 
     streams, such as information exchange systems, health 
     information technology, billing capacity, public health 
     accreditation preparation, and implementation of evidence-
     based practices.
       CDC Director's Discretionary Fund.--The CDC Director shall 
     provide timely quarterly reports on all obligations made with 
     the Director's Discretionary Fund to the Appropriations 
     Committees of the House of Representatives and Senate.
       Grant Table.--The agreement directs the CDC Director to 
     include in the fiscal year 2016 and future budget requests a 
     table that identifies each type of grant awarded under each 
     CDC program. It should clearly include for each program the 
     percentage of funds awarded by formula and non-formula for 
     each type of and competitive grant for each of the past three 
     years, current year, and budget year.
       Public Health Leadership and Support Detail.--The agreement 
     expects the budget request for fiscal year 2016 and future 
     years to include specific breakouts and details by budget 
     activity with typical object class data for each activity.
       Single Web-based Data Collection Information Technology 
     (IT) Platform.--The agreement recognizes the efforts by CDC 
     to develop a plan for a single Web-based data collection IT 
     platform for public health. A significant need exists for an 
     agile, cloud-based, and flexible IT platform to reduce the 
     reporting burden on State public health departments, and 
     create economic efficiencies. The agreement directs CDC to 
     continue to work with State and local health officials to 
     develop a timeline for a cloud-based and flexible IT public 
     health data reporting platform for CDC programs and provide 
     it to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees no later 
     than 180 days after enactment of this act.
       Scientific Research Coordination with NIH.--The agreement 
     directs CDC programs to coordinate with the Institutes and 
     Centers of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and share 
     scientific gaps to accelerate knowledge research related to 
     disease and prevention activity supported through NIH's 
     research portfolios. The Director shall include an update in 
     the fiscal year 2016 budget request on this effort.
       Strategic Plan.--The agreement includes language to require 
     CDC to establish a budget based on measurable public health 
     goals and objectives. Further, CDC is expected to develop a 
     report examining options on how to align funding based on 
     measurable public health and preparedness goals to address 
     counties with the highest burden of each disease.
       The agreement continues to support CDC public health and 
     preparedness activities in the following areas and requests 
     an update for each listed disease, condition, or topic in the 
     fiscal year 2016 budget request to describe the latest 
     efforts ongoing and planned for the fiscal year 2016 request:
       Advocacy Restrictions.--Describe mechanisms, processes, and 
     on-going efforts to educate its staff and recipients to 
     prevent violations;
       Autism.--How CDC works with NIH and other agencies to 
     identify research gaps;
       Chikungunya.--How the National Center for Emerging and 
     Zoonotic Infectious Diseases works with the Center for Global 
     Health on this cross-cutting issue;
       Cerebral Palsy;
       Colorectal Cancer;
       Duchene Muscular Dystrophy;
       Duplication.--Process to ensure no funds support activities 
     funded via a competitive announcement from the NIH or other 
     Federal agency, such as the Federal Trade Commission's report 
     to Congress on alcohol industry self-regulatory initiatives;
       Fragile X;
       Global Health Strategy.--How CDC, FDA, and NIH jointly 
     develop, coordinate, plan, and prioritize global health 
     research activities;
       Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs);
       Hepatitis C.--Details on progress and activities undertaken 
     to prevent new infections;
       Inflammatory Bowel Disease;
       National Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Registry;
       National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network;
       Neglected Tropical Diseases;
       National Lupus Patient Registry;
       Ovarian Cancer;
       Public Health Emergency Preparedness Index;
       Preterm Birth;
       Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Data Collection;
       Sepsis;
       Tourette Syndrome;
       Thalassemia;
       Vaccine Safety.--Specific actions with State and local 
     officials and the provider community to reduce waste and 
     ensure vaccine potency;
       West Virginia Tap Project; and
       Spina Bifida Registry.

                     National Institutes of Health

       The National Institutes of Health (NIH) receives a total of 
     $30,084,304,000 in this agreement. Within this total, 
     increases are generally distributed proportionately among NIH 
     Institutes and Centers (ICs). Additional amounts have been 
     added to the National Institute on Aging (NIA), in 
     recognition of the Alzheimer's disease research initiative 
     throughout NIH, several institutes received support in 
     connection with the Brain Research through Application of 
     Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) initiative, National 
     Cancer Institute for cancer research, and the Common Fund to 
     support the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act (Kids 
     First).
       The agreement also includes an important reform for NIH and 
     the stakeholder community. In response to growing concern at 
     the loss of NIH funds to PHS Act section 241 transfers, the 
     agreement reforms section 241 allocations such that NIH, 
     still subject to the transfer, now will receive $715,000,000 
     in return which is more than the estimated $700,000,000 it 
     will contribute. All the section 241 transfer funds are 
     allocated to the National Institute of General Medical 
     Sciences (NIGMS). This reform ensures the section 241 
     transfers are a net benefit to NIH rather than a liability.
       The NIH is expected to base its funding decisions only on 
     scientific opportunities and the peer review process. In 
     accordance with longstanding tradition, funding is not 
     directed to any specific disease research area.
       The agreement notes concern that the number of Ruth L. 
     Kirschstein National Research Service Awards has declined 
     since fiscal year 2007. The agreement expects the NIH to 
     provide no less than last year in stipend levels and training 
     awards.
       The agreement expects NIH to promote the advancement of 
     biomedical science in a manner that builds public trust and 
     accountability and expects NIH to conduct rigorous oversight 
     prior to the awarding of funds to ensure that all grants are 
     connected to the core mission and priorities of NIH.
       Recent GAO reports (GAO-14-490R and GAO-14-246) on NIH 
     research allocations highlight that NIH's research allocation 
     process does not significantly take into account any method 
     related to burden of disease on the American public, such as 
     death or prevalence rate. Therefore, the agreement urges NIH 
     to ensure research dollars are invested in areas in which 
     Americans lives may be improved.
       The agreement continues to protect the Clinical and 
     Translational Science Awards program, the Institutional 
     Development Awards program, and the mission of the National 
     Children's Study.

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       The Common Fund is supported as a set-aside within the 
     Office of the Director at $545,639,000, which includes the 
     $12,600,000 to support pediatric research as described in the 
     recently enacted Kids First legislation.
       The agreement directs the NIH Director and each IC Director 
     to ensure a process is in place to make certain new 
     scientific information reaches the public and health care 
     providers through the various other HHS outreach programs. 
     The agreement requests a report within 180 days of enactment 
     to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate 
     on how this process operates across each IC and the HHS 
     agencies, with an eye toward reducing duplication, and 
     improving dissemination of information.
       Administrative Burden Workgroup.--The agreement for FY 2014 
     requested that the NIH Director to initiate an Administrative 
     Burden Workgroup that included relevant stakeholders to 
     develop a plan to reduce the administrative burden on 
     grantees and their organizations. The NIH has not yet 
     chartered this workgroup and is directed to do so within 60 
     days of enactment and conduct the first meeting within 30 
     days of that date. The agreement requests a copy of the plan 
     and any applicable goals or reduction targets within 180 days 
     of enactment to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate.
       Antibiotic Resistance.--The agreement reflects concern 
     about growing antibiotic resistance. The agreement encourages 
     NIAID, BARDA, CDC, and other appropriate partners, within 180 
     days, to conduct a workshop and develop a coordinated action 
     plan to address research, public health and preparedness 
     issues in this field. It is anticipated that NIAID will work 
     with partners to develop a comprehensive plan with a timeline 
     and measurable objectives for each partner to address the 
     issues over the next five years. The agreement also urges 
     NIAID to increase its efforts to accelerate the development 
     of new antibiotics.
       Alzheimer's Disease.--The agreement includes an increase of 
     $25,000,000 for NIA. In keeping with longstanding practice, 
     the agreement does not recommend a specific amount of NIH 
     funding for this purpose or for any other individual disease. 
     Doing so would establish a dangerous precedent that could 
     politicize the NIH peer review system. Nevertheless, in 
     recognition that Alzheimer's disease poses a serious threat 
     to the Nation's long-term health and economic stability, the 
     agreement expects that a significant portion of the 
     recommended increase for NIA should be directed to research 
     on Alzheimer's. The exact amount should be determined by 
     scientific opportunity of additional research on this disease 
     and the quality of grant applications that are submitted for 
     Alzheimer's relative to those submitted for other diseases.
       Autism and Telehealth.--The agreement supports NIMH's 
     funding of meaningful research into the use of telehealth 
     resources in the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum 
     disorders. NIMH shall report to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations within 90 days of enactment of 
     this act detailing the current research opportunities 
     involving telehealth and autism diagnosis and treatment.
       Basic Biomedical Research.--The agreement urges the NIH 
     Director to continue the traditional focus on basic 
     biomedical research. The purpose of basic research is to 
     discover the nature and mechanics of disease and identify 
     potential therapeutic avenues likely to lead to the 
     prevention and treatment of human disease. Without this early 
     scientific investigation, future development of treatments 
     and cures would be impossible. Basic biomedical research must 
     remain a key component of both the intramural and extramural 
     research portfolio at the NIH.
       Big Data.--The agreement continues to expect NIH to protect 
     the privacy of individuals who are the subject of research. 
     As the Big Data to Knowledge Initiative (or any similar 
     initiative) creates new methods of collecting data from 
     research, attention must be paid to new ways of protecting 
     the data of individuals involved. NIH is directed to include 
     requirements related to privacy protections in every grant 
     that involves human research, such as the issuance of 
     certificates of confidentiality.
       Blue Ribbon Commission on Scientific Standing.--The 
     agreement directs the NIH Office of the Director to fund, in 
     consultation with the National Science Foundation and 
     Department of Education, a contract with the National Academy 
     of Sciences to establish a Blue Ribbon Commission charged 
     with discerning American public opinion on, understanding of, 
     and acceptance of scientific research. The Commission shall 
     examine the present state of scientific repute in America and 
     present recommendations for how to improve scientific 
     literacy, education, and enhance scientific regard amongst 
     the American public.
       Cardiovascular Disease.--The agreement reflects awareness 
     that in March 2014, Cambridge University researchers reported 
     that current evidence does not clearly support cardiovascular 
     guidelines that encourage high consumption of polyunsaturated 
     fatty acids and low consumption of total saturated fats. The 
     agreement recognizes that these findings create conflicting 
     information being provided to the public. The agreement 
     requests NHLBI convene a state of the science meeting within 
     180 days after enactment with participants from CDC and other 
     appropriate scientists from all sides of this debate to 
     identify the open questions arising from this new study.
       Clinical Trials.--The agreement requests GAO to conduct a 
     review of how NIH applied the recommendations from the 2010 
     IOM report on NCI's clinical trials across all NIH ICs to 
     improve NIH-wide clinical trial activity. Specifically, the 
     review should provide recommendations related to 
     administering, monitoring, managing, and supporting an 
     appropriate NIH-wide portfolio of clinical trial activity. 
     Further, the agreement expects NIH to review its policies and 
     make changes as appropriate to ensure appropriate minority 
     participation in clinical trials across all NIH ICs.
       Commitment to New and Early Stage Investigators.--The 
     agreement appreciates NIH's commitment to identifying and 
     attracting new biomedical researchers and expects it will 
     continue to explore novel ways to encourage early transition 
     to independence. The agreement reflects significant concern 
     that the average age at which an investigator first obtains 
     R01 funding from NIH remains around age 42. Therefore, NIH is 
     directed to develop a new approach with actionable steps to 
     reduce the average age at which an investigator first obtains 
     R01 funding. The agreement requests NIH to provide the 
     Committees a report within 120 days of enactment on the steps 
     it will take, measurement methods, and a senior level IC 
     Director monitoring plan. Further, the plan should include an 
     analysis of the role of the universities in this effort. It 
     is also requested that future budget requests include the 
     past ten years of actual data on the average age at which an 
     investigator obtains R01 funding and the next three years of 
     future estimates.
       Common Fund.--NIH is expected to continue the longstanding 
     policy for Common Fund projects to be short-term, high-impact 
     awards, with no projects receiving funding for more than 10 
     years. Funding is not included for research within the Common 
     Fund specifically related to health care financing reform and 
     insurance incentive activities related to the Affordable Care 
     Act. The agreement continues to encourage NIH to consider 
     research related to new treatments, diagnostics, and the 
     impact of widespread adoption of the results of biomedical 
     science done with taxpayer dollars.
       Dental Caries.--Although dental caries have significantly 
     decreased for most Americans over the past four decades, 
     disparities remain among some population groups. The 
     agreement is concerned with these trends and encourages NIDCR 
     to explore more opportunities related to dental caries 
     research. In addition, NIDCR should coordinate with CDC 
     Division of Oral Health to identify research opportunities.
       Enhanced NIH Reporting on Research Spending by Disease and 
     Affected Populations.--The NIH reports and makes available to 
     the public on an annual basis the amount of research spending 
     by disease. This information is helpful and provides insight 
     to the public and the research community about overall NIH 
     research. The agreement requests NIH include, no later than 
     180 days after enactment and thereafter, the number of 
     Americans affected by each category listed in the RCDC 
     database, according to CDC or another federally-sourced data 
     file.
       Extramural and Intramural Research.--The agreement requests 
     an update in the fiscal year 2016 budget request on what 
     processes NIH has in place to ensure consistency between the 
     application of scientific policies to both extramural and 
     intramural researchers. The update should also describe how 
     NIH has implemented the request that all peer reviewers for 
     extramural research are provided detailed knowledge on the 
     scope of intramural activities that are related to the 
     subjects under consideration within their study sections to 
     prevent unintended support for duplicative research activity.
       Health Disparities.--The principles that serve as the 
     foundation of NCATS (public-private partnerships, community 
     outreach, and faster access to clinical trials) have 
     tremendous potential for addressing the long-standing 
     diseases associated with health disparities. NIH is 
     encouraged to support NCATS centers with a history of serving 
     health disparity populations so that research funding 
     provided through the various institutes can be leveraged to 
     address the higher incidences of cancer, stroke, and heart 
     disease disproportionately suffered by minority populations.
       Improve Data Availability.--The agreement directs that 
     within 90 days after enactment, the NIH Director should 
     submit a report that assures the Committees on Appropriations 
     that all journals supported with NIH resources are consistent 
     with the February 2013 memorandum from the Director of the 
     Office of Science and Technology Policy in the White House, 
     which states that data sets used in publications supported by 
     government grants should be made available to the public 
     where possible. The agreement expects NIH to take immediate 
     actionable steps to ensure all data from NIH supported 
     journals is available and reproducible.

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       Institutional Development Award (IDeA).--Many institutions 
     in Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research 
     (EPSCoR) qualifying States that could benefit from the IDeA 
     program are ineligible for funding. The IDeA Director is 
     directed to develop a legislative plan, including legislative 
     language, to update eligibility criteria and specifically 
     incorporate flexibility into the program to address EPSCoR 
     eligibility. The NIH is directed to report to the Committees 
     on Appropriations within 60 days after enactment of this act.
       Microbicides.--With NIH and USAID leadership, research has 
     shown the potential for antiretroviral (ARV) drugs to prevent 
     HIV infection in women. NIAID is encouraged to continue 
     coordination with USAID, the State Department and others to 
     advance ARV based microbicide development efforts with the 
     goal of enabling regulatory approval of the first safe and 
     effective microbicide for women and supporting product 
     development and efficacy trials of alternative ARV based 
     microbicides.
       Moderate Drinking.--Numerous epidemiological and basic 
     science studies have demonstrated that moderate drinking can 
     be beneficial to health by reducing risk for coronary artery 
     disease, type 2 diabetes, and rheumatoid arthritis, among 
     others. However, these studies used different protocols or 
     questionnaires, and may be difficult to compare. The 
     agreement encourages NIAAA to undertake a multicenter, 
     multiyear clinical study to clarify the health impact of 
     moderate alcohol consumption.
       NIH Workforce Study.--NIH performed a workforce study in 
     2008 that examined the state of the biomedical workforce in 
     the United States and provided insight on the future 
     workforce capacity and the need for new investigators to 
     sustain the enterprise. The agreement requests NIH update the 
     NIH New Investigator Projection (PI) report developed by the 
     NIH Office of Budget, assuming level funding. It should 
     consider the historical data, success rates of new 
     investigators, the success rates of second R01 (first 
     renewal) applications for early stage investigators, trends 
     in the workforce, data and actuarially sound assumptions with 
     updates on the number of researchers who receive NIH F or K 
     funding who then go on to work in industry. In addition, the 
     report should survey the historical change over time of 
     university policies that feed into the length of time to 
     become a PI and use that data to update the PI projection 
     model to ensure it has the correct mix of new and experienced 
     PIs in the workforce.
       National Center for Complementary and Alternative 
     Medicine.--The agreement includes a provision to change the 
     name of this center from the ``National Center for 
     Complementary and Alternative Medicine'' to the ``National 
     Center for Complementary and Integrative Health.'' Since the 
     inception of this center, the practices it researches have 
     grown in use to the point that Americans no longer consider 
     them an alternative to medical care: well over half of 
     Americans report using a dietary supplement; CDC data shows 
     that Americans spend $3,900,000,000 annually on spinal 
     manipulation therapy; and a recent survey showed that three-
     quarters of healthcare workers prefer to utilize 
     complementary methods when suffering from illness or injury. 
     These methods are no longer being used instead of medical 
     care; they are increasingly being integrated into the 
     Nation's healthcare system, whether by practitioners or by 
     patients themselves. For that reason, the term ``alternative 
     medicine'' is being retired in favor of supporting research 
     on integrative health.
       National Children's Study (NCS).--The recommendations of 
     the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) June 2014 NCS assessment 
     provided valuable insight. The NCS's goals and mission has 
     the potential to add immeasurably to the scientific knowledge 
     on children's health and the Committees on Appropriations 
     have supported this project for numerous years. The IOM 
     provided a framework of recommendations and concerns about 
     the recent changes to the NCS. The NIH Director is expected 
     to use this framework to ensure the mission and goals of the 
     NCS are realized to generate the anticipated returns from the 
     years of tax-payer support.
       NIH has an on-going workgroup reviewing the NCS that will 
     provide input to the NIH Director who will consider the NCS's 
     next phase over the coming weeks. In particular, the NIH 
     decision process should ensure full consideration of IOM 
     comments prior to any changes. The NIH Director is to provide 
     the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, within 90 
     days of enactment, a detailed report and plan about the 
     actions taken, decision making process, options under 
     consideration, and other similar structural issues identified 
     by the IOM.
       Nurturing Talent and Innovation in Research.--The agreement 
     understands that NIDA is considering a new kind of award, 
     which would blend NIH's Pioneer and new innovator award 
     mechanisms. The agreement requests that NIH provide the data 
     used to develop this approach, the expected outcome measures 
     for this mechanism, and annual updates on the progress 
     related to the measures prior to any forward movement on this 
     approach.
       Office of the Director.--The agreement encourages the NIH 
     Director to ensure all ICs continue to support the pathways 
     to independence program, which provides new investigators 
     with mentored grants that convert into independent research 
     project grants. In addition, the agreement continues to 
     support new innovator awards, pioneer awards, and the 
     transformative R01 program through the Common Fund. The 
     agreement has provided bill language for specific funds 
     authorized by the recently enacted Kids First Act within the 
     Common Fund to support the first year of the 10-year 
     Pediatric Research Initiative.
       Pediatric Cancer.--The agreement understands NCI reduced 
     support for some pediatric cancer clinical trials. The 
     agreement requests an update in the fiscal year 2016 budget 
     request with a summary of all pediatric cancer activity 
     supported in fiscal years 2013, 2014, and 2015 estimate. 
     Further, the agreement expects NIH to review how it can use 
     the Cures Acceleration Network (CAN) activity and funds to 
     develop regulatory and other tools that can be used to 
     accelerate the development of pediatric drugs.
       Pilot on Third Party Collections.--The agreement 
     understands from NIH that it determined, after much effort 
     that it could not effectively implement the 3rd party 
     collections pilot. Thus, the agreement deletes the 3rd party 
     collections language that appeared in prior appropriations 
     bills.
       Prioritization of Funding.--NIH is expected to prioritize 
     Federal funds for medical research over outreach and 
     education. The agreement expects NIH to distribute grant 
     funding in the spirit of its long-standing reputation as a 
     meritocracy, basing eligibility requirements on the merit of 
     the researchers' ideas and productivity, with no 
     discriminatory review requirements, and supporting both 
     research institutes and team-based research.
       Quarterly Updates of NIH Operating Plans.--The agreement 
     acknowledges the IC mechanism tables serve as the NIH 
     operating plans for available resources and directs NIH to 
     provide quarterly updates of these plans to the 
     Appropriations Committees of the House and Senate.
       Rehabilitation Research.--The agreement expects the NIH 
     Rehabilitation Coordinating Committee (NIH RCC) to host a 
     trans-NIH State of the Science Conference on Medical 
     Rehabilitation Research, develop and regularly update a 
     trans-NIH plan for medical rehabilitation science, and better 
     coordinate the grants to adhere to the definition of 
     rehabilitation research recommended by the Blue Ribbon Panel 
     on Medical Rehabilitation Research. NIH is urged to establish 
     certain benchmarks to assess whether the coordination 
     proposals being implemented are having a positive impact on 
     rehabilitation science at NIH. Finally, the agreement 
     requests the NICHD and the NIH Director receive an annual 
     briefing to discuss progress in rehabilitation research and 
     the level of trans-NIH activity in this area of research.
       Reproducibility of Research Results.--The agreement expects 
     NIH to stress the importance of experimental rigor and 
     transparency of reporting of research findings in order to 
     enhance the ability of others to replicate them. The 
     agreement concurs in the view that the gold standard of good 
     science is the ability of a lab to reproduce a method and 
     finding and is therefore concerned with reports that so much 
     published biomedical research cannot be easily reproduced. 
     The agreement expects that NIH will develop incentives for 
     scientists to undertake confirmation studies, best practice 
     guidelines that would facilitate the conduct of replicable 
     research and guidelines to encourage research transparency in 
     the reporting of methods and findings. In addition, the 
     agreement expects an NIH-wide policy and trans-NIH oversight 
     to address the replication concerns. The agreement requests 
     an update in the fiscal year 2016 budget request on the 
     activities NIH has on-going toward this effort, the annual 
     measure and amount of resources spent or estimated each year 
     toward this effort.
       Science, Technology, Education and Mathematics (STEM).--The 
     President's fiscal year 2015 budget recommends eliminating 
     several STEM programs at the NIH as part of a government-wide 
     consolidation of STEM education activities. The proposed STEM 
     consolidation would affect NIAID Science Education Awards, 
     NIDA Science Education Drug Abuse Partnership Award, NIEHS 
     Short Term Education Experience for Research, and NINDS 
     Diversity Research Education Grants in Neuroscience. NIH is 
     directed to continue funding these programs in fiscal year 
     2015 and sufficient funding is provided to do so.
       Study Sections Pediatric Expertise.--The agreement 
     recognizes the importance of having experts in pediatric 
     cancer serve on study sections that review pediatric cancer 
     applications to provide a better understanding of the value 
     and implication of pediatric cancer research proposals. The 
     agreement expects NIH to ensure that when study sections are 
     reviewing pediatric research applications they have permanent 
     or ad hoc members who are experts in the field as part of the 
     review.
       Transforming Basic Science to Preventive Medicine through 
     Technology.--The agreement requests NIH to develop an NIH-
     wide approach (including all ICs) to rapidly improve the 
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     preventative medicine through the convergence of technology 
     and biomedical science. The agreement requests NIH hold a 
     joint forum with these types of industries, academic 
     engineers, and appropriate biomedical research organizations 
     to develop a range of potential scientific questions, 
     capabilities, gaps, and related biomedical scientific 
     constraints.
       Undiagnosed Disease Program.--The agreement encourages NIH 
     to create a public/private partnership for the Undiagnosed 
     Disease Network (UDN) similar to other partnerships NIH has 
     fostered with other entities. The partnership should include 
     how the UND can support physicians who are handling cases of 
     undiagnosed diseases with new knowledge, consistent with 
     applicable privacy laws, including HIPAA privacy and security 
     law, through an ability to search for similar cases and to 
     network and collaborate with physicians handling similar 
     cases in order to accelerate the diagnosis, treatment 
     options, and improve patient outcomes across the country. The 
     agreement expects NIH to fully leverage the public/private 
     partnership with other federal research agencies to 
     facilitate even earlier recognition and improved treatment 
     options of undiagnosed symptoms and diseases across the 
     country.
       Women's Health Research.--The agreement notes the recent 
     25th anniversary of the NIH's Office of Research on Women's 
     Health. This office was authorized by Congress to correct the 
     gender imbalance of research and highlight the importance of 
     women's health issues to the larger scientific community. The 
     agreement congratulates the office on its longevity and 
     success. In that vein, the agreement supports NIH's recent 
     shift toward achieving balance between females and males in 
     pre-clinical research and encourages the NIH to ensure this 
     applies to experimental models used for basic science 
     research and that both males and females are utilized to 
     investigate diseases that affect men and women. It is 
     recommended that the NIH expand its current policies to 
     require NIH funded investigators to prominently indicate the 
     sex of their experimental model in their grant application 
     and progress reports. Further, those investigators studying 
     both sexes, should be required to report, and when 
     appropriate, analyze their data by sex as part of grant 
     progress reporting to the Agency. The same should be 
     encouraged in all published results resulting from NIH 
     funding. When it is unknown what proportions of women and men 
     are affected by a specific disease, NIH is encouraged to 
     require investigators to utilize valid experimental design 
     including consideration of sex as a biological variable in 
     relevant research on animals, cells, and human subjects, as 
     scientifically appropriate.
       The agreement recognizes NIH's efforts to include female 
     participants in all phases of pre-clinical and clinical 
     trials, as scientifically appropriate. The agreement also 
     supports requiring investigators to analyze study results by 
     sex/gender and minority subpopulations as appropriate, based 
     on the scope of the research. Proposals that include adequate 
     numbers of women and men and include a robust plan for 
     analysis, publication, and distribution of findings should be 
     given priority in funding decisions, when appropriate.
       NIH is directed to include in their biannual report the 
     proportion of women and minorities as subjects in clinical 
     research participant enrollment by trial phase and in all 
     studies of human subjects. The NIH is also directed to report 
     on preclinical research in terms of the proportion of studies 
     that incorporate sex as a biological variable and of those 
     studies which analyze data by sex as part of grant review, 
     award, and oversight processes and this data should be 
     reported by Institute and Center across the Agency.
       The National Library of Medicine is urged to implement 
     changes to Clinicaltrials.gov that will require users to 
     input the number of participants that drop out of trials and 
     break those participants out by sex/gender and race.
       Valley Fever.--The agreement acknowledges the joint NIH and 
     CDC efforts to combat coccidiodomycosis, also known as Valley 
     Fever. Specifically, the agreement supports ongoing efforts 
     by NIH and CDC to develop a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) 
     to identify an effective treatment for coccidioidomycosis, 
     develop a vaccine, and increase awareness of this disease 
     among medical professionals and the public, which can help 
     with early diagnosis and treatments to reduce the length and 
     severity of this disease. The agreement encourages NIH and 
     CDC to work with relevant experts in coccidioidomycosis 
     endemic areas to consider RCT activity.
       Young Investigators.--The agreement requests NIH review the 
     grant success rates for early stage investigators in their 
     first two grant submissions to consider whether the grant 
     applications submitted by all early stage investigators, 
     regardless of whether they successfully achieved their first 
     submission, should compete against other early stage 
     investigators instead of all submissions as a whole.
       In particular, the agreement continues to support NIH 
     biomedical research activities in the following areas and 
     requests an update for each listed disease, condition, or 
     topic in the fiscal year 2016 budget request to describe the 
     latest efforts ongoing and planned for the fiscal year 2016 
     request:
       Amyloidosis; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Angelman 
     syndrome; ARV based microbicides; Autism; autoimmune 
     diseases; behavioral research and cancer; biomarkers; 
     botanical products to treat cancer; Brain Research through 
     Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies initiative; breast 
     cancer screenings; chemical risk assessments; chromosome 
     abnormalities; chronic constipation; chronic overlapping pain 
     conditions; chronic pelvic pain; chronic obstructive 
     pulmonary disease; congenital heart disease; contraception 
     research and development; cures related to blindness-inducing 
     illnesses; Cystic Fibrosis; diabetes; diabetes-related kidney 
     disease; DPCPSI portfolio analysis NIH-wide policies; drug 
     rescue and repurposing; Duchene muscular dystrophy; The 
     Entrepreneurs-in-Residence initiative; fiscal management; 
     focal gastric cancer; Fragile X research; gastrointestinal 
     cancer; global health technologies; health disparities in 
     children and adolescents; Healthy Homes; Hepatitis B; 
     heterotaxy research; high risk and high reward research; 
     human placenta project; implementation of CTSA IOM 
     recommendations; implementation of the Recalcitrant Cancer 
     Research Act; inflammatory bowel disease; information 
     technology related to behavioral risk factors for cancer; 
     infusion pumps; interstitial cystitis; Jackson Heart Study; 
     Kennedy's disease; liver cancer; lower life expectancy; 
     Lupus; Lymphangioleiomyomatosis; Malaria and neglected 
     tropical diseases; marijuana research; maternal morbidity; 
     medications in pregnancy; metastasis genetics; minority 
     participation in clinical trials; mitochondrial disease; 
     multiple sclerosis; National Pediatric Research Network Act; 
     Nephrotic syndrome; Neurofibromatosis; Network for Excellence 
     in Neuroscience Clinical Trials; non-small lung cancer; 
     opioid drug abuse; ovarian cancer; palliative care; 
     pancreatic cancer; pediatric low grade astrocytoma research; 
     pediatric kidney disease; performance measures for each NCATS 
     program, project, or activity; precision medicine; preterm 
     birth; psychosocial distress complications; psychotropic 
     medications and children; rare bone diseases; research 
     centers in minority institutions; research focused on drug 
     abuse in veterans; segmental glomerulosclerosis; scleroderma; 
     Sickle Cell disease; sleep disorders; Spina Bifida; spinal 
     muscular atrophy; stroke; telemedicine; temporomandibular 
     disorders; training and career development for clinical 
     investigators (``K'' and ``T'' Awards); translational 
     research results and expenditures since FY 2013; trans-NIH 
     basic behavioral and social science opportunity network; type 
     1 diabetes; universal flu vaccine; Usher Syndrome; vision 
     research relating to ``Regenerating Neurons and Neural 
     Connections in the Eye and Visual System''; and Wilms tumor.

       Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

       The agreement continues bill language directing the 
     Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
     Services Administration (SAMHSA) to exempt the Mental Health 
     Block Grant and the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
     Block Grant from being used as a source for the PHS 
     evaluation set-aside in fiscal year 2015, as was done prior 
     to fiscal year 2012.


                             MENTAL HEALTH

       Within the total provided for Mental Health Programs of 
     Regional and National Significance, the agreement includes 
     the following amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            FY 2015
                   Budget Activity                         Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Capacity:
    Seclusion & Restraint............................         $1,147,000
    Youth Violence Prevention........................         23,099,000
    Project Aware State Grants.......................         39,902,000
    Mental Health First Aid..........................         14,963,000
    Healthy Transitions..............................         19,951,000
    National Traumatic Stress Network................         45,887,000
    Children and Family Programs.....................          6,458,000
    Consumer and Family Network Grants...............          4,954,000
    MH System Transformation and Health Reform.......          3,779,000
    Project LAUNCH...................................         34,555,000
    Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration...         49,877,000
    National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.........          2,000,000
    Suicide Lifeline.................................          7,198,000
GLS--Youth Suicide Prevention--States................         35,427,000
    GLS--Youth Suicide Prevention--Campus............          6,488,000
    AI/AN Suicide Prevention Initiative..............          2,931,000
    Homelessness Prevention Programs.................         30,696,000
    Minority AIDS....................................          9,224,000
    Criminal and Juvenile Justice Programs...........          4,269,000
    Tribal Behavioral Health Grants..................          4,988,000
Science and Service:
    GLS--Suicide Prevention Resource Center..........          5,988,000
    Consumer & Consumer Support T.A. Centers.........          1,918,000
    Primary/Behavioral Health Integration T.A........          1,991,000
    Minority Fellowship Program......................          8,059,000
    Disaster Response................................          1,953,000
    Homelessness.....................................          2,296,000
    HIV/AIDS Education...............................            771,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Access to Mental Health Services for Veterans.--Many 
     localities have successfully used customized web portals to 
     assist veterans struggling with mental health and substance 
     abuse issues. SAMHSA is encouraged to promote locally-
     customized web portals in order to expand their use 
     nationwide.
       Primary and Behavioral Healthcare Integration.--The 
     agreement directs SAMHSA to ensure that new Integration 
     grants awarded for fiscal year 2015 are funded under the 
     authorities in section 520K of the PHS Act.
       Community Mental Health Services Block Grant.--The 
     agreement continues bill language from last year requiring 
     that at least

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     5 percent of the funds for the Mental Health Block Grant 
     program be set-aside for evidence-based programs that address 
     the needs of individuals with early serious mental illness, 
     including psychotic disorders. SAMHSA is expected to continue 
     its collaboration with NIMH to ensure that funds from this 
     set-aside are used only for programs showing strong evidence 
     of effectiveness.
       Children's Mental Health Services.--The agreement includes 
     bill language requested by the administration allowing SAMHSA 
     to provide technical assistance to communities wanting to 
     establish comprehensive children's mental health services 
     even if they are not current grantees. The authorization 
     currently limits the provision of technical assistance by 
     SAMHSA only to current grantees.


                       SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT

       Within the total provided for Substance Abuse Treatment 
     Programs of Regional and National Significance, the agreement 
     includes the following amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Budget Activity                       FY15 Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Capacity:
    Opioid Treatment Programs/Regulatory Activities..         $8,724,000
    Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral, and              44,889,000
     Treatment.......................................
        PHS Evaluation Funds.........................          2,000,000
    TCE.--General....................................         23,223,000
    Pregnant & Postpartum Women......................         15,931,000
    Strengthening Treatment Access and Retention.....          1,000,000
    Recovery Community Services Program..............          2,434,000
    Access to Recovery...............................         38,223,000
    Children and Families............................         29,605,000
    Treatment Systems for Homeless...................         41,386,000
    Minority AIDS....................................         65,570,000
    Criminal Justice Activities......................         78,000,000
Science and Service:
    Addiction Technology Transfer Centers............          9,046,000
    Minority Fellowship Program......................          2,539,000
    Special Initiatives/Outreach.....................          1,432,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Addiction Technology Transfer Centers (ATTC).--The 
     agreement rejects the administration request to reduce 
     funding for the ATTCs. SAMHSA is directed to ensure that 
     ATTCs maintain a primary focus on addiction treatment and 
     recovery services.
       Criminal Justice Activities.--The agreement provides 
     $78,000,000 for Criminal Justice Activities and directs that 
     no less than $50,000,000 will be used exclusively for Drug 
     Court activities. SAMHSA is directed to ensure that all Drug 
     Treatment Court funding is allocated to serve people 
     diagnosed with a substance use disorder as their primary 
     condition. SAMHSA is further directed to ensure that all drug 
     treatment court grant recipients work directly with the 
     corresponding State substance abuse agency in the planning, 
     implementation, and evaluation of the grant. SAMHSA is 
     further directed to expand training and technical assistance 
     to drug treatment court grant recipients to ensure evidence-
     based practices are fully implemented.
       SAMHSA is directed to make Criminal Justice funding 
     available for competitive grants to community-based providers 
     through the Offender Reentry Program to implement overdose 
     prevention programs for incarcerated and recently released 
     individuals. The Administrator is directed to ensure an 
     equitable amount of grant opportunities are available to 
     grantees that serve those currently in custody, prior to 
     release from incarceration, and continue for at least two 
     months post-release into community-based services as part of 
     a transition plan. Overdose prevention programs should 
     include an educational component that includes SAMHSA's 
     Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit. Additionally, grant award 
     decisions should give particular weight to overdose 
     prevention programs that collaborate with community 
     corrections and law enforcement entities as well as judges.
       Adult Behavioral Health Court Collaborative.--SAMHSA is 
     directed to provide a briefing within 30 days of enactment to 
     explain the basis for awarding Behavioral Health Court 
     Collaborative grants. There are concerns that such awards may 
     not be based primarily on factors that demonstrate the 
     effectiveness of these grants.
       Opioid Treatment Education and Training Programs.--The 
     agreement reflects concern that the United States has seen a 
     500 percent increase in admissions to treatment for 
     prescription drug abuse since 2000. Further, according to a 
     recent study, 37 States saw an increase in admissions to 
     treatment for heroin dependence during the past 2 years. To 
     address the ongoing opioid crisis, SAMHSA is directed to 
     update all of its professional education and training 
     programs for opioid treatment programs (OTPs), office-based 
     opioid treatment programs (OBOTs) and other addiction 
     treatment settings, such that evidence-based innovations in 
     counseling, recovery support, and abstinence-based relapse 
     prevention medication assisted treatments, are fully 
     incorporated.
       Prescription Drug and Heroin Treatment.--Of the amount 
     provided for Targeted Capacity Expansion, the agreement 
     includes $12,000,000 for discretionary grants to States for 
     the purpose of expanding treatment services to those with 
     heroin or opioid dependence. The agreement directs CSAT to 
     ensure that these grants include as an allowable use the 
     support of medication assisted treatment and other clinically 
     appropriate services. These grants should be made available 
     to States with the highest rates of primary treatment 
     admissions for heroin and opiates per capita, and should 
     target those States that have demonstrated a dramatic 
     increase in admissions for the treatment of opiates and 
     heroin in recent years.
       Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment 
     (SBIRT).--SAMHSA is directed to ensure that funds provided 
     for SBIRT are used for existing evidence-based models of 
     providing early intervention and treatment services to those 
     at risk of developing substance abuse disorders.
       Overdose Fatality Prevention.--The agreement reflects 
     strong concerns about the increasing number of unintentional 
     overdose deaths attributable to prescription and 
     nonprescription opioids. SAMHSA is urged to take steps to 
     encourage and support the use of Substance Abuse and 
     Prevention Block Grant funds for opioid safety education and 
     training, including initiatives that improve access for 
     licensed healthcare professionals, to include paramedics, to 
     emergency devices used to rapidly reverse the effects of 
     opioid overdoses. Such initiatives should incorporate robust 
     evidence-based intervention training, and facilitate linkage 
     to treatment and recovery services.


                       SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION

       Within the total provided for Substance Abuse Prevention 
     Programs of Regional and National Significance, the agreement 
     includes the following amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Budget Activity                      FY15  Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Capacity:
    Strategic Prevention Framework/Partnerships for         $109,484,000
     Success.........................................
    Mandatory Drug Testing...........................          4,894,000
    Minority AIDS....................................         41,205,000
    Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking (STOP          7,000,000
     Act)............................................
        National Adult-Oriented Media Public Service           1,000,000
         Campaign....................................
        Community-based Coalition Enhancement Grants.          5,000,000
        Intergovernmental Coordinating Committee on            1,000,000
         the Prevention of Underage Drinking.........
Science and Service:
    Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder..................          1,000,000
    Center for the Application of Prevention                   7,493,000
     Technologies....................................
    Science and Service Program Coordination.........          4,072,000
    Minority Fellowship Program......................             71,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The agreement directs that all of the funding appropriated 
     explicitly for substance abuse prevention purposes both in 
     CSAP's PRNS lines as well as the funding from the 20 percent 
     prevention set-aside in the SAPT Block Grant be used only for 
     bona fide substance abuse prevention programs and not for any 
     other purpose.
       Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant 
     (SPFSIG) and Partnerships for Success.--The agreement 
     provides $109,484,000 for the Strategic Prevention Framework 
     State Incentive Grant and Partnerships for Success program. 
     These two programs shall continue to focus exclusively on: 
     addressing State- and community-level indicators of alcohol, 
     tobacco, and drug use; targeting and implementing appropriate 
     universal prevention strategies; building infrastructure and 
     capacity; and preventing substance use and abuse.
       The agreement does not approve of SAMHSA's proposal to use 
     $1,500,000 from the SPFSIG to expand the focus of community 
     coalitions to include mental health promotion and mental 
     illness prevention. SAMHSA is directed not to use any SPFSIG 
     funds for this initiative.
       STOP Act.--SAMHSA is commended for delivering annual 
     reports to Congress that include best practices standards and 
     provide guidance to States regarding underage drinking 
     prevention policies. In recognition of the increasingly 
     strong evidence of a relationship between youth exposure to 
     alcohol marketing and underage drinking, SAMHSA is urged to 
     add to its data collection activities monitoring and 
     reporting of State laws and regulations that address alcohol 
     marketing targeting young people, including but not limited 
     to: sponsorships of family events, marketing on college 
     campuses, and signage in locales where children are likely to 
     be present. SAMHSA is also encouraged to initiate a 
     dissemination program to alert community coalitions, policy 
     makers, researchers, and other interested parties to the 
     findings and resources found in the reports to Congress, 
     working collaboratively with STOP Act Drug Free Community 
     coalition grantees. All funds appropriated for STOP Act 
     community based coalition enhancement grants shall be used 
     for making grants to eligible communities and not for any 
     other purposes or activities.


                HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AND PROGRAM SUPPORT

       Within the total provided for health surveillance and 
     program support, the agreement includes the following 
     amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Budget Activity                       FY15 Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Health Surveillance..................................        $16,830,000
    PHS Evaluation Fund..............................         30,428,000
Program Management...................................         72,002,000
Behavioral Health Workforce..........................         35,000,000
Public Awareness and Support.........................         13,482,000
Performance and Quality Info. Systems................         12,918,000
Behavioral Health Workforce Data.....................                  0
    PHS Evaluation Fund..............................          1,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The agreement includes bill language requested by the 
     administration to allow funds tapped for emergency response 
     grants, as authorized by section 501(m) of the PHS Act, to

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     be available for an additional year. SAMHSA shall provide a 
     report within 90 days of enactment on its use of this 
     authority for the past 5 years, which should include the 
     amount of funds tapped from programs and the amount lapsing 
     at the end of the year.
       The agreement notes that SAMHSA is taking steps to change 
     the platforms used to collect data describing outcomes 
     associated with substance abuse grants and mental health 
     grants. Any data collection effort must reflect the fact that 
     mental illness and addiction are two separate and unique 
     diseases requiring different data elements to accurately 
     assess program performance. SAMHSA is directed to submit a 
     report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
     by March 31, 2015, describing any changes made to date; any 
     plans for additional changes to data platforms; the reasons 
     behind the changes; and the process by which input has been, 
     or is being, sought regarding any proposed changes.
       The agreement includes $1,000,000 for the Behavioral Health 
     Minimum Data Set, which will develop consistent data 
     collection methods to identify and track behavioral health 
     workforce needs.

               Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality


                    healthcare research and quality

       The agreement provides $363,698,000 for the Agency for 
     Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
       Within the total for Health Costs, Quality, and Outcomes, 
     the agreement includes the following amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            FY 2015
                   Budget Activity                         Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Patient-Centered Health Research.....................                 $0
Prevention/Care Management...........................         11,590,000
Value................................................                  0
Health Information Technology (IT)...................         28,170,000
Patient Safety Research..............................         76,584,000
    Healthcare Delivery Systems......................         10,000,000
Crosscutting Activities Related to Quality,                  112,207,000
 Effectiveness and Efficiency Research...............
    Investigator-Initiated Research Grants...........         45,882,000
MEPS.................................................         65,447,000
Program Management...................................         69,700,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The agreement expects AHRQ to focus its research on its 
     traditional mission, such as improving patient safety and 
     preventing healthcare associated infections.
       Health IT.--The agreement continues to fund research on 
     safe health IT practices specifically related to the design, 
     implementation, usability, and safe use of health IT systems.
       Healthcare Delivery Systems.--The agreement includes a 
     $5,000,000 increase for Healthcare Delivery Systems grants, 
     or ``patient safety learning labs.'' This funding supports a 
     systems model approach to patient safety issues in order to 
     identify interrelated threats, generate new ways of thinking 
     about these threats, and establish new environments conducive 
     to brainstorming and rapid prototyping techniques.
       Investigator-Initiated Research.--The agreement provides 
     support for investigator-initiated research at the same level 
     provided in fiscal year 2014. Investigator-initiated research 
     should not be targeted to any specific area of health 
     services research so as to generate the best unsolicited 
     ideas from the research community about a wide variety of 
     topics. For this reason the agreement rejects the 
     administration's request to target $15,000,000 of the 
     investigator-initiated grants to health economics. No funds 
     are included for this purpose.

               Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services


                           program management

       The agreement includes $3,669,744,000 for the Program 
     Management account to support a broad range of activities 
     including claims processing and program safeguard activities 
     performed by Medicare contractors.
       Access to Home Health Care.--The agreement requests that in 
     the fiscal year 2016 budget request, CMS quantify and explain 
     how the policy directing physicians to conduct face-to-face 
     certifications for home health care has prevented fraud, 
     increased access to health care, and impacted costs to the 
     Medicare and Medicaid programs. The agreement requests that 
     CMS include in the budget request how provider documentation 
     for face-to-face encounters can be simplified. In addition, 
     CMS should provide a public analysis related to rebasing 
     Medicare home health agencies within 90 days of enactment of 
     this act.
       Budget Request.--The CMS is expected to provide the 
     detailed plans for all of the agency's mandatory and 
     discretionary resources. The CMS tables should include the 
     prior year actual, current year request level, current year 
     actual (based on the operating plan) and budget request year 
     level. Further, include a description in the fiscal year 2016 
     budget request on the CMS fiscal management processes.
       Congressional Notice.--CMS has not been providing 
     congressional notification on issues of importance to the 
     Committees, such as ACA innovation grants and Health 
     Insurance Marketplace enrollment figures. These notifications 
     often are provided to organizations and the media prior to 
     notification to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations, and in some cases without any notification 
     provided to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations. CMS is directed to notify the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than one full 
     business day before ACA-related data and grant opportunities 
     are released by the Department.
       CMS Test Environment for Testing Industry Solutions.--The 
     agreement requests an update in the fiscal year 2016 budget 
     request on how CMS is making users aware of this IT solution 
     test space.
       Critical Access Hospitals (CAH)--The agreement continues to 
     be concerned about the proposal to eliminate CAH status from 
     facilities located less than 10 miles from another hospital 
     as this would require individuals to travel long distances to 
     access proper care and would fail to consider whether nearby 
     hospitals are capable of providing the services that would be 
     lost if a CAH is closed as a result of losing its 
     designation. It would also cause individuals to delay seeking 
     medical treatment and preventive care. The agreement requests 
     that CMS provide a report within 90 days of enactment of this 
     act to the appropriate Committees of the House and Senate on 
     how this proposal is expected to impact access to services in 
     rural communities, including the analysis and criteria.
       Demonstration of Part C and D Update.--The agreement 
     requests CMS provide an update in the fiscal year 2016 budget 
     request on demonstrations related to parts C and D. It should 
     specifically include evaluations that examine the advantages 
     and disadvantages of the service area of such plans that may 
     impact senior housing options in a given geographical area.
       Dialysis Facilities.--The agreement notes that dialysis 
     facilities and manufacturers may be receiving contradictory 
     guidance from State surveyors regarding conditions for 
     coverage. CMS is directed to review this issue and take 
     appropriate corrective actions as needed.
       Emergency Preparedness Plans.--The agreement encourages CMS 
     to partner with the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and 
     Response as the Department moves forward on a rule to require 
     emergency preparedness planning for all Medicare and Medicaid 
     providers.
       Enteral Nutrition.--In 2004, CMS concluded in a report to 
     Congress that enteral nutrition formulas and supplies were 
     not well suited for competitive acquisition. CMS is directed 
     to submit a report within 90 days after enactment of this act 
     that assesses the impact of the program on changes in 
     treatment patterns of enteral nutrition patients residing in 
     skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, and 
     intermediate care facilities, including the impact on the 
     patient's health, whether access has been reduced, and if 
     costs have increased due to new suppliers unfamiliar with the 
     clinical demands associated with such care.
       Fraud, Waste, and Abuse.--The agreement requests an update 
     in the fiscal year 2016 budget request on CMS' process, 
     across all operations, to ensure CMS maintains a focus on 
     preventing improper payments and paying claims right the 
     first time. The update shall include a proposal to measure 
     prevention as opposed to typical ``pay and chase'' measures 
     reported by CMS. Further, CMS is directed to increase its 
     collaboration with the HHS OIG on the oversight of ACA-
     related contracts to ensure all contract recipients meet 
     their performance obligations and are held accountable for 
     any actions not in accordance to the contract. The agreement 
     requests a report no later than 90 days after enactment of 
     this act describing the current oversight measures in place 
     for contracts awarded by CMS, including the recourse 
     available in the event that an organization fails to meet its 
     contractual obligations.
       Health Insurance Marketplace Transparency.--The agreement 
     includes modified bill language in section 226 that requires 
     CMS to provide cost information for the following categories: 
     Federal Payroll and Other Administrative Costs; Marketplace 
     related Information Technology (IT); Non IT Program Costs, 
     including Health Plan Benefit and Rate Review, Marketplace 
     Oversight, Payment and Financial Management, Eligibility and 
     Enrollment; Consumer Information and Outreach, including the 
     Call Center, Navigator Grants and Consumer Education and 
     Outreach; Marketplace Quality Review; Small Business Health 
     Options Program and Employer Activities; and Other 
     Marketplace Activities. Cost information should be provided 
     for each fiscal year since the enactment of Public Law 111-
     148. CMS is also required to include the estimated costs for 
     fiscal year 2016.
       Hepatitis C.--The agreement encourages CMS to consider the 
     prevalence of chronic viral hepatitis among beneficiaries and 
     the cost of providing care to those who are in the late 
     stages of this disease. The agreement encourages CMS to 
     educate Medicare beneficiaries and healthcare providers about 
     hepatitis C and the need for screening while identifying 
     opportunities to improve the quality of treatments and 
     services.
       Implantable Pain Pumps.--For 20 years, both pharmacies and 
     providers have billed Medicare directly for patient-specific 
     Part B drugs prescribed by providers and used for certain 
     implantable pain pumps. The agreement encourages CMS to 
     review their technical billing change made in 2013 whereby

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     only providers could bill CMS for these Part B drugs, so that 
     patient access to these medications will not be restricted in 
     States where State law prohibits pharmacies from selling 
     these medications to providers who directly bill CMS.
       Indian Eligibility.--The agreement directs CMS to work with 
     the Internal Revenue Service to review federal regulations 
     under their respective jurisdictions to determine who is 
     eligible as an Indian for the benefits and protections 
     provided to Indians. The agreement directs CMS to submit a 
     report with the agency's findings to the Senate and House 
     Appropriations Committees within 180 days of enactment of 
     this act.
       Medicaid Authority.--CMS is strongly urged to continue any 
     hospital pool payment authorities granted under Sec. 1115 of 
     the Social Security Act on the same terms and conditions as 
     the authorities currently apply to the demonstration project 
     for states not provided a disproportionate share hospital 
     allotment by law.
       Medicare Star Quality Rating System's (Stars).--The 
     agreement requests CMS provide an update on the status of 
     implementing the changes to the Stars methodology in the 
     fiscal year 2016 budget request.
       Physician Fee Schedule.--The agreement is concerned that 
     CMS has not provided adequate opportunity for public comment 
     on changes to surgical procedures described in the annual 
     Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rules, and is 
     concerned appropriate methodology has not been tested to 
     ensure no negative impact on patient care, patient access, 
     and undue administrative burdens are not placed on providers 
     and CMS. The agreement believes additional consideration 
     should be given to these changes prior to implementation of 
     changes outlined in the MPFS.
       Provider Nondiscrimination.--The fiscal year 2014 omnibus 
     directed HHS to correct the 2013 FAQ on Section 2706 of the 
     ACA to reflect the law and congressional intent; CMS has not 
     complied with this directive. CMS is directed to provide a 
     corrected FAQ by March 3, 2016 or an explanation for ignoring 
     congressional intent.
       Ophthalmology.--The agreement directs CMS to review its 
     current policy regarding awarding in-patient hospital status 
     for the purpose of Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement for 
     specialty eye hospitals and report to the Senate and House 
     Appropriations Committees on results of the review within 180 
     days of enactment of this act.
       Outpatient Drug Dispensing.--The agreement directs the 
     Administrator of CMS to develop additional proposals designed 
     to encourage short-cycle dispensing of outpatient 
     prescription drugs in long-term care facilities and 
     investigate the effects of dispensing fee changes on cost 
     savings in the short-cycle dispensing program. These 
     proposals should be submitted to the Senate and House 
     Appropriations Committees no later than 90 days after 
     enactment of this act.
       Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs).--Unintended consequences 
     of RAC audits can reduce patient access to care and 
     jeopardize the economic viability of critical health care 
     providers. The Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) 
     has a backlog of nearly 750,000 appeals. The length of time 
     to resolve an appeal, including OMHA's assignment of an 
     Administrative Law Judge, can take over five years. CMS has 
     an obligation to find a reasonable balance to eliminate true 
     fraud and abuse while not slowing payment to the majority of 
     honest providers that are negatively impacted by the RAC 
     process. CMS is directed to educate providers on how to 
     reduce errors, develop procedures to reduce the OMHA backlog; 
     and establish a process that provides educational feedback 
     from the OMHA to CMS and RAC contractors to reduce the 
     identification of claims that are likely to be overturned 
     once elevated to the OMHA. The fiscal year 2016 budget 
     request shall include a timeline, milestones, and measurable 
     goals to address these concerns with the RACs to reduce the 
     appeals backlog. The budget request for fiscal year 2016, and 
     subsequent years, shall include an actuarial estimate on the 
     amount of improper payments, actual and estimated recoveries 
     by year with percentage of recovered payments. CMS is 
     directed to submit a report to the appropriate committees of 
     the House and Senate, within 180 days of enactment, on the 
     cross-agency working group reviewing the Medicare appeals 
     process and its recommendations. The report should include 
     the agency's strategy to analyze and improve the entire 
     appeals process, as well as areas related to Medicare audit 
     contractors' quality of medical reviews; proposed statutory 
     challenges; timeline and strategy to eliminate the backlog; 
     steps to address the high overturn rates at OMHA; and steps 
     to improve stakeholder confidence that Medicare policies are 
     interpreted consistently and transparently throughout the 
     system.
       Rehabilitation Innovation Centers.--Comprehensive 
     rehabilitation research centers in the United States serve a 
     unique role in complex fields such as brain injury, strokes, 
     multiple traumas, and wartime injuries. Given the high volume 
     of Medicare and Medicaid patients served by these centers, 
     HHS is urged to evaluate the current prospective payment rate 
     with the goal of maintaining these centers of excellence and 
     continuing the high quality of care provided by these 
     centers.
       Risk Corridor Program.--In 2014, HHS issued a regulation 
     stating that the risk corridor program will be budget 
     neutral, meaning that the federal government will never pay 
     out more than it collects from issuers over the three year 
     period risk corridors are in effect. The agreement includes 
     new bill language to prevent the CMS Program Management 
     appropriation account from being used to support risk 
     corridors payments.
       Ventricular Assist Devices.--The agreement is concerned 
     with the Medicare National Coverage Analysis for Ventricular 
     Assist Devices for Bridge-to-Transplant and Destination 
     Therapy (CAG-00432R), Decision Memo dated October 30, 2013. 
     CMS is encouraged to review the decision, and upon receipt of 
     appropriate new evidence, to consider whether to cover 
     ventricular assist devices for 1) individuals who are 
     undergoing an evaluation to determine candidacy for heart 
     transplantation; and 2) individuals who would be potential 
     heart transplant candidates, but are not eligible because of 
     a contraindication that may be favorably modified by the use 
     of a ventricular assist device.


              HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE CONTROL ACCOUNT

       The agreement includes $672,000,000, to be transferred from 
     the Medicare trust funds, for Health Care Fraud and Abuse 
     Control activities. This includes a base amount of 
     $311,000,000 and an additional $361,000,000 through a budget 
     cap adjustment authorized by section 251(b) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                Administration for Children and Families


               LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

       Technical assistance, training, and monitoring.--The 
     director of the Office of Community Services should ensure 
     that funds provided for training and technical assistance are 
     provided to organizations with significant expertise working 
     with State, tribal, and local home energy assistance 
     programs.


                     REFUGEE AND ENTRANT ASSISTANCE

       Refugee Social Services.--In allocating social services 
     funding to States, the director of Office of Refugee 
     Resettlement should account for secondary migration of 
     refugees to ensure, to the greatest extent practicable, that 
     funding is allocated based on the total need for such 
     services in the State, and the total number of eligible 
     refugees living in that State. The director should work with 
     national resettlement agencies, State refugee coordinators, 
     and other organizations to determine ways to improve data 
     collection on secondary migration, and the mental and 
     physical health care and housing needs of refugees. Finally, 
     the director should also provide guidance to national 
     resettlement agencies and State refugee coordinators on how 
     to best consult with local stakeholders in the refugee 
     resettlement process.


   PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR THE CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT

       State plan requirements.--In submitting plans under section 
     658E of the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) 
     Act, States shall include an assurance that CCDBG Act funds 
     received by the State will not be used to develop or 
     implement an assessment for children that will be the primary 
     or sole basis for a child care provider being determined to 
     be ineligible to participate in the program.


                     CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES

       Head Start Designation Renewal System.--The agreement 
     continues to encourage HHS to consider the unique challenges 
     faced by Head Start providers in remote and frontier areas 
     when reviewing grantees as part of the Designation Renewal 
     System.
       Child Abuse Discretionary Activities.--The agreement 
     includes funding to continue the Quality Improvement Center 
     for Research-Based Infant-Toddler Court Teams program. These 
     funds support efforts that bring together the court system, 
     child welfare agencies, health professionals, and community 
     leaders to improve current practices in the child welfare 
     system and make better informed decisions on behalf of the 
     child.
       Child Welfare Research, Training and Demonstration.--The 
     agreement includes funding within this program to resume the 
     National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being.
       The Administration for Children and Families is encouraged 
     to continue to work with the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development to improve the availability and coordination of 
     housing, child welfare, and foster care services for older 
     youth in or aging out of the child welfare and foster care 
     systems.
       Community Services Block Grant (CSBG).--The Office of 
     Community Services (OCS) is commended for developing 
     additional assessment measures of the CSBG program and 
     management performance at the State, federal and local levels 
     in collaboration with grantees and community action agencies. 
     In addition, the agreement encourages OCS to renew support 
     for implementing a standard of excellence initiative for 
     community action agencies.
       The director of OCS should ensure CSBG funding is released 
     to grantees in a timely manner, and instruct grantees to 
     allocate funds to sub-grantees as quickly as reasonably 
     possible. Delays in awarding and distributing these funds can 
     cause unnecessary

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     hardships on both State and local agencies administering 
     these funds and the individuals they serve.

                  Administration For Community Living


                 AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES PROGRAMS

       The agreement includes a new general provision that 
     supports implementation of section 491 of the WIOA and the 
     transfer of the National Institute on Disability and 
     Rehabilitation Research, independent living programs under 
     chapter 1 of title VII of the Rehabilitation Act, and 
     programs under the Assistive Technology Act from the 
     Department of Education to the Department of Health and Human 
     Services.
       Home- and Community-Based Supportive Services.--ACL is 
     directed to work with States to prioritize innovative service 
     models, like naturally occurring retirement communities, 
     which help older Americans remain independent as they age.
       Elder Rights Support Activities.--The agreement includes 
     $7,874,000 for Elder Rights Support Activities, of which 
     $4,000,000 is included for a new Elder Justice Initiative to 
     provide competitive grants to States to test and evaluate 
     innovative approaches to preventing and responding to elder 
     abuse.
       Aging Network Support Activities.--The agreement provides 
     $9,961,000 for Aging Network Support Activities. The 
     agreement includes $2,500,000 to help provide supportive 
     services for aging Holocaust survivors living in the United 
     States.
       Limb Loss.-- Funding and administrative responsibility for 
     the Limb Loss Program is transferred from CDC to ACL in 
     fiscal year 2015 because the program is better aligned with 
     the ACL mission of increasing the independence and well-being 
     of people with disabilities. ACL is directed to work with CDC 
     on a smooth transition of the program, which ensures that 
     support for current grantees is continued in fiscal year 
     2015.
       University Centers for Excellence in Developmental 
     Disabilities (UCEDD).--Within the amount appropriated for 
     UCEDD, the agreement provides no less than the fiscal year 
     2014 level for technical assistance for the UCEDD network.
       Human Services Transportation.--The agreement includes 
     $1,000,000 for a competitive grant or contract for the 
     purpose of providing generally available technical assistance 
     to local government and nonprofit transportation providers. 
     This assistance should focus on the most cost-effective ways 
     to provide transportation assistance to all persons of any 
     age with disabilities.

                        Office of the Secretary


                    GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

       Overhead Costs.--The Department is directed to include in 
     its annual budget justification for fiscal year 2016, the 
     amount of administrative and overhead costs spent by the 
     Department for every major budget line. Beginning in fiscal 
     year 2017, and each year thereafter, the agreement directs 
     the Department to include the amount and percentage of 
     administrative and overhead costs spent by the Department for 
     every program, project and activity.
       Office of Women's Health.--The agreement includes 
     $3,100,000 to continue the State partnership initiative to 
     reduce violence against women, which provides funding to 
     state-level public and private health programs to improve 
     healthcare providers' ability to help victims of violence and 
     improve prevention programs.
       Sports-Related Injuries.--The agreement encourages the 
     Department to investigate the development of new and better 
     standards for testing sports equipment that is supported 
     through independent research, governance, and industrial 
     independence. These standards should actually replicate on-
     field impacts and produce testing data for ``worst-practical-
     impact'' conditions. Such standards will lead to research and 
     development of new safety equipment to ensure that athletes 
     have state-of-the-art gear that significantly reduces 
     injuries.
       Lupus.--The agreement includes $2,000,000 to continue the 
     national health education program on lupus for healthcare 
     providers, with the goal of improving diagnosis for those 
     with lupus and reducing health disparities. The agreement 
     reflects strong support for this program, which is intended 
     to engage healthcare providers, educators, and schools of 
     health professions in working together to improve lupus 
     diagnosis and treatment through education.
       Tribal Lease Agreements.--The agreement encourages the 
     Secretary to work with tribal governments in recognizing the 
     unique circumstances of Native Americans while maximizing 
     their full participation in Federal programs. Specifically, 
     the Secretary should review issues relating to real property 
     lease agreements when such agreements are ``less-than-arm's-
     length'' as defined under the Office of Management and 
     Budget's Circular A-87. The Secretary should work with tribes 
     in resolving such issues in the future.
       Transparency in Health Plans.--The agreement directs the 
     Secretary to provide additional clarification to qualified 
     health plans, based upon relevant and related GAO findings, 
     to ensure greater consistency and full transparency of 
     coverage options included in health insurance plans prior to 
     plan purchase in the marketplace enrollment process. The 
     agreement requests a timeline for such clarifying guidance to 
     be submitted to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations within 30 days after enactment of this act.
       Seafood Sustainability.--The agreement prohibits the 
     Department from using or recommending third party, 
     nongovernmental certification for seafood sustainability.
       Healthcare Provider Complaints.--Legislation appropriating 
     funding for the Department of Health and Human Services has 
     carried a general provision relating to health care providers 
     since fiscal year 2005 (Division H, Section 507(d) of Public 
     Law 113-76). Complaints regarding reported violations of 
     these provisions have been filed with the Office for Civil 
     Rights at the Department of Health and Human Services. The 
     Secretary is directed to respond to these complaints 
     expeditiously in accordance with final rule 45 CFR Part 88 
     published in Federal Register Vol. 76 No. 36.
       Evaluation Set-Aside.--The agreement expects that the 
     Department's calculation of the PHS evaluation set-aside will 
     be consistent with that of previous years.


                OFFICE OF MEDICARE HEARINGS AND APPEALS

       Appeals Backlog.--The agreement continues to be concerned 
     over the substantial backlog in the number of cases pending 
     before the administrative law judges at the Office of 
     Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) and the two-year 
     moratorium on assigning new cases. OMHA is directed to use 
     the additional funds provided to address the current backlog 
     and to increase its capacity to process the rising caseload. 
     The agreement requests a report no later than 90 days after 
     enactment of this act describing the plan to resolve the 
     current and future backlog at OMHA.


  OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL COORDINATOR FOR HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

       Information Blocking.--The Office of the National 
     Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is urged 
     to use its certification program judiciously in order to 
     ensure certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT) 
     provides value to eligible hospitals, eligible providers and 
     taxpayers. ONC should use its authority to certify only those 
     products that clearly meet current meaningful use program 
     standards and that do not block health information exchange. 
     ONC should take steps to decertify products that proactively 
     block the sharing of information because those practices 
     frustrate congressional intent, devalue taxpayer investments 
     in CEHRT, and make CEHRT less valuable and more burdensome 
     for eligible hospitals and eligible providers to use. The 
     agreement requests a detailed report from ONC no later than 
     90 days after enactment of this act regarding the extent of 
     the information blocking problem, including an estimate of 
     the number of vendors or eligible hospitals or providers who 
     block information. This detailed report should also include a 
     comprehensive strategy on how to address the information 
     blocking issue.
       Interoperability.--The agreement directs the Health IT 
     Policy Committee to submit a report to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations and the appropriate authorizing 
     committees no later than 12 months after enactment of this 
     act regarding the challenges and barriers to 
     interoperability. The report should cover the technical, 
     operational and financial barriers to interoperability, the 
     role of certification in advancing or hindering 
     interoperability across various providers, as well as any 
     other barriers identified by the Policy Committee.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The agreement includes $71,000,000 for the HHS Office of 
     the Inspector General (OIG) account.
       The agreement expects the OIG to improve its annual budget 
     request and looks forward to a revised format with more 
     details and performance measures related to discretionary 
     oversight. Further, the agreement expects the OIG to ensure 
     full oversight of ACA activities are included and described 
     in the fiscal year 2015 work plan. The work plan should 
     provide substantive activity for all HHS operating divisions 
     including the Food and Drug Administration.
       Lobbying.--The agreement requests an update on how the OIG 
     is working with the HHS agencies to improve monitoring of 
     grantee activities to ensure that no taxpayer resources are 
     used for lobbying.
       Top-25 Unimplemented Recommendations.--The agreement again 
     requests that within 90 days of enactment the OIG provide a 
     revised top-25 unimplemented recommendations report under the 
     same terms and condition as described in the explanatory 
     statement accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 
     2014.
       Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP).--Recent 
     reviews by the OIG raise questions about the independence of 
     the OHRP during the process to make determinations. The 
     agreement requests the OIG conduct a formal review of OHRP 
     procedures and make appropriate recommendations to ensure and 
     strengthen human subjects protections in future research and 
     ensure the independence of OHRP.
       Health Reform Oversight.--The agreement provides support 
     for oversight activities related to health reform. The OIG is 
     expected to provide a plan of how it will conduct these

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     oversight activities within 60 days after enactment to the 
     appropriate House of Representatives and Senate Committees.
       Effectiveness of Subsidy Data.--No later than June 1, 2015, 
     the HHS OIG, in consultation with the Treasury Inspector 
     General, shall submit a report to Congress that assesses 
     Internal Revenue Service procedures to reconcile Advance 
     Premium Tax Credit (APTC) amounts paid to individual 
     taxpayers for health care coverage in Federal and State 
     Health Insurance Exchanges and how HHS uses IRS information 
     to reduce fraud and overpayments.


            PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND

       The agreement reflects strong support for the Office of the 
     Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response's (ASPR) 
     International Influenza Vaccine Manufacturing program and 
     includes $15,000,000 in annual pandemic influenza funding for 
     this purpose. The funding level provided by the agreement 
     reflects a recognition that balances from previous pandemic 
     flu supplemental appropriations remain unobligated and 
     available for use by the Department. The agreement does not 
     support the request to establish a strategic investor 
     program.
       Pandemic Influenza Response Activities.--The agreement is 
     increasingly concerned about the threat posed to public 
     health by novel influenza strains such as H7N9, which caused 
     an outbreak in 2013. As a result of these potentially 
     devastating outbreaks, the agreement continues to support the 
     goals of protecting the U.S. population from national health 
     security threats posed by pandemic influenza and other new 
     and emerging threats.
       Project BioShield.--The agreement is committed to ensuring 
     the nation is adequately prepared against chemical, 
     biological, radiological, and nuclear attacks. The agreement 
     recognizes a public-private partnership to develop medical 
     countermeasures (MCMs) is required to successfully prepare 
     and defend the nation against these threats as has been 
     demonstrated in the decade since the initiation of the 
     Project BioShield Special Reserve Fund (SRF). Where there is 
     little or no commercial market, the agreement supports the 
     goal of an explicit commitment by the Government to 
     biodefense medical countermeasures, such as was provided 
     during fiscal years 2004-2013 by the initial SRF. Although 
     the agreement cannot provide the authorized 5-year amount of 
     $2,800,000,000, it continues to support the procurement of 
     MCMs. Further, the agreement requests the agency provide an 
     update in the fiscal year 2016 congressional budget on how it 
     can support training and simulated events to prepare for the 
     coordinated management and utilization of medical 
     countermeasures.
       Spend Plan.--ASPR has still not provided the 5-year spend 
     plan for the MCM enterprise as referenced in Senate report 
     113-71, as well as the Explanatory Statement accompanying 
     Public Law 113-76, and as required by Public Law 113-5, the 
     Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 
     2013. ASPR is directed to brief the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations within 90 days of enactment on 
     the status of this report and the reasons for the delay in 
     its receipt.

                           General Provisions


              PREVENTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH TRANSFER TABLE

       The agreement includes a provision that directs the 
     transfer of the Prevention and Public Health (PPH) Fund. In 
     fiscal year 2015, the level appropriated for the fund is 
     $927,000,000 after accounting for sequestration. The 
     agreement includes bill language in section 219 of this act 
     that requires that funds be transferred within 45 days of 
     enactment of this act to the following accounts, for the 
     following activities, and in the following amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Agency              Budget Activity           FY 2015  Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                ACL Alzheimer's Disease                      $14,700,000
                     Prevention Education and
                     Outreach..................
                ACL Chronic Disease Self                       8,000,000
                     Management................
                ACL Falls Prevention...........                5,000,000
                 CDCBreast Feeding Grants                      8,000,000
                     (Hospitals Promoting
                     Breastfeeding)............
                 CDCCancer Prevention & Control              104,000,000
                 CDCDiabetes...................               73,000,000
                 CDCEpidemiology and Laboratory               40,000,000
                     Capacity Grants...........
                 CDCHealthcare Associated                     12,000,000
                     Infections................
                 CDCHeart Disease & Stroke                    73,000,000
                     Prevention Program........
                 CDCMillion Hearts Program.....                4,000,000
                 CDCNutrition, Physical                       35,000,000
                     Activity, & Obesity Base
                     Activities................
                 CDCOffice of Smoking and                    110,000,000
                     Health....................
                 CDCPreventive Health and                    160,000,000
                     Health Services Block
                     Grants....................
                 CDCRacial and Ethnic                         30,000,000
                     Approaches to Community
                     Health (REACH)............
                 CDCSection 317 Immunization                 210,300,000
                     Grants....................
                 CDCLead Poisoning Prevention..               13,000,000
                 CDCWorkplace Wellness Grants..               10,000,000
                 CDCEarly Care Collaboratives..                4,000,000
           SAMHSA   Suicide Prevention (Garrett               12,000,000
                     Lee Smith)................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The agreement modifies the qualifying recipients of 
     National Research Service Awards funding for research in 
     primary medical care.
       The agreement includes a new provision renaming the 
     National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine as 
     the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health.
       The agreement includes a new provision allowing NIH to 
     retain reimbursements for research substances and credit them 
     to NIH Institutes and Centers.
       The agreement modifies the provision related to ACA 
     exchange funding transparency.
       The agreement includes new bill language to prevent the CMS 
     Program Management appropriation account from being used to 
     support risk corridors payments.
       The agreement includes a reauthorization of the Temporary 
     Assistance for Needy Families program.
       The agreement includes a new provision requiring unused 
     abstinence education funding to be reallocated to qualifying 
     States.
       The agreement includes a new provision requiring the NIH 
     Director to prepare and submit an annual independent 
     Alzheimer's budget request directly to Congress.

                   TITLE III--DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

                    Education for the Disadvantaged

       The Department shall continue to use its existing formula 
     in allocating funds to Bureau of Indian Education schools and 
     to follow this practice in any relevant future emergency 
     funding that provides it the same authority and discretion.
       With regard to the School Improvement Grants (SIG) program, 
     the Department's proposed implementation of bill language 
     that allows local educational agencies (LEAs) to implement a 
     State-determined school improvement strategy falls short of 
     Congressional intent. Several new bill language provisions 
     provide flexibility from the existing prescriptive SIG 
     requirements, so that LEAs will have the opportunity to 
     implement alternative strategies beyond those previously 
     required by the Department. However, the Department's Notice 
     of Proposed Requirements would require a State-determined 
     intervention strategy to be aligned with turnaround 
     principles, as well as impose seven additional requirements 
     on the State-determined strategy. The Department shall ensure 
     that any Final Requirements for the SIG program strictly 
     adhere to bill language which stipulates that LEAs may 
     implement an alternative State-determined school improvement 
     strategy that has been established by a State educational 
     agency (SEA) with the approval of the Secretary. In addition, 
     not later than 15 days prior to the publication of a Notice 
     Inviting Applications to submit State-determined school 
     improvement strategies, the Department shall brief the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations, Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, and Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor and Pensions on the Final Notice Inviting 
     Applications.

                      School Improvement Programs

       The Department should recognize that the roles and 
     responsibilities of principals continue to expand, including 
     the implementation of State-led teacher evaluation systems, 
     college and career-ready standards and new on-line 
     assessments, so they must be afforded specialized 
     opportunities for professional learning and growth targeted 
     to their role as instructional leaders. Therefore, the 
     Department should provide guidance to SEAs on ensuring that 
     sufficient professional development opportunities are 
     provided to principals in order to help them improve 
     instructional leadership capacity.
       Civic Education.--The agreement includes funding within the 
     SEED program for competitive grants to non-profit 
     organizations with demonstrated effectiveness in the 
     development and implementation of civic learning programs. 
     Priority should be given to applicants that demonstrate 
     innovation, scalability, and a focus on underserved 
     populations, including rural schools and students.
       The 21st Century Community Learning Center initiative is 
     the only federal funding source authorized specifically for 
     before-school, afterschool and summer learning programs for 
     students attending high-poverty, low-performing schools. Data 
     demonstrates that quality afterschool programs have a 
     positive impact on a number of measures of student academic 
     achievement, positively affecting behavior and discipline and 
     helping relieve parents' worries about their children's 
     safety during the hours when school is out.
       The Department shall conduct a new grant competition in 
     fiscal year 2015 for the Alaska Native Educational Equity 
     Assistance program. Additionally, the Department should 
     continue its efforts to ensure maximum participation of 
     Alaska Native organizations in programs funded under the 
     Alaska Native Education Equity Act, implement statutory 
     requirements that SEAs and LEAs apply in consortia with 
     Alaska Native organizations, ensure that all grantees have 
     meaningful plans for consultation with Alaska Native leaders, 
     and strictly adhere to the programmatic priorities contained 
     in the statute.

                       Innovation and Improvement

       Within the funds for the Javits Gifted and Talented 
     Students Education program, funds shall be used for projects 
     that build the capacity of elementary and secondary schools

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     to meet the educational needs of gifted and talented 
     students, a group that includes high achieving students as 
     well as those capable of high achievement. The Department 
     also should continue support to a National Research Center on 
     the Gifted and Talented.
       Within the Fund for the Improvement of Education, the 
     agreement includes funding for the following activities in 
     the following amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            FY 2015
                   Budget Activity                         Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arts in Education....................................        $25,000,000
Non-cognitive Skills initiative......................          2,000,000
Full Service Community Schools.......................         10,000,000
Educational Facilities Clearinghouse.................          1,000,000
Preschool development grants.........................        250,000,000
Innovative Approaches to Literacy....................         25,000,000
Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program         10,000,000
Teacher Incentive Fund...............................        230,000,000
                                                      ------------------
    Total............................................        553,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The bill also modifies existing language related to charter 
     school renewals.
       In 2012, the Government Accountability Office recommended 
     that an effective and inclusive Early Childhood Education 
     coordinating group could help mitigate early care and 
     education program fragmentation through simplifying 
     children's access to these services, identifying and managing 
     service gaps, meeting data requirements for the coordinated 
     operation and evaluation of these programs, and identifying 
     and minimizing any unwarranted overlap. This effort, along 
     with the review required by section 13 of Public Law 113-186, 
     could also provide a vehicle to conduct a coordinated 
     analysis of child care tax expenditures and program spending. 
     The Departments of Health and Human Services and Education 
     are directed, in consultation with the heads of all federal 
     agencies that administer federal early education and care 
     programs, to provide to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate and relevant 
     authorizing Committees the report on the review of federal 
     early learning and care programs required by section 13 of 
     Public Law 113-186.
       The Department is directed to establish an absolute 
     priority in the investing in innovation notice inviting 
     applications for funds available in this act for the 
     implementation of comprehensive high school reform strategies 
     that will increase the number and percentage of students who 
     graduate from high school and enroll in postsecondary 
     education without the need for remediation and with the 
     ability to think critically, solve complex problems, evaluate 
     arguments on the basis of evidence, and communicate 
     effectively. This competition should target schools where not 
     less than 40 percent of the students to be served will be 
     from low-income families as calculated under section 1113 of 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

                           Special Education

       The Department should continue to make progress in 
     accessible images, graphics and math, including further 
     research, development, and dissemination of new and emerging 
     platforms and tools for students with disabilities to access 
     images, graphics, math, and chemistry. The Department should 
     also take note of the growing challenge of ensuring 
     accessibility for interactive educational content for 
     students with visual disabilities and the need for useful 
     tools, standards or guidelines in this fast-emerging arena.

            Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research

       The agreement continues language allowing excess funds 
     above those requested during the reallotment process to 
     support innovative activities aimed at improving outcomes for 
     individuals with disabilities, including activities under the 
     Promoting Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income 
     (PROMISE) program. After covering the continuation costs of 
     PROMISE, the agreement includes VR funds remaining available 
     at the end of fiscal year 2015 to support a new Transition 
     Model System (TMS) that addresses the complex challenges 
     facing youth with disabilities as they transition from school 
     to adult life. The agreement expects that an estimated 
     $15,000,000 will be needed to support the cost of the 5-year 
     TMS projects. The Department shall notify the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations in advance of 
     announcements related to the initiative.
       Access to and knowledge of public transportation--
     especially in rural areas--is critical for transition-aged 
     youth with disabilities to participate in employment programs 
     and receive services. Given the challenges facing youth with 
     disabilities in accessing reliable public transportation, the 
     Secretary shall collaborate with transit experts on 
     increasing transportation access for transition-aged youth 
     with disabilities when designing and implementing the TMS. 
     Partnerships with local transportation providers to develop 
     transportation education and coordination strategies shall be 
     a strong component of the initiative.
       The agreement includes $1,000,000 in increased funding for 
     Client Assistance State Grants to help transition-aged 
     students with disabilities and persons with disabilities in 
     subminimum wage positions obtain competitive, integrated 
     employment through advocacy and the enforcement of their 
     rights under the Rehabilitation Act.
       The agreement includes not less than $985,000 to continue 
     support for the Parent Information and Training Centers as 
     well as the National Parent Technical Assistance Center.
       The agreement includes $33,000,000 for the Assistive 
     Technology programs. This includes $25,704,000 for State 
     grant activities authorized under section 4 of the 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973; $4,300,000 for protection and 
     advocacy systems authorized by section 5; and $996,000 for 
     technical assistance activities authorized under section 6.
       The agreement also includes $2,000,000 within the Assistive 
     Technology program for competitive grants to support 
     alternative financing programs that provide for the purchase 
     of assistive technology devices. The goal in providing these 
     funds is to allow greater access to affordable financing to 
     help people with disabilities purchase the specialized 
     technologies needed to live independently, to succeed at 
     school and work and to otherwise live active and productive 
     lives. Applicants should incorporate credit building 
     activities in their programs, including financial education 
     and information about other possible funding sources. 
     Successful applicants must emphasize consumer choice and 
     control and build programs that will provide financing for 
     the full array of assistive technology devices and services 
     and ensure that all people, regardless of type of disability 
     or health condition, age, level of income and residence have 
     access to the program.

           SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

       The agreement includes $24,931,000 to support the American 
     Printing House for the Blind, of which $475,000 is to support 
     the Resources with Enhanced Accessibility for Learning (REAL) 
     plan.
       The agreement includes $67,016,000 for the National 
     Technical Institute for the Deaf. Funding for construction 
     will be considered in the future as needs may warrant.

                 Career, Technical, and Adult Education

       The agreement includes $13,712,000 for adult education 
     national leadership activities, including up to $3,000,000 
     for continued support for the reentry education model 
     demonstration initiative.

                      Student Financial Assistance

       The agreement includes $8,390,000 for the Work Colleges 
     program authorized under section 448 of the HEA from the 
     Federal Work Study appropriation.
       The Department is directed to submit a report to the House 
     and Senate Appropriations Committees, no later than 120 days 
     after the enactment of this Act, on enrollment and graduation 
     information for Pell Grant recipients included in the 
     National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) Enrollment 
     Reporting roster files for the 2013-2014 Pell Grant Award 
     Year. The Department is also directed to continue to provide 
     enrollment and graduation information to the House and Senate 
     Appropriations Committees in the future as more robust and 
     useful information becomes available.
       Since Pell Grant recipient enrollment and graduation 
     information was not included in the NSLDS Enrollment 
     Reporting roster files as a separate category for an 
     institution's Pell Grants-only recipients until the 2012-2013 
     Pell Grant Award Year, it is understood that six year 
     graduation cohort rates will not be available for analysis 
     until 2019. While understanding the limitation of the data, 
     the report should continue to include enrollment and 
     graduation information for Pell Grant recipients by each 
     institution of higher education. The report should also 
     include an updated plan to minimize the burden of recent 
     changes to the NSLDS Enrollment Reporting roster files on 
     institutions of higher education, an updated proposal to 
     improve the tracking of enrollment and graduation rates for 
     students that transfer and nontraditional students, and 
     strategies to increase enrollment and improve graduation 
     rates for Pell Grant recipients.

                       Student Aid Administration

       The agreement directs the Department to continue to provide 
     quarterly reports detailing its obligation plan by quarter 
     for student aid administrative activities broken out by 
     servicer and activity.
       The agreement includes new bill language providing the 
     Department with the authority to administer the Health 
     Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) program, since Public Law 
     113-76 required HHS to transfer the HEAL program to the 
     Department to improve administrative efficiencies.
       The agreement commends the Department for the increased 
     focus it has placed on preventing campus sexual violence. 
     Within the amount for Student Aid Administration, the 
     agreement expects the Department to continue its efforts to 
     prevent sexual violence on campus.
       The agreement requests an update on the progress of the 
     interagency task force to ensure oversight of for-profit 
     institutions of higher education in the fiscal year 2016 
     congressional justification.
       The agreement requests that the fiscal year 2016 
     congressional budget justification include an update on the 
     Department's implementation of the expanded student complaint 
     system detailed in Senate Report 113-71.
       In October 2013, the Department announced that the impact 
     of the 7.3 percent reduction

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     in funds for NFP servicers, pursuant to the mandatory 
     sequester provisions in the Budget Control Act of 2011, 
     prevented the Department from entering into contracts with 
     new not-for-profit (NFP) servicers, including those that had 
     signed memoranda of understanding. The agreement notes that 
     the Department expects to begin the process of recompeting 
     servicing contracts not later than fiscal year 2016. One of 
     the evaluation factors will be the servicers' utilization of 
     small business subcontractors, with the goal of broadening 
     opportunities for new entities to participate in Federal 
     student loan servicing. The agreement directs the Secretary 
     to hold a full and open competition consistent with legal 
     procurement requirements that allows eligible NFP servicers 
     to compete for servicing contracts, including those NFP 
     servicers that were affected by the mandatory sequester.

                            HIGHER EDUCATION

       The agreement requests that a report be submitted to the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations no later than 
     March 2, 2015, providing the following information about the 
     fiscal year 2014 First in the World competition: number of 
     applicants; number of applicants and awardees that applied 
     under the competitive priority, including how many applicants 
     and awardees each submitted as supporting evidence 
     correlational studies, randomized control trials, or quasi-
     experimental design studies; analysis of geographic 
     distribution of applicants and awardees; and the number of 
     applicants and awardees that partnered with public and 
     private organizations and agencies as well as a description 
     of the types of partner organizations and agencies.
       The agreement includes $67,775,000 for the Fund for the 
     Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE). Within the 
     amounts for FIPSE, the agreement includes $60,000,000 for the 
     First in the World Initiative (FITW). Of the amount 
     recommended for FITW, the agreement includes $16,000,000 to 
     continue the set-aside for minority-serving institutions, as 
     defined in titles III and V of the HEA.
       The agreement includes new bill language allowing up to 2.5 
     percent of the funds made available for FITW to be used for 
     technical assistance and evaluation. Within the remaining 
     funding for FIPSE, the agreement includes $2,500,000 for a 
     National Center for Information and Technical Support for 
     Postsecondary Students with Disabilities, as authorized by 
     section 777(a) of the HEA. The agreement also includes 
     $5,000,000 for the Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student 
     Success program, as authorized by section 873 of the HEA, and 
     $275,000 for a database contract.
       The agreement includes $11,800,000 for the Model 
     Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary Programs for 
     Students with Intellectual Disabilities (TPSID). Of that 
     amount, the agreement includes no less than $2,000,000 to 
     support a national coordinating center to conduct and 
     disseminate research on strategies to promote positive 
     academic, social, employment, and independent living outcomes 
     for students with intellectual disabilities. The coordinating 
     center will establish a comprehensive research and evaluation 
     protocol for TPSID programs; administer a mentoring program 
     matching current and new TPSID grantees based on areas of 
     expertise; and coordinate longitudinal follow-up data 
     collection and technical assistance to TPSID grantees on 
     programmatic components and evidence-based practices. The 
     coordinating center will also provide technical assistance to 
     build the capacity of K-12 transition services as well as 
     postsecondary education inclusive practices, among other 
     activities.
       The agreement recognizes the important role the Jacob K. 
     Javits Fellowship has played in encouraging scholarship in 
     the social sciences and humanities. As the Secretary consults 
     with appropriate agencies and organizations to designate the 
     fields that are considered ``areas of national need,'' the 
     Secretary is strongly encouraged to consider the humanities 
     and social sciences as eligible fields and take into account 
     the extent to which these areas fulfill a compelling national 
     interest during the fiscal year 2015 Graduate Assistance in 
     Areas of National Need grant competition.
       The agreement supports the Department's effort in 
     developing and testing competency-based education as an 
     alternative method for delivering federal financial aid, 
     including its most recent Experimental Sites Initiative that 
     will provide institutions flexibility in how they provide 
     financial aid to students enrolled in self-paced competency-
     based education programs. The agreement encourages the 
     Department to continue incentivizing institutions to develop 
     and test this model.

                    INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES

       Increased NAEP contract costs and the 2013 sequester led to 
     decisions in 2013 to postpone indefinitely implementation of 
     assessments for 4th and 12th grade students in United States 
     History, Civics and Geography. Previous assessments conducted 
     by the National Assessment Governing Board indicate that 
     fewer than one in four 4th, 8th, and 12th grade students at 
     all grade levels is proficient in United States History. 
     Reducing the frequency of assessments in this area will limit 
     the ability of Congress to track the progress of the American 
     education system in addressing this important problem. At its 
     next scheduled meeting, the National Assessment Governing 
     Board should consider options for implementing assessments in 
     4th and 12th grade United States History, Civics and 
     Geography and schedule them to be conducted as soon as is 
     feasible.

                        DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

       The GAO shall conduct a study on the use of State, local, 
     Federal, and philanthropic funds to support year-round 
     learning activities. The study should include (1) what is 
     known about LEAs' and SEAs' use of funds to support year-
     round school calendars; (2) a discussion of barriers, if any, 
     to the use of funds to implement year-round school calendars; 
     and (3) a review of what is known about the effectiveness of 
     summer learning in improving the achievement gap, addressing 
     summer-slide, the propensity of involvement in criminal 
     behavior, and other key challenges facing the Nation's school 
     systems. To address the third objective, the study should 
     include information about evaluations from schools and school 
     districts that have implemented year-round school calendars, 
     to the extent such evaluations are available.
       Vision and Educational Performance.--According to the NIH, 
     one out of four children in the United States has a vision 
     problem and at least two million schoolchildren start the 
     school year not being able to see clearly. As a result, 
     thousands of schoolchildren from economically disadvantaged 
     families are unable to make the most of their education. Most 
     of these cases of poor vision are due to refractive error and 
     can be easily corrected. The Department of Education is 
     encouraged to consider steps it could take to raise awareness 
     of the need to identify children with poor vision and promote 
     options for children from low-income families to acquire 
     prescription eyeglasses. These steps could help such children 
     achieve educational performance and future vocational success 
     that otherwise may be hindered due to poor vision.

                        OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS

       The agreement includes an increase in the Office for Civil 
     Rights to help ensure that educational institutions are 
     protecting students from sexual violence.

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the 
     Institute of Education Sciences, is required to provide the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce, and Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor and Pensions an operating plan describing 
     the proposed uses of this evaluation authority as well as the 
     source appropriation for such activities. In addition, not 
     later than 45 days prior to the submission of the required 
     operating plan, the Department shall brief the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations, Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce, and Committee on Health, Education, Labor 
     and Pensions on the programs and activities being considered 
     for inclusion in the plan, how ESEA programs will be 
     regularly evaluated, and how finding of evaluations completed 
     under this section will be widely disseminated. Further, the 
     Secretary and Director shall include in future congressional 
     budget justifications a discussion of the planned use of this 
     authority.
       The agreement includes a new provision reinstating student 
     aid eligibility for students enrolled in career pathways 
     programs.
       The agreement includes a new provision allowing certain 
     institutions to continue to use endowment income for student 
     scholarships.
       The agreement includes a new provision to ensure that TRIO 
     Student Support Services Grants are awarded in a timely 
     manner.

                       TITLE IV--RELATED AGENCIES

             Corporation for National and Community Service

       The agreement rejects the budget request's proposal to 
     restructure the Senior Corps programs, and includes funding 
     for each of the Senior Corps programs at no less than the 
     fiscal year 2014 level.
       The agreement includes new bill language to reinforce 
     longstanding policy that a professional corps program may 
     demonstrate an inadequate number of professionals in a 
     community in a number of ways, including a determination of 
     need by the local community. Further, the Corporation for 
     National and Community Service is directed to ensure that any 
     changes in policies regarding professional corps programs 
     operating expenses do not adversely impact the ability of 
     AmeriCorps programs to operate in certain communities. The 
     Corporation should provide AmeriCorps programs the maximum 
     amount of flexibility in demonstrating the importance of 
     these operating costs as part of their grant application to 
     ensure the viability of such programs in all communities.
       Consistent with the authorization of the Social Innovation 
     Fund (SIF) in section 198K(e) of the National and Community 
     Service Act of 1990, the Corporation is directed to allow 
     current high-performing SIF grantees to apply for renewal 
     funding to continue implementation and evaluation of their 
     current projects, and to compete for new SIF funding for 
     projects not currently funded by the SIF.

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       The agreement includes an increase in funding for 
     Innovation, Demonstration, and Other Activities to support 
     national call to service activities, including the September 
     11th National Day of Service and Remembrance and the Martin 
     Luther King, Jr. National Day of Service.

                INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES

       Within the total for IMLS, the bill includes funds for the 
     following activities in the following amounts:

 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Budget Activity                      FY15  Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Library Services Technology Act:
    Grants to States.................................       $154,848,000
    Native American Library Services.................          3,861,000
    National Leadership: Libraries...................         12,200,000
    Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian................         10,000,000
Museum Services Act:
    Museums for America..............................         20,200,000
    Native American/Hawaiian Museum Services.........            924,000
    National Leadership: Museums.....................          7,600,000
African American History and Culture Act:
    Museum Grants for African American History &               1,407,000
     Culture.........................................
Program Administration...............................         16,820,000
    Total............................................        227,860,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The agreement includes an increase of $1,000,000 to assist 
     with relocation costs.

                  Medicare Payment Advisory Commission

       Current law requires the Medicare Payment Advisory 
     Commission (MedPAC) to be comprised of a mix of individuals 
     with expertise in the financing and delivery of healthcare 
     services and have a broad geographic representation, 
     including, but not limited to, those with rural backgrounds 
     and experience. The Government Accountability Office is 
     directed to continue to follow the statute when making 
     appointments to MedPAC.

                     Social Security Administration


                      SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME

       Disability Early Intervention Initiative.--Within the total 
     for research and demonstration, the agreement includes 
     $35,000,000 for a disability early intervention initiative. 
     This demonstration project will test innovative and evidence-
     based approaches to improve outcomes for individuals with 
     disabilities who are not yet receiving Social Security 
     disability benefits, but who are likely to be eligible for 
     benefits in the future, focusing on helping them remain in 
     the workforce. The Social Security Administration (SSA) is 
     directed to work in close consultation with the Departments 
     of Labor, Education, HHS, and other agencies as appropriate, 
     in developing and administering this demonstration project, 
     including determining the appropriate target population and 
     the types of interventions or services to be tested. Prior to 
     issuing a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for this 
     demonstration project, SSA should publish a detailed 
     executive summary of a proposed FOA, or a draft FOA itself, 
     and allow for public comment by outside organizations. SSA 
     should also ensure that participation in any demonstration is 
     voluntary and that individuals are not required to waive any 
     of their rights under the Social Security Act.


                 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

       Continuing disability reviews and SSI redeterminations of 
     eligibility.--The agreement includes a total of 
     $1,527,000,000 for SSA to conduct continuing disability 
     reviews (CDRs) under the Disability Insurance and 
     Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs, and 
     redeterminations of eligibility under the SSI program. This 
     includes $1,396,000,000 specified to meet the terms of 
     section 251(b)(2)(B)(ii)(III) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act, and $131,000,000 in additional 
     funding provided under SSA's Limitation on Administrative 
     Expenses (LAE) account. This allocation is consistent with 
     the funding decisions of the agency in recent years but 
     reprioritizes proposed funding to improve basic services to 
     the public. The Commissioner may allocate more or less than 
     $131,000,000 from SSA's regular LAE account for CDRs and 
     redeterminations but only for reconciling estimated and 
     actual unit costs for conducting such activities, and after 
     notifying the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate at least 15 days prior to any 
     such reallocation. If less funding is allocated for such 
     activities, the funding will be available for regular 
     activities within the LAE account. Finally, the Commissioner 
     is directed to provide in its fiscal year 2016 budget 
     justification a consolidated accounting of total funding 
     spent, or estimated to be spent, on CDRs and redeterminations 
     in the prior year, current year, and budget year.
       Field office closings and consolidations.--The Commissioner 
     is directed to provide an opportunity for community input and 
     public comment prior to making a decision to permanently 
     close, consolidate, or significantly reduce service hours or 
     services available at any field office. Before deciding to 
     permanently close or consolidate an office, SSA should make 
     detailed information widely-available to the public about any 
     proposed closure, including demographic information of the 
     service area affected; distance to other office locations; 
     access to and the availability of public transportation to 
     other office locations; availability of services for people 
     with disabilities, seniors, non-English speakers, and other 
     vulnerable populations living in the impacted area; and any 
     specific plans for SSA to mitigate any burdens on the public 
     from closing the office. Allowing public input in these 
     decisions will help SSA consider even more information about 
     the impact of closing an office on individual communities and 
     improve the overall transparency of these critical decisions. 
     Further, the Commissioner is directed to provide a widely-
     available public notice no later than 180 days prior to 
     permanently closing, consolidating, or significantly reducing 
     services available at any field office. SSA is directed to 
     brief the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate within 120 days of enactment 
     on how they plan to implement these changes.
       Access and availability of Benefit Verification Letters and 
     SSN printouts.--The Commissioner is directed, consistent with 
     SSA's current guidance, to continue to make Benefit 
     Verification Letters available upon request at field offices. 
     Reducing the availability of this document at field offices 
     could adversely impact individuals who are required to 
     provide proof of this information for a variety of purposes. 
     SSA should continue to encourage third parties to use 
     existing online tools to verify this same information, and 
     eliminate the need for individuals to provide these documents 
     altogether, but this ultimately relies on third parties to do 
     so. Similarly, the Commissioner is directed to ensure the 
     maximum amount of flexibility in helping individuals verify 
     their SSN through a field office. Individuals need to verify 
     their SSN for a variety of purposes, often for time-sensitive 
     issues where waiting for a replacement SSN card is not 
     possible or practical.
       Annual Social Security Statements.--The agreement includes 
     sufficient resources for SSA to resume mailing Social 
     Security Statements, and to otherwise increase the number of 
     individuals viewing and receiving their statement annually, 
     in accordance with its plan submitted to Congress in March 
     2014.
       Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) and 
     Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security 
     (PABSS).--The agreement includes $23,000,000 for WIPA and 
     $7,000,000 for PABSS.

                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       The agreement modifies the general provision related to 
     Performance Partnerships Pilot.
       The agreement includes a new general provision that 
     supports implementation of section 491 of the Workforce 
     Innovation and Opportunity Act and the transfer of the 
     National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, 
     independent living programs under chapter 1 of title VII of 
     the Rehabilitation Act, and programs under the Assistive 
     Technology Act from the Department of Education to the 
     Department of Health and Human Services.
       The agreement prohibits funding from going to the 
     Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now 
     (ACORN), or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, allied 
     organizations, or successors.

               TITLE VI--EBOLA RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS

       The agreement provides $2,742,000,000 across the various 
     accounts of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 
     to support Ebola activities. Within the total for Ebola 
     Response, the agreement includes the following amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            FY 2015
                   Budget Activity                         Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Domestic
 Ebola Response:
    Public Health Emergency Preparedness.............       $155,000,000
    State and Local..................................        255,000,000
    Worker Training..................................         10,000,000
    Migration/Quarantine.............................        114,000,000
    Other............................................         37,000,000
International Response and Preparedness..............      1,200,000,000
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development                 157,000,000
 Authority (BARDA)...................................
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response....        576,000,000
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases        238,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Ebola Reporting.--The Secretary of HHS shall provide a 
     detailed spend plan within 30 days of enactment and quarterly 
     obligation reports by program to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate. 
     HHS should also provide obligation updates to the Committees 
     every six months until all funds are expended or expire. HHS 
     is further reminded that all funding provided to the agency 
     is subject to the reprogramming requirements in title V of 
     this Act.
       Ebola Oversight.--The Secretary is directed to ensure 
     procedures are in place to prevent fraud and waste in the 
     expenditure of these funds. Specifically, HHS is directed to 
     work with the HHS Office of Inspector General to develop an 
     oversight plan, which shall be submitted to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate 
     within 90 days of enactment.
       International Preparedness.--Of the total for international 
     response and preparedness, the agreement provides 
     $597,000,000 to CDC for setting up and strengthening National 
     Public Health Institutes (NPHIs) and for other international 
     preparedness activities. Funding is included to continue and 
     expand the work of NPHI grantees who received awards from 
     fiscal year 2014 funding.
       Treatment Centers.--The agreement does not concur with the 
     Administration's request to designate at least one treatment

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     funding to the Department to implement a regional strategy 
     for designating treatment centers which balances both 
     geographic need and the fact that different institutional 
     capabilities may be necessary for a successful strategy.
       Worker training.--Funds are provided for medical worker 
     training related to Ebola response. Recent incidents 
     involving hospital personnel point to the current shortage of 
     state-of-the-art personal protective equipment, and the need 
     for alternative methods of protection, particularly in small 
     community hospitals. CDC is expected to conduct an 
     independent review of best practices and the training of 
     personnel in the use of alternative methods of protection 
     when first-line personal protective equipment is not 
     available.

                           General Provisions

       The bill includes a provision relating to the use of funds 
     by the Secretary.
       The bill includes a provision relating to notification 
     requirements to the Committees on Appropriations.
       The bill includes a provision allowing the Secretary to 
     condition grant funding on agreement by the awardee to follow 
     Departmental guidance regarding the control of the spread of 
     Ebola.
       The bill includes a provision allowing the Secretary to 
     transfer funds between accounts.

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        DIVISION H--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

       The following is an explanation of the effects of Division 
     H, which makes appropriations for the Legislative Branch for 
     fiscal year 2015. Unless otherwise noted, reference to the 
     House and Senate reports are to House Report 113-417 and 
     Senate Report 113-196. The language included in House Report 
     113-417 and Senate Report 113-196 should be complied with and 
     carry the same emphasis as the language included in the 
     explanatory statement, unless specifically addressed to the 
     contrary in this explanatory statement. While repeating some 
     report language for emphasis, this explanatory statement does 
     not intend to negate the language referred to above unless 
     expressly provided herein.
       Reprogramming Guidelines.--It is expected that all agencies 
     notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House and the 
     Senate of any significant departures from budget plans 
     presented to the Committees in any agency's budget 
     justifications. In particular, agencies funded through this 
     bill are required to notify the Committees prior to each 
     reprogramming of funds in excess of the lesser of 10 percent 
     or $500,000 between programs, projects or activities, or in 
     excess of $500,000 between object classifications (except for 
     shifts within the pay categories, object class 11, 12, and 13 
     or as further specified in each agency's respective section). 
     This includes cumulative reprogrammings that together total 
     at least $500,000 from or to a particular program, activity, 
     or object classification as well as reprogramming FTEs or 
     funds to create new organizational entities within the Agency 
     or to restructure entities which already exist. The 
     Committees desire to be notified of reprogramming actions 
     which involve less than the above-mentioned amounts if such 
     actions would have the effect of changing an agency's funding 
     requirements in future years or if programs or projects 
     specifically cited in the Committee's reports are affected.

                            TITLE I--SENATE

       The agreement includes $864,285,102 for Senate operations. 
     This item relates solely to the Senate, and is in accordance 
     with long practice under which each body determines its own 
     housekeeping requirements and the other concurs without 
     intervention.
       The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is directed to 
     evaluate the methods available to Senate offices to both 
     communicate with blind and deaf constituents as well as to 
     support congressional staff covered under the Americans with 
     Disabilities Act. GAO should also make recommendations on 
     additional steps needed to reasonably accommodate such 
     constituents and staff, including new technologies that are 
     not currently being utilized.


                        ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

       The agreement eliminates an outdated requirement that the 
     Secretary of the Senate purchase newspaper advertisements to 
     solicit bids for procuring stationary products for the 
     Senate.


                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

       The agreement includes $1,180,736,000 for House operations. 
     This item relates solely to the House, and is in accordance 
     with long practice under which each body determines its own 
     housekeeping requirements and the other concurs without 
     intervention.
       To ensure that employees and supervisors of Member, 
     Committee, and House Offices prevent and maintain harassment 
     free work environments, the Chief Administrative Officer is 
     directed to develop and offer online training on workplace 
     sexual harassment. The CAO shall utilize already developed 
     materials from other Federal agencies and build on training 
     already available through the House on similar subject 
     matter. The CAO shall brief the Committee on Appropriations 
     on strategies for dissemination of this new training.


                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

       The agreement provides for unspent amounts remaining in 
     Members' Representational Allowances account to be used for 
     deficit or debt reduction, prohibits the delivery of bills 
     and resolutions, prohibits the delivery of printed copies of 
     the Congressional record, places a limitation on amount 
     available to lease vehicles, places a limitation on print 
     copies of the U.S. Code, prohibits delivery of reports of 
     disbursements, and prohibits delivery of daily calendar.


                              JOINT ITEMS

                        JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE

       The agreement includes $4,203,000 for salaries and 
     expenses.


                      JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION

       The Joint Committee on Taxation is provided $10,095,000 for 
     salaries and expenses, as requested. As proposed in the 
     budget request, this amount adjusts the fiscal year 2014 
     level for cost-of-living increases and therefore maintains 
     current services.


                   OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN

       The agreement includes $3,371,000.


             OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $1,387,000.


                             CAPITOL POLICE

                                SALARIES

       The agreement includes $286,500,000 for salaries of the 
     Capitol Police. This will support a staffing level of 1,775 
     sworn officers and 370 civilian personnel.


                            GENERAL EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $61,459,000 for general expenses of 
     the Capitol Police.


                          OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $3,959,000.


                        ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

       The agreement allows the Office of Compliance to send 
     certain notifications to employees electronically.


                      CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $45,700,000 for salaries and 
     expenses.


                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                         GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

       The agreement includes $91,455,000 for General 
     Administration.
       Projects that were requested in this account were moved to 
     the account of jurisdiction.


                            CAPITOL BUILDING

       The agreement includes $54,665,000, for maintenance, care, 
     and operation of the Capitol, of which $9,134,000 shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2019 and $21,222,000 
     shall remain available until expended.
       With respect to operations and projects, the following is 
     agreed to:

Operating Budget.....................................        $24,309,000
Project Budget:
    1. West Grand Stair Enclosure....................          1,568,000
    2. Dome Restoration, Phase IIC, Rotunda..........         21,222,000
    3. Exterior Stone & Metal Preservation, South              2,527,000
     Extension, Phase IIA............................
    4. Brumidi Corridors Restoration & Conservation            1,340,000
     Plan............................................
    5. Conservation of Fine and Architectural Art....            199,000
    6. Minor Construction............................          3,500,000
                                                      ------------------
                                                              30,356,000
                                                      ------------------
    Total, Capitol Building..........................        $54,665,000
 

                            CAPITOL GROUNDS

       The agreement includes $11,973,000 for the care and 
     improvements of the grounds surrounding the Capitol, House 
     and Senate office buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, of 
     which $2,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
     2019.
       With respect to operations and projects, the following was 
     agreed to:

Operating Budget.....................................         $9,973,000
Project Budget:
    1. Minor Construction............................          2,000,000
                                                      ------------------
    Total, Capitol Grounds...........................        $11,973,000
 

       The Committees support the Light Pole Structural Repairs 
     and Improvement project and direct the Architect of the 
     Capitol to make this a priority to accomplish within existing 
     funds.


                        SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS

       The agreement includes $94,313,000 for the maintenance, 
     care and operation of the Senate office buildings, of which 
     $36,488,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019.
       This item relates solely to the Senate and is in accordance 
     with long practice under which each body determines its own 
     housekeeping requirements, and the other concurs without 
     intervention.

Operating Budget.....................................        $57,825,000
Project Budget:
    1. Senate Underground Garage Renovations &                19,300,000
     Landscape Restoration, Phase I..................
    2. Exterior Envelope Repair & Restoration, Phase          12,188,000
     II East Facade, RSOB............................
    3. Minor Construction............................          5,000,000
                                                      ------------------
                                                              36,488,000
                                                      ------------------
    Total, Senate Office Buildings...................        $94,313,000
 

       Based on information provided by AOC, AOC is directed to 
     use existing unobligated balances within Senate Office 
     Buildings to complete Phase II of the Kitchen Exhaust System 
     Upgrade, DSOB.


                         HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS

       The agreement includes $89,446,898 for the basic and 
     recurring needs of the House within the House Office 
     Buildings account, of which $24,824,898 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2019.

Operating Budget.....................................        $64,622,000
Project Budget:
    1. Garage Rehabilitation, Phase I, RHOB..........         17,824,898
    2. Minor Construction............................          7,000,000
                                                      ------------------
                                                              24,824,898
                                                      ------------------
    Total, House Office Buildings (base program).....        $89,446,898
 

       House Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund.--In 
     addition to funding for core facility needs, the agreement 
     includes $70,000,000 for the Historic Buildings 
     Revitalization Trust Fund, to remain available until 
     expended.
       As these funds relate solely to the House, and is in 
     accordance with long practice under which each body 
     determines its own housekeeping requirements and the other 
     concurs without intervention.

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                          CAPITOL POWER PLANT

       In addition to the $9,000,000 made available from receipts 
     credited as reimbursements to this appropriation, the 
     agreement includes $90,652,000 for maintenance, care and 
     operation of the Capitol Power Plant, of which $8,686,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2019.
       With respect to operations and project differences, the 
     agreement includes the following:

Operating Budget.....................................        $90,966,000
Project Budget:
    1. WRP Chiller System Replacement, RPR, Phase              4,686,000
     IIIS, CPP.......................................
    2. Minor Construction............................          4,000,000
                                                      ------------------
                                                               8,686,000
        Subtotal, Capitol Power Plant................        $99,652,000
                                                      ------------------
            Offsetting Collections...................        (9,000,000)
                                                      ------------------
    Total, Capitol Power Plant.......................        $90,652,000
 

       Based on information provided by AOC on available balances 
     within the Capitol Power Plant account, AOC is directed to 
     utilize existing funds to continue development of the 
     Cogeneration program.


                     LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

       The agreement includes $42,180,000 for Library of Congress 
     buildings and grounds, of which $17,042,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2019.
       With respect to operations and projects, the following is 
     agreed to:

Operating Budget.....................................        $25,138,000
Project Budget:
    1. Book Conveyor & Pneumatic Messenger System              2,925,000
     Removal & Infrastructure Repairs, JAB...........
    2. Infrastructure UPS Replacement, Main Data               4,500,000
     Center, Phase I, JMMB...........................
    3. Fall Protection, JMMB.........................          3,911,000
    4. Direct Digital Controls Upgrade, Phase II,              3,706,000
     JMMB............................................
    5. Minor Construction............................          2,000,000
                                                      ------------------
                                                              17,042,000
                                                      ------------------
    Total, Library Buildings and Grounds.............        $42,180,000
 

            CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND SECURITY

       The agreement includes $19,159,000 for Capitol Police 
     Buildings, Grounds, and Security, of which $1,000,000 shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2019.
       With respect to operations and projects, the following is 
     agreed to:

Operating Budget.....................................        $18,159,000
Project Budget:
    1. Minor Construction............................          1,000,000
                                                      ------------------
    Total, Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds, and            $19,159,000
     Security........................................
 

                             BOTANIC GARDEN

       The agreement includes $15,573,000 for salaries and 
     expenses for the Botanic Garden, of which $5,693,000 shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2019.
       With respect to operations and projects, the following is 
     agreed to:

Operating Budget.....................................         $9,880,000
Project Budget:
    1. Exterior Stone Repair & Roof Replacement, BG..          3,593,000
    2. Minor Construction............................          2,100,000
                                                      ------------------
                                                               5,693,000
                                                      ------------------
    Total, Botanic Garden............................        $15,573,000
 

                         CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER

       The agreement includes $20,844,000 for the Capitol Visitor 
     Center.


                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

       The agreement prohibits AOC from awarding contractor 
     bonuses if the contractor is behind schedule or over budget, 
     with certain exceptions.
       The agreement authorizes the U.S. Botanic Garden to 
     participate in certain educational exhibits, programs, 
     outreach, and related services at no cost to the taxpayer.
       The agreement prohibits funding in this Act from being used 
     for scrims containing photographs of building facades during 
     restoration or construction projects.


                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $413,007,000 in direct 
     appropriations, of which $8,231,000 is to remain available 
     until expended for digital collections and educational 
     curricula program.
       The agreement has provided an additional $1,000,000 for the 
     Teaching with Primary Sources program to be used to increase 
     competitive opportunities for developing online interactive 
     and apps for classroom use on Congress and civic 
     participation.
       In addition, the agreement has provided $200,000 for the 
     purchase of books law and $1,090,000 for the purchase of 
     books general.
       It is expected that the $2,000,000 remainder from the one-
     time cost for the financial system migration be applied 
     proportionately to all Library of Congress, Salary and 
     Expenses activities to partially offset the impact of the 
     fiscal year 2013 sequestration.
       The agreement provides $2,041,000 for the Veterans History 
     Project and $226,000 for the Civil Rights History Project, 
     equal to the budget request.
       Included is $5,500,000 base funding for the Preservation 
     Directorate to continue the 30 year program of mass 
     deacidification. In addition, $1,000,000 is provided for 
     compact shelving at the Library's Packard Campus.


                            COPYRIGHT OFFICE

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $20,721,000 in direct appropriations 
     to the Copyright Office. An additional $33,582,000 is made 
     available from receipts for salaries and expenses.


                     CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $106,945,000 for salaries and 
     expenses.


             BOOKS FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $50,248,000 for salaries and 
     expenses.


                        ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

       The agreement authorizes obligational authority for 
     reimbursable and revolving funds.
       Under current law, funds appropriated for the Library of 
     Congress may be transferred between accounts upon approval of 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
     of Representatives. Not more than 10 percent of the total 
     amount of funds appropriated to an account may be transferred 
     from that account as a result of all such transfers made.


                      GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE

       To acknowledge that the information needs of Congress, 
     Federal agencies, and the public have evolved beyond print 
     and that GPO has transformed itself to meet those needs, 
     section 1301 changes the formal name of the organization from 
     the Government Printing Office to the Government Publishing 
     Office.


                        CONGRESSIONAL PUBLISHING

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement includes $79,736,000 for authorized 
     publishing, printing and binding for the Congress.
       This appropriation was previously titled ``Congressional 
     Printing and Binding''.


     PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAMS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement includes $31,500,000.
       This appropriation was previously titled ``Office of 
     Superintendent of Documents''.


    GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE BUSINESS OPERATIONS REVOLVING FUND

       The agreement includes $8,757,000.
       This appropriation was previously titled ``Government 
     Printing Office Revolving Fund''.


                        ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

       The agreement redesignates the Government Printing Office 
     as the Government Publishing Office and makes other 
     conforming changes pertaining to the name of the office and 
     its staff.


                    GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $522,000,000 in direct 
     appropriations for salaries and expenses of the Government 
     Accountability Office. In addition, $23,750,000 is available 
     from offsetting collections.
       Senate Report language related to communications and 
     individuals with disabilities is addressed within Senate 
     accounts.


                        ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

       The agreement establishes the Center for Audit Excellence 
     to be operated on a fee-based basis.


                OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND

       The agreement includes $5,700,000 for payment to the Open 
     World Leadership Center Trust Fund. Funds made available to 
     support Russian participants shall only be used for those 
     engaging in free market development, humanitarian activities, 
     and civic engagement, and shall not be used for officials of 
     the central government of Russia.


   JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

       The agreement includes $430,000.

                      TITLE II--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       The agreement continues provisions related to maintenance 
     and care of private vehicles, fiscal year limitations, rates 
     of compensation and designation, consulting services, costs 
     of the LBFMC, landscape maintenance, limitation on transfers, 
     and guided tours of the capitol.
       A Senate provision restricting bonuses for contractors 
     behind schedule and over budget is included as an 
     administrative provision under the Architect of the Capitol.

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 DIVISION I.--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED 
                   AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

       Matters Addressed by Only One Committee.--The language and 
     allocations set forth in House Report 113-416 and Senate 
     Report 113-174 should be complied with unless specifically 
     addressed to the contrary in this explanatory statement. 
     Report language included by the House, which is not changed 
     by the report of the Senate or this explanatory statement, 
     and Senate report language, which is not changed by this 
     explanatory statement, is approved by the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. This explanatory 
     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 Houses of Congress. House 
     or Senate reporting requirements with deadlines prior to, or 
     within 15 days after, enactment of this Act shall be 
     submitted no later than 60 days after enactment of this Act. 
     All other reporting deadlines not changed by this explanatory 
     statement are to be met.

                     TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

       Incrementally Funded Projects.--The Administration 
     requested several large military construction projects that 
     can be incrementally funded, but were instead submitted as 
     large single-year requests, in accordance with a directive 
     from the Office of Management and Budget to the Department of 
     Defense (DOD) to severely restrict the use of incremental 
     funding for military construction. The Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress (hereinafter, ``the 
     Committees'') have previously notified the Administration 
     that they reserve the prerogative to provide incremental 
     funding where appropriate, in accordance with authorizing 
     legislation. In general, the agreement supports full funding 
     for military construction projects. In some cases, however, 
     incremental funding makes fiscal and programmatic sense. The 
     agreement therefore incrementally funds the following 
     projects: Fort Bliss Hospital Replacement, Texas, and Rhine 
     Ordnance Barracks Medical Center Replacement, Germany.
       Real Property.--It is important for DOD to eliminate 
     wasteful spending on unused facilities and properties that 
     have been rated at zero percent utilization. The DOD is urged 
     to manage its facilities and properties in a responsible 
     manner that does not waste taxpayer resources.
       Defense Access Roads and Road Improvement Requirements at 
     Military Installations.--Military construction budget 
     constraints are negatively affecting the ability of the 
     Department to address urgent transportation requirements at 
     certain U.S. military installations. This includes both 
     Defense Access Roads (DAR) and internal road improvements 
     that are necessary for the safety and well-being of 
     employees, both civilian and military. This problem is 
     particularly acute on growth installations that serve as host 
     commands for a variety of military departments.
       Fort George C. Meade in Maryland is illustrative of the 
     seriousness of this situation. Fort Meade is the epicenter of 
     Department of Defense cyber security in the United States, a 
     mission that has grown exponentially over the past few years. 
     As a result, the Army, as the installation host, is tasked 
     with providing the resources within its budget to support the 
     infrastructure of not only the 6,000 Army personnel assigned 
     to the base, but also of an additional 44,000 military and 
     civilian employees representing other services and Defense 
     agencies, primarily associated with the cyber security 
     missions of the National Security Agency and the U.S. Cyber 
     Command. The recent growth of these affiliated commands has 
     put enormous pressure on the Army to provide necessary road 
     and access improvements at Fort Meade, but as the host 
     command, the Army has been unable to provide the military 
     construction funding within its budget to accommodate these 
     requirements. As a result, access to Fort Meade and traffic 
     congestion on base present increasingly serious problems both 
     on base and on surrounding public roads.
       This problem is not unique to Fort Meade. In response to a 
     directive in the report accompanying H.R. 4486, the House of 
     Representatives Fiscal Year 2015 Military Construction, 
     Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 
     the Department submitted a list of certified unfunded DAR 
     requirements totaling $92,900,000. Significantly, the report 
     noted that these requirements do not compete well against 
     other infrastructure requirements for declining military 
     construction dollars and are not included in the current 
     Future Years Defense Program.
       There is concern that the Department does not have a 
     coherent strategy to address the growing problem of access 
     and traffic congestion on installations experiencing rapid 
     growth during a time of severe budget constraints. As a 
     result, traffic congestion and safety concerns on both 
     internal base roads and public connecting roads at growth 
     installations are likely to increase.
       Therefore, the Department is directed to submit to the 
     congressional defense committees with the fiscal year 2016 
     military construction budget request the following reports:
      An updated list of certified unfunded Defense Access 
     Road requirements;
      A list of unfunded requirements for internal road 
     improvements at military installations (1) which have 
     experienced a growth rate of 10 percent or more in tenant 
     populations within the past five years, or (2) where tenant 
     organizations comprise more than 50 percent of the workforce; 
     and
      Recommendations of ways in which the Department can 
     facilitate the contribution and coordination of multiple 
     service and Defense agency components of an installation's 
     population to address unfunded base access and internal 
     transportation requirements.
       Each of the services is further directed to submit, with 
     the fiscal year 2016 military construction budget request, a 
     list of unfunded internal road improvement requirements on 
     installations that host other service or Defense agency 
     organizations that could be accomplished within the limit for 
     unspecified minor construction as established in the fiscal 
     year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act, and a plan for 
     how those requirements will be incorporated into their minor 
     construction requests for fiscal years 2017 through 2021.
       Unfunded Quality of Life Military Construction 
     Requirements.--Increasingly severe budget constraints have 
     resulted in a precipitous decline in funding for essential 
     quality of life (QOL) military construction requirements, 
     including child development centers, physical fitness 
     facilities and troop housing. Both the Department and the 
     services have acknowledged that they are taking risk in their 
     military construction programs, especially QOL requirements, 
     to provide additional funds for operational readiness.
       Unfortunately, deferral of needed QOL investment can 
     adversely impact troop readiness and jeopardize the health 
     and safety of service members. Undersized, overcrowded, and 
     poorly equipped physical fitness centers can impede strength, 
     endurance, and agility training, which are key to troop 
     readiness across all services. Deteriorating barracks can 
     harbor health hazards, such as mold and mildew, and pose 
     other safety concerns. Prolonged waiting lists for child care 
     due to unfunded child development center requirements can 
     endanger the well-being of children and create additional 
     stress on military personnel and their families.
       In an era in which repeated combat deployments have imposed 
     increased strain on the military, the assurance of adequate 
     QOL facilities on military installations is of paramount 
     importance to the readiness, health, and well-being of 
     military personnel and their families.
       The fiscal year 2015 Senate Military Construction, Veterans 
     Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill provided 
     additional funding for unfunded QOL military construction 
     requirements identified by the services, subject to 
     authorization. However, no additional funding for QOL 
     projects was authorized in either the fiscal year 2015 Senate 
     or House of Representatives Defense authorization bills.
       The Department is therefore directed to provide, with the 
     submission of the fiscal year 2016 budget request, a 
     prioritized list of unfunded QOL requirements to include, but 
     not limited to, troop housing, child development and youth 
     centers, and physical fitness centers, for each of the 
     services, and a plan across the Future Years Defense Program 
     to address these requirements.


                      MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

       The agreement provides $528,427,000 for Military 
     Construction, Army. Within this amount, the agreement 
     provides $51,127,000 for study, planning, design, architect 
     and engineer services, and host nation support.


              MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

       The agreement provides $1,018,772,000 for Military 
     Construction, Navy and Marine Corps. Within this amount, the 
     agreement provides $33,366,000 for study, planning, design, 
     architect and engineer services.


                    MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

       The agreement provides $811,774,000 for Military 
     Construction, Air Force. Within this amount, the agreement 
     provides $10,738,000 for study, planning, design, architect 
     and engineer services.


                  MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $1,991,690,000 for Military 
     Construction, Defense-Wide. Within this amount, the agreement 
     provides $162,240,000 for study, planning, design, architect 
     and engineer services. Within this amount, $58,704,000 is 
     provided for the Missile Defense Agency planning and design 
     account, which is an increase of $20,000,000 over the 
     request. The additional funding is to expedite the 
     construction and deployment of urgently needed missile 
     defense assets, including the second Aegis Ashore system in 
     Redzikowo, Poland, and the Long Range Discrimination Radar in 
     the Pacific Region.
       Energy Conservation Investment Program (ECIP).--The 
     agreement provides $150,000,000 for ECIP. Additionally, the 
     agreement provides $10,000,000 in dedicated funding for

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     ECIP planning and design as requested in the budget. The 
     agreement supports the efforts of the Department of Defense 
     to promote energy conservation, green building initiatives, 
     energy security, and investment in renewable energy 
     resources. The Department and the Services are commended for 
     making energy efficiency a key component of construction on 
     military installations. The Department is urged to use the 
     dedicated planning and design funds to invest in innovative 
     renewable energy projects as well as projects that enhance 
     energy security at military installations.


               MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

       The agreement provides $128,920,000 for Military 
     Construction, Army National Guard. Within this amount, the 
     agreement provides $17,600,000 for study, planning, design, 
     architect and engineer services.


               MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR NATIONAL GUARD

       The agreement provides $92,663,000 for Military 
     Construction, Air National Guard. Within this amount, the 
     agreement provides $7,700,000 for study, planning, design, 
     architect and engineer services.


                  MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY RESERVE

       The agreement provides $103,946,000 for Military 
     Construction, Army Reserve. Within this amount, the agreement 
     provides $8,337,000 for study, planning, design, architect 
     and engineer services.


                  MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY RESERVE

       The agreement provides $51,528,000 for Military 
     Construction, Navy Reserve. Within this amount, the agreement 
     provides $2,123,000 for study, planning, design, architect 
     and engineer services.


                MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE RESERVE

       The agreement provides $49,492,000 for Military 
     Construction, Air Force Reserve. Within this amount, the 
     agreement provides $6,892,000 for study, planning, design, 
     architect and engineer services.


     NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM

       The agreement provides $199,700,000 for the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization Security Investment Program.


                   FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY

       The agreement provides $78,609,000 for Family Housing 
     Construction, Army.


             FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY

       The agreement provides $350,976,000 for Family Housing 
     Operation and Maintenance, Army.


           FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

       The agreement provides $16,412,000 for Family Housing 
     Construction, Navy and Marine Corps.


    FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

       The agreement provides $354,029,000 for Family Housing 
     Operation and Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps.


                 FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE

       The agreement does not provide funds for Family Housing 
     Construction, Air Force. The budget request did not propose 
     funds.


          FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE

       The agreement provides $327,747,000 for Family Housing 
     Operation and Maintenance, Air Force.


         FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE

       The agreement provides $61,100,000 for Family Housing 
     Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide.


         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND

       The agreement provides $1,662,000 for the Department of 
     Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund.


          CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CONSTRUCTION, DEFENSE-WIDE

       The agreement provides $38,715,000 for Chemical 
     Demilitarization Construction, Defense-Wide.


               DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT

       The agreement provides $315,085,000 for the Department of 
     Defense Base Closure Account, $45,000,000 above the request. 
     The additional funding is for the Navy to accelerate 
     environmental remediation at installations closed under 
     previous Base Closure and Realignment rounds.


                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

             (Including Transfers and Rescissions of Funds)

       The agreement includes section 101 limiting the use of 
     funds under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract.
       The agreement includes section 102 allowing the use of 
     construction funds in this title for hire of passenger motor 
     vehicles.
       The agreement includes section 103 allowing the use of 
     construction funds in this title for advances to the Federal 
     Highway Administration for the construction of access roads.
       The agreement includes section 104 prohibiting construction 
     of new bases in the United States without a specific 
     appropriation.
       The agreement includes section 105 limiting the use of 
     funds for the purchase of land or land easements that exceed 
     100 percent of the value.
       The agreement includes section 106 prohibiting the use of 
     funds, except funds appropriated in this title for that 
     purpose, for family housing.
       The agreement includes section 107 limiting the use of 
     minor construction funds to transfer or relocate activities.
       The agreement includes section 108 prohibiting the 
     procurement of steel unless American producers, fabricators, 
     and manufacturers have been allowed to compete.
       The agreement includes section 109 prohibiting the use of 
     construction or family housing funds to pay real property 
     taxes in any foreign nation.
       The agreement includes section 110 prohibiting the use of 
     funds to initiate a new installation overseas without prior 
     notification.
       The agreement includes section 111 as modified, 
     establishing a preference for American architectural and 
     engineering services for overseas projects.
       The agreement includes section 112 as modified, 
     establishing a preference for American contractors in United 
     States territories and possessions in the Pacific and on 
     Kwajalein Atoll and in countries bordering the Arabian Gulf. 
     The Department's military construction program remains key to 
     advancing U.S. security interests in these regions.
       The agreement includes section 113 requiring congressional 
     notification of military exercises when construction costs 
     exceed $100,000.
       The agreement includes section 114 limiting obligations in 
     the last two months of the fiscal year.
       The agreement includes section 115 allowing funds 
     appropriated in prior years for new projects authorized 
     during the current session of Congress.
       The agreement includes section 116 allowing the use of 
     expired or lapsed funds to pay the cost of supervision for 
     any project being completed with lapsed funds.
       The agreement includes section 117 allowing military 
     construction funds to be available for five years.
       The agreement includes section 118 allowing the transfer of 
     proceeds between BRAC accounts.
       The agreement includes section 119 as modified, allowing 
     the transfer of funds from Family Housing Construction 
     accounts to the Family Housing Improvement Fund.
       The agreement includes section 120 allowing transfers to 
     the Homeowners Assistance Fund.
       The agreement includes section 121 limiting the source of 
     operation and maintenance funds for flag and general officer 
     quarters and allowing for notification by electronic medium.
       The agreement includes section 122 extending the 
     availability of funds in the Ford Island Improvement Account.
       The agreement includes section 123 allowing the transfer of 
     expired funds to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations, 
     Construction, Defense account.
       The agreement includes section 124 restricting the 
     obligation of funds for relocating an Army unit that performs 
     a testing mission.
       The agreement includes section 125 allowing for the 
     reprogramming of construction funds among projects and 
     activities subject to certain criteria.
       The agreement includes section 126 prohibiting the 
     obligation or expenditure of funds provided to the Department 
     of Defense for military construction for projects at 
     Arlington National Cemetery.
       The agreement includes section 127 making funds available 
     for previously authorized military construction projects.
       The agreement includes section 128 making funds available 
     for accelerated military construction projects requested by 
     the Department of the Army. The agreement provides for 
     Military Construction, Army, the first two projects requested 
     for acceleration; for Military Construction, Army National 
     Guard, the first project requested for acceleration; and for 
     Military Construction, Army Reserve, the first two projects 
     requested for acceleration.
       The agreement includes section 129 rescinding unobligated 
     balances from the Military Construction, Army account.
       The agreement includes section 130 rescinding unobligated 
     balances from the Military Construction, Navy and Marine 
     Corps account.
       The agreement includes section 131 rescinding unobligated 
     balances from the Military Construction, Air Force account.
       The agreement includes section 132 rescinding unobligated 
     balances from the NATO Security Investment Program.
       The agreement includes section 133 rescinding unobligated 
     balances from the fund established by Sec. 1013(d) of 42 
     U.S.C. 3374 for expenses associated with the Homeowners 
     Assistance Program.
       The agreement includes section 134 defining the 
     congressional defense committees.
       The agreement includes section 135 prohibiting funds to be 
     used for the closure or abandonment of any facility at Lajes 
     Field.

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                TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


                    veterans benefits administration

                       compensation and pensions

                     (including transfer of funds)

       The agreement provides $79,071,000,000 for Compensation and 
     Pensions, reflecting new estimates provided in the 
     Administration's mid-session review. Of the amount provided, 
     not more than $15,430,000 is to be transferred to General 
     Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) 
     and Information Technology Systems for reimbursement of 
     necessary expenses in implementing provisions of title 38.


                         readjustment benefits

       The agreement provides $14,997,136,000 for Readjustment 
     Benefits, reflecting new estimates provided in the 
     Administration's mid-session review.


                   veterans insurance and indemnities

       The agreement provides $63,257,000 for Veterans Insurance 
     and Indemnities.


                 veterans housing benefit program fund

       The agreement provides such sums as may be necessary for 
     costs associated with direct and guaranteed loans for the 
     Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund. The agreement limits 
     obligations for direct loans to not more than $500,000 and 
     provides that $160,881,000 shall be available for 
     administrative expenses.


            vocational rehabilitation loans program account

       The agreement provides $10,000 for the cost of direct loans 
     from the Vocational Rehabilitation Loans Program Account, 
     plus $361,000 to be paid to the appropriation for General 
     Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration. The 
     agreement provides for a direct loan limitation of 
     $2,877,000.


          native american veteran housing loan program account

       The agreement provides $1,130,000 for administrative 
     expenses of the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program 
     Account.


                     veterans health administration

                            medical services

       The agreement provides $47,603,202,000 in advance for 
     fiscal year 2016 for Medical Services. The agreement also 
     provides $209,189,000 for fiscal year 2015 in addition to the 
     advance appropriation provided last year.
       In an effort to address the severe crisis of access to 
     medical care at many Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 
     hospitals and clinics across the country, Congress took the 
     unusual step of creating as part of the Veterans Access, 
     Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (VACAA) a new contract 
     care program designed for veterans who live more than 40 
     miles from a VA facility or who have to wait an unreasonable 
     time for medical appointments, funding this effort with a 
     total of $10,000,000,000 over three years. In addition, 
     section 801(a) of VACAA provided an additional $5,000,000,000 
     to increase veterans access to healthcare and improve VA's 
     physical infrastructure. This funding is in addition to the 
     funds appropriated in this Act or the advance funding 
     provided in the fiscal year 2014 appropriations Act, although 
     the appropriated funds are used for many of the same purposes 
     as those provided in VACAA. At this time, the VA is 
     developing the programs to administer the new VACAA 
     authority, and there are many uncertainties about which 
     activities can be funded with which authority, and whether 
     there are significant unfunded liabilities created by the new 
     legislation. To address this uncertainty, the agreement 
     includes bill language permitting the transfer of funding 
     from various VA appropriations accounts to Medical Services 
     to address any unfunded needs.
       Rural Healthcare--The agreement includes $250,000,000 for 
     rural healthcare, as requested. This funding continues the 
     Rural Health Initiative established by Congress in fiscal 
     year 2009 to ensure that the VA dedicates sufficient 
     resources to reach veterans residing in rural and highly 
     rural areas who do not have immediate access to a veterans 
     medical center or community-based outpatient clinic. The VA 
     is strongly encouraged to continue to improve the 
     accessibility, efficiency and effectiveness of care for rural 
     veterans.
       The funds provided for the Rural Health Initiative include 
     support for Project Access Received Closer to Home (Project 
     ARCH). Section 104 of the VACAA extended the authorization of 
     Project ARCH for an additional two years. The Project ARCH 
     pilot program has been successful for veterans who are 
     enrolled in VA healthcare in five rural and highly rural 
     Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs). Prior to 
     program reauthorization, the Senate bill included an 
     administrative provision (section 237) directing the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs to utilize existing 
     authorities to continue the program at no less than 
     $35,000,000 in fiscal year 2015. This level of funding was 
     intended to allow the VA to continue the program so that 
     veterans depending on the services provided by Project ARCH 
     did not experience any lapse in service until follow-on 
     programs were proven adequate. In addition, the funding level 
     was intended to provide for the expansion of the program to 
     other rural and highly rural areas. Since the Project ARCH 
     authorization has been extended, this agreement does not 
     include the Senate proposed administrative provision. 
     However, the VA is directed to continue funding the program 
     at no less than the estimated fiscal year 2015 funding level 
     and to consider utilizing existing authorities to provide 
     contract care for veterans in other rural and highly rural 
     areas.
       The agreement incorporates directions in the House and 
     Senate reports regarding providing an operating plan for the 
     Office of Rural Health, including information on full-time 
     equivalent (FTE) requirements and future requirements for 
     initiatives and programs. As directed in the Senate report, 
     the VA is instructed to conduct a comprehensive needs 
     assessment of veterans in rural and highly rural areas who 
     are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. The agreement 
     incorporates the Senate direction regarding filling 
     healthcare professional vacancies, especially in rural areas, 
     and Health Professional Shortage Areas with the greatest 
     need. The agreement also reflects the Senate direction to the 
     VA to conduct a full assessment of all community-based 
     outpatient clinics in rural and highly rural areas.
       The agreement includes $7,448,900,000 for mental health 
     programs in fiscal year 2016 and $436,700,000 for gender-
     specific healthcare for women veterans in fiscal year 2016.
       Concerns continue to be raised in Congress about vacant 
     mental health provider positions at VA clinics, especially in 
     locations where the VA does not receive suitable applications 
     for published job notices. There are several positions in 
     high cost rural and highly rural areas that continue to be 
     vacant for many months after a previous provider's departure, 
     and the VA is not offering competitive salaries. In addition 
     to the elements of the report already requested in House 
     Report 113-416, the VHA is instructed to detail the steps the 
     VA will take to hire replacements after no more than 120 days 
     of a vacancy. The VA is to provide a comprehensive list of 
     current vacant mental health positions, highlighting 
     vacancies in rural and highly rural areas and how long those 
     positions have been vacant. Further, VHA is instructed to 
     provide the VA proposed salary range as well as the salary 
     range of a private provider in the same city.
       Women Veterans--Despite efforts over the past few years, 
     the VA must make better progress at addressing the needs of 
     women veterans. Toward this end, the advance appropriation 
     for fiscal year 2015 provided last year and the fiscal year 
     2016 advance appropriation included in this Act fully fund 
     gender-specific healthcare. Access to and utilization of VA 
     benefits and services by women veterans remain low, with 
     women often encountering cultural roadblocks in a system that 
     was largely designed to meet the needs of male veterans. As 
     part of an effort to better address access, the Department is 
     currently undertaking a system-wide review to determine what 
     type and number of healthcare workers the system should have 
     to address current and future demand. The Department is 
     directed to include in this review whether VHA's current 
     number of healthcare professionals providing gender-specific 
     care is adequate. This review will help the VA properly staff 
     hospitals and clinics with healthcare professionals providing 
     gender-specific care and lead to improved access for women 
     veterans.
       Understanding demand is key to providing high-quality 
     services, yet the VA does not collect, analyze, and publish 
     data by gender or minority status. This type of data is 
     essential for the VA and Congress to enhance services for 
     women veterans by developing programs and ensuring adequate 
     funding levels of those programs. The stratification of data 
     would also allow the VA to better understand the demand mix 
     in the system, how it is being met, and what changes need to 
     be implemented to the system to meet current and future 
     trends. The Department is directed through the Women's Health 
     Service and the Center for Women Veterans to collect and 
     analyze gender-specific data and to develop programs and 
     funding recommendations based on this data.
       To better assist women veterans and increase their 
     knowledge of the services and benefits to which they are 
     entitled, the Department is directed to continue the Women 
     Veterans Call Center (WVCC). The WVCC answers questions and 
     responds to concerns from women veterans, their families, and 
     caregivers across the Nation about VA services and resources. 
     Additionally, in an effort to leverage the VA's existing 
     local community partnerships, such as those for homeless 
     veterans, the VA should establish support networks for women 
     veterans to assist in accessing healthcare, employment 
     services, financial counseling, and housing.
       None of the VA's partnerships is more important than that 
     with the DOD. High priority collaboration and resource 
     sharing between the VA and the DOD are governed by the Joint 
     Executive Committee (JEC). The JEC allows senior leadership 
     at both Departments a forum to develop policies and programs 
     to address overlapping priorities, including transition 
     programs for veterans. While the JEC, through its subordinate 
     committees and working groups, has made tremendous progress 
     in addressing several

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     pressing issues facing active duty military and veterans, 
     there is currently no working group focused solely on the 
     transition of women from active duty to veteran status. The 
     VA, in consultation with the DOD, is encouraged to establish 
     a women's working group within the JEC aimed at creating or 
     strengthening transition programs which address female 
     concerns and cultural roadblocks so that more women veterans 
     access VA benefits and services.
       Recent studies have shown that servicewomen who experience 
     sexual assault while serving in the military are far more 
     likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 
     compared to other female veterans. The VA must be prepared to 
     provide these veterans with mental health services designed 
     to treat the effects of military sexual trauma (MST). The 
     Department is directed to maximize the availability of mental 
     health services available to veterans who were victims of 
     MST.
       Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans Program--In some 
     communities non-VA physicians have encountered difficulties 
     when seeking to volunteer time at VA medical facilities. 
     Under existing authority, Section 7405(a)(1) of title 38, 
     United States Code, the Secretary may appoint on a without 
     compensation basis such personnel found necessary for the 
     provision of healthcare for veterans. At medical facilities 
     exhibiting staffing shortages and appointment backlogs due to 
     waiting time issues, the VA is urged to utilize this existing 
     authority to appoint physicians on a volunteer basis to serve 
     veterans' healthcare needs at VA medical facilities.
       To further understand the benefit to the Department of the 
     utilization of volunteer physicians, the VA is directed to 
     establish a three-year pilot program, under the authorities 
     contained in Section 7405(a)(1) of title 38, United States 
     Code, entitled the ``Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans 
     Program.'' The Secretary is directed to establish this pilot 
     program in no fewer than two medical facilities in two 
     distinct VISNs. The Secretary is urged to select medical 
     facilities for this pilot program that have a demonstrated 
     need for additional physicians in any practice area or 
     specialty, yet have been unable to expeditiously fill such 
     vacancies and/or continue to exceed VA's appointment waiting 
     time goals in any area of practice.
       Each pilot location shall establish a volunteer coordinator 
     who shall develop relationships with local medical 
     associations to educate non-VA physicians in the area about 
     the program. The volunteer coordinator shall be the initial 
     point of contact for physicians seeking to volunteer at the 
     medical facility.
       Due to the cost and effort exerted to credential and 
     educate physicians for such volunteer opportunities, the 
     Department, as part of this pilot program, shall establish a 
     required number of hours per year physician ambassadors must 
     commit to serving at a facility that is cost beneficial to 
     the Department. This metric should be no fewer than 60 hours 
     a year and no more than 100 hours a year, though there is no 
     limit to the total number of hours a physician ambassador may 
     volunteer a year. The medical facility shall enter into 
     agreement with the physician ambassadors regarding the 
     minimum number of hours required before beginning the 
     credentialing or privilege granting process.
       The Department is directed to provide a report no later 
     than 90 days after enactment of this Act to the Committees on 
     Appropriations and the Veterans Affairs Committees of both 
     Houses of Congress detailing the current credentialing 
     process for volunteer physicians, the current cost of 
     credentialing volunteer physicians, and the current 
     utilization rate of volunteer physicians. This report shall 
     also outline the parameters of the pilot program and the 
     reasons for choosing the participating VISNs and facilities.
       The Department is also directed to report quarterly, 
     beginning with the first quarter after enactment of this Act, 
     to the Committees on Appropriations and the Veterans Affairs 
     Committees of both Houses of Congress the number of physician 
     ambassadors participating in the pilot program; the number of 
     hours per week physician ambassadors volunteer; the process 
     of bringing on board physician volunteers, to include the 
     amount of time elapsed from the date a physician contacts the 
     facility expressing interest in volunteering, to the time the 
     volunteer and the medical facility enter into an agreement 
     regarding the minimum number of hours required, to the date 
     of completion of the credentialing process; and the 
     appointment waiting times and staffing shortages at each 
     facility. This report shall also include a comparison to an 
     equal number of medical facilities not participating in the 
     pilot program to determine if mandating a minimum number of 
     hours required improves volunteer participation and increases 
     the cost-benefit to the Department.
       The agreement reiterates the language in the Senate report 
     directing the VA to provide regular updates on its efforts to 
     rebalance institutional and home-based care, including what 
     metrics have been developed to track implementation.
       The agreement incorporates the direction in the Senate 
     report for the VA to provide more detailed explanations 
     within its budget justifications about data that have been 
     modified for the updated actuarial model. The agreement also 
     incorporates the House direction to the VA to provide a 
     healthcare expenditure plan within 20 days of receiving a 
     full-year appropriation.


                     medical support and compliance

       The agreement provides $6,144,000,000 in advance for fiscal 
     year 2016 for Medical Support and Compliance.
       The Office of the Medical Inspector (OMI) of the Veterans 
     Health Administration (VHA) is directed to provide the 
     Committees a semi-annual report describing the problems or 
     deficiencies in the VHA identified by the OMI; whether the 
     General Counsel of the Department has reviewed these OMI 
     findings; any violations of law by an employee of the 
     Department identified in the OMI review, with identity 
     redacted; and what legal or administrative action was taken.


                           medical facilities

       The agreement provides $4,915,000,000 in advance for fiscal 
     year 2016 for Medical Facilities.
       The agreement incorporates the House directive requiring 
     the VA to provide a report explaining how non-recurring 
     maintenance projects are rated, scheduled, and budgeted.


                    MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH

       The agreement provides $588,922,000 for Medical and 
     Prosthetic Research, available until September 30, 2016.


                    NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION

       The agreement provides $256,800,000 for the National 
     Cemetery Administration. Of the amount provided, $25,600,000 
     is available until September 30, 2016.
       Public Law 113-6 required the National Cemetery 
     Administration (NCA) to develop a strategy that included 
     eight elements to serve the burial needs of veterans residing 
     in rural areas and mandated the Government Accountability 
     Office (GAO) to review the strategy. The GAO review of the VA 
     strategy was completed in September 2014. The Department is 
     instructed to report to the Committees within 90 days of 
     enactment of this Act explaining why it has not included in 
     its strategy all eight elements mandated by Congress and why 
     it has not accepted the GAO recommendation to use census 
     tract level data to calculate the veteran population served, 
     since the GAO analysis demonstrates that the VA's use of 
     county level data understates the number and location of 
     unserved veterans.

                      DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION


                         GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $321,591,000 for General 
     Administration. Of the amount provided, $9,660,000 is 
     available for obligation until September 30, 2016. The 
     agreement continues to include language permitting the 
     transfer of funds from this account to General Operating 
     Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration.
       The agreement includes the following funding levels:

                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        Office                               Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Office of the Secretary..............................            $10,032
Office of General Counsel............................             80,365
Office of Management.................................             44,098
Office of Human Resources and Administration.........             62,064
Office of Policy and Planning........................             25,009
Office of Operations, Security and Preparedness......             17,901
Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs.......             22,279
Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs......              5,969
Office of Acquisition, Logistics and Construction....             53,874
    Total............................................           $321,591
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The Department is required to submit an annual report 
     identifying the amount of third party health billings owed to 
     the VA, the annual amount collected, and efforts underway to 
     increase the efficiency and accuracy in the collections 
     process. The report should describe the VA's contingency plan 
     to ensure that the provision of healthcare does not suffer 
     should there be a failure to meet billing and collection 
     expectations.
       In an effort to improve management and reduce redundancy, 
     the Department has undertaken a review of its organizational 
     structure and will potentially reorganize many functions 
     within the VA. The Department is directed to report on a 
     monthly basis to the Committees the status of reorganization 
     within the Department. The Department is also reminded that 
     while the Committees reserve the right to call upon all 
     offices for information, the primary point of communication 
     should be through the Office of Management. The Committees 
     require timely access to the Department's professional budget 
     staff in order to effectively and efficiently evaluate 
     resource requirements and proposals requested by the 
     Administration. Any reorganization with regard to budgetary 
     matters should take this into consideration. In addition to 
     concerns about the principal point of contact in the VA, 
     Department leadership should be aware that there are 
     continuing problems with the Department's lack of 
     responsiveness to the Committees' information requests, as 
     well as lack of detail in responses when finally received.


                       BOARD OF VETERANS APPEALS

       The agreement provides $99,294,000 for the Board of 
     Veterans Appeals, of which not to exceed $9,429,000 shall 
     remain available until

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     September 30, 2016. Bill language is included in section 239 
     permitting the VA to transfer funding between this account 
     and the General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits 
     Administration account if needed to align funding with the 
     appropriate account to hire staff to address the appeals 
     backlog. The agreement also includes the Senate report 
     directive to the VA to refresh the Department's strategic 
     plan to transform the appeals process.


      GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES, VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION

       The agreement provides $2,534,254,000 for General Operating 
     Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration and makes 
     available not to exceed $124,000,000 of this funding until 
     the end of fiscal year 2016.
       Disability Claims Processing.--The backlog of veterans 
     compensation claims for service- connected disabilities 
     remains one of the most pressing problems at the VA. Despite 
     progress made over the past year and the efforts of the VA to 
     improve its processes, increase staffing, and increase 
     automation, it is clear that problems persist, and more needs 
     to be done to ensure that veterans are receiving timely 
     access to the benefits they have earned. To that end, the 
     agreement includes provisions to give the VA additional tools 
     to address the backlog and strengthen accountability. This 
     effort is focused not only on production but also on accuracy 
     in an effort to ensure veterans receive fair compensation at 
     the outset and do not encounter additional delays by having 
     to appeal decisions.
       To further the reforms instituted by the Committees in 
     response to the backlog, the agreement:
       --Includes $40,000,000 above the budget request to hire 
     additional claims and support personnel at the regional 
     offices; to expand the Veterans Claims Intake Program records 
     scanning system; and to implement the centralized mail 
     initiative. The VA is instructed to provide a spending plan 
     for this funding within 30 days of enactment of this Act.
       --Directs the VA to continue to provide quality review 
     teams and to conduct spot audits at regional offices to 
     assess the performance of claims processing operations and 
     flag any management or operational weaknesses.
       --Includes bill language in section 239 permitting the 
     transfer of funding between this account and the Board of 
     Veterans Appeals if necessary to permit the hiring of 
     staffing at the appropriate stage of the appeals process to 
     address mounting claims appeals workload.
       --Continues the requirement first enacted for fiscal year 
     2014 to provide rigorous, publicly available Web-based 
     monthly reports to the Committees on performance measures for 
     each regional office, including the number of backlogged 
     claims, the average number of days to complete a claim, and 
     error rates.
       --Continues the fiscal year 2014 requirement to submit 
     quarterly reports that include the number of claims personnel 
     in each regional office, corrective action taken to remedy 
     any problems at poorly performing offices, training programs 
     undertaken by regional offices, and quality review team 
     audits performed during the quarter.
       --Requires the VA to report whether it is feasible to 
     conduct a study to analyze data regarding the statistical 
     progression of disabilities over time and whether this data 
     could be used to more quickly adjudicate claims for increased 
     compensation.
       --Directs the VA to develop a plan to execute a uniform 
     mail processing and scanning system throughout all regional 
     offices.
       --Directs the VA to contract with the National Academy of 
     Public Administration to review the Department's planned 
     claims processing activities and strategies to prevent future 
     claims processing backlogs.
       Eradicating the veterans benefits claims backlog must 
     remain a top priority of the VA, and the agency will continue 
     to be closely monitored to assess progress on this front.
       To inform the Committees of its progress in resolving 
     issues of paper claims record retention, the VA is directed 
     to report the status of its work with the Department of 
     Defense (DOD): in obtaining certification of the Veterans 
     Benefits Management System's (VBMS) compliance with DOD data 
     storage requirements; in finalizing the Memorandum of 
     Agreement with DOD allowing DOD appropriate access to 
     electronic records maintained by the VA; and in developing a 
     plan and timeline for selecting courses of action for 
     resolving the storage of paper service treatment records and 
     the associated costs. The report should also include VA plans 
     to brief the various veterans service organizations on the 
     improvements made in the scanning process and its approach 
     and safeguards for transferring the documents to DOD, as well 
     as the VA plan for the most efficient utilization of its 
     office and storage warehouse space once the records are 
     transferred back to DOD.
       The VBA has begun to develop and implement new training 
     initiatives and procedures for PTSD claims related to 
     military sexual trauma (MST). The Department is directed to 
     continue to publicize benefits veterans may be entitled to as 
     a result of MST. As stipulated in Senate Report 113-174, the 
     Department is directed to submit a report on the current 
     standard of proof for service-connection under chapter 11 of 
     title 38, U.S.C., for covered mental health conditions based 
     on military sexual trauma. The agreement also incorporates 
     the House direction regarding reporting data sets of 
     information regarding military sexual trauma-related claims.
       The agreement incorporates the House direction prohibiting 
     a change in the location of VBA regional offices without 
     providing the Committees a cost-benefit analysis and 
     information on benefits to veterans and operational 
     efficiency.


                     INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $3,903,344,000 for Information 
     Technology (IT) Systems. The agreement identifies separately 
     the funding available for pay ($1,039,000,000); operations 
     and maintenance ($2,316,009,000); and systems development, 
     modernization, and enhancement ($548,335,000). The agreement 
     makes $30,792,000 of pay funding available until the end of 
     fiscal year 2016; $160,000,000 of operations and maintenance 
     funding available until the end of fiscal year 2016; and all 
     IT systems development, modernization and enhancement funding 
     available until the end of fiscal year 2016.
       The agreement includes $137,000,000 in information 
     technology funding for VBMS; $99,614,000 in information 
     technology funding for the Veterans Relationship Management 
     System; and $343,614,000 for total funding of the 
     interoperable electronic health record (both VHA and IT 
     funding).
       The agreement assumes an additional $20,000,000 above the 
     request will be used for additional hardware upgrades at 
     regional offices to ensure that increased VBMS functionality 
     can be supported in the field. The Secretary is directed to 
     report to the Committees within 30 days after enactment of 
     this Act how the Department is implementing this directive.
       The agreement includes language prohibiting the obligation 
     of IT development, modernization, and enhancement funding 
     until the VA submits a certification of the amounts to be 
     obligated, in part or in full, for each development project.
       The agreement includes language permitting funding made 
     available for the three IT subaccounts to be transferred 
     among them after the VA requests and receives approval from 
     the Committees.
       The agreement includes language providing that funding may 
     be transferred between development projects or to new 
     projects subject to the Committees' approval.
       The agreement provides $269,406,000 for the VistA Evolution 
     interoperable health record and $74,208,000 for the 
     interoperability actions taking place within the Interagency 
     Program Office (IPO) and the execution of the Virtual 
     Lifetime Electronic Health Record (VLER Health). As with the 
     fiscal year 2014 bill, the fiscal year 2015 agreement 
     includes a prohibition on obligation or expenditure of more 
     than 25 percent of fiscal year 2015 funds provided for 
     development, modernization, and enhancement of the 
     Department's VistA electronic health record until the 
     Department meets reporting and accountability requirements 
     that are similar to those in the House and Senate bills.
       The agreement for the DOD appropriations bill includes 
     similar electronic health record requirements.
       The agreement requires the VA to provide quarterly 
     briefings to the Committees regarding schedule, milestones, 
     and obligations for the VistA Evolution program, as directed 
     in the Senate report. It also requires quarterly briefings 
     from the IPO on the electronic health record interoperability 
     project and monthly updates to the Federal Chief Information 
     Officer of the United States, as directed in the Senate 
     report. In addition, the agreement requires the VA to report 
     on the process the VA and DOD will follow to establish 
     security standards and identify technology to secure data, as 
     directed in the Senate report.
       Bill language is included making funds available for IT 
     development, modernization, and enhancement for the projects 
     and in the amounts specified in the following table:

               INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Project                               Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Access to Healthcare.................................             $9,686
Healthcare Efficiency IT Development.................             10,723
Electronic Health Record Interoperability/VLER Health             49,208
VistA Evolution......................................            179,922
New Models of Care...................................             30,551
Veterans Benefits Management System (VBMS)...........             63,500
Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record (VLER)............             18,600
Veterans Relationship Management (VRM)...............             76,600
Health Management Platform...........................              5,746
Other IT Systems Development.........................            103,799
                                                      ------------------
    Total All Development............................           $548,335
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       This table is intended to serve as the Department's 
     approved list of development projects; any requested changes 
     are subject to reprogramming guidelines.
       The agreement directs the Department to continue to provide 
     an IT expenditure plan to the Committees within 30 days of 
     enactment of this Act and on a monthly basis thereafter, as 
     indicated in both the House and Senate reports. This plan 
     should be in the same format as the table above.
       The pending Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Next 
     Generation (T4NG)

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     draft request for proposals will be the principal information 
     technology procurement vehicle for the VA for up to ten 
     years, with potential total funding of $23,000,000,000. With 
     the complexity and magnitude of VA expenditures on 
     information technology in areas such as electronic health 
     records and appointment scheduling, it is important that the 
     VA permit proposals from a wide range of firms, both large 
     and small, veteran-owned and disabled veteran-owned, in order 
     to benefit from the broad array of IT services that exist. 
     The VA is urged to expand the number of awards under T4NG 
     that are not reserved for particular categories of vendors in 
     order to maximize its consideration of emerging technologies.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The agreement appropriates $126,411,000 for the Office of 
     Inspector General (OIG). Of the amount provided, $12,141,000 
     is available for obligation until September 30, 2016. The 
     increase above the budget request is intended to be used for 
     ongoing responsibilities associated with the waitlist/
     appointment scheduling audits as well as the two reviews 
     described below.
       The OIG is instructed to review a complaint to the Montana 
     Board of Psychologists reprimanding a VA psychologist in Ft. 
     Harrison, Montana, for practicing outside the scope of his 
     professional qualifications when performing a Compensation 
     and Pensions examination for traumatic brain injury (TBI). 
     The OIG review should address the specific Montana case, but 
     also the protocols the VA uses for examinations for TBI 
     throughout the VA medical system to judge whether the VA 
     needs to revise its protocols nationwide.
       Due to questions about VA residential substance abuse 
     treatment in Miami, Florida, that have been raised by the VA 
     OIG (Report No. 13-03089-104, March 27, 2014), the OIG is 
     requested to conduct a broader review of the operations and 
     effectiveness of VA substance abuse inpatient rehabilitation 
     programs and report back to the Committees by August 1, 2015, 
     on the following: the current number of VA inpatient 
     rehabilitation programs; the annual number of veterans who 
     participate and their average length of treatment; the 
     average length of time for VA treatment compared to that of 
     non-VA residential treatment programs; the rate of recidivism 
     for both types of programs; the process used to refer 
     patients to VA inpatient treatment; the degree of supervision 
     of patients in VA programs and how often drug tests are 
     performed; and how well mental health and substance abuse 
     treatment are integrated for veterans with comorbidities.


                      CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS

       The agreement provides $561,800,000 for Construction, Major 
     Projects. The agreement makes this funding available for five 
     years, except that $34,000,000 is made available until 
     expended.
       As requested in the House and Senate reports, the agreement 
     requires an annual report on the process used to identify 
     construction project priority listing and directs the VA to 
     work collaboratively with other executive branch agencies 
     with substantial construction portfolios, private sector 
     contractors and other non-governmental experts to explore the 
     feasibility of new funding mechanisms, such as private 
     development lease-backs.
       The agreement directs the VA to increase its use of design-
     build contracting processes and off-site construction 
     methods, including prefabricated components and panelized 
     structures.
       The agreement funds the following items as requested in the 
     budget submission:

                      CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS
                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Location and description                      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Veterans Health Admin. (VHA):
    West Los Angeles, CA seismic corrections.........            $35,000
    Long Beach, CA seismic corrections, mental health            101,900
     and community living replacements...............
    Canandaigua, NY community living center,                     122,400
     outpatient clinic, and domiciliary..............
    San Diego, CA spinal cord injury and seismic                 187,500
     corrections.....................................
    Advance Planning Fund--various locations.........             69,000
    Major Construction Staff--various locations......             24,000
    Claims Analysis--various locations...............              2,000
    Hazardous Waste--various locations...............              6,000
                                                      ------------------
        Total VHA....................................            547,800
National Cemetery Admin. (NCA):
    Advance Planning Fund--various locations.........              2,500
    NCA Land Acquisition Fund........................              7,500
                                                      ------------------
        Total NCA....................................             10,000
General Admin.:
    Staff Offices Advance Planning Fund..............              4,000
                                                      ------------------
        Major Construction total.....................           $561,800
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The agreement acknowledges the inclusion of the 
     prospectuses of two NCA projects--Ohio Western Reserve and 
     National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, Pennsylvania--in the 
     2015 budget request so that these projects may be funded in 
     the future if monies should become available through 
     reprogramming.


                      CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS

       The agreement provides $495,200,000 for Construction, Minor 
     Projects. The agreement makes this funding available for five 
     years.
       The agreement includes the directive to provide an 
     expenditure plan within 30 days of enactment of this Act, as 
     provided in the Senate report.


       GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES

       The agreement provides $90,000,000 for Grants for 
     Construction of State Extended Care Facilities, to remain 
     available until expended.


             GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF VETERANS CEMETERIES

       The agreement provides $46,000,000 for Grants for 
     Construction of Veterans Cemeteries, to remain available 
     until expended.


                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

             (Including Transfers and Rescissions of Funds)

       The agreement includes section 201 allowing for transfer of 
     funds among the three mandatory accounts.
       The agreement includes section 202 allowing for the 
     transfer of funds among the three medical accounts.
       The agreement includes section 203 allowing salaries and 
     expenses funds to be used for related authorized purposes.
       The agreement includes section 204 restricting the accounts 
     that may be used for the acquisition of land or the 
     construction of any new hospital or home.
       The agreement includes section 205 limiting the use of 
     funds in the Medical Services account only for entitled 
     beneficiaries unless reimbursement is made to the Department.
       The agreement includes section 206 allowing for the use of 
     certain mandatory appropriations accounts for payment of 
     prior year accrued obligations for those accounts.
       The agreement includes section 207 allowing the use of 
     appropriations available in this title to pay prior year 
     obligations.
       The agreement includes section 208 allowing the Department 
     to use surplus earnings from the National Service Life 
     Insurance Fund, the Veterans' Special Life Insurance Fund, 
     and the United States Government Life Insurance Fund to 
     administer these programs.
       The agreement includes section 209 allowing the Department 
     to cover the administrative expenses of enhanced-use leases 
     and provides authority to obligate these reimbursements in 
     the year in which the proceeds are received.
       The agreement includes section 210 limiting the amount of 
     reimbursement the Office of Resolution Management and the 
     Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication 
     can charge other offices of the Department for services 
     provided.
       The agreement includes section 211 limiting the use of 
     funds for any lease with an estimated annual rental cost of 
     more than $1,000,000 unless approved by the Committees.
       The agreement includes section 212 requiring the Department 
     to collect third-party payer information for persons treated 
     for a non-service connected disability.
       The agreement includes section 213 allowing for the use of 
     enhanced-use leasing revenues for Construction, Major 
     Projects and Construction, Minor Projects.
       The agreement includes section 214 outlining authorized 
     uses for Medical Services funds.
       The agreement includes section 215 allowing for funds 
     deposited into the Medical Care Collections Fund to be 
     transferred to the Medical Services account.
       The agreement includes section 216 which allows Alaskan 
     veterans to use medical facilities of the Indian Health 
     Service or tribal organizations.
       The agreement includes section 217 permitting the transfer 
     of funds from the Department of Veterans Affairs Capital 
     Asset Fund to the Construction, Major Projects and 
     Construction, Minor Projects accounts and makes those funds 
     available until expended.
       The agreement includes section 218 prohibiting the use of 
     funds for any policy prohibiting the use of outreach or 
     marketing to enroll new veterans.
       The agreement includes section 219 requiring the Secretary 
     to submit quarterly reports on the financial status of the 
     Veterans Health Administration.
       The agreement includes section 220 requiring the Department 
     to notify and receive approval from the Committees of any 
     proposed transfer of funding to or from the Information 
     Technology Systems account.
       The agreement includes section 221 limiting the obligation 
     of non-recurring maintenance funds during the last two months 
     of the fiscal year.
       The agreement does not include Senate section 221. The 
     provision is carried as a government--wide provision in 
     division E of this consolidated Act.
       The agreement includes section 222 providing up to 
     $259,251,213 for transfer to the Joint DOD-VA Medical 
     Facility Demonstration Fund.
       The agreement includes section 223 which permits 
     $245,398,000 of fiscal year 2016 medical care funding to be 
     transferred to the Joint DOD-VA Medical Facility 
     Demonstration Fund.
       The agreement includes section 224 which authorizes 
     transfers from the Medical Care Collections Fund to the Joint 
     DOD-VA Medical Facility Demonstration Fund.
       The agreement includes section 225 which transfers at least 
     $15,000,000 from VA medical accounts to the DOD-VA Health 
     Care Sharing Incentive Fund.

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       The agreement includes section 226 which rescinds fiscal 
     year 2015 medical account funding and re-appropriates it to 
     be available for two years. The provision rescinds and re-
     appropriates $1,400,000,000 for Medical Services, rescinds 
     and re-appropriates $100,000,000 for Medical Support and 
     Compliance, and rescinds and re-appropriates $250,000,000 for 
     Medical Facilities.
       The agreement includes section 227 requiring that the 
     Department notify the Committees of bid savings in major 
     construction projects of at least $5,000,000 or five percent 
     within 14 days of a contract identifying the programmed 
     amount.
       The agreement includes section 228 which prohibits the VA 
     from increasing the scope of work for a major construction 
     project above the scope specified in the original budget 
     request.
       The agreement includes section 229 requiring a quarterly 
     report from each VBA regional office on pending disability 
     claims, error rates, the number of claims processing 
     personnel, corrective actions taken, training programs and 
     review audit results.
       The agreement includes section 230 requiring the VA to 
     submit a reprogramming request whenever funding allocated in 
     the expenditure plan for a Medical Care initiative differs by 
     more than $25,000,000 from the allocation shown in the 2015 
     congressional budget justification.
       The agreement includes section 231 limiting the funding 
     from the Medical Services and Medical Support and Compliance 
     accounts for the VistA Evolution and electronic health record 
     interoperability projects.
       The agreement includes section 232 requiring the VA to 
     notify the Committees 15 days prior to any staff office 
     relocations within the VA of 25 or more FTE.
       The agreement includes section 233 rescinding $41,000,000 
     in VA discretionary funds to be allocated from fiscal year 
     2015 funding provided in this Act or in advance in other 
     appropriations Acts. These funds constitute the savings 
     created by section 705 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and 
     Accountability Act of 2014, which limits the aggregate amount 
     of awards and bonuses paid by the Secretary in fiscal year 
     2015 to $360,000,000. The Secretary is directed to allocate 
     the rescission in alignment with the amount of funding 
     allocated for awards in each appropriation account and to 
     report this allocation to the Committees within 20 days of 
     enactment of this Act.
       The agreement includes section 234 requiring the Secretary 
     to report to the Committees each quarter about any single 
     national outreach and awareness marketing campaign exceeding 
     $2,000,000.
       The agreement includes section 235 prohibiting the closing 
     of VA medical facilities in VISN 23 as part of a planned 
     realignment of VA services until the Secretary meets a series 
     of reporting requirements.
       The agreement includes section 236 prohibiting funds 
     available to the Department in this or any other Act from 
     being used to replace the current system by which VISNs 
     select and contract for diabetes monitoring supplies and 
     equipment.
       The agreement includes section 237 prohibiting funding 
     provided in this Act or prior years to duplicate the capacity 
     of contractor-provided dialysis care until the later of 
     September 30, 2015, or the full independent evaluation of the 
     four-site dialysis pilot program being conducted by the VA.
       The agreement includes section 238 permitting the transfer 
     to the Medical Services account of fiscal year discretionary 
     2015 funds appropriated in this Act or available from advance 
     fiscal year 2015 funds already appropriated, except for funds 
     appropriated to General Operating Expenses, VBA, to address 
     possible unmet, high priority needs in Medical Services. Such 
     unanticipated demands may result from circumstances such as 
     increased utilization of Caregiver program benefits, newly 
     available hepatitis C medications, or VACAA requirements. Any 
     such transfer requires the approval of the Committees.
       The agreement includes section 239 permitting the transfer 
     of funding between the General Operating Expenses, Veterans 
     Benefits Administration account and the Board of Veterans 
     Appeals account if necessary to permit the hiring of staffing 
     at the appropriate stage of the appeals process to address 
     mounting claims appeals workload. Any such transfer requires 
     the approval of the Committees.
       The agreement includes section 240 rescinding $15,000,000 
     in unobligated balances in the DOD-VA Health Care Sharing 
     Incentive Fund.
       The agreement includes section 241 expanding the contract 
     disability examinations pilot program authorized in section 
     504 of the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 to not 
     more than twelve regional offices in 2015; fifteen in 2016; 
     and the number considered appropriate by the Secretary in 
     2017 and beyond.
       The agreement includes section 242 clarifying that the 
     payment rates used by the VA for VA medical care in the State 
     of Alaska and in those States with an all-payer model 
     agreement under the Social Security Act that became effective 
     on January 1, 2014, should also be used in implementation of 
     the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014.
       The agreement includes section 243 changing the eligibility 
     period for VA health benefits under the Honoring America's 
     Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 
     (P.L. 112-154) from a minimum 30-day presence at Camp Lejeune 
     during the period of January 1, 1957, through December 31, 
     1987 to the period from August 1, 1953, to December 31, 1987. 
     This date change conforms to more recent contamination 
     information from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease 
     Registry.
       The agreement includes section 244 creating the authority 
     to provide advance appropriations for three mandatory VA 
     programs within the Veterans Benefits Administration--
     Compensation and Pensions, Readjustment Benefits, and 
     Veterans Insurance and Indemnities.

                      TITLE III--RELATED AGENCIES

                  AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $74,100,000 for Salaries and 
     Expenses of the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC). 
     The agreement provides an additional $4,000,000 above the 
     budget request to support ABMC's interpretive program and 
     nonrecurring maintenance needs.

                 FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS ACCOUNT

       The agreement includes such sums as necessary, estimated at 
     $1,900,000 for the Foreign Currency Fluctuations Account.

           UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $31,386,000 for Salaries and 
     Expenses. The United States Court of Appeals for Veterans 
     Claims (Court) is the last step in the VA claims process and 
     has exclusive jurisdiction to review decisions made by the 
     Board of Veterans Appeals (BVA). The number of appeals filed 
     with the Court is generally affected by the number of claims 
     processed by the BVA. For the past two years, Congress has 
     increased funding for BVA to hire additional staff and 
     attorneys to address the BVA appeals backlog, and the Court 
     needs to prepare for an increase in appeals as this backlog 
     is resolved. The Court is directed to undertake a five year 
     strategic analysis to determine whether staffing, including 
     the number of judges, will need to grow to handle future 
     demand. The Court is directed to submit this analysis to 
     Congress with the fiscal year 2016 budget request.

                      DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL

                       CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $65,800,000 for Salaries and 
     Expenses, which includes $20,000,000 to address the 
     maintenance and infrastructure repairs proposed for funding 
     through the Operation and Maintenance, Army account. The 
     Committee directs that future budget requests will include 
     all funding proposed for Arlington National Cemetery, to 
     include any funding required for cemetery expansion, within 
     the Cemeterial Expenses, Army account. Language is included 
     to make $3,000,000 available until September 30, 2016.

                ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME TRUST FUND

       The agreement includes $63,400,000 for the Armed Forces 
     Retirement Home, to be derived from the Trust Fund.
       Standardization of Healthcare Delivery.--The Committee is 
     in receipt of DOD IG Report, DODIG-2014-093, ``Inspection of 
     the Armed Forces Retirement Home'' (AFRH) and notes this 
     report makes numerous recommendations regarding the health 
     and well-being of our Nation's veterans currently served by 
     the AFRH. The Chief Operating Officer of the AFRH is directed 
     to submit a report to the Committees not later than 120 days 
     after enactment of this Act, on the status and implementation 
     of recommendations 3.a, 7.b, and 14b. The report should 
     include specific actions taken to implement the 
     recommendations.

                        ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

       The agreement includes section 301 permitting funds to be 
     provided to Arlington County, Virginia, for the relocation of 
     a water main located on the Arlington National Cemetery 
     property.

               TITLE IV--OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

                         Department of Defense

       The agreement includes a new title IV, Overseas Contingency 
     Operations, for military construction projects related to the 
     Global War on Terrorism and the European Reassurance 
     Initiative that were requested by the Administration in the 
     FY 2015 Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) budget request. 
     The OCO request was submitted to Congress subsequent to 
     congressional consideration of the FY 2015 Military 
     Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations bills.


                  Military Construction, Defense-Wide

       The agreement includes $46,000,000 for ``Military 
     Construction, Defense-Wide'', as requested in the FY 2015 
     Overseas Contingency Operations budget amendment, for a 
     classified project at a classified location.

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         European Reassurance Initiative Military Construction

       The agreement includes $175,000,000 for military 
     construction projects associated with the European 
     Reassurance Initiative (ERI). The ERI proposal included a 
     provision to allow the use of up to $175,000,000 in Operation 
     and Maintenance funds for unspecified military construction 
     projects associated with the initiative. Subsequent to the 
     initial request, the Department of Defense identified and 
     provided to the Committees line-item ERI military 
     construction requirements. Military construction projects 
     should be funded within the Military Construction 
     appropriations bill, and thus the agreement provides funding 
     in this division for specific ERI military construction 
     projects as identified by the Department.

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                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       The agreement includes section 501 prohibiting the 
     obligation of funds in this Act beyond the current fiscal 
     year unless expressly so provided.
       The agreement includes section 502 prohibiting the use of 
     the funds in this Act for programs, projects or activities 
     not in compliance with Federal law relating to risk 
     assessment, the protection of private property rights, or 
     unfunded mandates.
       The agreement includes section 503 encouraging all 
     Departments to expand their use of ``E-Commerce.''
       The agreement includes section 504 specifying the 
     congressional committees that are to receive all reports and 
     notifications.
       The agreement includes section 505 prohibiting the transfer 
     of funds to any instrumentality of the United States 
     Government without authority from an appropriations Act.
       The agreement includes section 506 prohibiting the use of 
     funds for a project or program named for a serving Member, 
     Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of the United States House 
     of Representatives.
       The agreement includes section 507 requiring all reports 
     submitted to the Congress to be posted on official Web sites 
     of the submitting agency.
       The agreement includes section 508 prohibiting the use of 
     funds to establish or maintain a computer network unless such 
     network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of 
     pornography, except for law enforcement investigation, 
     prosecution, or adjudication activities.
       The agreement includes section 509 prohibiting the use of 
     funds for the payment of first-class travel by an employee of 
     the executive branch.
       The agreement includes section 510 prohibiting the use of 
     funds in this Act for any contract where the contractor has 
     not complied with E-Verify requirements.
       The agreement includes section 511 prohibiting the use of 
     funds in this Act by the Department of Defense or the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs for the purchase or lease of a 
     new vehicle except in accordance with Presidential 
     Memorandum--Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011.
       The agreement includes section 512 prohibiting the use of 
     funds in this Act for the renovation, expansion, or 
     construction of any facility in the continental United States 
     for the purpose of housing any individual who has been 
     detained at the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
     Cuba.
       The agreement does not include House section 403/Senate 
     section 404. The provision is carried as a government-wide 
     provision in division E of this consolidated Act.
       The agreement does not include House section 413. The 
     provision is carried as a government-wide provision in 
     division E of this consolidated Act.
       The agreement does not include House section 414. The 
     provision is carried as a government-wide provision in 
     division E of this consolidated Act.
       The agreement does not include Senate section 411. The 
     provision is carried as a government-wide provision in 
     division E of this consolidated Act.
       The agreement does not include Senate section 412. The 
     provision is carried as a government-wide provision in 
     division E of this consolidated Act.

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   DIVISION J--DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED 
                   PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

       In implementing this agreement, Federal departments, 
     agencies, commissions, and other entities shall comply with 
     the directives, reporting requirements, instructions, and 
     allocations contained in H. Rept. 113-499 (House report) 
     accompanying H.R. 5013 (House bill) and S. Rept. 113-195 
     (Senate report) accompanying S. 2499 (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 such language unless 
     expressly provided herein.
       The agreement modifies language in section 7019 by 
     including all funding directives referenced in this 
     explanatory statement. In executing the directives provided 
     in this explanatory statement, the Secretary of State, the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development (USAID), and the Broadcasting Board of Governors 
     (BBG) shall exercise the authority provided in section 
     7019(b) of this Act in a limited manner and in response to 
     extraordinary circumstances. Additionally, the agreement 
     assumes that the report required pursuant to section 653(a) 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA) shall be 
     submitted within the specified time frame established by such 
     Act.
       In lieu of the funding directives in the House and Senate 
     reports for Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq, the Secretary of 
     State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
     proposed funding levels for such countries in the report 
     required in section 653(a) of the FAA and in the spend plan 
     required by section 7076 of this Act. Prior to the submission 
     of both reports, the Secretary of State shall consult with 
     the Committees on Appropriations.
       The Department of State, USAID, and other Federal agencies, 
     as applicable, are directed to report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, not later than 90 days after enactment of 
     this Act, on the estimated cost and steps required for the 
     Department and such agencies to provide the compensation 
     information requested under Executive Salaries and 
     Compensation in the Introduction of the Senate report.
       Section 7076(e) of this Act directs the Department of State 
     and USAID to submit congressional budget justifications 
     (CBJs) concurrent with the President's fiscal year 2016 
     budget request, including justifications for multi-year 
     availability for funds requested under Diplomatic and 
     Consular Programs and Operating Expenses. The Department of 
     State, USAID, and other agencies shall also include in CBJs, 
     as applicable, the information in the Introduction of the 
     Senate report under Congressional Budget Request and 
     Justifications, on reimbursement agreements, the Economy Act, 
     Working Capital Fund, office closures, and representation 
     expenses.
       The Department of State, USAID, and other agencies funded 
     by this Act are directed to notify the Committees on 
     Appropriations of--
       1) reprogrammings of funds, as required by sections 7015 
     and 7019 of this Act, at the most detailed level of the CBJ, 
     this Act, or explanatory statement;
       2) significant departures in funding from the CBJ or the 
     final report submitted pursuant to section 653(a) of the FAA; 
     and
       3) commitments requiring significant funding and staffing 
     in future fiscal years.
       The regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations, including CBJ documents and operating and 
     spend plans, shall not suffice for purposes of satisfying 
     special notification requirements contained in this Act.
       With respect to prior year reporting requirements 
     referenced in the House and Senate reports, if such reporting 
     requirements were completed prior to the enactment of this 
     Act, the reporting agency shall consult with the Committees 
     on Appropriations to determine if an additional report is 
     required in fiscal year 2015. With regard to reporting 
     requirements and instructions contained in prior year Acts 
     that have not yet been submitted, unless specifically stated 
     to the contrary, the agreement does not terminate such 
     reporting requirements.
       With respect to appropriations contained in this Act, the 
     term ``program, project, and activity'' shall mean any item 
     for which a dollar amount is specified in this Act or 
     explanatory statement. In addition, the definition of 
     program, project, and activity in section 7023 of this Act 
     shall apply to the accounts listed in such section.
       Funds that are described in this explanatory statement 
     under title IX for Ebola response and preparedness are in 
     addition to funds described under titles I through VIII.

            TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Administration of Foreign Affairs


                    DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

       The agreement provides $6,461,172,000 for Diplomatic and 
     Consular Programs. The agreement provides an additional 
     $1,350,803,000 in title VIII under this heading designated 
     for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     (OCO/GWOT) pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.
       Within the total provided, up to $2,128,115,000 is for 
     Worldwide Security Protection (WSP) and may remain available 
     until expended, $4,332,524,000 is for operations, of which 
     $650,000,000 may remain available until September 30, 2016, 
     and $533,000 is for the International Chancery Center. The 
     Secretary of State is directed to report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, not later than September 1, 2015, on 
     projected amounts that are to remain available for operations 
     beyond fiscal year 2015, by category and bureau.
       Funds for activities, bureaus, and offices under this 
     heading are allocated according to the following table and 
     are subject to paragraph (6)(A) under such heading and 
     section 7019 of this Act:

                    DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Category                        Budget  Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Human Resources......................................          2,270,036
    Public Diplomacy.................................          [131,713]
    Worldwide Security Protection....................          [331,885]
Overseas Programs....................................          1,595,805
    Public Diplomacy.................................          [369,589]
Diplomatic Policy and Support........................            780,860
Security Programs....................................          1,813,938
    Worldwide Security Protection....................        [1,796,230]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal, Diplomatic and Consular Programs             6,460,639
         Appropriated Funds..........................
International Chancery Center........................                533
------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal, Diplomatic and Consular Programs...          6,461,172
------------------------------------------------------------------------


 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Offices/Programs                        Final Bill
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation...........              5,750
Cultural Antiquities Task Force......................              1,000
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor...................             32,293
    Human Rights Vetting (non-add)...................            [5,000]
    Office of International Religious Freedom (non-              [4,000]
     add)............................................
Office of Terrorism Financing and Economic Sanctions               4,100
 Policy..............................................
Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons..............              7,500
Office of the Coordinator for Cyber Issues...........              5,667
Office of the Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues.              1,000
Office for Global Women's Issues.....................              9,988
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The agreement provides $2,128,115,000 for WSP under this 
     heading and an additional $989,706,000 for WSP is provided in 
     title VIII and designated for OCO/GWOT, for a total of 
     $3,117,821,000 for WSP in this Act.
       No funds were requested, and no funds are provided in the 
     agreement, for a Foreign Affairs Security Training Center 
     (FASTC). The Secretary of State shall comply with the 
     reporting and information directives in the House and Senate 
     reports. No funds from this Act or prior Acts may be made 
     available for obligation for FASTC without prior notification 
     to the appropriate congressional committees.
       The agreement supports the efforts of the Department of 
     State to monitor United States assistance for foreign 
     security forces. In addition to funds made available for such 
     activities, not less than $5,000,000 under this heading is 
     included to implement section 620M of the FAA.
       The agreement includes the funds recommended in the Senate 
     report for the Bureau of Oceans and International 
     Environmental and Scientific Affairs, including for the 
     Arctic Council, and the authority included in the Senate bill 
     to make grants pursuant to section 504 of Public Law 95-426.
       The agreement includes section 7034(l)(1), which extends 
     for one year the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative 
     surcharge authority, which is the same authority included in 
     prior years.
       Section 7034(l)(7) of this Act continues the Foreign 
     Service overseas pay comparability authority, but, as in 
     prior years, prohibits implementation of the third phase of 
     the authority and does not include funds requested for such 
     implementation.
       Section 7034(n) of this Act provides limitations on the 
     uses of the Department of State Working Capital Fund. The 
     Secretary of State is directed to include information on the 
     Working Capital Fund in the operating plan required by 
     section 7076 of this Act and reprogramming notifications for 
     funds made available under this heading.
       The agreement does not specifically designate funds for the 
     new non-security positions related to the Department-wide 
     hiring initiatives included in the fiscal year 2015 budget 
     request. The Secretary of State is directed to examine the 
     assignment of existing lower priority positions, including 
     vacancies and such positions identified by the Department of 
     State's Office of Inspector General, to meet higher priority 
     staffing requirements, including those enumerated under this 
     heading in the Senate report. If, however, the Secretary 
     determines that it is in the national interest of the United 
     States to redirect the funds appropriated under this heading 
     for additional positions, the Committees on Appropriations 
     will consider such request as part of the operating plan 
     required by section 7076 of this Act. Such plan shall include 
     a detailed description of any new or reassigned Foreign or 
     Civil Service positions requested by a bureau or office, a 
     justification of the request, and the salary and benefit 
     costs for fiscal years 2015 and 2016.

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       The agreement designates up to $23,500,000 under this 
     heading for conflict and stabilization operations and permits 
     such amount to be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
     available under Conflict Stabilization Operations. In 
     addition, $15,000,000 is included under Conflict 
     Stabilization Operations in title VIII.
       The agreement does not include the requested authority to 
     transfer $1,000,000 of the funds available under this heading 
     to funds available under Representation Expenses.
       The agreement does not include a prohibition on the use of 
     funds appropriated under this heading for the Ambassadors 
     Fund for Cultural Preservation that was included in the House 
     bill. Instead, the agreement continues the limitation on the 
     use of funds for the preservation of religious sites as 
     included in prior years.
       The Office of Inspector General of the Department of State 
     released three Management Alerts in fiscal year 2014 that 
     included recommendations to strengthen contract files, grants 
     management, and information system security programs. The 
     Secretary of State, in coordination with the Department of 
     State's Office of Inspector General, is directed to submit a 
     report to the appropriate congressional committees, not later 
     than 90 days after enactment of this Act, detailing the 
     status of each of the recommendations included in the Alerts.
       Funds made available by this Act should be used to support 
     Department of State efforts to reopen and operate a 
     diplomatic presence in the Eastern Congo, once the security 
     environment permits such a presence.
       The Secretary of State shall report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees, not later than 45 days after 
     enactment of this Act, on the Department of State's policy 
     regarding its presence in Somalia, including personnel 
     involved, current limitations imposed on temporary duty 
     assignments, an assessment of the ability of such personnel 
     to affect inter-agency and international donor coordination 
     efforts and diplomacy under such limitations, an assessment 
     of the security situation, and the costs associated with such 
     activities, including for security.


                        CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

       The agreement provides $56,400,000 for Capital Investment 
     Fund.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The agreement provides $73,400,000 for Office of Inspector 
     General, of which $11,000,000 may remain available until 
     September 30, 2016, and an additional $56,900,000 in title 
     VIII under this heading is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant 
     to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985. The agreement waives the requirement of section 
     209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as included in 
     the Senate bill and in prior years.
       Funding for the Department of State Office of Inspector 
     General is provided under title I of this Act, which may be 
     used for oversight of operations and programs funded under 
     title VIII of this Act.


               EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

       The agreement provides $589,900,000 for Educational and 
     Cultural Exchange Programs, of which not less than 
     $236,485,000 shall be for the Fulbright Program.
       The agreement does not include funds for an Exchanges Rapid 
     Response program.
       Funds under this heading are allocated according to the 
     following table and are subject to section 7019 of this Act:

               EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Program/Activity                        Final Bill
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Academic Exchanges:
    Fulbright Program: Students, Scholars, Teachers,             236,485
     Humphrey, Undergraduates........................
    Global Academic Exchanges........................             58,351
    Special Academic Exchanges.......................             36,800
        Benjamin Gilman International Scholarship               [12,500]
         Program.....................................
        Young African Leaders Initiative.............           [15,000]
        Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative.....            [5,000]
                                                      ------------------
        Subtotal, Academic Programs..................            331,636
Professional and Cultural Exchanges:
    International Visitor Leadership Program.........             89,665
    Citizen Exchange Programs........................            100,000
    Special Professional and Cultural Exchanges......              5,575
                                                      ------------------
        Subtotal, Professional and Cultural Exchanges            195,240
                                                      ------------------
    Program Evaluation and Performance...............              4,752
    Exchanges Support................................             58,272
                                                      ------------------
            Total, Educational and Cultural Exchange             589,900
             Programs................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                        REPRESENTATION EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $8,030,000 for Representation 
     Expenses, to be provided in accordance with section 7020 of 
     this Act.


              PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS

       The agreement provides $30,036,000 for Protection of 
     Foreign Missions and Officials.
       Section 7034(j) of this Act includes authority for the 
     Secretary of State to transfer expired unobligated balances 
     from funds made available under Diplomatic and Consular 
     Programs, which is similar to authority made available in 
     fiscal year 2014 and that was proposed in the House and 
     Senate bills.


            EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE

       The agreement provides $2,063,255,000 for Embassy Security, 
     Construction, and Maintenance, of which $1,240,500,000 is for 
     Worldwide Security Upgrades and $822,755,000 is for other 
     construction, operations, and maintenance. The agreement 
     provides an additional $260,800,000 in title VIII under this 
     heading designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, of which, 
     $250,000,000 is available for Worldwide Security Upgrades and 
     is subject to the requirements and authorities of section 
     7004 of this Act.
       The Secretary of State should consider providing additional 
     support to protect soft targets in Kenya and such amounts 
     should be included in the operating plan required by section 
     7076 of this Act.
       Section 7004(d) of this Act directs that all purchase of 
     land and award of construction contracts be subject to prior 
     consultation with, and the regular notification procedures 
     of, the Committees on Appropriations. Notifications made 
     pursuant to such section shall include the information 
     detailed under Embassy Security, Construction, and 
     Maintenance in title I of the House report. The Department of 
     State should not proceed with any purchase of land or award 
     of contracts for construction without approval by the 
     Committees on Appropriations. In addition, the Department of 
     State is directed to consult with the Committees on 
     Appropriations after both the rightsizing study and the 
     planning for a major construction project are complete and 
     before the pre-solicitation for the construction award is 
     released.
       Section 7004(f) of this Act continues, in modified form, 
     the directives concerning expeditionary, interim, and 
     temporary diplomatic facilities abroad.


           EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE

       The agreement provides $7,900,000 for Emergencies in the 
     Diplomatic and Consular Service.


                   REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

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


              PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN

       The agreement provides $30,000,000 for Payment to the 
     American Institute in Taiwan.


     PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND

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

                      International Organizations


              CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

       The agreement provides $1,399,151,000 for Contributions to 
     International Organizations and an additional $74,400,000 in 
     title VIII under this heading is designated for OCO/GWOT 
     pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985.
       The agreement does not include funds for an assessed 
     contribution to the United Nations Educational, Scientific 
     and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), which is prohibited due 
     to the application of Public Law 101-246 and Public Law 103-
     236.


        CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES

       The agreement provides $2,118,891,000 for Contributions for 
     International Peacekeeping Activities. The agreement provides 
     funding for the United States share of United Nations 
     Operations in Somalia under Peacekeeping Operations in title 
     VIII.
       The agreement provides funding and authorities under titles 
     I, VII, and VIII of this Act to fund fiscal year 2015 United 
     States contributions to United Nations peacekeeping missions. 
     The Secretary of State may not exceed the assessed rate 
     described in the last proviso under this heading with 
     appropriated funds, but credits may be applied to meet the 
     current assessment rate. The Secretary of State is directed 
     to submit an operating plan for international peacekeeping 
     activities that specifies the planned apportionment of funds 
     for all known fiscal year 2015 peacekeeping assessments, 
     including funds available from this Act, prior year 
     unobligated balances, credits, and the planned use of 
     transfer and other authorities provided by this Act under 
     sections 7009 and 8003, as necessary.
       The Department of State has informed the Committees on 
     Appropriations that, as of November 2014, unobligated 
     balances under Diplomatic and Consular Programs from fiscal 
     year 2014, excluding WSP and Diplomatic Security, totaled 
     $588,264,000. The Secretary of State should transfer 
     unobligated fiscal year 2014 funds from Diplomatic and 
     Consular Programs, as necessary and within the limitations 
     and notification requirements of section 7009 of this Act, to 
     fund assessed international peacekeeping contributions at the 
     assessed rate described in the last proviso under this 
     heading.
       The Department of State and the United States Mission to 
     the United Nations (USUN) should work with the UN Department 
     of Peacekeeping Operations to evaluate and prioritize 
     peacekeeping missions, and consider phase-out and withdrawal 
     when mission goals have been substantially achieved. The 
     Secretary of State is directed

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     to report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 
     180 days after enactment of this Act, on efforts and progress 
     made to address these issues.
       The Department of State and USUN should seek a reduction of 
     the United States-assessed rate for international 
     peacekeeping activities for future years.
       USUN shall work to ensure that the United Nations is 
     pursuing investigations and prosecutions of human rights 
     abuses committed by international peacekeepers, including 
     sexual exploitation, and shall encourage a focus on 
     monitoring and investigating such abuses within the United 
     Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic 
     Republic of Congo.

                       International Commissions


 INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO

       The agreement includes a limitation of $6,000 on 
     representation expenses of the International Boundary and 
     Water Commission, United States and Mexico (IBWC).


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $44,707,000 for salaries and 
     expenses of IBWC.


                              CONSTRUCTION

       The agreement provides $29,000,000 for planning, 
     preparation, and construction.
       Funds under this heading are allocated according to the 
     following table, and are subject to section 7019 of this Act:

                              CONSTRUCTION
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Program/Activity                    Budget  Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Water Quality Program................................              3,500
Water Quantity Program...............................             22,600
  Rio Grande Flood Control System Rehabilitation.....            [6,000]
Resource & Asset Management Program..................              2,900
                                                      ------------------
    Total, Construction..............................             29,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Section 7045(g)(3) of this Act directs the Secretary of 
     State, in consultation with the Commissioner for the United 
     States Section of the IBWC, to report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations not later than 45 days after enactment of this 
     Act.
       If the mechanisms and actions detailed in section 
     7045(g)(3) of this Act are not in place or have not been 
     taken by June 30, 2015, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing why no 
     such mechanisms are in place or no such actions have been 
     taken and provide updated projections of the balance of the 
     water delivery deficit at the end of the current 5-year 
     cycle, and the estimated impact on the United States of such 
     deficit.
       The Secretary of State is directed to provide to the 
     Committees on Appropriations the annual report required in 
     section 12310 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 
     113-79) on efforts by Mexico to meet its deliveries of water 
     to the Rio Grande in accordance with the treaty.


              AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS

       The agreement provides $12,561,000 for American Sections, 
     International Commissions to support the International 
     Boundary Commission, International Joint Commission, and 
     Border Environment Cooperation Commission.
       Funds under this heading are allocated according to the 
     following table and are subject to section 7019 of this Act:

                            AMERICAN SECTIONS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Program/Activity                    Budget  Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
International Boundary Commission....................              2,525
International Joint Commission.......................              7,663
Border Environment Cooperation Commission............              2,373
                                                      ------------------
    Total, American Sections.........................             12,561
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                  INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS

       The agreement provides $36,681,000 for International 
     Fisheries Commissions at the levels requested, with the 
     exception of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission and the 
     International Pacific Halibut Commission.
       Funds under this heading are allocated according to the 
     following table and are subject to section 7019 of this Act:

                   INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 Commission/Activity                   Budget  Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Great Lakes Fishery Commission.......................             24,950
    Lake Champlain Basin.............................            [3,500]
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission..............              1,750
Pacific Salmon Commission............................              2,800
International Pacific Halibut Commission.............              4,150
Other Marine Conservation Organizations..............              3,031
                                                      ------------------
    Total, International Fisheries Commissions.......             36,681
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                             RELATED AGENCY

                    Broadcasting Board of Governors


                 INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS

       The agreement provides $726,567,000 for International 
     Broadcasting Operations, and an additional $10,700,000 in 
     title VIII under this heading is designated for OCO/GWOT 
     pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985.
       Of the funds made available under this heading, up to 
     $44,025,000 may remain available until expended for satellite 
     transmissions and Internet freedom programs, of which not 
     less than $17,500,000 is for Internet freedom and 
     circumvention programs. BBG is directed to include amounts 
     planned for Internet freedom in fiscal year 2015 as part of 
     the operating plan required by section 7076 of this Act and 
     to expand upon the planned activities in the Internet freedom 
     spend plan required by section 7078 of this Act.
       The agreement includes a one year extension of the personal 
     services contract authority of the BBG, as included in prior 
     year Acts.
       The agreement includes $27,130,000 for the Office of Cuba 
     Broadcasting (OCB). In addition to the amount provided, funds 
     may be transferred to OCB from Economic Support Fund for the 
     purposes proposed in the Congressional Budget Request, Fiscal 
     Year 2015, for the BBG up to the amount necessary to restore 
     the proposed program reductions. The BBG is further directed 
     to include in the fiscal year 2016 budget request the full 
     amount required to support the proposed staffing and program 
     requirements for OCB during fiscal year 2016 and to not rely 
     on proposed interagency transfers to maintain program 
     requirements.
       The BBG is directed to consult with the Committees on 
     Appropriations prior to the submission of the fiscal year 
     2015 operating plan on the program increases and reductions 
     recommended under this heading in the House and Senate 
     reports, including for enhanced broadcasts to Ukraine and the 
     surrounding region. The BBG shall include in the operating 
     plan detailed information on the increases and reductions the 
     BBG proposes to implement in fiscal year 2015, including the 
     timeframe for implementation and the fiscal years 2015 and 
     2016 costs or savings for each of the program increases and 
     reductions.
       Title VIII of this Act provides $4,400,000 for Voice of 
     America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) 
     broadcasts to Afghanistan and Pakistan and $6,300,000 for 
     increases to VOA and Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN) 
     broadcasts to Iraq and Syria. The BBG is directed to include 
     in the operating plan a proposal for the use of such funds.
       Funds in this Act under this heading are allocated 
     according to the following table and are subject to section 
     7019 of this Act:

                  INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      BBG Entity                       Budget  Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BBG/International Broadcasting Bureau Operations.....             61,404
Voice of America.....................................            209,383
    OCO--Afghanistan/Pakistan........................              2,200
    OCO--Syria/Iraq..................................              3,150
        Subtotal, VOA Program Level..................            214,733
Office of Cuba Broadcasting..........................             27,130
Technology, Services and Innovation..................            182,487
    Internet Freedom and Circumvention Activities                 17,500
     (non-add).......................................
                                                      ------------------
        Subtotal, Federal Entities...................            480,404
                                                      ==================
        Subtotal, Federal Entities with OCO..........            485,754
Independent Grantee Organizations:
    Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty..................            101,650
    OCO--Afghanistan/Pakistan........................              2,200
        Subtotal, RFE/RL Program Level...............            103,850
    Radio Free Asia..................................             38,255
    Middle East Broadcasting Networks................            106,258
    OCO--Syria/Iraq..................................              3,150
                                                      ------------------
        Subtotal, MBN Program Level..................            109,408
        Subtotal, Independent Grantee Organizations..            246,163
                                                      ==================
        Subtotal, Independent Grantee Organizations              251,513
         with OCO....................................
            Total, BBG Entities......................            726,567
                                                      ==================
            Total, BBG Entities Program Level with               737,267
             OCO.....................................
Title VIII--OCO......................................             10,700
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

       The agreement provides $4,800,000 for Broadcasting Capital 
     Improvements.

                            RELATED PROGRAMS

                          The Asia Foundation

       The agreement provides $17,000,000 for The Asia Foundation.
       The Asia Foundation is directed to comply with the 
     reporting and consultation requirements in section 7034(s) of 
     this Act and the accompanying explanatory statement.

                    United States Institute of Peace

       The agreement provides $35,300,000 for United States 
     Institute of Peace (USIP).
       USIP is directed to comply with the reporting and 
     consultation requirements in section 7034(s) of this Act and 
     the accompanying explanatory statement. In addition, USIP is 
     directed to submit the operating plan required by section 
     7076 of this Act.

         Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund

       The agreement provides $83,000 from interest and earnings 
     from the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust 
     Fund.
       The Center is directed to comply with the reporting and 
     consultation requirements in section 7034(s) of this Act and 
     the accompanying explanatory statement.

                 Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program

       The agreement provides $400,000 from interest and earnings 
     from the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund.

                    Israeli Arab Scholarship Program

       The agreement provides $26,000 from interest and earnings 
     from the Israeli Arab Scholarship Endowment Fund.

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                            East-West Center

       The agreement provides $16,700,000 for East-West Center.
       The East-West Center is directed to comply with the 
     reporting and consultation requirements in section 7034(s) of 
     this Act and the accompanying explanatory statement.

                    National Endowment for Democracy

       The agreement provides $135,000,000 for National Endowment 
     for Democracy (NED).
       Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the 
     President of the NED shall submit a report to the Committees 
     on Appropriations on the proposed uses of funds appropriated 
     under this heading on a regional and country basis.
       The allocation of additional funding for the NED above the 
     budget request shall be guided by the table under this 
     heading in the Senate report.
       The NED is directed to comply with the reporting and 
     consultation requirements in section 7034(s) of this Act and 
     the accompanying explanatory statement.

                           OTHER COMMISSIONS

      Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $644,000 for Commission for the 
     Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad.
       The agreement provides for one year of expanded procurement 
     authority, and directs the Chairman of the Commission to 
     consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to 
     implementing such authority. The Chairman is also directed to 
     ensure that no contractor makes in excess of the equivalent 
     of the salary for executive level IV.

      United States Commission on International Religious Freedom


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $3,500,000 for United States 
     Commission on International Religious Freedom, subject to 
     authorization, and includes a limitation of $4,000 on 
     representation expenses.
       The Commission is directed to comply with the reporting and 
     consultation requirements in section 7034(s) of this Act and 
     the accompanying explanatory statement.

            Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $2,579,000 for Commission on 
     Security and Cooperation in Europe.
       The Commission is directed to comply with the reporting and 
     consultation requirements in section 7034(s) of this Act and 
     the accompanying explanatory statement.

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


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $2,000,000 for Congressional-
     Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China.
       The Commission is directed to comply with the reporting and 
     consultation requirements in section 7034(s) of this Act and 
     the accompanying explanatory statement.

      United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $3,500,000 for United States-China 
     Economic and Security Review Commission.
       The Commission is directed to comply with the reporting and 
     consultation requirements in section 7034(s) of this Act and 
     the accompanying explanatory statement.

      TITLE II--UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                           OPERATING EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $1,090,836,000 for USAID Operating 
     Expenses, of which $163,625,000 may remain available until 
     September 30, 2016, and an additional $125,464,000 in title 
     VIII under this heading is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant 
     to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985.
       No funds are provided under this heading to increase the 
     number of employee positions at USAID in fiscal year 2015. In 
     addition to the reporting requirements regarding USAID staff 
     included in the House and Senate reports, the USAID 
     Administrator shall include the staffing levels and position 
     titles for all Washington-based employees by bureau, office, 
     or other unit. The USAID Administrator shall consult with the 
     Committees on Appropriations prior to the submission of the 
     report.
       Section 7031(a)(1)(A)(iv) of this Act requires that ``no 
     level of acceptable fraud is assumed'' by any implementing 
     agency or ministry of a foreign government that receives 
     direct government-to-government assistance. Recognizing that 
     the risk of fraud exists in all countries, the USAID 
     Administrator is directed to implement such section by 
     ensuring that each implementing agency or ministry has fraud 
     risk mitigation procedures that appropriately protect against 
     fraud and the misappropriation of funds.
       The agreement does not include a House provision that would 
     authorize funds under Operating Expenses to remain available 
     for an additional 4 years if such funds were initially 
     obligated prior to expiration. The independent audit of 
     USAID's fiscal year 2014 consolidated financial statements, 
     dated November 17, 2014, states that USAID's process for de-
     obligating unliquidated obligations is ineffective and 
     identifies this process as a significant internal control 
     deficiency. In response, USAID set a target date of June 30, 
     2015, for completing actions to implement the audit 
     recommendation. The USAID Administrator is directed to report 
     to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than July 31, 
     2015, on the status of the implementation of the 
     recommendation, any additional steps USAID has taken to 
     improve the process for de-obligating unliquidated 
     obligations, and the total unliquidated obligations by fiscal 
     year funded in Operating Expenses.
       Section 7057(j) of this Act directs the USAID Administrator 
     to submit to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 
     180 days after enactment of this Act, a plan to modify 
     USAID's Foreign Service training, assignment, and promotion 
     practices to enable all Foreign Service Officers to 
     effectively incorporate local sustainable development 
     practices into USAID assistance programs.
       Using existing authority, funds are included under this 
     heading for USAID to support the salaries and benefits for 
     Global Development Lab (the Lab) program staff. No new 
     authority is included to fund personnel from other accounts 
     in this Act. USAID is encouraged to find innovative solutions 
     to development challenges through the Lab and is further 
     encouraged to seek buy-in from countries that the Lab 
     programs seek to benefit. The USAID Administrator shall 
     regularly consult with, and ensure the participation of, 
     nongovernmental and governmental entities in developing 
     countries at all stages of the Lab's activities. The 
     Administrator shall submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, not later than April 1, 2015, detailing 
     projects supported by the Lab since October 1, 2013.
       Funds in this Act under this heading are allocated 
     according to the following table and are subject to section 
     7019 of this Act:

                        USAID OPERATING EXPENSES
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Program                         Budget  Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Non-Frontline States Overseas Operations.............            641,915
Washington Operations................................            408,578
    Office of Security...............................           [18,270]
    Oversight of Acquisition and Assistance..........            [7,000]
Central Support......................................            251,507
    Staff training...................................           [25,075]
Less other sources\1\................................           -211,164
        Total, USAID Operating Expenses..............          1,090,836
    OCO/GWOT.........................................            125,464
        Total, USAID Operating Expenses with OCO/GWOT         1,216,300
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\Other sources include trust funds, reimbursements, and unobligated
  balances carried forward from prior years

                        CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

       The agreement provides $130,815,000 for Capital Investment 
     Fund.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The agreement provides $54,285,000 for Office of Inspector 
     General, of which $8,143,000 may remain available until 
     September 30, 2016.
       The Inspector General shall submit the annual audit plan 
     within the first quarter of fiscal year 2015.

                TITLE III--BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                         GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS

       The agreement provides $8,453,950,000 for Global Health 
     Programs.
       The agreement provides $59,000,000 for programs to combat 
     polio, of which $51,500,000 is provided under this heading 
     and $7,500,000 under Economic Support Fund.


                               COUNTRIES

       Laos.--The agreement provides not less than $2,000,000 
     under this heading for nutrition programs in Laos as part of 
     a multi-year effort to combat maternal and child mortality 
     and malnutrition.
       Funds under this heading are allocated according to the 
     following table and are subject to section 7019 of this Act:

                         GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Program/Activity                    Budget  Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maternal and Child Health............................            715,000
    Polio............................................           [51,500]
    The GAVI Alliance................................          [200,000]
Nutrition (USAID)....................................            115,000
    Micronutrients...................................           [33,000]
    [of which, Vitamin A]............................           [22,500]
    Iodine Deficiency Disorder.......................            [2,500]
Vulnerable Children (USAID)..........................             22,000
    Blind Children...................................            [2,500]
HIV/AIDS (USAID).....................................            330,000
    Microbicides.....................................           [45,000]
HIV/AIDS (Department of State).......................          5,670,000
    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)....................          1,078,000
    Pandemic Influenza and Other Emerging Threats....           [72,500]
    Malaria..........................................          [669,500]
    Tuberculosis.....................................          [236,000]
    [of which, Global TB Drug Facility]..............           [15,000]
    Neglected Tropical Diseases......................          [100,000]
                                                      ------------------
        Total, Global Health Programs................          8,453,950
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                         DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

       The agreement provides $2,507,001,000 for Development 
     Assistance.

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                                PROGRAMS

       Workforce Development Programs.--The agreement includes 
     funding for workforce development and post-secondary training 
     programs, which shall be focused on leadership development 
     and industries with high-growth potential.


                               COUNTRIES

       Central America.--The agreement provides the budget request 
     for El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, which should 
     support the strategy required by section 7045(a)(1) of this 
     Act.
       Vietnam.--Funds made available under this heading for 
     assistance for Vietnam for health/disability activities 
     should prioritize assistance for individuals with severe 
     upper or lower body mobility impairment and/or cognitive or 
     developmental disabilities.
       Funds under this heading are allocated according to the 
     following table, and are subject to section 7019 of this Act:

                         DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Country/Program                     Budget  Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Countries:
    Bangladesh labor programs........................              3,000
    Cambodia.........................................             31,250
    El Salvador......................................             25,000
    Guatemala........................................             57,387
    Honduras.........................................             44,326
    Indonesian human rights programs.................                350
    Vietnam health/disability programs...............              7,500
Global Programs:
    Child Marriage...................................             10,000
    Education for Blind and Deaf.....................             15,000
    Global Crop Diversity Trust......................             15,000
    Indigenous Peoples Grants........................              2,000
    Leahy War Victims Fund...........................             12,000
    Reconciliation Programs..........................             16,000
    Trade Capacity Building..........................             10,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   international disaster assistance

       The agreement provides $560,000,000 for International 
     Disaster Assistance, and an additional $1,335,000,000 in 
     title VIII under this heading is designated for OCO/GWOT 
     pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985.
       The USAID Administrator shall submit a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations, not later than October 30, 
     2015, on funds used for emergency food security during fiscal 
     year 2015, including the amounts and justification. USAID 
     should consult with the Committees on Appropriations not 
     later than 45 days after enactment of this Act on the content 
     of the report.


                         transition initiatives

       The agreement provides $47,000,000 for Transition 
     Initiatives, and an additional $20,000,000 in title VIII 
     under this heading is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.


                          COMPLEX CRISES FUND

                     (including transfer of funds)

       The agreement provides $20,000,000 for Complex Crises Fund, 
     and an additional $30,000,000 in title VIII under this 
     heading is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.


                      development credit authority

       The agreement includes a $40,000,000 limitation on funds 
     that may be transferred from other programs in this title to 
     the Development Credit Program, $8,120,000 for administrative 
     expenses, and a cap on total loan principal of 
     $1,500,000,000.


                         economic support fund

       The agreement provides $2,632,529,000 for Economic Support 
     Fund, and an additional $2,114,266,000 in title VIII under 
     this heading is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
       Cambodia.--Funds made available for democracy programs in 
     Cambodia under this heading shall be subject to the 
     requirements of section 7043(c)(1) of this Act.
       Colombia.--The agreement provides $133,000,000 for Colombia 
     under this heading to be directly apportioned to USAID for 
     alternative development/institution building, local 
     governance programs, and support for victims of the violence 
     in Colombia, of which not less than $7,000,000 shall be 
     transferred to Migration and Refugee Assistance.
       Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone.--The Secretary of 
     State is encouraged to continue support for the Residual 
     Special Court, as needed, and is directed to consult with the 
     Committees on Appropriations on any planned contributions in 
     fiscal year 2015.
       Funds in this Act under this heading are allocated 
     according to the following table, and are subject to section 
     7019 of this Act:

                          ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Country/Program                     Budget  Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Africa:
    Anti-slavery Programs in Africa..................              3,000
    Counter-Lord's Resistance Army...................             10,000
    Democratic Republic of the Congo.................             71,440
    Djibouti.........................................              5,000
East Asia and the Pacific:
    Nepal............................................             33,000
    Cambodia.........................................              5,000
    People's Republic of China (Democracy, rule of                15,000
     law, and environment)...........................
    Tibet............................................              7,900
    Tibetan Communities in India and Nepal...........              3,000
    Vietnam (Environmental remediation of dioxin)....             15,000
Europe and Eurasia:
    Europe and Eurasia Regional......................            502,000
    Research and Training............................              3,000
Near East:
    Bahrain (Democracy and governance)...............              3,500
    Lebanon Scholarships.............................             12,000
    Marla Ruzicka Iraqi War Victims Fund.............              5,000
    Middle East Partnership Initiative...............             70,000
        Scholarships.................................           [10,000]
    Middle East Response.............................            400,000
    Middle East Regional Cooperation Program.........              5,000
    Morocco..........................................             20,000
    Near East Regional Democracy.....................             32,000
    Tunisia..........................................             30,000
    Reconciliation Programs..........................             10,000
Western Hemisphere:
    Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI).......             28,000
    Central America Regional Security Initiative                 100,000
     (CARSI).........................................
    Colombia.........................................            133,000
        Transfer to Migration and Refugee Assistance.            [7,000]
        Afro-Colombian and indigenous communities....           [15,000]
        Human rights.................................            [6,500]
        Biodiversity.................................            [3,500]
        Children disabled by violence................              [500]
    Haiti............................................            110,000
        Reforestation................................           [15,000]
    Mexico...........................................             46,100
    Trade Capacity Building..........................             10,000
Global Programs:
    Forensic Anthropology Assistance.................              3,000
    House Democracy Partnership......................              1,900
    Polio............................................              7,500
    Disability Programs..............................              7,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                             democracy fund

       The agreement provides $130,500,000 for Democracy Fund, of 
     which $75,500,000 is for the Department of State Human Rights 
     and Democracy Fund and $55,000,000 is for the USAID Center of 
     Excellence for Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance.

                          Department of State


                    migration and refugee assistance

       The agreement provides $931,886,000 for Migration and 
     Refugee Assistance, and an additional $2,127,114,000 in title 
     VIII under this heading is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant 
     to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985.
       Section 7034(p) of this Act directs that funds made 
     available for monitoring and evaluation of humanitarian 
     assistance shall be made available, as appropriate, for the 
     regular collection of feedback obtained directly from 
     beneficiaries of humanitarian programs funded under this 
     heading and under International Disaster Assistance, to 
     maximize effectiveness of programs and accountability to 
     beneficiaries. In addition, grantees that receive funds under 
     such headings shall establish procedures for collecting and 
     responding to such feedback, including by developing a 
     methodology for collecting the feedback that ensures a 
     representative and accurate reflection of beneficiary views.
       The agreement includes modified language in section 7048(d) 
     of the House bill regarding the UN Relief and Works Agency.


     united states emergency refugee and migration assistance fund

       The agreement provides $50,000,000 for United States 
     Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund.

                          Independent Agencies


                              peace corps

                     (including transfer of funds)

       The agreement provides $379,500,000 for Peace Corps.


                    millennium challenge corporation

       The agreement provides $899,500,000 for Millennium 
     Challenge Corporation, including up to $105,000,000 for 
     administrative expenses.


                       inter-american foundation

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


              united states african development foundation

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

                       Department of the Treasury


               international affairs technical assistance

       The agreement provides $23,500,000 for International 
     Affairs Technical Assistance.

              TITLE IV--INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE

                          Department of State


          international narcotics control and law enforcement

       The agreement provides $853,055,000 for International 
     Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement, and an additional 
     $443,195,000 in title VIII under this heading is designated 
     for OCO/GWOT pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.
       The Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations, not later than 45 days after 
     enactment of this Act and prior to the initial obligation of 
     program and country funds appropriated under this heading, on 
     the proposed uses of funds on a program and country-by-
     country basis for each program, project, and activity.
       The agreement recommends that Department of State personnel 
     involved in overseas police training, judicial reform, 
     corrections, and related programs advise foreign partners of 
     the potential benefits of not expending scarce criminal 
     justice resources on the prosecution and incarceration of 
     nonviolent, low level offenders.
       The agreement includes funds for DNA forensic technology to 
     combat human trafficking in Central America and Mexico.
       Funds provided above the budget request for assistance for 
     Mexico are for enhanced

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     border security initiatives with a focus on the southern 
     border of Mexico, and for other law enforcement and judicial 
     reform programs. Funds for border security shall be provided 
     in accordance with the strategy required by section 
     7045(a)(1) of this Act.
       Funds in this Act under this heading are allocated 
     according to the following table and are subject to section 
     7019 of this Act:

           INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Country/Program                     Budget  Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Country:
Colombia.............................................            145,250
    Office of the Attorney General Human Rights Unit.           [10,000]
Guatemala--Sexual Assault Units......................              3,000
Mexico...............................................            148,131
Global Programs:
CBSI.................................................             25,000
CARSI................................................            160,000
Combating Piracy.....................................              5,000
Demand Reduction.....................................             12,500
DNA Forensic Technology..............................              3,000
International Commission Against Impunity in                       5,000
 Guatemala...........................................
International Law Enforcement Academies..............             27,000
Regional Training Partnerships.......................              4,500
Wildlife Poaching and Trafficking....................             25,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs

       The agreement provides $586,260,000 for Nonproliferation, 
     Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs, and an 
     additional $99,240,000 in title VIII under this heading is 
     designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
       The agreement includes $10,000,000 above fiscal year 2014 
     to support a multi-year plan for unexploded ordnance (UXO) 
     clearance in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands.
       Funds in this Act under this heading are allocated 
     according to the following table, and are subject to section 
     7019 of this Act:

     NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Programs                        Budget  Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nonproliferation Programs:...........................            283,680
    Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund............           [27,000]
    Export Control and Related Border Security                  [56,990]
     Assistance......................................
    Global Threat Reduction..........................           [69,540]
Anti-terrorism Programs..............................            219,091
    Anti-terrorism Assistance........................          [173,000]
    Terrorist Interdiction Program...................           [25,091]
    Counterterrorism Financing.......................           [15,000]
Regional Stability & Humanitarian Assistance:
    Conventional Weapons Destruction.................            182,729
    Humanitarian Demining............................          [162,729]
    [of which, UXO Laos].............................           [12,000]
    [of which, additional UXO South East Asia and               [10,000]
     Pacific Islands]................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                        peacekeeping operations

       The agreement provides $144,993,000 for Peacekeeping 
     Operations, and an additional $328,698,000 in title VIII 
     under this heading is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
       The agreement includes $28,000,000 for the Multinational 
     Force and Observers (MFO) mission in the Sinai. Funds for the 
     MFO from this Act and prior Acts are intended to be used to 
     address force protection enhancements.

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


             international military education and training

       The agreement provides $106,074,000 for International 
     Military Education and Training.


                   foreign military financing program

       The agreement provides $5,014,109,000 for Foreign Military 
     Financing Program, and an additional $866,420,000 in title 
     VIII under this heading is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant 
     to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985.
       Funds in this Act under this heading are allocated 
     according to the following table, and are subject to section 
     7019 of this Act:

                   FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Country/Program                     Budget  Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Colombia.............................................             26,750
Egypt................................................          1,300,000
Georgia..............................................             30,000
Israel...............................................          3,100,000
Mexico...............................................              7,000
Moldova..............................................             11,250
Morocco..............................................              7,000
Philippines..........................................             50,000
Ukraine..............................................             47,000
Western Hemisphere Regional..........................              7,500
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The agreement funds the $75,000,000 requested for the 
     European Reassurance Initiative through increased assistance 
     for Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova. In addition, the agreement 
     includes $25,000,000 above the budget request to support 
     partners and allies in Europe and Eurasia. The Secretary of 
     State is directed to consult with the Committees on 
     Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds.
       Morocco.--The agreement modifies the House and Senate 
     provisions on Morocco and the Western Sahara and expects that 
     no funds will be used for internal security purposes as none 
     were requested for such purposes.

                    TITLE V--MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS

       The agreement provides $344,170,000 for International 
     Organizations and Programs.
       The agreement does not include a direct contribution for 
     UNESCO, which is prohibited due to the application of Public 
     Law 101-246 and Public Law 103-236.
       The Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on 
     Appropriations prior to the initial obligation of funds 
     appropriated by this Act for the UN High Commissioner for 
     Human Rights.
       For purposes of sections 7048 and 7071 of this Act, the 
     term ``best practices'' for the protection of whistleblowers 
     means practices that are implemented consistent with terms 
     specified in international conventions or adopted by 
     international organizations such as the Organization for 
     Economic Cooperation and Development and the Organization of 
     American States (OAS).
       Funds under this heading are allocated according to the 
     following table and are subject to section 7019 of this Act:

                INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Programs                        Budget  Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
International Civil Aviation Organization............                800
International Conservation Programs..................              7,900
International Development Law Organization...........                600
International Maritime Organization..................                360
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change/UN                      10,000
 Framework Convention on Climate Change..............
International Chemicals and Toxin Programs...........              3,610
Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund..................             25,500
OAS Development Assistance Programs..................              3,400
OAS Fund for Strengthening Democracy.................              4,500
    Inter-American Commission on Human Rights........            [2,000]
Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy                    50
 and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia.............
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian                     3,000
 Affairs.............................................
UN Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the                 1,250
 Field of Human Rights...............................
UN Women.............................................              7,500
UN Human Settlements Program.........................              1,400
UN Capital Development Fund..........................                900
UN Democracy Fund....................................              4,200
UN Development Program...............................             80,000
UN Environment Program...............................              7,550
UN Children's Fund...................................            132,000
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights................              5,500
UN Population Fund...................................             35,000
UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture.............              6,500
World Meteorological Organization....................              1,650
World Trade Organization Technical Assistance........              1,000
                                                      ------------------
    Total, International Organizations and Programs..            344,170
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                  International Financial Institutions

       The agreement modifies language in section 7029 on the 
     evaluation policies of the international financial 
     institutions. The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 
     the United States executive director of each IFI to work to 
     strengthen the respective institution's independent 
     evaluation policies and practices, including by: (a) adopting 
     transparent, pre-established criteria for when impact, in-
     depth, and other evaluations shall be conducted; (b) 
     increasing the use of external and peer reviews; (c) 
     instituting regular external evaluations of the IFI's 
     internal evaluation offices; (d) creating incentives and 
     feedback mechanisms to ensure that lessons learned are 
     incorporated into IFI programming; and (e) strengthening 
     public disclosure of data in usable forms.
       The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
     States Executive Directors of the World Bank and the Inter-
     American Development Bank to submit a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations, not later than 90 days after 
     enactment of this Act and every 90 days thereafter until 
     September 30, 2015, on actions taken in the previous 90 days 
     by such institutions to support, and by the Government of 
     Guatemala to implement, the Policy for Reparations to 
     Communities Affected by the Construction of the Chixoy 
     Hydroelectric Dam, Whose Human Rights Were Violated 
     (Executive Decree 378-2014).
       The agreement includes language in section 7029(f) that 
     provides for application of the provision ``to the maximum 
     extent practicable,'' to enable the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to take into consideration important law enforcement 
     objectives.
       The Secretary of the Treasury, when evaluating a proposal 
     by an IFI to finance construction of a large dam, shall apply 
     due diligence, including reviewing for full compliance with 
     IFI policies and legislative voting mandates and the relevant 
     policies of other Federal agencies. The United States 
     executive director of such IFI may vote to support such a 
     project only if the Secretary, after consulting with USAID, 
     the Department of State, and other technical personnel, as 
     appropriate, determines that the IFI is taking the necessary 
     steps to meet the following safeguards, which the Secretary 
     shall encourage the IFI to adopt in relevant strategy and 
     policy reviews--
       1) Risk Assessment--Projects are selected based on resource 
     and river basin management plans that include full 
     stakeholder participation. These processes include a 
     thorough, objective assessment of social and environmental 
     impacts (including cumulative and life cycle gas emissions 
     from sediment accumulation), and economic risks and returns;

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       2) Sustainability--Based on the comprehensive impact 
     assessment described above, projects will safeguard river 
     basin ecosystems, including by maintaining sufficient 
     operational flows to protect existing ecosystems and critical 
     natural habitats;
       3) Citizens' Rights--Demonstrable public acceptance of 
     projects, planned mitigation, and benefits are achieved 
     through transparent, good faith engagement with full 
     participation of affected people in the catchment, reservoir, 
     and downstream areas. In addition, in recognition of communal 
     ownership and usage rights of lands, territories, cultural 
     and natural resources, decisions affecting indigenous people 
     require meaningful informed participation during all phases 
     of planning, implementation, and monitoring and good faith 
     negotiations with affected indigenous people communities, 
     including individuals and their representative bodies and 
     organizations. Affected people have access to grievance 
     mechanisms at the project and IFI level or through the 
     borrowing country government;
       4) Public Oversight--The project has been developed 
     transparently, with timely public access to key documents 
     including environmental and social impact assessments and 
     management plans, feasibility studies, economic and risk 
     analyses, and revenue management plans, with appropriate 
     exceptions for proprietary information;
       5) Management--The country has in place sound dam 
     management practices, or, where necessary, commits to 
     appropriate and timely capacity building. Outstanding 
     operational problems with existing dams in the country in the 
     same river basin are being addressed before investments in 
     new dams; and
       6) Independent Monitoring--The project includes 
     environmental and social mitigation measures to be funded and 
     implemented throughout the life of the project based on a 
     monitoring and mitigation plan. Progress on these mitigation 
     measures is regularly monitored and publicly reported.


                      GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY

       The agreement provides $136,563,000 for Global Environment 
     Facility.


       CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION

       The agreement provides $1,287,800,000 for Contribution to 
     the International Development Association.


     CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND 
                              DEVELOPMENT

       The agreement provides $186,957,000 for Contribution to the 
     International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.


              LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

       The agreement provides $2,928,990,899 for Limitation on 
     Callable Capital Subscriptions.


               CONTRIBUTION TO THE CLEAN TECHNOLOGY FUND

       The agreement provides $184,630,000 for Contribution to the 
     Clean Technology Fund.


               CONTRIBUTION TO THE STRATEGIC CLIMATE FUND

       The agreement provides $49,900,000 for Contribution to the 
     Strategic Climate Fund.


          CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

       The agreement provides $102,020,448 for Contribution to the 
     Inter-American Development Bank.


              LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

       The agreement provides $4,098,794,833 for Limitation on 
     Callable Capital Subscriptions.


CONTRIBUTION TO THE ENTERPRISE FOR THE AMERICAS MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT 
                                  FUND

       The agreement provides $3,378,000 for Contribution to the 
     Enterprise for the Americas Multilateral Investment Fund.


               CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

       The agreement provides $106,586,000 for Contribution to the 
     Asian Development Bank.


              LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

       The agreement provides $2,558,048,769 for Limitation on 
     Callable Capital Subscriptions.


               CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

       The agreement provides $104,977,000 for Contribution to the 
     Asian Development Fund.


              CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

       The agreement provides $32,418,000 for Contribution to the 
     African Development Bank.


              LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

       The agreement provides $507,860,808 for Limitation on 
     Callable Capital Subscriptions.


              CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

       The agreement provides $175,668,000 for Contribution to the 
     African Development Fund.


  CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT

       The agreement provides $30,000,000 for Contribution to the 
     International Fund for Agricultural Development.

               TITLE VI--EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE

                Export-Import Bank of the United States


                           INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The agreement provides $5,750,000 for the Inspector General 
     for the Export-Import Bank.
       The Inspector General shall submit the annual audit plan 
     within the first quarter of fiscal year 2015.


                            PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The Export-Import Bank is directed to report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations, and post on its Web site, any 
     proposed use in fiscal year 2015 of the aggregate loan, 
     guarantee, and insurance authorities available to the Export-
     Import Bank that would result in greenhouse gas emissions 
     from the extraction or production of fossil fuels or the use 
     of fossil fuels in electricity generation that exceeds the 
     average of total emissions in the previous five fiscal years 
     resulting from the use of such authorities, and the amount of 
     the increase.


                        ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $106,250,000 for Administrative 
     Expenses for the Export-Import Bank. Funds available under 
     this heading shall be subject to sections 7015 and 7076(a) of 
     this Act. The operating plan and any subsequent reprogramming 
     of funds shall be at the budget cost levels presented in the 
     Export-Import Bank's CBJ and for each investment listed in 
     the CBJ, including to support small businesses. The President 
     of the Export-Import Bank is directed to include in such plan 
     a description of the small business program, regional office 
     structure, and other outreach methods. The President is also 
     directed to provide not less than the fiscal year 2014 level 
     for personnel and other costs directly related to small 
     business transactions.

                Overseas Private Investment Corporation


                           NONCREDIT ACCOUNT

       The agreement provides $62,787,000 for Noncredit Account of 
     the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC).
       Not later than January 15, 2015, the President of OPIC 
     shall sign a memorandum of understanding with the USAID 
     Office of Inspector General which includes an inspection/
     audit plan for fiscal year 2015. OPIC is also directed to 
     fill the vacant Office of Accountability director position 
     through an open and competitive hiring process.
       The agreement includes a one-year extension of OPIC's 
     authorization.
       Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the 
     President of OPIC shall provide to the Committees on 
     Appropriations OPIC management's plan to implement the 
     recommendations of the September 2014 report by OPIC's Office 
     of Accountability pertaining to Liberia.
       The President of OPIC shall consult with the appropriate 
     congressional committees regarding access to energy projects 
     prior to the obligation of funds in fiscal year 2015.


                            PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The agreement provides $25,000,000 for Program Account of 
     OPIC.


                      TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

       The agreement provides $60,000,000 for Trade and 
     Development Agency.

                     TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       The following general provisions are continued in this Act 
     substantively unchanged from the fiscal year 2014 Act 
     (division K of Public Law 113-76):
       Sec. 7001. Allowances and Differentials
       Sec. 7002. Unobligated Balances Report
       Sec. 7003. Consulting Services
       Sec. 7005. Personnel Actions
       Sec. 7006. Local Guard Contracts
       The Secretary of State is directed to consult with the 
     appropriate congressional committees on plans to use the 
     expanded best value authority conferred in section 7006.
       Sec. 7007. Prohibition Against Direct Funding for Certain 
     Countries
       Sec. 7011. Availability of Funds
       Sec. 7012. Limitation on Assistance to Countries in Default
       Sec. 7016. Notification on Excess Defense Equipment
       Sec. 7018. Prohibition on Funding for Abortions and 
     Involuntary Sterilization
       Sec. 7020. Representation and Entertainment Expenses
       Sec. 7021. Prohibition on Assistance to Governments 
     Supporting International Terrorism
       Sec. 7022. Authorization Requirements
       Sec. 7023. Definition of Program, Project, and Activity
       Sec. 7024. Authorities for the Peace Corps, Inter-American 
     Foundation and United States African Development Foundation
       Sec. 7025. Commerce, Trade and Surplus Commodities
       Sec. 7026. Separate Accounts
       Sec. 7027. Eligibility for Assistance
       Sec. 7028. Local Competition
       Sec. 7030. Debt-for-Development
       Sec. 7033. Multi-Year Pledges
       Sec. 7035. Arab League Boycott of Israel
       Sec. 7036. Palestinian Statehood
       Sec. 7037. Restrictions Concerning the Palestinian 
     Authority
       Sec. 7038. Prohibition on Assistance to the Palestinian 
     Broadcasting Corporation
       Sec. 7039. Assistance for the West Bank and Gaza

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       Sec. 7040. Limitation on Assistance for the Palestinian 
     Authority
       Sec. 7046. Prohibition of Payments to United Nations 
     Members
       Sec. 7047. War Crimes Tribunals
       Sec. 7049. Community-Based Police Assistance
       Sec. 7050. Prohibition on Promotion of Tobacco
       Sec. 7051. International Conferences
       Sec. 7052. Aircraft Transfer and Coordination
       Sec. 7053. Parking Fines and Real Property Taxes Owed by 
     Foreign Governments
       Sec. 7054 Landmines and Cluster Munitions
       Sec. 7055. Prohibition on Publicity or Propaganda
       Sec. 7056. Limitation on Residence Expenses
       Sec. 7061. Uzbekistan
       Sec. 7062. Arms Trade Treaty
       Sec. 7063. United Nations Population Fund
       Sec. 7064. Requests for Documents
       Sec. 7065. International Prison Conditions
       Sec. 7067. Extradition
       Sec. 7068. Commercial Leasing of Defense Articles
       Sec. 7073. Overseas Private Investment Corporation
       Sec. 7074. Special Defense Acquisition Fund
       Sec. 7077. Use of Funds in Contravention of this Act
       Sec. 7081. Prohibition on First-Class Travel
       The following general provisions are new or substantively 
     modified from those included in division K of Public Law 113-
     76:
       Sec. 7004. Diplomatic Facilities (Modified)
       Sec. 7008. Coups d'Etat (Modified)
       Sec. 7009. Transfer Authority (Modified)
       Sec. 7010. Security Assistance Report (Modified)
       For the purposes of the report required by section 7010, 
     the Secretary of State is directed to include the specific 
     countries and military services that received assistance and 
     the amounts and purposes of such assistance.
       Sec. 7013. Prohibition on Taxation of United States 
     Assistance (Modified)
       The agreement modifies section 7013(g) by deleting Personal 
     Service Contractors (PSCs) from the Senate bill, but notes 
     that USAID guidance requires that non-national PSCs be 
     included in negotiated tax exemptions.
       Sec. 7014. Reservations of Funds (Modified)
       Sec. 7015. Notification Requirements (Modified)
       Sec. 7017. Limitation on Availability of Funds for 
     International Organizations and Programs (Modified)
       Sec. 7019. Allocations (Modified)
       Sec. 7029. International Financial Institutions (Modified)
       Sec. 7031. Financial Management and Budget Transparency 
     (Modified)
       The Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on 
     Appropriations prior to the initial obligation of funds made 
     available pursuant to section 7031(b).
       Funds appropriated by this Act under titles I and II, and 
     funds made available to independent agencies under title III, 
     as appropriate, shall be made available to support the 
     Department of State's foreign assistance Web site. The 
     Department of State and USAID shall include in the fiscal 
     year 2016 CBJ funding by account for the purposes of this 
     section. The Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations, not later than 90 days after 
     enactment of this Act, detailing the funding in fiscal years 
     2013 and 2014, estimated in fiscal year 2015, and projected 
     in fiscal year 2016 for maintaining the foreign assistance 
     database and the expected future year costs as a result of 
     increased data collection.
       Sec. 7032. Democracy Programs (Modified)
       The agreement does not include language proposed by the 
     Senate in section 7032(c)(2)(A) regarding the policy and 
     conduct of USAID democracy programs in closed societies. 
     However, the USAID Administrator, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of State, shall follow the directives contained in 
     such section, which reflects such policy.
       The agreement does not include language proposed by the 
     Senate in section 7032(c)(2)(B) regarding the clarification 
     of the role and responsibilities of the Department of State 
     and USAID in the promotion of democracy abroad. However, such 
     agencies shall submit the report required in the manner 
     described. In addition, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations 
     prior to evaluating such report.
       Section 7032(j) is modified and provides $10,000,000 above 
     the budget request to countries in the Western Hemisphere 
     following the consultation required in such section.
       Sec. 7034. Special Provisions (Modified)
       Section 7034(o) modifies section 7034(p) in the Senate bill 
     to direct the Secretary of State to report to the Committees 
     on Appropriations on the uses of funds to implement section 
     620M(c) of the FAA.
       Section 7034(r) includes the authority to establish and 
     operate one or more enterprise funds for Egypt and Tunisia. 
     Such funds should be used to strengthen the private sector in 
     Egypt and Tunisia with a strong focus on startup, small- and 
     medium-sized private enterprises and women-led businesses, to 
     create economic opportunity and employment.
       Section 7034(s) directs the head of any non-Federal or 
     quasi-Federal organization that is provided a direct 
     appropriation with funds made available by this Act under 
     titles I or III (defined for the purposes of this section as 
     an organization receiving appropriated funds from an account 
     heading under titles I or III that is the same as the 
     organization's name) to report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations on salary and compensation for such 
     organization's executive level employees. Such report shall 
     include--
       1) The position title, base salary, bonuses, and other 
     compensation for each employee whose base salary is 
     equivalent to or higher than the salary of level IV of the 
     Executive Schedule;
       2) A description of current law, as applicable, related to 
     salary and compensation limitations for such organization's 
     executive level employees;
       3) Other sources of funding (including donations and fees) 
     available to such organization for salary, benefit, and other 
     employee compensation costs, and whether such funds are 
     currently used for such costs; and
       4) A description of the executive salary information that 
     is made publicly available, including where it is available.
       The head of each such organization is also directed to 
     consult with the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 
     90 days after enactment of this Act, on ways to reduce the 
     amount of appropriated funds used for executive employee 
     compensation costs and increase the amount of appropriated 
     funds available for program costs.
       Sec. 7041. Middle East and North Africa (Modified)
       Egypt.--The agreement requires the Secretary of State to 
     submit a report on any defense articles withheld from 
     delivery to Egypt, which shall include a detailed description 
     of the conditions the Government of Egypt must meet to resume 
     the delivery of such defense articles, and any actions by the 
     Government of Egypt to meet such conditions. The report shall 
     also include a description of the cost incurred for each 
     category of defense article withheld, including the cost of 
     storage and subsequent delivery of such articles.
       Iraq.--In fulfilling the reporting requirement in section 
     7041(c)(4), the Secretary of State shall be guided by the 
     directives in the Senate report.
       Lebanon.--The agreement includes language similar to that 
     proposed in the Senate bill. The Secretary of State should 
     inform the Committees on Appropriations of any further 
     deterioration in security or stability in Lebanon that arises 
     from the conflict in Syria, and should encourage political 
     stability in Lebanon in order to strengthen the country's 
     unity and sovereignty. The Secretary of State shall regularly 
     consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the 
     activities of the Lebanese Internal Security Forces and the 
     Lebanese Armed Forces and assistance provided by the United 
     States.
       Libya.--The agreement does not include language proposed by 
     the Senate in section 7041(f)(1) regarding assistance for 
     Libya. However, the Department of State and USAID, as 
     appropriate, should support programs that support security, 
     stability, and governance in that country.
       Middle East Response.--The agreement recommends the 
     following amounts to address instability and conflict in the 
     Middle East: $400,000,000 under Economic Support Fund; 
     $15,000,000 under Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining 
     and Related Programs; $5,000,000 under International 
     Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement; and $110,000,000 under 
     Foreign Military Financing Program. Section 8003 of the Act 
     provides the Department of State with the necessary 
     flexibility to transfer funding between specific accounts, if 
     needed to address unanticipated contingencies.
       Funds made available for Middle East Response shall be made 
     available to meet the directives in sections 7041(d) and (h), 
     regarding assistance for Jordan and non-lethal assistance to 
     address the Syrian conflict, respectively. The agreement does 
     not provide funding in a new Counterterrorism Partnerships 
     Fund proposed by the Administration, and instead includes 
     funding for similar purposes under existing headings.
       Funds made available for Middle East Response should be 
     used to promote inclusive governance in countries in the 
     Middle East to maintain and enhance security; strengthen the 
     rule of law, civil society, and institutions; and provide 
     basic services to citizens, particularly in areas vulnerable 
     to influence by extremist groups. In addition, funds should 
     be used to disrupt and deny the financial revenue of 
     extremist groups, counter violent extremism in accordance 
     with section 7060(b) of this Act, and prevent the formation 
     of splinter extremist groups.
       The Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees, not later than 90 days after 
     enactment of this Act, a strategy for countering, degrading, 
     and marginalizing extremism in the Middle East, which shall 
     be updated on an ongoing basis. The strategy shall include 
     clear goals and objectives; data on the obligation and 
     expenditure of funds appropriated for such a strategy; an 
     assessment of political stability in countries in the Middle 
     East affected by extremist-related conflict; an assessment of 
     the military capabilities of such countries to

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     counter, degrade, and marginalize such groups; and a 
     description of efforts taken to achieve a political solution 
     to the Syrian conflict.
       The agreement provides an additional $1,011,626,000 above 
     the budget request under Migration and Refugee Assistance and 
     an additional $505,000,000 above the budget request under 
     International Disaster Assistance in titles III and VIII of 
     this Act, a significant portion of which should address 
     growing humanitarian needs in the Middle East.
       Sec. 7042. Africa (Modified)
       Counterterrorism Programs.--The Secretary of State, after 
     consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal 
     agencies, is directed to submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, not later than 90 days after enactment of 
     this Act, on the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership 
     (TSCTP) and Partnership for Regional East Africa 
     Counterterrorism (PREACT). The report shall include the 
     specific objectives of each program, how funds support such 
     objectives, an assessment of the effectiveness of the 
     programs, the criteria used to measure and evaluate results, 
     and the extent to which the programs are capable of being 
     sustained by partner governments. The report shall also 
     include an update on the status of implementation of the 
     recommendations made by the Government Accountability Office 
     (GAO) in GAO-14-502 and GAO-14-518.
       The Secretary of State is directed to submit a report to 
     the Committees on Appropriations, not later than May 1, 2015, 
     and 30 days after the end of fiscal year 2015, on the status 
     of cumulative unobligated balances and obligated, but 
     unexpended, balances made available for TSCTP and PREACT.
       Ethiopia.--The agreement modifies section 7042(d) and 
     recognizes the cooperation between the United States and 
     Ethiopia on counterterrorism as well as Ethiopia's important 
     role in support of peacekeeping efforts.
       Kenya.--The agreement does not include section 7042(f) of 
     the Senate bill regarding assistance for Kenya. However, not 
     less than $10,500,000 should be made available for such 
     purposes under title IV of this Act. Not later than 45 days 
     after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State is 
     directed to consult with the Committees on Appropriations on 
     the uses of such funds.
       Lord's Resistance Army.--The Secretary of State is directed 
     to continue the reporting requirement in the Joint 
     Explanatory Statement of Public Law 113-76 during fiscal year 
     2015.
       Somalia.--The agreement does not include a prohibition on 
     lethal assistance for Somalia to train select units of the 
     Somali National Forces. Such training should be conducted in 
     an inclusive manner that reduces ethnic and clan rivalries. 
     Prior to the initial obligation of funds appropriated by this 
     Act for such assistance, the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the heads of other relevant federal 
     agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees (as defined in section 1206(e) of Public Law 113-
     66) the updated strategy on Somalia required by section 
     1206(b)(3) of Public Law 113-66 and consult with the 
     Committees on Appropriations on the content of such strategy, 
     including specific program details, funding levels, and 
     objectives. The Secretary shall also submit a report to such 
     Committees, not later than September 30, 2015, detailing any 
     obstacles encountered in implementing such strategy during 
     the previous 12 months, and challenges for the future.
       South Sudan.--The Secretary of State is directed to ensure 
     that data collected by the Intergovernmental Authority on 
     Development's Monitoring and Verification Mechanism (MVM) is 
     shared in a timely manner and in its entirety with the United 
     States Government, including all relevant bureaus and offices 
     of the Department of State, and is made publicly available as 
     appropriate. The agreement recognizes that the United States 
     provides the majority of international donor assistance for 
     the MVM, and directs the Secretary of State to leverage 
     assistance from other international donors to the extent 
     practicable.
       Sudan.--The Secretary of State should review United States 
     assistance provided to the central government of any country 
     that admits President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan and should 
     consider reducing such assistance if the admission was for 
     any reason other than to bring President Bashir to justice or 
     to further the peace process between South Sudan and Sudan.
       Sec. 7043. East Asia and the Pacific (Modified)
       Asia Rebalancing Initiative.--Section 7043(a) modifies 
     language in section 7043(a)(2) of the Senate bill regarding 
     alliances and partnerships in Asia. The Department of State 
     and USAID, as appropriate, shall include in congressional 
     notifications any estimated costs associated with travel and 
     accommodation for foreign government officials to regional 
     conferences or other meetings.
       The Secretary of State shall implement the directive on 
     information regarding public and private economic investment 
     in respective countries in the Asia region in the manner 
     described in Section 7043(a)(3)(A) of the Senate bill.
       The agreement does not include language proposed in the 
     Senate bill regarding calculations for the Asia Rebalancing 
     Initiative. However, in preparing the report required by 
     section 7043(a)(4) of the agreement, the Secretary of State 
     shall be guided by the direction in section 7043(a)(4) of the 
     Senate bill, except that for purposes of such calculations 
     the baseline fiscal year shall be 2011 instead of 2012, and 
     may include programs initiated prior to fiscal year 2011 for 
     which significant funding increases were proposed for the 
     Initiative in subsequent fiscal years.
       Prior to the obligation of funds for the purposes of 
     section 7043(a)(7), the Secretary of State shall submit the 
     report required in such section in the Senate bill in the 
     manner described.
       Burma.--Section 7043(b) prohibits assistance for Burma 
     under International Military Education and Training and 
     Foreign Military Financing Program.
       Cambodia.--The agreement modifies language in section 
     7043(c) of the Senate bill regarding assistance for Cambodia.
       The agreement includes no funds for Cambodia under Foreign 
     Military Financing Program as none were included in the 
     budget request. In addition, the reporting requirements for 
     the Department of the Treasury in Senate Report 113-195 shall 
     be submitted in the manner described in such report.
       Philippines.--Section 7043(f) directs that funds under 
     Foreign Military Financing Program should only be obligated 
     for assistance for the Philippine army if the Secretary of 
     State certifies and reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that the Government of the Philippines is--
       1) investigating and prosecuting army personnel who are 
     credibly alleged to have committed, or aided or abetted, 
     extra-judicial executions, forced disappearances, and other 
     gross violations of human rights, and strengthening 
     government institutions working to eliminate such crimes;
       2) implementing a policy of promoting army personnel who 
     demonstrate professionalism and respect for human rights; and
       3) taking steps to ensure that the Philippine army and 
     paramilitary groups under its control are not engaging in 
     acts of intimidation or violence against journalists or human 
     rights defenders.
       Sec. 7044. South and Central Asia (Modified)
       Afghanistan.--Section 7044(a)(2)(B) provides the Chief of 
     Mission in Afghanistan with the responsibility for 
     determining whether the Government of Afghanistan or other 
     Afghan entities are capable of sustaining programs funded by 
     this Act pursuant to the requirement of such section. 
     Submission of congressional notifications for assistance for 
     Afghanistan shall include a description of determinations on 
     program sustainability for each program being notified.
       Section 7044(a)(7) provides funding for an endowment to 
     empower women and girls in Afghanistan, and the Secretary of 
     State and USAID Administrator, as appropriate, shall submit a 
     concept proposal and consult with the appropriate 
     congressional committees prior to obligating funds for such 
     purpose.
       The spend plan required by section 7076 of this Act shall 
     prioritize the following: governance, women's rights, rule of 
     law, anti-trafficking, civil society, education, health, food 
     security, natural resource management, private sector 
     development, and counternarcotics.
       Sri Lanka.--Section 7044(e) continues restrictions on 
     assistance, export licenses, sales and transfers of equipment 
     for the Sri Lankan military unless the Secretary of State 
     certifies and reports in writing to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that the Government of Sri Lanka is--
       1) conducting credible, thorough investigations of war 
     crimes and violations of international humanitarian law by 
     government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam;
       2) bringing to justice individuals who have been credibly 
     alleged to have committed such violations;
       3) supporting and cooperating with any UN investigation of 
     war crimes and violations of international humanitarian law;
       4) implementing policies to protect judicial independence; 
     freedom of expression, association, assembly, and religion; 
     the right of political parties, civil society organizations, 
     and journalists to operate without harassment or 
     interference; and due process of law, including ending arrest 
     and detention under emergency-type regulations;
       5) providing access to detainees by humanitarian 
     organizations; and
       6) implementing policies to promote reconciliation and 
     justice including the demilitarization of public 
     administration and development activities in the north, and 
     devolution of power.
       Sec. 7045. Western Hemisphere (Modified)
       Central America Migration Prevention and Response.--Section 
     7045(a) requires a strategy to address the key factors in the 
     countries in Central America contributing to the migration of 
     unaccompanied, undocumented minors to the United States. The 
     Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID 
     Administrator, shall designate a lead office that is 
     responsible for coordinating the strategy.
       To implement such strategy, the agreement provides 
     $130,000,000 above the budget request under Development 
     Assistance for El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras and under 
     Economic Support Fund and International Narcotics Control and 
     Law Enforcement for CARSI. Economic and social development 
     programs funded under Development

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     Assistance and Economic Support Fund should aim to improve 
     prosperity in the region by focusing on education, vocational 
     training, and employment opportunities, and should seek to 
     strengthen families, including by reducing child abuse and 
     neglect and facilitating foster care and adoption. Funds 
     provided under International Narcotics Control and Law 
     Enforcement should be prioritized for enhanced border 
     security initiatives, anti-trafficking and anti-gang 
     programs, and counternarcotics and law enforcement 
     activities.
       Colombia.--The Government of Colombia has taken steps to 
     improve respect for human rights and to dismantle illegal 
     armed groups. However, significant challenges remain. In 
     accordance with section 7045(b), 25 percent of the funds 
     under Foreign Military Financing Program that are available 
     for assistance for Colombia may be obligated only if the 
     Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that--
       1) cases involving members of the Colombian military who 
     have been credibly alleged to have violated human rights are 
     subject only to civilian jurisdiction and the Colombian 
     military is cooperating with civilian prosecutors and 
     judicial authorities in such cases;
       2) the Government of Colombia is upholding its 
     international obligations by investigating, prosecuting, and 
     punishing persons responsible for crimes against humanity, 
     war crimes, and other gross violations of human rights, and 
     is not offering amnesty to such persons; and
       3) the Government of Colombia is making progress in 
     dismantling illegal armed groups; taking effective steps to 
     protect the rights of human rights defenders, journalists, 
     trade unionists, and other social activists; and respecting 
     the rights and territory of indigenous and Afro-Colombian 
     communities, including protecting them from forced 
     displacement, killings, and other violations.
       Guatemala.--The agreement recognizes that the Government of 
     Guatemala has a timeline for developing and implementing a 
     proposal for the progressive reduction of the armed forces 
     that support the police in citizen security activities. In 
     accordance with section 7045(d), funds under Foreign Military 
     Financing Program may be obligated for assistance for the 
     Guatemalan army only if the Secretary of State certifies and 
     reports to the Committees on Appropriations that--
       1) the Government of Guatemala is implementing a credible 
     plan to build a professional, accountable police force and 
     end the army's involvement in internal law enforcement; and
       2) civilian judicial authorities are investigating and 
     prosecuting current and retired army personnel who are 
     credibly alleged to have committed gross violations of human 
     rights, and the Guatemalan army is fully cooperating in such 
     cases, with the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights, 
     and with the International Commission against Impunity in 
     Guatemala, including providing timely access for 
     investigators to witnesses, documents (including archival 
     documents), forensic evidence, and other relevant 
     information.
       Honduras.--In accordance with section 7045(f), 25 percent 
     of the funds under International Narcotics Control and Law 
     Enforcement and Foreign Military Financing Program that are 
     available for assistance for the Honduran army and police may 
     be obligated only if the Secretary of State certifies and 
     reports to the Committees on Appropriations that--
       1) agreements between the United States and Honduras 
     concerning counternarcotics operations, including assistance 
     for innocent victims of such operations, are being 
     implemented;
       2) the Government of Honduras is implementing policies to 
     protect freedoms of expression, association, and assembly, 
     and due process of law, including in the Bajo Aguan Valley, 
     and taking steps to prevent threats and attacks against 
     social activists and human rights defenders; and
       3) civilian judicial authorities are investigating and 
     prosecuting army and police personnel who are credibly 
     alleged to have violated human rights, including forced 
     evictions, or to have aided or abetted armed groups involved 
     in such acts, the Honduran army and police are cooperating in 
     such cases, and judicial proceedings are making steady 
     progress.
       Mexico.--The agreement supports assistance for Mexico to 
     combat drug trafficking and related violence and corruption, 
     and to strengthen judicial and law enforcement capacity. In 
     recent years, Mexico has undertaken positive judicial 
     reforms, including changes to the Code of Military Justice 
     and enactment of the National Penal Procedures Code. However, 
     significant challenges remain.
       In accordance with section 7045(g), 15 percent of the funds 
     under International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement and 
     Foreign Military Financing Program that are available for 
     assistance for the Mexican army and police may be obligated 
     only if the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that--
       1) the Government of Mexico is investigating and 
     prosecuting violations of human rights in civilian courts;
       2) the Government of Mexico is enforcing prohibitions 
     against torture and the use of testimony obtained through 
     torture;
       3) the Mexican army and police are promptly transferring 
     detainees to the custody of civilian judicial authorities, in 
     accordance with Mexican law, and are cooperating with such 
     authorities in such cases; and
       4) the Government of Mexico is searching for the victims of 
     forced disappearances and is investigating and prosecuting 
     those responsible for such crimes.
       Sec. 7048. United Nations (Modified)
       Sec. 7057. United States Agency for International 
     Development Management (Including Transfer of Funds) 
     (Modified)
       Sec. 7058. Global Health Activities (Modified)
       Sec. 7059. Gender Equality (Modified)
       Sec. 7060. Sector Allocations (Modified)
       The agreement provides not less than $1,153,500,000 for 
     bilateral and multilateral environment programs in this Act, 
     including not less than $123,500,000 for sustainable 
     landscapes and not less than $250,000,000 for biodiversity. 
     Funds for certain bilateral environment programs are 
     allocated according to the following table and are subject to 
     section 7019 of this Act:

                          ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Program/Activity                    Budget  Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Andean Amazon........................................             20,000
Brazilian Amazon.....................................             10,500
United States Forest Service.........................              5,000
Mayan Biosphere--Department of Interior..............              1,000
Lacey Act............................................              2,000
Toxic Chemicals......................................              5,000
Waste Recycling......................................              5,000
Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment..             39,400
    of which, USAID..................................           [21,900]
    of which, USFWS..................................           [17,500]
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The agreement includes $55,000,000 to combat wildlife 
     poaching and trafficking, of which not less than $10,000,000 
     shall be made available for programs to combat rhinoceros 
     poaching and shall be used primarily for site-based anti-
     poaching activities to address immediate requirements. Funds 
     are directed to support regional wildlife enforcement 
     networks; address consumer demand, including in Asia; 
     strengthen law enforcement; and enhance regional cooperation 
     and anti-trafficking networks. The Secretary of State, USAID 
     Administrator, and Director of the United States Fish and 
     Wildlife Service (USFWS) are directed to consult with the 
     Committees on Appropriations, not later than 45 days after 
     enactment of this Act, on the uses of funds for these 
     purposes. The Secretary of State is further directed to 
     update the report required in the joint explanatory statement 
     accompanying Public Law 113-76, and expects such strategy to 
     include how funds are being used to implement the National 
     Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking. The Secretary of 
     State shall include country and program funding levels for 
     combating wildlife poaching and trafficking in the fiscal 
     year 2016 CBJ.
       Funds appropriated by this Act to support international 
     conservation programs of the United States Forest Service and 
     the USFWS shall be apportioned directly to such agencies and 
     are in addition to funds otherwise available from this Act 
     for such agencies.
       The agreement provides authority for contributions to the 
     multilateral environmental funds and facilities included in 
     the fiscal year 2015 CBJ to support adaptation and mitigation 
     programs. Any other funding made available for such funds and 
     facilities not identified in the fiscal year 2015 CBJ may 
     only be available subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, except that 
     no funds may be made available for the Green Climate Fund, 
     for which no funds were requested in fiscal year 2015. Prior 
     to the initial obligation of funds, the Secretary of State, 
     or the Secretary of the Treasury, as appropriate, shall 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations on the planned 
     contributions for such funds in fiscal year 2015.
       The agreement provides not less than $60,000,000 for 
     programs and activities to combat trafficking in persons 
     internationally, including for assistance as provided in the 
     following table:

                         TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
               [Budget authority in thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Account                         Budget  Authority
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Development Assistance...............................             11,244
Economic Support Fund................................             10,912
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement..             30,344
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The agreement includes $7,500,000 under Diplomatic and 
     Consular Programs for the Office to Monitor and Combat 
     Trafficking in Persons, Department of State. The agreement 
     includes $5,000,000 to support a multi-faceted approach to 
     combat human trafficking in Guatemala pursuant to section 
     7045(a) of this Act.
       The agreement includes $12,500,000 for latrines in Africa 
     and Asia and expects funds

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     to be prioritized for programs that provide women and girls 
     access to safe, public latrines.
       Sec. 7066. Prohibition on Use of Torture (Modified)
       Sec. 7069. Independent States of the Former Soviet Union 
     (Modified)
       Sec. 7070. Russia (Modified)
       The agreement includes restrictions and conditions on 
     assistance for the Russian Federation similar to that 
     proposed by the House and the Senate.
       The agreement does not include a requirement proposed in 
     section 7070(c) of the Senate bill regarding the uses of 
     funds appropriated under International Military Education and 
     Training. However, the Secretary of State shall follow the 
     directive of such section.
       The agreement provides $139,283,000 for assistance for 
     Ukraine, and authority for loan guarantees under section 
     7034(r)(1) of this Act. In addition to amounts made available 
     for bilateral assistance for Ukraine, the following amounts 
     are provided in Europe and Eurasia Regional funding to 
     counter Russian Federation aggression and influence: 
     $502,000,000 under Economic Support Fund, which may also be 
     used for loan guarantees for Ukraine pursuant to the 
     authority in section 7034(r)(1) of this Act; $15,800,000 
     under International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement; 
     $5,850,000 under Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining 
     and Related Programs; and $29,550,000 under Foreign Military 
     Financing Program.
       Sec. 7071. International Monetary Fund (Modified)
       Sec. 7072. Public Posting of Reports (New)
       Sec. 7075. Enterprise Funds (Modified)
       Sec. 7076. Budget Documents (Modified)
       Sec. 7078. Global Internet Freedom (Modified)
       Sec. 7079. Disability Programs (Modified)
       Sec. 7080. Small Grants Program (New)
       Section 7080, which is modified from the Senate bill, 
     establishes a Small Grants Program (SGP) to replace the 
     existing Development Grants Program to provide small 
     organizations access to USAID support for unsolicited 
     proposals and funding through open and competitive processes. 
     To ensure continuity of program expertise, the SGP program 
     design and management shall be the responsibility of USAID's 
     Local Sustainability Office of the Bureau for Economic 
     Growth, Education and Environment. For purposes of this 
     section, ``eligible entities'' means small local, 
     international, and United States-based nongovernmental 
     organizations (NGOs), educational institutions, and other 
     small entities that have received less than a total of 
     $5,000,000 in direct United States Government support over 
     the previous five years. USAID guidance shall include 
     procedures in which not less than three USAID missions shall 
     be competitively selected to run a multi-year SGP for their 
     respective countries. Missions shall be selected, in part, on 
     the basis of their engagement with local entities, which can 
     provide long-term support to NGOs and other civil society 
     organizations. Mission requests for SGP are not required to 
     fit within USAID's country development plan, which has often 
     acted as a barrier to meritorious unsolicited proposals. For 
     the same reason, SGP funding may not be allocated or 
     attributed toward certain funding directives prior to making 
     awards. The agreement provides for a five-year period of 
     availability of funds made available for the SGP. The 
     agreement also provides that, upon selection, a mission may 
     be allocated the full, estimated amount of SGP funding to 
     carry out a multi-year SGP rather than having funds 
     incrementally allocated on a yearly basis. These authorities 
     should allow selected missions to plan and implement a multi-
     year SGP, and ensure the availability of necessary funding 
     not otherwise attributed to meet additional funding 
     directives. The agreement requires consultation with the 
     appropriate congressional committees and expects such 
     consultations to occur prior to the issuance of guidance for 
     the SGP.
       Sec. 7082. Reporting Requirements Concerning Individuals 
     Detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (New)
       Sec. 7083. Authority for Replenishments (New)
       Sec. 7084. Rescission of Funds (New)
       Sec. 7085. Modifications to the Vietnam Education 
     Foundation Act of 2000 (New)
       Sec. 7086. Impact on Jobs in the United States (Modified)
       The agreement includes a provision to allow support by the 
     Export-Import Bank of the United States and OPIC for coal-
     fired and other power generation projects in International 
     Development Association (IDA) and IDA-blend eligible 
     countries. This provision is expected to increase affordable 
     electricity, especially to those without current access to 
     electricity, as well as to support increased exports from the 
     United States and prevent the loss of United States jobs.
       The agreement does not continue the following general 
     provisions included in division K of Public Law 113-76: 
     sections 7073, 7082, and 7083.

              TITLE VIII--OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

       Funds designated as OCO/GWOT under this title address the 
     extraordinary costs of contingency operations in Afghanistan, 
     Pakistan, and Iraq; stabilization, security, and response 
     efforts, including in the Middle East and North Africa; and 
     other programs that address counterterrorism, 
     counterinsurgency, and humanitarian crises.
       The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator are directed 
     to consult with the Committees on Appropriations on a regular 
     and ongoing basis on operations and assistance for 
     Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq.

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Administration of Foreign Affairs


                    DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides an additional $1,350,803,000 for 
     Diplomatic and Consular Programs, of which $989,706,000 is 
     for Worldwide Security Protection, for the extraordinary 
     costs of operations in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, and other 
     areas of unrest, which is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985.
       Within the total, up to $361,097,000 is for ongoing 
     operations (excluding Worldwide Security Protection) in 
     Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq.
       Section 7044(a) of this Act includes additional directives 
     and limitations related to operations in Afghanistan.


                   CONFLICT STABILIZATION OPERATIONS

       The agreement provides an additional $15,000,000 for 
     Conflict Stabilization Operations for deployment costs, 
     including to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, and other areas of 
     unrest, which is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The agreement provides an additional $56,900,000 for Office 
     of Inspector General at the Department of State for the 
     Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction and 
     is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.


            EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE

       The agreement provides an additional $260,800,000 for 
     Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance, of which 
     $250,000,000 is for Worldwide Security Upgrades, which is 
     designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                      International Organizations


              CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

       The agreement provides an additional $74,400,000 for 
     Contributions to International Organizations for the 
     extraordinary costs of UN missions in Afghanistan and Iraq, 
     which is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                             RELATED AGENCY

                    Broadcasting Board of Governors


                 INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS

       The agreement provides an additional $10,700,000 for 
     International Broadcasting Operations for the extraordinary 
     costs of United States international broadcasting to 
     Afghanistan, Syria, and Iraq, which is designated for OCO/
     GWOT pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

           UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                           OPERATING EXPENSES

       The agreement provides an additional $125,464,000 for 
     Operating Expenses for the extraordinary costs of operations 
     in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq, which is designated for 
     OCO/GWOT pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                   INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

       The agreement provides an additional $1,335,000,000 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 the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.


                         TRANSITION INITIATIVES

       The agreement provides an additional $20,000,000 for 
     Transition Initiatives for the extraordinary costs of 
     contingency operations in conflict countries and countries 
     emerging from conflict, which is designated for OCO/GWOT 
     pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985.


                          COMPLEX CRISES FUND

       The agreement provides an additional $30,000,000 for 
     Complex Crises Fund for the extraordinary costs of addressing 
     security and stabilization requirements in conflict 
     countries, which is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
       For purposes of implementing this agreement, the USAID 
     Administrator shall have responsibility for the uses of funds 
     appropriated under this heading in title III of this Act, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of

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     State, and the Secretary of State shall have responsibility 
     for the uses of funds appropriated under this heading in this 
     title.
       Funds under this heading should be made available for the 
     prevention of complex crises and to respond to unanticipated 
     contingencies, and the Department of State and USAID, as 
     appropriate, shall ensure proper oversight of the uses of 
     such funds.


                         ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

       The agreement provides an additional $2,114,266,000 for 
     Economic Support Fund for the extraordinary costs of 
     contingency operations in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq and 
     other assistance. The full amount provided is designated for 
     OCO/GWOT pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                          Department of State


                    MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

       The agreement provides an additional $2,127,114,000 for 
     Migration and Refugee Assistance for the extraordinary costs 
     of the United States response to humanitarian crises 
     resulting from conflict, including in Africa, the Near East, 
     and South Asia, which is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985.

                   INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

          INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

       The agreement provides an additional $443,195,000 for 
     International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement for the 
     extraordinary costs of contingency operations, including in 
     Afghanistan and Pakistan, and for other assistance. The 
     amount provided is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.


    NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS

       The agreement provides an additional $99,240,000 for 
     Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 
     Programs for the extraordinary costs of anti-terrorism and 
     other assistance, including in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and 
     Iraq, which is designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.


                        PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

       The agreement provides an additional $328,698,000 for 
     Peacekeeping Operations, including funding for the 
     extraordinary cost of the United States share of UN 
     Operations in Somalia and other peacekeeping needs, which is 
     designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                   FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM

       The agreement provides an additional $866,420,000 for 
     Foreign Military Financing Program, including funding for the 
     extraordinary costs of assistance for countries in the Near 
     East, Pakistan, and for countries in Europe and Eurasia to 
     counter Russian Federation aggression and influence, which is 
     designated for OCO/GWOT pursuant to the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 8001. Additional Appropriations
       Section 8001 clarifies that amounts appropriated by this 
     title are in addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise 
     made available in this Act for fiscal year 2015.
       Sec. 8002. Extension of Authorities and Conditions
       Section 8002 requires that the authorities and conditions 
     applicable to funding elsewhere in this Act are applicable to 
     funds in this title.
       Sec. 8003. Transfer and Additional Authority
       Section 8003(a) provides authority for the Secretary of 
     State to transfer funds appropriated by this title under 
     Transition Initiatives, Complex Crises Fund, Economic Support 
     Fund, International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement, 
     Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 
     Programs, Peacekeeping Operations, and Foreign Military 
     Financing Program between such headings and to International 
     Disaster Assistance and Migration and Refugee Assistance. 
     However, no authority is provided to transfer funds from 
     International Disaster Assistance and Migration and Refugee 
     Assistance.
       Section 8003(b) provides authority for the Secretary of 
     State to transfer funds appropriated by this title under 
     International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement, 
     Peacekeeping Operations, and Foreign Military Financing 
     Program in an amount that shall not exceed $25,000,000 to the 
     Global Security Contingency Fund and requires the Secretary 
     of State to notify the Committees on Appropriations on the 
     implementation plans and timeline.
       Section 8003(c) requires that any transfers pursuant to 
     sections 8003(a) and (b) of this section may only be 
     exercised to address unanticipated contingencies.
       Section 8003(d) includes authority for the Secretary of 
     State to provide up to $380,000,000 appropriated by this 
     title under Bilateral Economic Assistance to support 
     international peacekeeping requirements if the Secretary of 
     State submits a determination to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that additional funds are necessary to support 
     such requirements above the amounts provided under 
     Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities in 
     title I of this Act and under Peacekeeping Operations in this 
     title, and that it is in the national security interest of 
     the United States to do so. Such funds may only be made 
     available for the purposes described in the determination, 
     are subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations, and must be used in accordance 
     with the terms and conditions of funds appropriated under 
     Peacekeeping Operations.
       Section 8003(e) 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 and that such transfer 
     authority is in addition to any transfer authority otherwise 
     available under any other provision of law.

               TITLE IX--EBOLA RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS

       Funds designated under this title address requirements 
     related to the Ebola virus disease outbreak. The Secretary of 
     State and USAID Administrator are directed to consult with 
     the Committees on Appropriations on a regular and ongoing 
     basis on assistance for these efforts.

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Administration of Foreign Affairs


                    DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

       The agreement provides an additional $36,420,000 for 
     Diplomatic and Consular Programs, which is designated as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985.

           UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                           OPERATING EXPENSES

       The agreement provides an additional $19,037,000 for 
     Operating Expenses, which is designated as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.


                      Office of Inspector General

       The agreement provides an additional $5,626,000 for Office 
     of Inspector General, which is designated as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                         GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS

       The agreement provides an additional $312,000,000 for 
     Global Health Programs, which is designated as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.


                   INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

       The agreement provides an additional $1,436,273,000 for 
     International Disaster Assistance, which is designated as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985.


                         ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND

       The agreement provides an additional $711,725,000 for 
     Economic Support Fund, which is designated as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                   INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE

                          Department of State


    NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS

       The agreement provides an additional $5,300,000 for 
     Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 
     Programs, which is designated as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 9001. Transfer Authority
       Section 9001(a) provides the authority to transfer funds 
     appropriated by this title under Global Health Programs, 
     International Disaster Assistance, and Economic Support Fund 
     between such headings, and from such headings to funds 
     appropriated under International Narcotics Control and Law 
     Enforcement, Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and 
     Related Programs, and Peacekeeping Operations in this Act.
       Section 9001(b) provides the authority to transfer up to 
     $1,000,000 in funds appropriated under Diplomatic and 
     Consular Programs to Repatriation Loans Program Account.
       Section 9001(c) provides the authority to transfer up to 
     $50,000,000 in funds appropriated under Global Health 
     Programs to International Organizations and Programs.
       Section 9001(d) provides the authority to transfer up to 
     $35,300,000 in funds appropriated under International 
     Disaster Assistance to International Organizations and 
     Programs and Contributions to International Organizations.
       Section 9001(e) provides that the transfer authorities of 
     this section are in addition to any other transfer authority 
     provided by law.

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       Section 9001(f) includes a notification requirement 
     regarding funds transferred pursuant to this section.
       Section 9001(g) provides that, upon a determination that 
     all or part of the funds transferred pursuant to this section 
     are not necessary for such purposes, such amounts may be 
     transferred back to such headings, subject to the 
     notification requirement in section 9001(f).
       Sec. 9002. Reimbursement Authority
       Section 9002 provides the authorities to use funds 
     appropriated by this title under Global Health Programs, 
     International Disaster Assistance, and Economic Support Fund 
     to reimburse obligations incurred prior to the enactment of 
     this Act for the purposes of this title.
       Sec. 9003. Notification Requirement
       Section 9003 contains a notification requirement for the 
     accounts in this title except for International Disaster 
     Assistance.
       Sec. 9004. Reporting Requirement
       Section 9004 requires a report, not later than 30 days 
     after enactment of this Act, on the proposed uses of all 
     funds in this title on a country and project basis for which 
     the obligation of funds is anticipated. Such report should be 
     updated every 30 days until September 30, 2016, and every 180 
     days until all funds are expended.
       Sec. 9005. Comptroller General Oversight
       Section 9005 makes available up to $500,000 of funds 
     appropriated by this title under Economic Support Fund for 
     the Comptroller General of the United States for oversight of 
     activities supported with funds appropriated by this title.

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DIVISION K--TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED 
                   AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

                        Congressional Directives

       The language and allocations set forth in the House report 
     (House Report 113-464) and the Senate report (Senate Report 
     113-182) should be complied with unless specifically 
     addressed to the contrary in this division or explanatory 
     statement. Report language included by the House, which is 
     not changed by the report of the Senate or this explanatory 
     statement, and the Senate report language, which is not 
     changed by this explanatory statement, is a result of the 
     2015 appropriations agreement. The explanatory 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 or 
     authority. Any reprogramming requests must be submitted to 
     the Committees on Appropriations no later than June 30, 2015.

                 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                        Office of the Secretary


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $105,000,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses of the Office of the Secretary. The agreement 
     includes funding by office as specified below, and offices 
     are to manage staffing levels within the amounts provided. 
     Funds are available for transfer between all offices under 
     certain conditions.

 
 
 
Immediate Office of the Secretary....................         $2,696,000
Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary.............          1,011,000
Office of the General Counsel........................         19,900,000
Office of the Under Secretary for Transportation               9,800,000
 Policy..............................................
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and              12,500,000
 Programs............................................
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Government               2,500,000
 Affairs.............................................
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration.         25,365,000
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs.          2,000,000
Office of the Executive Secretariat..................          1,714,000
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business                     1,414,000
 Utilization.........................................
Office of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency               10,600,000
 Response............................................
Office of the Chief Information Officer..............         15,500,000
 

                        RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

       The agreement provides $13,000,000 for the Office of the 
     Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology.


                  NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS

       The agreement provides $500,000,000 for capital investments 
     in surface transportation infrastructure, commonly known as 
     the ``TIGER'' program. Funds are available for highway and 
     bridge projects, transit projects, passenger and freight rail 
     projects, and port and inland port projects, but not planning 
     activities.


                      FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAPITAL

       The agreement provides $5,000,000 for the financial 
     management capital program.


                       CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVES

       The agreement provides $5,000,000 for departmental cyber 
     security initiatives.


                         OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS

       The agreement provides $9,600,000 for the office of civil 
     rights.


           TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

       The agreement provides $6,000,000 for planning, research 
     and development activities. The Department is urged to use 
     funds made available under this heading for increasing the 
     number of projects published in the Federal Infrastructure 
     Projects Permitting Dashboard.


                          WORKING CAPITAL FUND

       The agreement limits expenditures for working capital fund 
     activities to $181,500,000.


               MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM

       The agreement provides a total appropriation of $925,000 
     for the minority business center program: $333,000 for the 
     cost of guaranteed loans and $592,000 for the administrative 
     expenses of the program. The bill limits loans to 
     $18,367,000.


                       MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH

       The agreement provides $3,099,000 for minority business 
     outreach.


                        PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS

                    (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

       The agreement provides $155,000,000 for payments to air 
     carriers. In addition to these funds, the program will 
     receive approximately $100,000,000 in overflight fees 
     pursuant to the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012.
       The agreement includes a provision that allows amounts 
     authorized for the essential air service program to be 
     immediately available from resources of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration and that such resources shall be reimbursed 
     from collected overflight fees.


  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 this Act, unless such assessments or 
     agreements have completed the normal reprogramming process 
     for Congressional notification.
       Section 102 allows the Secretary of Transportation or his 
     designee to engage with states to consider proposals related 
     to the reduction of motorcycle fatalities.
       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.
       Section 104 requires the Secretary of Transportation to 
     post on the web a schedule of all Credit Council meetings, 
     agendas, and meeting minutes.

                    Federal Aviation Administration


                               OPERATIONS

                    (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

       The agreement includes $9,740,700,000 for the operations of 
     the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Of the total 
     amount provided, $8,595,000,000 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:

 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    Budget Request                         Agreement
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Air Traffic Organization................                      $7,396,654,000                      $7,396,654,000
Aviation Safety.........................                       1,215,458,000                       1,218,458,000
Commercial Space Transportation.........                          16,605,000                          16,605,000
Finance and management..................                         765,047,000                         756,047,000
NextGen and operations planning.........                          60,089,000                          60,089,000
Staff offices...........................                         296,147,000                         292,847,000
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total...............................                      $9,750,000,000                      $9,740,700,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Operations funding.--The agreement includes the full budget 
     request for the air traffic organization, commercial space 
     transportation, and NextGen operations and planning. An 
     increase of $3,000,000 above the budget request is provided 
     for aviation safety activities to facilitate the safe 
     integration of unmanned aircraft into the national airspace. 
     The agreement includes reductions of $9,300,000 below the 
     budget request from non-operational, administrative 
     activities.
       Facility security.--In the aftermath of the fire at the 
     Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center, FAA completed a 30-
     day review of agency contingency plans and security 
     protocols. The FAA identified near and long term measures 
     that will improve security and minimize service disruptions. 
     The agency, however, has not yet been able to indicate how 
     measures that can be taken in fiscal year 2015 impact the 
     priorities it had identified in the budget request. FAA is 
     therefore directed to identify resources to advance these 
     measures through the prioritization of its programs and, if 
     necessary, submit a reprogramming request to complete the 
     most urgent security initiatives.
       Contract towers.--The agreement provides $144,500,000 for 
     the contract tower program, including $9,500,000 for the 
     contract tower cost-sharing program.
       Controller hiring eligibility.--The agreement includes 
     language prohibiting the use of funds to issue a job 
     announcement for air traffic control specialists that renders 
     ineligible by reason of age an applicant in the specialist 
     inventory as of January 15, 2014 who was born between 
     February 9, 1983 and October 1, 1984.
       Controller hiring.--The FAA is directed to provide an 
     update on its fiscal year 2014 controller hiring progress, 
     including hiring totals, academy completion totals, and an

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     analysis of hiring and screening procedures, within 60 days 
     of enactment.
       Air traffic control optimum training solution (ATCOTS).--
     The FAA is directed to provide a training plan for meeting 
     hiring goals in fiscal year 2015 within 60 days after 
     enactment. Further, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) is 
     directed to submit an update to the December 2013 report on 
     the ATCOTS program no later than six months after enactment.
       Aircraft certification review process and reform.--The FAA 
     is directed to submit to the Committees on Appropriations a 
     report within 60 days of enactment on measures of 
     effectiveness that the FAA is applying to its implementation 
     of the aviation rulemaking committee's recommendations to 
     expanding the use of delegated authority and a risk-based, 
     systems safety approach to its oversight. The report should 
     include all of the requirements outlined in House report 113-
     464 and Senate report 113-182.
       Aircraft certification workforce staffing.--The FAA is 
     directed to include in its annual aviation workforce safety 
     workforce plan a section devoted to the actions undertaken 
     and planned by the FAA to further enhance aircraft 
     certification workforce skills and training.
       International coordination of certification activities.--
     The FAA is expected to use such funds as may be necessary to 
     coordinate with and educate other international aviation 
     authorities about FAA's certification processes.
       Small Airplane Revitalization Act.--The FAA is expected to 
     use the resources as requested in the budget request to 
     support the completion of a final rule that advances the 
     safety and continued development of small airplanes, as 
     required by the Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013.
       Pilots records database.--The FAA is directed to provide a 
     letter report to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations on its progress in meeting the requirements of 
     section 203 of the Airline Safety Act of 2010 no later than 
     60 days after enactment of this Act.
       Public comment periods.--Public comment periods play a 
     critical role in the FAA's rulemaking proceedings and the 
     agency's non-rulemaking activities related to special use 
     airspace. To ensure the public's ability to submit comments 
     on actions being considered by the FAA, it is important to 
     make electronic submissions available, especially as many 
     individuals have shifted toward providing comments to the 
     Federal government through the internet. The FAA is urged to 
     update its procedures to ensure an online venue is available 
     for comment submissions for proceedings initiated after the 
     date of enactment of this Act. These updates should not 
     undermine progress or in any way impede current airspace 
     proceedings.
       Phoenix departure procedures.--The FAA has been helpful in 
     evaluating measures to address local concerns that have been 
     raised as a result of new departure routes out of Phoenix Sky 
     Harbor International Airport. The FAA is directed to continue 
     to work expeditiously to identify appropriate mitigation 
     measures and to enforce adherence to flight procedures, 
     unless specific flight modifications are necessary for safety 
     purposes, in order to avoid impacts on nearby residential 
     neighborhoods. The FAA is expected to provide a progress 
     report on these measures to the House and Senate Committees 
     on Appropriations within 90 days of enactment of this Act.


                        FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

                    (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

       The agreement includes $2,600,000,000 for FAA facilities 
     and equipment. Of the total amount available, $460,000,000 is 
     available until September 30, 2015 and $2,140,000,000 is 
     available until September 30, 2017. The agreement includes 
     language directing FAA to transmit a detailed five-year 
     capital investment plan to Congress with its fiscal year 2016 
     budget submission, and reducing funding by $100,000 for each 
     day the capital investment plan is late.
       The following table provides a breakdown of the agreement 
     by program:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Program                    Request           Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Activity 1--Engineering,
 Development, Test and Evaluation:
    Advanced Technology                    29,900,000         29,900,000
     Development and Prototyping..
    NAS Improvement of System               1,000,000          1,000,000
     Support Laboratory...........
    William J. Hughes Technical            12,049,000         12,049,000
     Center Facilities............
    William J. Hughes Technical            12,200,000         12,200,000
     Center Infrastructure
     Sustainment..................
    Separation Management                  13,000,000         13,000,000
     Portfolio....................
    Improved Surface/TFDM                  38,808,000         38,808,000
     Portfolio....................
    On Demand NAS Portfolio.......          6,000,000          6,000,000
    Environment Portfolio.........          2,500,000          5,500,000
    Improved Multiple Runway                3,500,000          5,500,000
     Operations Portfolio.........
    NAS Infrastructure Portfolio..         13,480,000         14,480,000
    NextGen Support Portfolio.....         13,000,000         13,000,000
    Performance Based Navigation &         25,500,000         26,500,000
     Metroplex Portfolio..........
        Total Activity 1..........        170,937,000        177,937,000
Activity 2--Air Traffic Control
 Facilities and Equipment:
    a. En Route Programs:
        En Route Automation                10,500,000         10,500,000
         Modernization (ERAM).....
        En Route Automation                45,200,000         45,200,000
         Modernization (ERAM)--
         System Enhancements and
         Tech Refresh.............
        En Route Communications             6,600,000          6,600,000
         Gateway (ECG)............
        Next Generation Weather             7,100,000          7,100,000
         Radar (NEXRAD)--Provide..
        ARTCC and CERAP Building           63,700,000         59,000,000
         Improvements/Plant
         Improvements.............
        Air Traffic Management              5,729,000          5,729,000
         (ATM)....................
        Air/Ground Communications           3,900,000          3,900,000
         Infrastructure...........
        Air Traffic Control En              5,100,000          5,100,000
         Route Radar Facilities
         Improvements.............
        Voice Switching and                13,800,000         13,800,000
         Control System (VSCS)....
        Oceanic Automation System.          3,508,000          3,508,000
        Next Generation Very High          40,000,000         40,000,000
         Frequency Air/Ground
         Communications (NEXCOM)..
        System-Wide Information            60,261,000         60,261,000
         Management...............
        ADS-B NAS Wide                    247,200,000        254,700,000
         Implementation...........
        Windshear Detection                 4,300,000          4,300,000
         Service..................
        Collaborative Air Traffic          13,491,000         13,491,000
         Management Technologies
         WP2 & WP3................
        Time Based Flow Management         21,000,000         21,000,000
         Portfolio................
        NextGen Weather Processors         23,320,000         23,320,000
        Airborne Collision                 12,000,000         12,000,000
         Avoidance System X
         (ACASX)..................
        Data Communications in            147,340,000        150,340,000
         Support of NG Air
         Transportation System....
            Subtotal En Route             734,049,000        739,849,000
             Programs.............
    b. Terminal Programs:
        Airport Surface Detection           5,436,000          5,436,000
         Equipment--Model X (ASDE-
         X).......................
        Terminal Doppler Weather            1,900,000          1,900,000
         Radar (TDWR)--Provide....
        Standard Terminal                  50,700,000         50,700,000
         Automation Replacement
         System (STARS) (TAMR
         Phase 1).................
        Terminal Automation               136,150,000        146,150,000
         Modernization/Replacement
         Program (TAMR Phase 3)...
        Terminal Automation                 1,600,000          1,600,000
         Program..................
        Terminal Air Traffic               29,800,000         52,600,000
         Control Facilities--
         Replace..................
        ATCT/Terminal Radar                45,040,000         45,040,000
         Approach Control (TRACON)
         Facilities--Improve......
        Terminal Voice Switch               2,000,000          2,000,000
         Replacement (TVSR).......
        NAS Facilities OSHA and            43,501,000         40,000,000
         Environmental Standards
         Compliance...............
        Airport Surveillance Radar         13,600,000         13,600,000
         (ASR-9)..................
        Terminal Digital Radar             21,100,000         21,100,000
         (ASR-11) Technology
         Refresh and Mobile
         Airport Surveillance
         Radar (MASR).............
        Runway Status Lights......         41,710,000         41,710,000
        National Airspace System           20,550,000         20,550,000
         Voice System (NVS).......
        Integrated Display System          16,917,000         16,917,000
         (IDS)....................
        Remote Monitoring and               3,930,000          3,930,000
         Logging System (RMLS)....
        Mode S Service Life                 8,100,000          8,100,000
         Extension Program (SLEP).
        Surveillance Interface              4,000,000          4,000,000
         Modernization............
        Voice Recorder Replacement          1,000,000          1,000,000
         Program (VRRP)...........
        Precision Runway Monitor            1,000,000          1,000,000
         (PRM)....................
        Integrated Terminal                 4,400,000          4,400,000
         Weather System (ITWS)....
            Subtotal Terminal             452,434,000        481,733,000
             Programs.............
    c. Flight Service Programs:
        Aviation Surface                    8,000,000          8,000,000
         Observation System (ASOS)
        Future Flight Services              1,000,000          1,000,000
         Program..................
        Alaska Flight Service               2,800,000          2,800,000
         Facility Modernization
         (AFSFM)..................
        Weather Camera Program....            200,000            200,000
            Subtotal Flight                12,000,000         12,000,000
             Service Programs.....
    d. Landing and Navigational
     Aids Program:
        VHF Omnidirectional Radio           8,300,000          8,300,000
         Range (VOR) with Distance
         Measuring Equipment (DME)

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        Instrument Landing System           7,000,000          7,000,000
         (ILS)--Establish.........
        Wide Area Augmentation            103,600,000         98,600,000
         System (WAAS) for GPS....
        Runway Visual Range (RVR)           6,000,000          7,500,000
         and Enhanced Low
         Visibility Operations
         (ELVO)...................
        Approach Lighting System            3,000,000          3,000,000
         Improvement Program
         (ALSIP)..................
        Distance Measuring                  3,000,000          3,000,000
         Equipment (DME)..........
        Visual NAVAIDS--Establish/          2,000,000          2,000,000
         Expand...................
        Instrument Flight                   2,400,000          2,400,000
         Procedures Automation
         (IFPA)...................
        Navigation and Landing              3,000,000          3,000,000
         Aids--Service Life
         Extension Program (SLEP).
        VASI Replacement--Replace           5,000,000          5,000,000
         with Precision Approach
         Path Indicator...........
        GPS Civil Requirements....         27,000,000         10,000,000
        Runway Safety Areas--              35,000,000         35,000,000
         Navigational Mitigation..
            Subtotal Landing and          205,300,000        184,800,000
             Navigational Aids
             Programs.............
    e. Other ATC Facilities
     Programs:
        Fuel Storage Tank                  15,500,000         14,500,000
         Replacement and
         Management...............
        Unstaffed Infrastructure           32,300,000         30,300,000
         Sustainment..............
        Aircraft Related Equipment          9,000,000          9,000,000
         Program..................
        Airport Cable Loop                  5,000,000          5,000,000
         Systems--Sustained
         Support..................
        Alaskan Satellite                  11,400,000         11,400,000
         Telecommunications
         Infrastructure (ASTI)....
        Facilities Decommissioning          5,700,000          5,700,000
        Electrical Power Systems--        102,000,000         82,701,000
         Sustain/Support..........
        Energy Management and               1,000,000          1,000,000
         Compliance (EMC).........
            Subtotal Other ATC            181,900,000        159,601,000
             Facilities Programs..
        Total Activity 2..........      1,585,683,000      1,577,983,000
Activity 3--Non-Air Traffic
 Control Facilities and Equipment:
    a. Support Equipment:
        Hazardous Materials                22,000,000         22,000,000
         Management...............
        Aviation Safety Analysis           11,900,000         11,900,000
         System (ASAS)............
        Logistics Support Systems           8,000,000          8,000,000
         and Facilities (LSSF)....
        National Air Space (NAS)           12,000,000         12,000,000
         Recovery Communications
         (RCOM)...................
        Facility Security Risk             14,300,000         14,300,000
         Management...............
        Information Security......         12,000,000         12,000,000
        System Approach for Safety         22,500,000         22,500,000
         Oversight (SASO).........
        Aviation Safety Knowledge          10,200,000         10,200,000
         Management Environment
         (ASKME)..................
        System Safety Management           18,700,000         18,700,000
         Portfolio................
        National Test Equipment             2,000,000          2,000,000
         Program..................
        Mobile Assets Management            4,000,000          4,000,000
         Program..................
        Aerospace Medicine Safety           3,000,000          3,000,000
         Information Systems
         (AMSIS)..................
        Tower Simulation System             3,000,000          3,000,000
         (TSS) Technology Refresh.
            Subtotal Support              143,600,000        143,600,000
             Equipment............
    b. Training, Equipment and
     Facilities:
        Aeronautical Center                13,180,000         13,180,000
         Infrastructure
         Modernization............
        Distance Learning.........          1,500,000          1,500,000
            Subtotal Training,             14,680,000         14,680,000
             Equipment and
             Facilities...........
        Total Activity 3..........        158,280,000        158,280,000
Activity 4--Facilities and
 Equipment Mission Support:
    a. System Support and
     Services:
        System Engineering and             34,504,000         34,504,000
         Development Support......
        Program Support Leases....         43,200,000         43,200,000
        Logistics and Acquisition          11,500,000         11,500,000
         Support Services.........
        Mike Monroney Aeronautical         18,350,000         18,350,000
         Center Leases............
        Transition Engineering             16,596,000         16,596,000
         Support..................
        Technical Support Services         23,000,000         23,000,000
         Contract (TSSC)..........
        Resource Tracking Program           4,000,000          4,000,000
         (RTP)....................
        Center for Advanced                60,000,000         60,000,000
         Aviation System
         Development (CAASD)......
        Aeronautical Information           12,650,000         12,650,000
         Management Program.......
        Cross Agency NextGen                2,000,000          2,000,000
         Management...............
        Total Activity 4..........        225,800,000        225,800,000
Activity 5--Personnel and Related
 Expenses:
    Personnel and Related Expenses        463,000,000        460,000,000
                                   -------------------------------------
        TOTAL.....................      2,603,700,000      2,600,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       NextGen-environment.--The agreement includes $3,000,000 
     above the budget request for the NextGen-environment 
     portfolio to support the Continuous Low Energy, Emissions and 
     Noise (CLEEN) program to develop and test aircraft 
     technologies that reduce noise, emissions and fuel burn.
       NextGen-improve multiple runway operations.--The agreement 
     includes $5,500,000 for FAA's program to improve multiple 
     runway operations. Of this amount, $2,000,000 is to enhance 
     procedures to allow operations on closely spaced parallel 
     runways, $1,500,000 is to mitigate wake turbulence on 
     arrivals, and $2,000,000 is to support Category III 
     development and certification efforts needed for FAA's 
     ground-based augmentation system.
       Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) 
     implementation.--The agreement includes an increase of 
     $7,500,000 above the budget request to advance the use of 
     space-based ADS-B for air traffic control separation services 
     and support the collection and validation of surveillance 
     data and help assess the impact on FAA's oceanic automation 
     system. The FAA is directed to make an investment decision 
     regarding satellite-based ADS-B no later than 30 days after 
     enactment of this Act to address the concern that the 
     agency's absence from the program is undermining its status 
     as a global safety and technology leader.
       Enhanced low visibility operations.--The agreement includes 
     $1,500,000 above the budget request to support enhanced low 
     visibility operations and directs FAA to use the funding for 
     advanced aircraft and airport navigation safety equipment for 
     airports serving remote communities that rely on aviation for 
     basic transportation needs.


                 RESEARCH, ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT

                    (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

       The agreement provides $156,750,000 for the FAA's research, 
     engineering, and development activities.
       The agreement provides the following levels for specific 
     programs:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Program                    Request           Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fire Research and Safety..........          6,929,000          6,000,000
Propulsion and Fuel Systems.......          2,413,000          2,000,000
Advanced Materials/Structural               2,909,000          2,909,000
 Safety...........................
Aircraft Icing/Digital System               5,889,000          5,500,000
 Safety...........................
Continued Airworthiness...........          9,619,000          9,619,000
Aircraft Catastrophic Failure               1,567,000          1,500,000
 Prevention Research..............
Flightdeck/Maintenance/System               9,897,000          6,000,000
 Integration Human Factors........
System Safety Management..........          7,970,000          7,970,000
Air Traffic Control/Technical               5,898,000          5,400,000
 Operations Human Factors.........
Aeromedical Research..............          8,919,000          8,300,000
Weather Program...................         17,800,000         14,847,000
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research          8,974,000         14,974,000
NextGen--Alternative Fuels for              5,700,000          6,000,000
 General Aviation.................
A11--Safety.......................         94,484,000         91,019,000
NextGen--Wake Turbulence..........          8,541,000          8,541,000
NextGen--Air Ground Integration             9,697,000          9,697,000
 Human Factors....................
NextGen--Weather Technology in the          4,048,000          4,048,000
 Cockpit..........................
A12--Economic Competitiveness.....         22,286,000         22,286,000
Environment and Energy............         14,921,000         14,921,000
NextGen--Environmental Research--          19,514,000         23,014,000
 Aircraft Technologies, Fuels, and
 Metrics..........................
A13--Environmental Sustainability.         34,435,000         37,935,000
System Planning and Resource                2,135,000          2,100,000
 Management.......................
William J. Hughes Technical Center          3,410,000          3,410,000
 Laboratory Facility..............
A14--Mission Support..............          5,545,000          5,510,000
                                   -------------------------------------
    TOTAL.........................        156,750,000        156,750,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS).--The agreement includes 
     $14,974,000 for unmanned aircraft systems research, an 
     increase of $6,000,000 above the budget request. Within this 
     increase, $4,000,000 is provided for a new center of 
     excellence on unmanned aircraft systems, for a total of 
     $5,000,000 for the center; and $2,000,000 is provided to help 
     meet FAA's UAS research goals of system safety and data 
     gathering, aircraft certification, command and control link 
     challenges, control station layouts and certification, sense 
     and avoid, and environmental impacts.
       NextGen environmental research-aircraft technologies, 
     fuels, and metrics.--The agreement provides $23,014,000 for 
     environmental research-aircraft technologies, fuels, and 
     metrics, an increase of $3,500,000 above the budget request 
     to continue the research, development and testing of 
     alternative fuels, including efforts to produce fit for 
     purpose

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     chemical-analytical, fuel-property and material compatibility 
     testing, and to continue the Continuous, Lower Energy 
     Emission, and Noise (CLEEN) program.


                       GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS

                (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

                      (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

                    (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

                         (INCLUDING RESCISSION)

       The agreement includes an obligation limitation of 
     $3,350,000,000; a liquidating cash appropriation of 
     $3,200,000,000; a limitation on administrative expenses of 
     not more than $107,100,000; not less than $15,000,000 for the 
     airport cooperative research program; and not less than 
     $29,750,000 for airport technology research.
       Small community air service development program.--The 
     agreement includes $5,500,000 under the obligation limitation 
     to continue the small community air service development 
     program (SCASDP) and directs the FAA to transfer funds to the 
     Office of the Secretary salaries and expenses appropriation.
       Cost share.--The agreement includes a provision that allows 
     small airports to continue contributing five percent of the 
     total cost for unfinished phased projects that were underway 
     prior to the passage of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act 
     of 2012.
       Rescission.--The agreement includes a rescission of amounts 
     authorized for fiscal year 2015 and prior years under section 
     48112 of title 49, U.S.C.


       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 in the Act from being used to 
     buy store gift cards with Government issued credit cards.
       Section 116 allows all airports experiencing the required 
     level of boardings through charter and scheduled air service 
     to be eligible for funds under 49 U.S.C. 47114(c).
       Section 117 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 118 limits to 20 percent the cost share required 
     under the contract tower cost-share program.
       Section 119 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 119A prohibits funds for salaries and expenses of 
     more than nine political and Presidential appointees in the 
     FAA.
       Section 119B prohibits funds to increase fees under 49 
     U.S.C. 44721 until the FAA provides a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that justifies all fees related 
     to aeronautical navigation products and explains how such 
     fees are consistent with Executive Order 13642.
       Section 119C prohibits funds from being used to change 
     weight restrictions or prior permission rules at Teterboro 
     Airport in New Jersey.
       Section 119D requires FAA to notify the Committees on 
     Appropriations at least 90 days before closing a regional 
     operations center or reducing the services provided.
       Section 119E clarifies the name of the FAA center of 
     excellence on advanced materials.
       Section 119F provides an average Federal share for a 
     primary non-hub airport located in a public lands state 
     within 15 miles from the border of another public lands state 
     with a higher Federal share.

                     Federal Highway Administration


                 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

                          (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement limits obligations for the administrative 
     expenses of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to 
     $426,100,000. In addition, the agreement provides $3,248,000 
     above this limitation for the administrative expenses of the 
     Appalachian Regional Commission in accordance with 23 U.S.C. 
     104.


                          FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

                      (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

                          (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

       The agreement limits obligations for the federal-aid 
     highways program to $40,256,000,000 in fiscal year 2015.
       Safety performance measures and reporting requirements.--
     FHWA is directed to establish separate, non-motorized safety 
     performance measures for the highway safety improvement 
     program, define performance measures for fatalities and 
     serious injuries from pedestrian and bicycle crashes, and 
     publish its final rule on safety performance measures no 
     later than September 30, 2015.


                (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

                          (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

       The agreement provides a liquidating cash appropriation of 
     $40,995,000,000, 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.


       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 tolling in Texas, with exceptions.
       Section 124 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 125 changes title 23, United States Code, to add 
     additional exemptions to federal truck weight limitations.

              Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration


              MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS

                (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

                      (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

                          (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

       The agreement includes a liquidation of contract 
     authorization and a limitation on obligations of $271,000,000 
     for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), 
     of which $12,000,000 is made available from prior year 
     unobligated balances of contract authority. Of this 
     limitation, $9,000,000 is for research and technology 
     programs and will remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2017; $34,545,000 is for information management 
     and shall be available until September 30, 2017; $2,300,000 
     is for commercial motor vehicle operator grants; $4,000,000 
     is available for the study required under section 133 of this 
     Act; and, $6,700,000 is available for inspection and 
     enforcement activities related to the transportation of 
     energy products, information management and technology needs, 
     and the implementation of the Capital Improvement Plan for 
     border facilities and field offices. The agreement includes a 
     provision which requires the Secretary to complete final 
     regulatory action on the implementation of 49 U.S.C. 31137 no 
     later than June 1, 2015.
       Compliance reviews of mandatory carriers.--The Secretary 
     shall transmit to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations a report on FMCSA's ability to meet its 
     requirement to conduct compliance reviews on mandatory 
     carriers for the preceding fiscal year no later than March 
     27, 2015.
       Safety fitness determination.--The Secretary shall initiate 
     action on a safety fitness determination rule no later than 
     June 1, 2015.
       Small passenger van compliance.--The Secretary is directed 
     to engage with stakeholders through a notice and comment 
     period prior to issuing any guidance that would enforce 
     commercial regulations against an entity providing 
     transportation for no more than fifteen passengers by 
     passenger van as an incidental business activity for which it 
     does not receive direct compensation.
       Hours of service.--The agreement does not require the 
     report on the FMCSA's hours of service rule referenced in 
     House Report 113-464. However, under section 133, the 
     agreement includes a temporary suspension of certain hours of 
     service regulations and requires a comprehensive field study 
     of the impact of those regulations.


                      MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS

                (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

                      (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

                          (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

       The agreement provides a liquidating cash appropriation and 
     a limitation on obligations of $313,000,000 for motor carrier 
     safety grants. The agreement allocates the total grant 
     funding as follows:

 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Program                              Funding
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Motor carrier safety assistance program..............       $218,000,000
Commercial driver's license program improvement               30,000,000
 grants..............................................
Border enforcement grants............................         32,000,000
Performance and registration information system                5,000,000
 management grants...................................
Commercial vehicle information systems and networks           25,000,000
 deployment program..................................
Safety data improvement grants.......................          3,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Of the $218,000,000 provided for the motor carrier safety 
     assistance program, the agreement provides $32,000,000 for 
     audits of new entrant motor carriers.

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 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

       Section 130 subjects funds appropriated in this Act to the 
     terms and conditions of section 350 of Public Law 107-87 and 
     section 6901 of Public Law 110-28.
       Section 131 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 132 prohibits funding provided under the Act from 
     being used to enforce any regulation prohibiting a state from 
     issuing a commercial learner's permit to individuals under 
     the age of eighteen if state law authorized such issuance as 
     of May 9, 2011.
       Section 133 temporarily suspends enforcement of the hours 
     of service regulation related to the restart provisions that 
     went into effect on July 1, 2013 and directs the Secretary to 
     conduct a study of the operational, safety, health and 
     fatigue aspects of the restart provisions in effect before 
     and after July 1, 2013. The Inspector General is directed to 
     review the study plan and report to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations whether it meets the 
     requirements under this provision.
       Section 134 prohibits funds from being used to deny an 
     application to renew a hazardous materials safety permit 
     unless a carrier has the opportunity to present its own 
     corrective actions and the Secretary determines such actions 
     are insufficient.

             National Highway Traffic Safety Administration


                        OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH

       The agreement provides $130,000,000 from the general fund 
     for operations and research activities. Of this amount, 
     $20,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016.
       The agreement provides funding as requested in the budget 
     for vehicle electronics and emerging technology research and 
     for advanced testing of emerging technologies at the Vehicle 
     Research and Test Center in East Liberty, Ohio. Additional 
     resources are provided to improve the Office of Defect 
     Investigation's ability to identify vehicle safety defects, 
     expand crash worthiness testing, conclude equipment 
     compliance testing, conduct research and testing for 
     motorcoach safety regulatory activities, and to continue 
     testing of emerging alternative fuel systems. Specifically, 
     $9,300,000 is provided to support the implementation and 
     maintenance of the electronic document and records management 
     system corporate information factory and $10,000,000 is 
     provided for the new car assessment program. In addition, as 
     requested, $9,140,000 is provided for federal motor vehicle 
     safety standards and $7,900,000 is provided for the corporate 
     average fuel economy program.


                        OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH

                (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

                      (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

                          (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

       The agreement provides a liquidating cash appropriation and 
     an obligation limitation of $138,500,000, to remain available 
     until expended, which reflects the authorized level of 
     contract authority plus $20,000,000 from prior-year 
     unobligated contract authority balances. Of the total, 
     $133,500,000 is provided for the programs authorized under 23 
     U.S.C. 403, and $5,000,000 is for the National Driver 
     Register. Of the total amount provided under this heading, 
     $20,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016 
     and shall be in addition to any limitation imposed on 
     obligations in future fiscal years.
       National roadside survey.--The agreement directs the 
     Secretary and GAO to report on the national roadside survey 
     as directed by Senate Report 113-182.


                     HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS

                (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

                      (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

                          (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

       The agreement provides a liquidating cash appropriation and 
     an obligation limitation of $561,500,000 for highway traffic 
     safety grants, to remain available until expended. The 
     agreement allocates funding as follows:

Highway safety programs (section 402)................       $235,000,000
National priority safety programs (section 405)......        272,000,000
High visibility enforcement program..................         29,000,000
Administrative expenses..............................         25,500,000
                                                      ------------------
    Total............................................        561,500,000
 

       The agreement continues a provision which prohibits certain 
     construction and furnishing activities and limits technical 
     assistance to States to $500,000 of the funds made available 
     for impaired driving countermeasures under 23 U.S.C. 405(d), 
     as amended by MAP-21.
       The agreement allows for the transfer of funds within the 
     grant programs consistent with 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(1)(G) and 
     requires NHTSA to notify the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations of the exercise of this authority within 60 
     days of enactment of this Act.
       The agreement includes $5,574,000 for in-
     vehicle alcohol detection device research.


      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 the use of funds to implement 23 
     U.S.C. 404.

                    Federal Railroad Administration


                         SAFETY AND OPERATIONS

       The agreement provides $186,870,000 for safety and 
     operations of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). Of 
     the funds provided, $15,400,000 is available until expended. 
     The agreement provides $370,000 for five new safety 
     inspectors and $3,000,000 for the automated track inspection 
     program, including amounts to fund an automated car for 
     inspection of crude oil routes.


                   RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

       The agreement provides $39,100,000 for railroad research 
     and development. The agreement is consistent with the budget 
     request and provides an additional $2,000,000 to improve 
     safety practices and safety training for Class II and Class 
     III freight railroads. This additional funding supports FRA's 
     initiative to partner with short line and regional railroads 
     to build a stronger, sustainable safety culture in this 
     segment of the rail industry. The initiative will support 
     safety compliance assessments and training on short lines 
     that transport crude oil. In addition, the agreement provides 
     $2,000,000 for the design, testing and evaluation of 
     liquefied natural gas (LNG) bulk tank cars, LNG locomotive 
     tenders, and technologies suitable to retrofit tank cars that 
     transport certain high-risk flammable liquids.


       RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING PROGRAM

       The agreement authorizes the Secretary to issue notes or 
     other obligations pursuant to section 501 through 504 of P.L. 
     94-210. The agreement prohibits new direct loans or loan 
     guarantee commitments using Federal funds for the credit risk 
     premium during fiscal year 2015. The agreement also prohibits 
     new direct loans or loan guarantee commitments in fiscal year 
     2015 that cause the total principal amount committed to 
     projects in a single state to exceed $5,600,000,000.


    OPERATING GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION

       The agreement provides $250,000,000 in quarterly operating 
     grants to Amtrak, based on the Secretary's assessment of 
     Amtrak's seasonal cash flow requirements, and provides that 
     funds remain available until expended. Before approving 
     funding to cover operating losses, the agreement requires the 
     Secretary to review a grant request for each specific train 
     route. The agreement prohibits Amtrak from discounting 
     tickets at more than 50 percent off the normal peak fare, 
     unless the operating loss due to the discounted fare is 
     covered by a state and the state participates in setting the 
     fares.
       The agreement requires Amtrak to take actions to reduce 
     food and beverage losses identified in the October 31, 2013 
     OIG report, and as summarized in House Report 113-464. Within 
     60 days of enactment of this Act, Amtrak is directed to 
     provide a report to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations detailing reforms Amtrak has implemented to 
     reduce food and beverage losses, the savings each reform 
     generated since Amtrak's October 3, 2013 announcement, and 
     its plan to eliminate food and beverage losses by October 
     2018.


  CAPITAL AND DEBT SERVICE GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER 
                              CORPORATION

       The agreement provides $1,140,000,000 for capital and debt 
     service grants to Amtrak to remain available until expended. 
     Within the funds provided, the agreement includes up to 
     $175,000,000 for Amtrak's debt service payments, and not less 
     than $50,000,000 for investments to comply with the Americans 
     with Disabilities Act. In addition, the agreement provides 
     for an initial distribution of $200,000,000 for a working 
     capital account, allows the Secretary to use up to 
     $50,000,000 for operating grants to Amtrak should its 
     operating losses in fiscal year 2015 exceed amounts provided 
     under the previous heading, and conditions the Secretary's 
     approval of grants for capital expenditures upon the receipt 
     and review of a grant request for each specific capital 
     project justifying the Federal support to the Secretary's 
     satisfaction. The agreement allows the Secretary to retain up 
     to one-half of one percent of the funds provided under this 
     heading for oversight of both operating activities and 
     capital expenditures. The agreement also allows the Secretary 
     to retain up to $5,000,000 to fund the costs associated with 
     implementing section 212 of division B of Public Law 110-432.
       The agreement retains the requirement that the Northeast 
     Corridor Infrastructure and Operations Advisory Commission 
     submit a fiscal year 2016 budget request. The agreement 
     directs Amtrak to provide transparent, accurate cost 
     information to States on the section 209 cost methodology 
     consistent with Senate Report 113-182, requires Amtrak to 
     conduct a business case analysis on all major capital 
     acquisitions that exceed $10,000,000 in life cycle costs, and 
     directs Amtrak to increase transparency regarding capital

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     projects in its budget submissions. The agreement retains a 
     reporting requirement included in House Report 113-464 
     relating to Amtrak's contract to purchase 70 electric 
     locomotives, and directs Amtrak to submit within 90 days of 
     enactment of this Act, a determination of how many 
     locomotives it needs and a business case analysis on 
     continuing the contract or reducing its scope if Amtrak needs 
     fewer than 70.


       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

       Section 150 allows the FRA safety and operations account to 
     receive and use cash or spare parts to repair and replace 
     damaged track inspection cars.
       Section 151 authorizes the Secretary to allow the issuer of 
     preferred stock sold to the Department to redeem or 
     repurchase such stock upon payment to the Department as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       Section 152 limits overtime to $35,000 per employee. The 
     agreement allows Amtrak's president to waive this restriction 
     for specific employees for safety or operational efficiency 
     reasons. Amtrak's president is required to delineate the 
     reasons for granting such waivers, provide quarterly reports 
     on waivers granted, amounts paid above the cap, and the 
     department that incurred the overtime for each employee by 
     month for the quarter. The agreement also requires Amtrak's 
     president to provide an annual report by March 1, 2015 that 
     summarizes Amtrak's total overtime expenses by month and by 
     department, the number of employees receiving overtime cap 
     waivers by department and the total overtime payments 
     resulting from waivers for each employee by month of the 2014 
     calendar year and the three prior calendar years.
       Section 153 appropriates $10,000,000 to the Secretary to 
     make grants for grade crossing and track improvements on rail 
     routes that transport energy products.

                     Federal Transit Administration


                        ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $105,933,000 for the administrative 
     expenses of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), of 
     which not less than $4,500,000 is for the safety office and 
     $1,000,000 is for asset management activities. Staffing 
     levels are to be determined by funding levels under this 
     heading. FTA is directed to follow the process for informing 
     the Committees on Appropriations on full funding grant 
     agreement notifications consistent with prior years and 
     include appropriations information through fiscal year 2019.


                         TRANSIT FORMULA GRANTS

                (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

                      (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

                          (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

       The agreement limits obligations from the Mass Transit 
     Account for transit formula grants to $8,595,000,000, as 
     authorized by MAP-21. Funds are to be distributed as 
     authorized. Further, the agreement provides $9,500,000,000 
     for the liquidation of contract authority.


                            TRANSIT RESEARCH

       The agreement provides $33,000,000 for FTA's research 
     program, of which $30,000,000 is for the national research 
     program (Sec. 5312) and $3,000,000 is for the cooperative 
     research program (Sec. 5313).


                   TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING

       The agreement provides $4,500,000 for transit technical 
     assistance and training, of which $4,000,000 is for technical 
     assistance and standards development (Sec. 5314) and $500,000 
     is for training (Sec. 5322). FTA should recognize the 
     continuing need for a strong technical assistance, education 
     and research program for every component of public transit 
     systems.


                       CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS

                    (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

       The bill appropriates $2,120,000,000 for new fixed-guideway 
     projects. Combined with available prior year transit funds, a 
     total of $2,147,989,839 is available for new start 
     activities.
       Of the funds available, $1,510,137,944 is for projects with 
     signed full funding grant agreements (FFGAs), $120,000,000 is 
     available for core capacity projects, and $21,149,233 is 
     available for oversight activities. For new small start 
     projects, $143,712,823 of the funds provided under this 
     heading, plus $27,989,839 in prior year funds (as provided in 
     Sec. 168), are available. The agreement rescinds a total of 
     $121,546,138 in prior year funds.
       For projects anticipated to be under a signed FFGA in 
     fiscal year 2015, $325,000,000 is available. FTA is directed 
     to give funding priority to projects requiring a 40 percent 
     or less Federal share.


      GRANTS TO THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY

       The agreement provides $150,000,000 to carry out section 
     601 of division B of Public Law 110-432 to remain available 
     until expended. The bill includes language temporarily 
     waiving the wireless access requirements in the Passenger 
     Rail Investment and Improvement Act for fiscal year 2015 and 
     requiring the Secretary to certify that WMATA is making 
     significant progress addressing audit recommendations.


       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

       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, 2019 be available for projects eligible 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, 2014 from older accounts to be merged 
     into new accounts with similar current activities.
       Section 163 exempts an area in Washington State from 
     enforcement of the charter bus rule.
       Section 164 allows the Secretary to consider significant 
     private contributions when calculating the non-Federal share 
     of capital costs for new starts projects.
       Section 165 limits FTA to signing full funding grant 
     agreements with a new starts share of 60 percent or less.
       Section 166 prohibits funds in this Act from being used to 
     advance a specific transit line in Harris County, Texas.
       Section 167 directs that in developing guidance 
     implementing 49 U.S.C. 5309(i) regarding interrelated 
     projects, the Secretary shall consider projects eligible 
     under 5309(h), including streetcars.
       Section 168 allows bus rapid transit projects recommended 
     for funding in fiscal year 2015 under ``capital investment 
     grants'' to be funded by $27,989,839 in unobligated and 
     unexpended discretionary formula funds.

             Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation


                       OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

                    (HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND)

       The agreement provides $32,042,000 for the operations, 
     maintenance and capital asset renewal program of the Saint 
     Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC), of which 
     $542,000 is to support the economic and trade development 
     mission of the SLSDC. The agreement requires the SLSDC to 
     report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
     by April 30, 2015 on the asset renewal program, consistent 
     with the requirements of the Explanatory Statement of the 
     Department of Transportation Appropriations Act of 2009.

                        Maritime Administration


                       MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM

       The agreement provides the full authorized level of 
     $186,000,000 for the maritime security program.


                        OPERATIONS AND TRAINING

       The agreement provides a total of $148,050,000 for the 
     Maritime Administration's (MARAD) operations and training 
     account.
       For the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), the bill 
     provides a total of $79,150,000. Of the funds provided, 
     $64,150,000 is for Academy operations and $15,000,000 is for 
     capital asset management activities, of which $12,000,000 is 
     for capital improvements and $3,000,000 is for maintenance, 
     repairs and equipment.
       The agreement provides a total of $18,500,000 for the state 
     maritime academies, of which $3,600,000 is for direct 
     payments, $2,400,000 is for student incentive payments, 
     $11,300,000 is for schoolship maintenance and repair, and 
     $1,200,000 is for fuel assistance.
       Finally, the agreement provides a total of $50,400,000 for 
     MARAD headquarters, regional offices, and maritime program 
     expenses. Of the amount, $3,000,000 is for the maritime 
     environmental and technical assistance program as authorized 
     by 46 U.S.C. 50307.


                             SHIP DISPOSAL

       The agreement provides $4,000,000 for the disposal of 
     obsolete vessels of the National Defense Reserve Fleet.


          MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $3,100,000 for the administrative 
     expenses of the Title XI program. Funds are to be transferred 
     to MARAD's operations and training account.


           ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

       Section 170 authorizes MARAD to furnish utilities and 
     services and make necessary repairs in connection with any 
     lease, contract, or occupancy involving Government property 
     under control of MARAD, and allow payments received to be 
     credited to the Treasury and remain available until expended.
       Section 171 prohibits a fee-for-service contract for vessel 
     disposal, scrapping or recycling unless a qualified domestic 
     ship recycler will pay for the vessel.

         Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration


                          OPERATIONAL EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The agreement provides $22,225,000 for the necessary 
     operational expenses of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
     Safety Administration (PHMSA). Of the amount provided, 
     $1,500,000 is to be transferred to the pipeline safety 
     account to fund pipeline safety information grants to 
     communities.


                       HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY

       The agreement provides $52,000,000 for the agency's 
     hazardous materials safety functions. Of this amount, 
     $7,000,000 shall be

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     available until September 30, 2017, and $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, 2017 are for long-term research and 
     development contracts.
       Tank car design.--The Secretary is directed to finalize 
     DOT-111 tank car design regulations no later than January 15, 
     2015.
       Small-scale natural gas liquefaction facilities.--The 
     agreement directs PHMSA to evaluate and develop new 
     approaches for the siting, design and construction of small-
     scale liquefaction facilities that generate and package 
     liquefied natural gas as a transportation fuel for domestic 
     delivery via non-pipeline means. The agency shall consider 
     ways to facilitate the growing demand for this alternative 
     fuel while also ensuring appropriate public safety 
     protections consistent with updated National Fire Protection 
     Standards and industry best practices, in cooperation with 
     state authorities where applicable.


                            PIPELINE SAFETY

                         (PIPELINE SAFETY FUND)

                    (OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND)

                  (PIPELINE SAFETY DESIGN REVIEW FUND)

       The agreement provides $146,000,000 for pipeline safety 
     activities. Of this amount, $19,500,000 is derived from the 
     oil spill liability trust fund, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2017, $124,500,000 is derived from the pipeline 
     safety fund, of which $66,309,000 is available until 
     September 30, 2017, and $2,000,000 is derived from the 
     pipeline safety design review fund, to remain available until 
     expended. The agreement provides not less than $1,058,000 for 
     the one-call state grant program.
       The agreement does not include funding requested for a 
     national pipeline information exchange.


                     EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS

                     (EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND)

       The agreement provides $188,000, derived from the emergency 
     preparedness fund and available until September 30, 2016, and 
     an obligation limitation of $28,318,000 for emergency 
     preparedness grants. The agreement provides PHMSA the 
     authority to use prior year carryover and recaptures to 
     develop a web-based hazardous materials response training 
     curriculum for emergency responders, including response 
     activities for crude oil, ethanol, and other flammable 
     liquids by rail. The training curriculum shall be developed 
     in coordination with the FRA and be consistent with National 
     Fire Protection Association standards. Prior year carryover 
     balances shall also be used to train public sector emergency 
     response personnel in communities on or near rail lines that 
     transport a significant volume of high-risk energy 
     commodities or toxic inhalation hazards. Further, the amount 
     of funding provided under this account that is available for 
     administrative costs is increased from two percent to four 
     percent.

                      Office of Inspector General


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement includes $86,223,000 for the Office of 
     Inspector General. The agreement includes language that 
     provides the Inspector General with authority to participate 
     in asset forfeiture programs.

                      Surface Transportation Board


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $31,375,000 for salaries and 
     expenses of the Surface Transportation Board. The agreement 
     permits the collection of up to $1,250,000 in user fees to be 
     credited to this appropriation. The agreement provides 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 $30,125,000.

            General Provisions--Department of Transportation

       Section 180 allows the Department of Transportation to use 
     funds for aircraft, motor vehicles, liability insurance, 
     uniforms, or allowances, as authorized by law.
       Section 181 limits appropriations for services authorized 
     by 5 U.S.C. 3109 to the rate for an Executive Level IV.
       Section 182 prohibits funds from being used for salaries 
     and expenses of more than 110 political and Presidential 
     appointees in DOT. The provision also requires that none of 
     the personnel covered by this provision may be assigned on 
     temporary detail outside DOT.
       Section 183 prohibits recipients of funds made available in 
     this Act from releasing certain personal information and 
     photographs from a driver's license or motor vehicle record 
     without express consent of the person to whom such 
     information pertains, and prohibits the withholding of funds 
     provided in this Act for any grantee if a state is in 
     noncompliance with this provision.
       Section 184 permits funds received by specified DOT 
     agencies from states or other private or public sources for 
     expenses incurred for training to be credited to certain 
     specified agency accounts.
       Section 185 prohibits funds for loans, loan guarantees, 
     lines of credit, or grants unless the Secretary of 
     Transportation notifies the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations no less than three days in advance, and 
     directs the Secretary to give concurrent notification for any 
     ``quick release'' of funds from the Federal Highway 
     Administration's emergency release program.
       Section 186 allows funds received from rebates, refunds, 
     and similar sources to be credited to appropriations of the 
     DOT.
       Section 187 allows amounts from improper payments to a 
     third party contractor that are lawfully recovered by the DOT 
     to be available to cover expenses incurred in the recovery of 
     such payments, and allows the Secretary to credit an account 
     that is associated with such improper payments.
       Section 188 mandates that reprogramming action 
     notifications shall be transmitted solely to the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations, and are to be approved 
     or denied solely by the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       Section 189 caps the amount of fees the Surface 
     Transportation Board can charge and collect for rate or 
     practice complaints filed at the amount authorized for court 
     civil suit filing fees.
       Section 190 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 191 authorizes DOT to set uniform standards for 
     transit benefits for agency transit passes and transit 
     benefits.

         TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                     Management and Administration


                           EXECUTIVE OFFICES

       The agreement includes $14,500,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses for Executive Offices which shall be comprised of 
     seven offices including 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. The agreement includes a 
     provision limiting official reception and representation 
     expenses to no more than $25,000.
       The Department is not directed to find efficiencies 
     adequate to reduce travel and contracting expenses within the 
     account by at least ten percent. The Department is directed 
     to submit a spending plan to the House and Senate Committees 
     on Appropriations within ninety days of the date of enactment 
     which outlines how budgetary resources are to be distributed 
     among the seven offices.

                     ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OFFICES

       The agreement provides $518,100,000 for Administrative 
     Support Offices. Funds are provided as follows:

Office of the Chief Financial Officer..........              $47,000,000
Office of the General Counsel..................               94,000,000
Office of Administration.......................              200,000,000
Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer......               57,000,000
Office of Field Policy and Management..........               50,000,000
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer........               16,500,000
Office of Departmental Equal Employment                        3,200,000
 Opportunity...................................
Office of Strategic Planning and Management....                4,400,000
Office of the Chief Information Officer........               46,000,000
                                                ------------------------
    Total......................................              518,100,000
 

       The increase for the Office of the Chief Information 
     Officer includes amounts transferred from the information 
     technology fund account for contractor support.

                  Program Office Salaries and Expenses


                       PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING

       The agreement provides $203,000,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses for the Office of Public and Indian Housing. The 
     amount provided supports critical new hires in key areas 
     including additional staff in oversight and moving-to-work, 
     one FTE dedicated to the Office of Native American Programs, 
     and at least one FTE dedicated to work on the family self-
     sufficiency and the resident opportunity and self-sufficiency 
     programs. In fiscal year 2014, HUD was directed to increase 
     the budgetary resources dedicated to unit inspections by 
     $5,000,000 above fiscal year 2013, and the agreement includes 
     $5,000,000 to sustain the increased level of investment in 
     fiscal year 2015. These investments include the establishment 
     of a consistent inspection standard across housing assistance 
     programs and oversight of Section 8 units.


                   COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

       The agreement provides $102,000,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses for the Office of Community Planning and 
     Development.


                                HOUSING

       The agreement provides $379,000,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses for the Office of Housing, of which at least 
     $9,000,000 is for the Office of Risk and Regulatory Affairs.
       Office of Multi-Family Housing Reorganization.--The 
     Department is directed to report to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations within 180 days of enactment of 
     this Act on the progress of the reorganization of the Office 
     of Multifamily Housing, including any issues identified in 
     the initial waves of the plan and any adjustments HUD is 
     making to its implementation based on lessons learned.

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                    POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH

       The agreement provides $22,700,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses for the Office of Policy Development and Research.


                   FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

       The agreement provides $68,000,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses for the Office of Fair Housing and Equal 
     Opportunity.


            OFFICE OF LEAD HAZARD CONTROL AND HEALTHY HOMES

       The agreement provides $6,700,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses for the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy 
     Homes.

                       Public and Indian Housing


                     TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE

       The agreement provides $19,304,160,000 for all tenant-based 
     section 8 activities under the Tenant-Based Rental Assistance 
     Account. Language is included designating funds provided as 
     follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Activity                            Agreement
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Voucher Renewals...............................          $17,486,000,000
Tenant Protection Vouchers.....................              130,000,000
Administrative Fees............................            1,530,000,000
HUD-VASH Incremental Vouchers..................               75,000,000
Section 811 Vouchers...........................               83,160,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The amount in the agreement included for voucher renewals 
     is based on revised estimates from the Department using more 
     recent data. This estimate also includes amounts to cover 
     leasing that is anticipated to occur before the end of the 
     year.
       The agreement includes language allowing the Secretary to 
     take into account anticipated impact of changes in income 
     targeting and utility allowances in determining funding 
     allocations. The agreement includes a provision requiring the 
     notification of obligations to public housing authorities 
     (PHAs) 60 days after enactment or by March 1, 2015.
       The agreement includes language that allows the Secretary 
     to consider PHAs' net restricted assets balances when 
     determining allocations.
       The agreement provides $120,000,000 for PHAs that need 
     additional funds to administer their Section 8 programs 
     related to specified circumstances, including PHAs that 
     experienced significant end of year leasing in calendar year 
     2014.
       The agreement includes provisions requiring HUD to set 
     aside a portion of HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing 
     Program (HUD-VASH) funds for a pilot designed to provide 
     housing and supportive services to veterans who are homeless 
     or at risk of homelessness living on tribal reservations or 
     in Indian areas. Funds are to be provided to entities 
     eligible to receive block grants under the Native American 
     Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act (NAHASDA).


                        HOUSING CERTIFICATE FUND

                        (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

       The agreement 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 agreement provides $1,875,000,000 for the public 
     housing capital fund. The agreement provides up to $5,000,000 
     for public housing financial and physical assessment 
     activities, not to exceed $23,000,000 for emergency capital 
     needs, $45,000,000 for supportive services, service 
     coordinators and congregate services, and up to $15,000,000 
     for the jobs-plus pilot initiative.
       The agreement includes language allowing PHAs to transfer 
     additional amounts from their capital funds into their 
     operating fund for activities related to safety and security.
       The agreement prohibits HUD from requiring or enforcing the 
     physical needs assessment (PNA) in fiscal year 2015. HUD is 
     not, however, prohibited from continuing to work on a PNA 
     tool that will help PHAs assess the physical quality of their 
     public housing stock in a way that is not overly burdensome. 
     HUD is expected to continue to evaluate the PNA tool and 
     update its 2014 report to the Committees on Appropriations, 
     as specified in the Senate report accompanying this Act, no 
     later than March 2, 2015.
       The agreement encourages housing authorities that 
     participate in the rental assistance demonstration program to 
     grant current workers whose employment positions are 
     eliminated during conversion the right of first refusal for 
     new employment openings for which they are qualified.


                     PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND

       The agreement provides $4,440,000,000 for the public 
     housing operating fund.


                    CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS INITIATIVE

       The agreement provides $80,000,000 for the choice 
     neighborhoods initiative (Choice). The agreement includes 
     language requiring that at least $50,000,000 be made 
     available to Public Housing Authorities, and provides up to 
     $5,000,000 to assist communities in developing strategies for 
     implementing the program with community notice and input. HUD 
     is expected to take into account regional diversity when 
     awarding Choice planning and implementation grants.


                        FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY

       The agreement provides $75,000,000 for the family self-
     sufficiency (FSS) program to support service coordinators 
     serving residents in both the public housing and voucher 
     programs. The agreement also allows project-based owners to 
     participate in the program, using their own funds. The 
     agreement includes a new pilot program to test the 
     effectiveness of pairing the FSS program with the family 
     unification program (FUP) vouchers for homeless youth to 
     increase their opportunities for self-sufficiency through 
     housing stability, education and job training.


                  NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS

       The agreement provides $650,000,000 for Native American 
     Housing Block Grants, to remain available until September 30, 
     2019. The agreement provides $3,500,000 for training and 
     technical assistance, with no less than $2,000,000 for a 
     national organization as designated under NAHASDA. The 
     agreement provides $2,000,000 for inspections, contracting 
     expertise, training, and technical assistance by HUD or its 
     designee, including up to $300,000 for related travel; and 
     $2,000,000 to subsidize a loan level of $16,530,000 under 
     title VI of NAHASDA.
       HUD is directed to collaborate with the Council on 
     Environmental Quality and affected Federal agencies specified 
     in the Senate Report 113-182 to develop a coordinated 
     environmental review process to simplify tribal housing 
     development and related infrastructure needs. The agencies 
     are directed to consult with tribes and tribally designated 
     housing entities and report their conclusions, 
     recommendations and any statutory changes that may be 
     necessary to facilitate this progress to the Committees on 
     Appropriations by May 1, 2015.
       HUD is expected to use technical assistance funding to 
     regional and national tribal organizations to aid tribes with 
     capacity challenges, especially tribes receiving small grant 
     awards. It is expected that any assistance provided will 
     reflect the unique needs and cultures of Native Americans.


                  NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANT

       The agreement provides $9,000,000 for the Native Hawaiian 
     Housing Block Grant, to remain available until September 30, 
     2019.


           INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The agreement provides $7,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended, to subsidize a loan level of $744,047,000.


      NATIVE HAWAIIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The agreement provides $100,000, to remain available until 
     expended, to subsidize a loan level of $16,130,000.

                   Community Planning and Development


              HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS

       The agreement provides $330,000,000 for the housing 
     opportunities for persons with AIDS program, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2017. The agreement includes a 
     provision that requires HUD to adequately fund supportive 
     housing contract commitments made in fiscal year 2010 and 
     prior years that meet all program requirements before 
     awarding funds for any new contract commitments.


                       COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND

       The agreement provides $3,066,000,000 for the community 
     development fund, to remain available until September 30, 
     2017. Of the total, the agreement provides $3,000,000,000 in 
     formula funding and $66,000,000 for Indian tribes, of which 
     $6,000,000 shall be for grants for mold remediation and 
     prevention.
       The agreement includes a new provision prohibiting funds 
     from being provided to a for-profit entity for an economic 
     development project under section 105(a)(17) unless such 
     project has been evaluated and selected in accordance with 
     guidelines under subparagraph (e)(2) of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974.


                 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN GUARANTEES

                            PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The agreement 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 agreement also provides an aggregate limitation of no 
     more than $500,000,000 in section 108 loan guarantees.
       The agreement does not rescind unobligated balances of 
     funds previously appropriated under this heading.


                  HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM

       The agreement provides $900,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2018, for the home investment 
     partnerships (HOME) program. The agreement does not set-aside 
     $10,000,000 of the amounts provided under this heading for 
     the self-help and assisted homeownership opportunity program. 
     Instead, this program continues to be funded under a separate 
     heading.


        SELF-HELP AND ASSISTED HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM

       The agreement provides $50,000,000 for this account, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2017. Of the total, 
     $10,000,000 is provided for the self-help and assisted 
     homeownership opportunity program; $35,000,000 is provided 
     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

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     be for rural capacity building activities; and $5,000,000 is 
     provided for capacity building activities by national 
     organizations with expertise in rural housing development.


                       HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS

       The agreement provides $2,135,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2017, for homeless assistance grants. Of 
     the amount provided, not less than $250,000,000 is for the 
     emergency solutions grants program; not less than 
     $1,862,000,000 is for the continuum of care and rural housing 
     stability assistance programs; and up to $7,000,000 is for 
     the national homeless data analysis project.
       HUD is required to submit the annual homeless assessment 
     report by August 28, 2015.

                            Housing Programs


                    PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE

       The agreement provides $9,330,000,000 for project-based 
     rental assistance activities, of which not to exceed 
     $210,000,000 is for performance-based contract 
     administrators. The agreement also provides an advance 
     appropriation of $400,000,000 to be made available on October 
     1, 2015. The agreement allows the Secretary to use project 
     funds held in residual receipt accounts, unobligated 
     balances, including recaptures, and carryover balances for 
     program activities. The agreement does not make renewal of 
     senior preservation rental assistance contracts as authorized 
     by section 811(e) of the American Housing and Economic 
     Opportunity Act of 2000 an eligible expense.


                        HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY

       The agreement provides a total of $436,000,000 for the 
     section 202 program to be available until September 30, 2018, 
     of which up to $70,000,000 shall be for service coordinators 
     and existing congregate service grants. The agreement fully 
     funds all renewal and amendments of project-based rental 
     assistance contracts, senior preservation rental assistance 
     contracts, service coordinators, and existing congregate 
     service grants. The agreement does not provide funding for an 
     elderly project rental assistance demonstration program.


                 HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

       The agreement provides $135,000,000 for the section 811 
     program to be available until September 30, 2018. The 
     agreement allows the Secretary to use project funds held in 
     residual receipt accounts, or unobligated balances including 
     recaptures and carryover balances, to supplement the recent 
     demonstration competition for project rental assistance to 
     State housing finance agencies.


                     HOUSING COUNSELING ASSISTANCE

       The agreement provides $47,000,000 for housing counseling 
     assistance, including up to $4,500,000 for administrative 
     contract services. The agreement allows the Secretary to 
     enter into multiyear grant agreements, subject to the 
     availability of annual appropriations.


                       RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE

       The agreement provides $18,000,000 for the rental housing 
     assistance program and allows HUD to use funds, including 
     unobligated balances and recaptured amounts, for one year 
     contract extensions.


            PAYMENT TO MANUFACTURED HOUSING FEES TRUST FUND

       The agreement provides $10,000,000 for authorized 
     activities, of which $10,000,000 is to be derived from the 
     Manufactured Housing Fees Trust Fund.

                     Federal Housing Administration


               MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The agreement establishes a limitation of $400,000,000,000 
     on commitments to guarantee single-family loans during fiscal 
     year 2015, and provides that such commitment authority shall 
     be available until September 30, 2016. For administrative 
     contract expenses, the bill provides $130,000,000, plus 
     $1,400 (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, 2015. The 
     agreement prohibits implementation of the homeowners armed 
     with knowledge pilot program.


                GENERAL AND SPECIAL RISK PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                         (INCLUDING RESCISSION)

       The agreement establishes a $30,000,000,000 limitation on 
     multifamily and specialized loan guarantees during fiscal 
     year 2015, and provides that such commitment authority shall 
     be available until September 30, 2016. The agreement includes 
     a rescission of $10,000,000 previously provided to support 
     programs with positive credit subsidies that are no longer 
     issuing new commitments.

                Government National Mortgage Association


                GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

                     LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The agreement establishes a limitation of up to 
     $500,000,000,000 for new commitments during fiscal year 2015, 
     which shall be available until September 30, 2016. The 
     agreement also provides $23,000,000 for salaries and expenses 
     for the Government National Mortgage Association during 
     fiscal year 2015. The agreement increases salaries and 
     expenses by $100 for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed 
     loan commitments, up to $3,000,000, if guaranteed loan 
     commitments exceed $155,000,000,000 by April 1, 2015.

                    Policy Development and Research


                        RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

       The agreement provides $72,000,000 for research and 
     technology activities, including activities formerly funded 
     under the transformation initiative.
       The agreement provides $12,300,000 for research support, 
     dissemination, studies, data, and partnerships; 
     demonstrations; and on-going evaluations, plus new 
     evaluations of the Native American VASH demonstration and the 
     family self-sufficiency homeless youth demonstration. HUD is 
     encouraged to work with the Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency and the Small Business Administration to identify ways 
     to improve post-disaster recovery coordination and data 
     sharing, and implement best practices moving forward.
       The agreement provides a total of $22,000,000 under this 
     heading for technical assistance including OneCPD and OneHUD; 
     assistance to, and finance and governance training for, 
     public housing authorities; assistance for various programs 
     under the Office of Housing; and coordinating new 
     requirements under the Violence Against Women Act. Further, 
     $37,700,000 is provided for various housing market surveys.

                   Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity


                        FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES

       The agreement provides $65,300,000 for fair housing 
     activities, of which $40,100,000 is for the fair housing 
     initiatives program (FHIP), $23,300,000 is for the fair 
     housing assistance program, $1,600,000 is for the National 
     Fair Housing Training Academy, and $300,000 is for translated 
     materials. Of the funds available for FHIP, $29,275,000 is 
     available for private enforcement grants.
       HUD is directed to work with the United States Access 
     Board, interested disability advocates, and other 
     stakeholders to consider mechanisms to increase the 
     availability of accessible housing, including but not limited 
     to voluntary accessibility standards, innovative model 
     designs, and demonstration programs that will improve the 
     ability of individuals with disabilities to have a fair 
     opportunity to rent or own accessible housing in their 
     communities. HUD, in consultation with the Access Board, 
     shall report to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations on recommended options or areas for further 
     study within one year of enactment of this Act.

            Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes


                         LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION

       The agreement provides $110,000,000 for the lead hazard 
     control and healthy homes programs. Of the total, $15,000,000 
     is provided for the healthy homes program, and $45,000,000 is 
     to be made available on a competitive basis for areas with 
     the highest lead abatement needs.

                      Information Technology Fund

       The agreement provides $250,000,000 for the information 
     technology fund, which is available until September 30, 2016. 
     The agreement does not include separate funding for 
     development, modernization and enhancement (DM&E) activities 
     and does not include statutory language for GAO to review the 
     Department's spend plan for DM&E. HUD has effectively crafted 
     expenditure plans and the Committees are putting greater 
     focus on HUD's ability to implement those plans. Integrating 
     and implementing information technology (IT) best practices 
     are still weaknesses at the Department. In light of this, the 
     agreement directs HUD to provide a report within 120 days of 
     enactment of this Act that details the status of how the 
     Department is implementing GAO's IT-related recommendations. 
     Further, the agreement directs GAO to evaluate how the New 
     CORE system project integrates into the Department's 
     strategic plan and report on project milestones as well as 
     how HUD is integrating IT best practices into this critical 
     project for the next two years.

                      Office of Inspector General

       The agreement provides $126,000,000 for the necessary 
     expenses of the Office of Inspector General (OIG). Concurrent 
     with the next budget submission, the OIG is directed to 
     provide information on new acquisition plans and account for 
     funding in all Schedule O activities, information technology 
     investments, and other capacity enhancing investments.

                       Transformation Initiative

       The agreement provides funds for program technical 
     assistance, program demonstrations and evaluations, and other 
     similar activities under the Policy Development and Research 
     account. No funds or transfer authorities are provided under 
     this heading for fiscal year 2015.

    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 the use of funds to investigate or 
     prosecute legal activities under the Fair Housing Act.

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       Section 203 extends HOPWA formula modifications affecting 
     certain jurisdictions in New York, New Jersey, and North 
     Carolina.
       Section 204 requires that funds be distributed on a 
     competitive basis unless specified otherwise in statute.
       Section 205 allows HUD to use funds to reimburse the 
     Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), Fannie Mae 
     and other Federal entities for services and facilities.
       Section 206 requires HUD to comport with the budget 
     estimates except as otherwise provided in this Act or through 
     an approved reprogramming.
       Section 207 provides authorization for HUD corporations to 
     utilize funds under certain conditions and restrictions.
       Section 208 requires a report on available balances each 
     quarter.
       Section 209 requires that the Administration's budget and 
     the Department's budget justifications for fiscal year 2016 
     be submitted in the identical account and sub-account 
     structure provided in this Act.
       Section 210 exempts PHA Boards in Alaska, Iowa, and 
     Mississippi and the County of Los Angeles from the public 
     housing resident representation requirement, and provides 
     alternative requirements.
       Section 211 exempts GNMA from certain requirements of the 
     Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990.
       Section 212 authorizes HUD to transfer debt and use 
     agreements from an obsolete project to a viable project, 
     provided certain conditions are met.
       Section 213 sets forth the requirements for eligibility for 
     section 8 voucher assistance.
       Section 214 distributes Native American Housing Block Grant 
     funds to the same Native Alaskan recipients as in Fiscal Year 
     2005.
       Section 215 authorizes the Secretary to insure mortgages 
     under section 255 of the National Housing Act.
       Section 216 instructs HUD on managing and disposing of any 
     multifamily property that is owned or held by HUD.
       Section 217 allows amounts provided under the Section 108 
     loan guarantee program to be used to guarantee notes or other 
     obligations issued by any State on behalf of non-entitlement 
     communities in the State.
       Section 218 allows PHAs that own and operate 400 or fewer 
     units of public housing to be exempt from asset management 
     requirements.
       Section 219 restricts the Secretary from imposing any 
     requirement or guideline relating to asset management that 
     restricts or limits the use of capital funds for central 
     office costs, up to the limit established in the Quality 
     Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998.
       Section 220 directs that no HUD employee, including those 
     working in the offices of the IG and GNMA, shall be 
     designated as an allotment holder unless the Chief Financial 
     Officer determines that they have received training.
       Section 221 requires HUD to provide an annual report to the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the status 
     of all section 8 project-based housing.
       Section 222 requires that the Secretary publish all notice 
     of funding availability on the internet for fiscal year 2015.
       Section 223 requires that attorney fees for programmatic 
     litigation must be paid from the personnel and benefits 
     accounts of affected offices and the Office of General 
     Counsel, and be restricted to payment of attorney fees only.
       Section 224 sets reprogramming guidelines for 
     Administrative Support Offices and Program Office Salaries 
     and Expenses, and transfers between the two.
       Section 225 allows the Disaster Housing Assistance Programs 
     to be considered a program of HUD for the purpose of income 
     verifications and matching.
       Section 226 requires HUD to take certain actions against 
     owners receiving rental subsidies that do not maintain safe 
     properties (do not meet minimum REAC standards).
       Section 227 places a salary and bonus limit on public 
     housing agency officials and employees.
       Section 228 prohibits funds from being used for the 
     doctoral dissertation research grant program at HUD.
       Section 229 extends the HOPE VI program until September 30, 
     2015.
       Section 230 requires the Secretary to provide the 
     Committees on Appropriations advance notice of discretionary 
     awards.
       Section 231 allows the Secretary to transfer up to 
     $2,500,000 from salaries and expenses accounts to the 
     ``Information Technology Fund''.
       Section 232 extends section 579 of MAHRAA through October 
     1, 2017.
       Section 233 prohibits funds from being used to require or 
     enforce the physical needs assessment (PNA).
       Section 234 modifies the rental assistance demonstration 
     included in the fiscal year 2012 bill.
       Section 235 prohibits funds from being used for the 
     homeowners armed with knowledge (HAWK) program.
       Section 236 prohibits funds for HUD financing of mortgages 
     for properties that have been subject to eminent domain.
       Section 237 rescinds balances from various HUD programs 
     that are no longer funded.
       Section 238 makes adjustments to flat-rents to accommodate 
     local markets.
       Section 239 prohibits funds from being used for the 
     relocation of any asset management positions within the 
     Office of Multifamily Housing currently in existence on the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
       Section 240 prohibits funds from being used to terminate 
     the status of a unit of local government as a metropolitan 
     city, as defined under section 102 of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974, with respect to grants 
     under section 106 of such Act.
       Section 241 requires lenders that provide loans under the 
     Native American loan program to consider loan modifications 
     and meet standards for servicing loans in default before the 
     payment of a claim by HUD.

                      TITLE III--RELATED AGENCIES

                              Access Board


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $7,548,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses of the Access Board.

                      Federal Maritime Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $25,660,000 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.

                National Railroad Passenger Corporation

                    Office of the Inspector General


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $23,999,000 for the Office of the 
     Inspector General for Amtrak.

                  National Transportation Safety Board


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $103,981,000 for the salaries and 
     expenses of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). 
     Some offices of the NTSB are currently experiencing vacancies 
     in some of its investigative offices, and it is expected that 
     the agency will use travel and investigative staff in other 
     offices to ensure transportation incidents are fully covered.

                 Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation


          PAYMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION

       The agreement provides $185,000,000 for the Neighborhood 
     Reinvestment Corporation (NRC), of which $135,000,000 is for 
     the core program, including $5,000,000 for the multifamily 
     rental housing program. Of the total provided, $50,000,000 is 
     for the national foreclosure mitigation counseling (NFMC) 
     program. The agreement provides $4,000,000 to wind down and 
     close out this program, which could be a multiyear effort. It 
     also allows NRC to use up to 5 percent of NFMC funds on 
     administrative expenses to carry out foreclosure mitigation 
     activities.

           United States Interagency Council on Homelessness


                           OPERATING EXPENSES

       The agreement provides $3,530,000 for operating expenses of 
     the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) 
     and includes a provision which amends Title II of the 
     McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to extend the sunset 
     date of USICH to October 1, 2017.
       USICH is encouraged to work with agencies to establish 
     long-term working interagency relationships among permanent 
     federal agencies, and to leverage the resources of those 
     agencies to continue interagency coordination on ``Opening 
     Doors: the Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End 
     Homelessness''.

                 TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS ACT

       Section 401 prohibits pay and other expenses for non-
     Federal parties in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings 
     funded in this Act.
       Section 402 prohibits obligations beyond the current fiscal 
     year and prohibits transfers of funds unless expressly so 
     provided herein.
       Section 403 limits consulting service expenditures through 
     a procurement contract to contracts where such expenditures 
     are a matter of public record, with exceptions.
       Section 404 prohibits employee training not specifically 
     related to the performance of official duties.
       Section 405 specifies reprogramming procedures and requires 
     tables to include prior year enacted levels.
       Section 406 allows up to fifty percent of unobligated 
     balances appropriated for salaries and expenses to remain 
     available for certain purposes, contingent upon approval by 
     the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
       Section 407 prohibits funds from being used for any project 
     that seeks to use the power of eminent domain unless eminent 
     domain is employed only for a public use.
       Section 408 requires agencies and departments funded herein 
     to report on all sole-source contracts by July 30, 2015.
       Section 409 denies the transfer of funds made available in 
     this Act, except pursuant to a transfer made by this Act or 
     by authority granted in this Act.
       Section 410 prohibits funds in this Act from being used to 
     permanently replace an employee intent on returning to his or 
     her past occupation after completion of military service.

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       Section 411 prohibits funds in this Act from being used 
     unless the expenditure is in compliance with the Buy American 
     Act.
       Section 412 prohibits funds from being made available to 
     any person or entity that has been found to have violated the 
     Buy American Act.
       Section 413 prohibits funds for first-class airline 
     accommodations in contravention of section 301-10.122 and 
     301-10.123 of title 41, C.F.R.
       Section 414 prohibits funds from being used in 
     contravention of the 5th or 14th Amendments to the 
     Constitution or title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
       Section 415 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 and specifies that nothing in this 
     section shall prohibit, restrict, or preclude the Secretary 
     of DOT from granting a permit or exemption where such 
     authorization is consistent with the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway 
     Air Transport Treaty and U.S. law.
       Section 416 prohibits funds from being used to obligate or 
     award funds for NHTSA's National Roadside Survey.
       Section 417 prohibits funds for global positioning systems 
     without providing full and appropriate consideration of 
     privacy concerns under 5 U.S.C. Chapter 5, subchapter II.
       Section 418 prohibits funds from being used by the Federal 
     Transit Administration to implement, administer, or enforce 
     section 18.36(c)(2) of title 49, U.S.C. for construction 
     hiring purposes.
       Section 419 prohibits funds from being used to lease or 
     purchase new light duty vehicles for any executive fleet or 
     an agency's fleet inventory, except in accordance with 
     Presidential Memorandum-Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 
     24, 2011.
       Section 420 states that Congress should not pass any 
     legislation authorizing spending cuts that would increase 
     poverty in the United States.
       Section 421 requires agencies and departments funded by 
     this Act to report to Congress, at the end of fiscal year 
     2015, a complete inventory of the number of vehicles owned, 
     retired, and purchased in fiscal year 2015, as well as the 
     total cost of the vehicle fleet, including maintenance, fuel, 
     storage, purchasing, and leasing.
       Section 422 limits the number of employees a single agency 
     or department may send to an international conference to 50, 
     unless the relevant Secretary reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations at least five days in advance that such 
     attendance is important to the national interest.
       Section 423 requires any reports sent to the Committees on 
     Appropriations to be posted on the public Web site of that 
     agency 45 days following its receipt by the Committees, 
     unless such reports would compromise national security or 
     contain proprietary information.
       Section 424 requires any Federal agency or department 
     funded in this Act to respond to GAO recommendations in a 
     timely manner.

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     INSULAR AREAS AND FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES ENERGY DEVELOPMENT

  Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 
776, I call up the bill (H.R. 83) to require the Secretary of the 
Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts 
to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States 
and the Freely Associated States through the development of energy 
action plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, reliable energy, 
including increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for 
other purposes, with the Senate amendment thereto, and ask for its 
immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Hastings of Washington). The Clerk will 
designate the Senate amendment.
  Senate amendment:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. STUDY OF ELECTRIC RATES IN THE INSULAR AREAS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Comprehensive energy plan.--The term ``comprehensive 
     energy plan'' means a comprehensive energy plan prepared and 
     updated under subsections (c) and (e) of section 604 of the 
     Act entitled ``An Act to authorize appropriations for certain 
     insular areas of the United States, and for other purposes'', 
     approved December 24, 1980 (48 U.S.C. 1492).
       (2) Energy action plan.--The term ``energy action plan'' 
     means the plan required by subsection (d).
       (3) Freely associated states.--The term ``Freely Associated 
     States'' means the Federated States of Micronesia, the 
     Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
       (4) Insular areas.--The term ``insular areas'' means 
     American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.
       (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (6) Team.--The term ``team'' means the team established by 
     the Secretary under subsection (b).
       (b) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, within the 
     Empowering Insular Communities activity, establish a team of 
     technical, policy, and financial experts--
       (1) to develop an energy action plan addressing the energy 
     needs of each of the insular areas and Freely Associated 
     States; and
       (2) to assist each of the insular areas and Freely 
     Associated States in implementing such plan.
       (c) Participation of Regional Utility Organizations.--In 
     establishing the team, the Secretary shall consider including 
     regional utility organizations.
       (d) Energy Action Plan.--In accordance with subsection (b), 
     the energy action plan shall include--
       (1) recommendations, based on the comprehensive energy plan 
     where applicable, to--
       (A) reduce reliance and expenditures on fuel shipped to the 
     insular areas and Freely Associated States from ports outside 
     the United States;
       (B) develop and utilize domestic fuel energy sources; and
       (C) improve performance of energy infrastructure and 
     overall energy efficiency;
       (2) a schedule for implementation of such recommendations 
     and identification and prioritization of specific projects;
       (3) a financial and engineering plan for implementing and 
     sustaining projects; and
       (4) benchmarks for measuring progress toward 
     implementation.
       (e) Reports to Secretary.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date on which the Secretary establishes the team and annually 
     thereafter, the team shall submit to the Secretary a report 
     detailing progress made in fulfilling its charge and in 
     implementing the energy action plan.
       (f) Annual Reports to Congress.--Not later than 30 days 
     after the date on which the Secretary receives a report 
     submitted by the team under subsection (e), the Secretary 
     shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
     summary of the report of the team.
       (g) Approval of Secretary Required.--The energy action plan 
     shall not be implemented until the Secretary approves the 
     energy action plan.

     SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSOLIDATED NATURAL RESOURCES ACT.

       Section 6 of Public Law 94-241 (90 Stat. 263; 122 Stat. 
     854) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``December 31, 2014, 
     except as provided in subsections (b) and (d)'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2019''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in the third sentence of paragraph (2), by striking 
     ``not to extend beyond December 31, 2014, unless extended 
     pursuant to paragraph 5 of this subsection'' and inserting 
     ```ending on December 31, 2019''';
       (B) by striking paragraph (5); and
       (C) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5).


                Motion Offered by Mr. Rogers of Kentucky

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

       Mr. Rogers of Kentucky moves that the House concur in the 
     Senate amendment to H.R. 83 with an amendment.

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

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Consolidated and Further 
     Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015''.

     SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. References.
Sec. 4. Explanatory statement.
Sec. 5. Statement of appropriations.
Sec. 6. Availability of funds.
Sec. 7. Technical allowance for estimating differences.
Sec. 8. Adjustments to compensation.
Sec. 9. Study of electric rates in the insular areas.
Sec. 10. Amendments to the Consolidated Natural Resources Act.
Sec. 11. Payments in lieu of taxes.

       DIVISION A--AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG 
     ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

Title I--Agricultural Programs
Title II--Conservation Programs
Title III--Rural Development Programs
Title IV--Domestic Food Programs
Title V--Foreign Assistance and Related Programs
Title VI--Related Agency and Food and Drug Administration
Title VII--General Provisions
Title VIII--Ebola Response and Preparedness

     DIVISION B--COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

Title I--Department of Commerce
Title II--Department of Justice
Title III--Science
Title IV--Related Agencies
Title V--General Provisions
Title VI--Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014
Title VII--Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014

       DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

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

     DIVISION D--ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

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

 DIVISION E--FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS 
                               ACT, 2015

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

   DIVISION F--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED 
                   AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

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

   DIVISION G--DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND 
        EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

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

        DIVISION H--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

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

  DIVISION I--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED 
                   AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

Title I--Department of Defense

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

   DIVISION J--DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED 
                   PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

Title I--Department of State and Related Agency
Title II--United States Agency for International Development
Title III--Bilateral Economic Assistance
Title IV--International Security Assistance
Title V--Multilateral Assistance
Title VI--Export and Investment Assistance
Title VII--General Provisions
Title VIII--Overseas Contingency Operations
Title IX--Ebola Response and Preparedness

DIVISION K--TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED 
                   AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

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

          DIVISION L--FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, 2015

    DIVISION M--EXPATRIATE HEALTH COVERAGE CLARIFICATION ACT OF 2014

                       DIVISION N--OTHER MATTERS

                DIVISION O--MULTIEMPLOYER PENSION REFORM

Title I--Modifications to Multiemployer Plan Rules
Title II--Remediation Measures for Deeply Troubled Plans

     SEC. 3. REFERENCES.

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

     SEC. 4. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.

       The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in 
     the House of Representatives section of the Congressional 
     Record on or about December 11, 2014 by the Chairman of the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House, shall have the same 
     effect with respect to the allocation of funds and 
     implementation of divisions A through K of this Act as if it 
     were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of 
     conference.

     SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any 
     money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 2015.

     SEC. 6. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.

       (a) Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress as 
     an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
     shall be available only if the President subsequently so 
     designates all such amounts and transmits such designations 
     to the Congress.
       (b) Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or 
     rescinded, if applicable) only if the President subsequently 
     so designates all such amounts and transmits such 
     designations to the Congress.

     SEC. 7. TECHNICAL ALLOWANCE FOR ESTIMATING DIFFERENCES.

       If, for fiscal year 2015, new budget authority provided in 
     appropriations Acts exceeds the discretionary spending limit 
     for any category set forth in section 251(c) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 due to 
     estimating differences with the Congressional Budget Office, 
     an adjustment to the discretionary spending limit in such 
     category for fiscal year 2015 shall be made by the Director 
     of the Office of Management and Budget in the amount of the 
     excess but the total of all such adjustments shall not exceed 
     0.2 percent of the sum of the adjusted discretionary spending 
     limits for all categories for that fiscal year.

     SEC. 8. ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATION.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjustment 
     shall be made under section 610(a) of the Legislative 
     Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) (relating to cost of 
     living adjustments for Members of Congress) during fiscal 
     year 2015.

     SEC. 9. STUDY OF ELECTRIC RATES IN THE INSULAR AREAS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Comprehensive energy plan.--The term ``comprehensive 
     energy plan'' means a comprehensive energy plan prepared and 
     updated under subsections (c) and (e) of section 604 of the 
     Act entitled ``An Act to authorize appropriations for certain 
     insular areas of the United States, and for other purposes'', 
     approved December 24, 1980 (48 U.S.C. 1492).
       (2) Energy action plan.--The term ``energy action plan'' 
     means the plan required by subsection (d).
       (3) Freely associated states.--The term ``Freely Associated 
     States'' means the Federated States of Micronesia, the 
     Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
       (4) Insular areas.--The term ``insular areas'' means 
     American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.
       (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (6) Team.--The term ``team'' means the team established by 
     the Secretary under subsection (b).
       (b) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, within the 
     Empowering Insular Communities activity, establish a team of 
     technical, policy, and financial experts--
       (1) to develop an energy action plan addressing the energy 
     needs of each of the insular areas and Freely Associated 
     States; and
       (2) to assist each of the insular areas and Freely 
     Associated States in implementing such plan.
       (c) Participation of Regional Utility Organizations.--In 
     establishing the team, the Secretary shall consider including 
     regional utility organizations.
       (d) Energy Action Plan.--In accordance with subsection (b), 
     the energy action plan shall include--
       (1) recommendations, based on the comprehensive energy plan 
     where applicable, to--
       (A) reduce reliance and expenditures on fuel shipped to the 
     insular areas and Freely Associated States from ports outside 
     the United States;
       (B) develop and utilize domestic fuel energy sources; and
       (C) improve performance of energy infrastructure and 
     overall energy efficiency;
       (2) a schedule for implementation of such recommendations 
     and identification and prioritization of specific projects;
       (3) a financial and engineering plan for implementing and 
     sustaining projects; and
       (4) benchmarks for measuring progress toward 
     implementation.
       (e) Reports to Secretary.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date on which the Secretary establishes the team and annually 
     thereafter, the team shall submit to the Secretary a report 
     detailing progress made in fulfilling its charge and in 
     implementing the energy action plan.
       (f) Annual Reports to Congress.--Not later than 30 days 
     after the date on which the Secretary receives a report 
     submitted by the team under subsection (e), the Secretary 
     shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
     summary of the report of the team.
       (g) Approval of Secretary Required.--The energy action plan 
     shall not be implemented until the Secretary approves the 
     energy action plan.

     SEC. 10. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSOLIDATED NATURAL RESOURCES 
                   ACT.

       Section 6 of Public Law 94-241 (90 Stat. 263; 122 Stat. 
     854) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``December 31, 2014, 
     except as provided in subsections (b) and (d)'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2019''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in the third sentence of paragraph (2), by striking 
     ``not to extend beyond December 31, 2014, unless extended 
     pursuant to paragraph 5 of this subsection'' and inserting 
     ```ending on December 31, 2019''';
       (B) by striking paragraph (5); and
       (C) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5).

     SEC. 11. PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES.

       (a) For payments in lieu of taxes under chapter 69 of title 
     31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2015, $372,000,000 
     shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior.
       (b) The amount made available in subsection (a) shall be in 
     addition to amounts made available for payments in lieu of 
     taxes by the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.

          

       DIVISION A--AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG 
     ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

                                TITLE I

                         AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

                  Production, Processing and Marketing

                        Office of the Secretary

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
     $45,805,000, of which not to exceed $5,051,000 shall be 
     available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to 
     exceed $502,000 shall be available for the Office of Tribal 
     Relations; not to exceed $1,496,000 shall be available for 
     the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Coordination; 
     not to exceed $1,209,000 shall be available for the Office of 
     Advocacy and Outreach; not to exceed $25,928,000 shall be 
     available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
     Administration, of which $25,124,000 shall be available for 
     Departmental Administration to provide for necessary expenses 
     for management support services to offices of the Department 
     and for general administration, security, repairs and 
     alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses 
     not otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical 
     and efficient work of the Department; not to exceed 
     $3,869,000 shall be available for the Office of Assistant 
     Secretary for Congressional Relations to carry out the 
     programs funded by this Act, including programs involving 
     intergovernmental affairs and liaison within

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     the executive branch; and not to exceed $7,750,000 shall be 
     available for the Office of Communications:  Provided, That 
     the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to transfer funds 
     appropriated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to 
     any other office of the Office of the Secretary:  Provided 
     further, That no appropriation for any office shall be 
     increased or decreased by more than 5 percent:  Provided 
     further, That not to exceed $11,000 of the amount made 
     available under this paragraph for the immediate Office of 
     the Secretary shall be available for official reception and 
     representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as 
     determined by the Secretary:  Provided further, That the 
     amount made available under this heading for Departmental 
     Administration shall be reimbursed from applicable 
     appropriations in this Act for travel expenses incident to 
     the holding of hearings as required by 5 U.S.C. 551-558:  
     Provided further, That funds made available under this 
     heading for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
     Congressional Relations may be transferred to agencies of the 
     Department of Agriculture funded by this Act to maintain 
     personnel at the agency level:  Provided further, That no 
     funds made available under this heading for the Office of 
     Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations may be 
     obligated after 30 days from the date of enactment of this 
     Act, unless the Secretary has notified the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress on the allocation 
     of these funds by USDA agency.

                          Executive Operations

                     office of the chief economist

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief 
     Economist, $17,377,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be for 
     grants or cooperative agreements for policy research under 7 
     U.S.C. 3155.

                       national appeals division

       For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Division, 
     $13,317,000.

                 office of budget and program analysis

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program 
     Analysis, $9,392,000.

                Office of the Chief Information Officer

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief 
     Information Officer, $45,045,000, of which not less than 
     $28,000,000 is for cybersecurity requirements of the 
     Department.

                 Office of the Chief Financial Officer

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

           Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
     Secretary for Civil Rights, $898,000.

                         Office of Civil Rights

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
     $24,070,000.

                  Agriculture Buildings and Facilities

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to 
     Public Law 92-313, including authorities pursuant to the 1984 
     delegation of authority from the Administrator of General 
     Services to the Department of Agriculture under 40 U.S.C. 
     121, for programs and activities of the Department which are 
     included in this Act, and for alterations and other actions 
     needed for the Department and its agencies to consolidate 
     unneeded space into configurations suitable for release to 
     the Administrator of General Services, and for the operation, 
     maintenance, improvement, and repair of Agriculture buildings 
     and facilities, and for related costs, $55,866,000, to remain 
     available until expended, for buildings operations and 
     maintenance expenses:  Provided, That the Secretary may use 
     unobligated prior year balances of an agency or office that 
     are no longer available for new obligation to cover 
     shortfalls incurred in prior or current year rental payments 
     for such agency or office.

                     Hazardous Materials Management

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Department of Agriculture, to 
     comply with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and 
     the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et 
     seq.), $3,600,000, to remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That appropriations and funds available herein to 
     the Department for Hazardous Materials Management may be 
     transferred to any agency of the Department for its use in 
     meeting all requirements pursuant to the above Acts on 
     Federal and non-Federal lands.

                      Office of Inspector General

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
     including employment pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 
     1978, $95,026,000, including such sums as may be necessary 
     for contracting and other arrangements with public agencies 
     and private persons pursuant to section 6(a)(9) of the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978, and including not to exceed 
     $125,000 for certain confidential operational expenses, 
     including the payment of informants, to be expended under the 
     direction of the Inspector General pursuant to Public Law 95-
     452 and section 1337 of Public Law 97-98.

                     Office of the General Counsel

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the General 
     Counsel, $44,383,000.

                            Office of Ethics

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics, $3,654,000.

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

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
     for Research, Education, and Economics, $898,000.

                       Economic Research Service

       For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service, 
     $85,373,000.

                National Agricultural Statistics Service

       For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural 
     Statistics Service, $172,408,000, of which up to $47,842,000 
     shall be available until expended for the Census of 
     Agriculture:  Provided, That amounts made available for the 
     Census of Agriculture may be used to conduct Current 
     Industrial Report surveys subject to 7 U.S.C. 2204g(d) and 
     (f).

                     Agricultural Research Service

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research Service 
     and for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, or 
     purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100, and for land 
     exchanges where the lands exchanged shall be of equal value 
     or shall be equalized by a payment of money to the grantor 
     which shall not exceed 25 percent of the total value of the 
     land or interests transferred out of Federal ownership, 
     $1,132,625,000:  Provided, That appropriations hereunder 
     shall be available for the operation and maintenance of 
     aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed one for 
     replacement only:  Provided further, That appropriations 
     hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for 
     the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and 
     improvements, but unless otherwise provided, the cost of 
     constructing any one building shall not exceed $375,000, 
     except for headhouses or greenhouses which shall each be 
     limited to $1,200,000, and except for 10 buildings to be 
     constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed $750,000 
     each, and the cost of altering any one building during the 
     fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current 
     replacement value of the building or $375,000, whichever is 
     greater:  Provided further, That the limitations on 
     alterations contained in this Act shall not apply to 
     modernization or replacement of existing facilities at 
     Beltsville, Maryland:  Provided further, That appropriations 
     hereunder shall be available for granting easements at the 
     Beltsville Agricultural Research Center:  Provided further, 
     That the foregoing limitations shall not apply to replacement 
     of buildings needed to carry out the Act of April 24, 1948 
     (21 U.S.C. 113a):  Provided further, That appropriations 
     hereunder shall be available for granting easements at any 
     Agricultural Research Service location for the construction 
     of a research facility by a non-Federal entity for use by, 
     and acceptable to, the Agricultural Research Service and a 
     condition of the easements shall be that upon completion the 
     facility shall be accepted by the Secretary, subject to the 
     availability of funds herein, if the Secretary finds that 
     acceptance of the facility is in the interest of the United 
     States:  Provided further, That funds may be received from 
     any State, other political subdivision, organization, or 
     individual for the purpose of establishing or operating any 
     research facility or research project of the Agricultural 
     Research Service, as authorized by law:  Provided further, 
     That subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary of 
     Agriculture considers appropriate to protect the interest of 
     the United States, the Secretary may enter into a lease of 
     Agricultural Research Service land in order to allow for the 
     drilling of not more than three irrigation wells; the term of 
     the lease may not exceed 20 years, but the Secretary may 
     renew the lease for one or more additional 20-year periods.

                        buildings and facilities

       For the acquisition of land, construction, repair, 
     improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed 
     equipment or facilities as necessary to carry out the 
     agricultural research programs of the Department of 
     Agriculture, where not otherwise provided, $45,000,000 to 
     remain available until expended.

               National Institute of Food and Agriculture

                   research and education activities

       For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for 
     cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and 
     for other expenses, $786,874,000, which shall be for the 
     purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled 
     ``National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Research and 
     Education Activities'' in the explanatory statement described 
     in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
     consolidated Act):  Provided, That funds for research grants 
     for 1994 institutions, education grants for 1890 
     institutions, capacity building for non-land-grant colleges 
     of agriculture, the agriculture and food research initiative, 
     veterinary medicine loan repayment, multicultural scholars, 
     graduate fellowship and institution challenge grants, and 
     grants management systems shall remain available until 
     expended:

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      Provided further, That each institution eligible to receive 
     funds under the Evans-Allen program receives no less than 
     $1,000,000:  Provided further, That funds for education 
     grants for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving 
     institutions be made available to individual eligible 
     institutions or consortia of eligible institutions with funds 
     awarded equally to each of the States of Alaska and Hawaii:  
     Provided further, That funds for education grants for 1890 
     institutions shall be made available to institutions eligible 
     to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222:  Provided 
     further, That not more than 5 percent of the amounts made 
     available by this or any other Act to carry out the 
     Agriculture and Food Research Initiative under 7 U.S.C. 
     450i(b) may be retained by the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     pay administrative costs incurred by the Secretary in 
     carrying out that authority.

              native american institutions endowment fund

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

                          extension activities

       For payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto 
     Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, the Northern 
     Marianas, and American Samoa, $471,691,000, which shall be 
     for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table 
     titled ``National Institute of Food and Agriculture, 
     Extension Activities'' in the explanatory statement described 
     in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
     consolidated Act):  Provided, That funds for facility 
     improvements at 1890 institutions shall remain available 
     until expended:  Provided further, That institutions eligible 
     to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 for cooperative 
     extension receive no less than $1,000,000:  Provided further, 
     That funds for cooperative extension under sections 3(b) and 
     (c) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b) and (c)) and 
     section 208(c) of Public Law 93-471 shall be available for 
     retirement and employees' compensation costs for extension 
     agents.

                         integrated activities

       For the integrated research, education, and extension 
     grants programs, including necessary administrative expenses, 
     $30,900,000, which shall be for the purposes, and in the 
     amounts, specified in the table titled ``National Institute 
     of Food and Agriculture, Integrated Activities'' in the 
     explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
     preceding division A of this consolidated Act):  Provided, 
     That funds for the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2016.

  Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
     for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, $898,000.

               Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant Health 
     Inspection Service, including up to $30,000 for 
     representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to the 
     Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4085), $871,315,000, 
     of which $470,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
     be available for the control of outbreaks of insects, plant 
     diseases, animal diseases and for control of pest animals and 
     birds (``contingency fund'') to the extent necessary to meet 
     emergency conditions; of which $11,520,000, to remain 
     available until expended, shall be used for the cotton pests 
     program for cost share purposes or for debt retirement for 
     active eradication zones; of which $35,339,000, to remain 
     available until expended, shall be for Animal Health 
     Technical Services; of which $697,000 shall be for activities 
     under the authority of the Horse Protection Act of 1970, as 
     amended (15 U.S.C. 1831); of which $52,340,000, to remain 
     available until expended, shall be used to support avian 
     health; of which $4,251,000, to remain available until 
     expended, shall be for information technology infrastructure; 
     of which $156,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
     shall be for specialty crop pests; of which, $8,826,000, to 
     remain available until expended, shall be for field crop and 
     rangeland ecosystem pests; of which $54,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, shall be for tree and wood pests; 
     of which $3,973,000, to remain available until expended, 
     shall be for the National Veterinary Stockpile; of which up 
     to $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
     for the scrapie program for indemnities; of which $1,500,000, 
     to remain available until expended, shall be for the wildlife 
     damage management program for aviation safety:  Provided, 
     That of amounts available under this heading for wildlife 
     services methods development, $1,000,000 shall remain 
     available until expended:  Provided further, That of amounts 
     available under this heading for the screwworm program, 
     $4,990,000 shall remain available until expended:  Provided 
     further, That no funds shall be used to formulate or 
     administer a brucellosis eradication program for the current 
     fiscal year that does not require minimum matching by the 
     States of at least 40 percent:  Provided further, That this 
     appropriation shall be available for the operation and 
     maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed 
     four, of which two shall be for replacement only:  Provided 
     further, That in addition, in emergencies which threaten any 
     segment of the agricultural production industry of this 
     country, the Secretary may transfer from other appropriations 
     or funds available to the agencies or corporations of the 
     Department such sums as may be deemed necessary, to be 
     available only in such emergencies for the arrest and 
     eradication of contagious or infectious disease or pests of 
     animals, poultry, or plants, and for expenses in accordance 
     with sections 10411 and 10417 of the Animal Health Protection 
     Act (7 U.S.C. 8310 and 8316) and sections 431 and 442 of the 
     Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7751 and 7772), and any 
     unexpended balances of funds transferred for such emergency 
     purposes in the preceding fiscal year shall be merged with 
     such transferred amounts:  Provided further, That 
     appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to law 
     (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the repair and alteration of leased 
     buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided the 
     cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year 
     shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value 
     of the building.
       In fiscal year 2015, the agency is authorized to collect 
     fees to cover the total costs of providing technical 
     assistance, goods, or services requested by States, other 
     political subdivisions, domestic and international 
     organizations, foreign governments, or individuals, provided 
     that such fees are structured such that any entity's 
     liability for such fees is reasonably based on the technical 
     assistance, goods, or services provided to the entity by the 
     agency, and such fees shall be reimbursed to this account, to 
     remain available until expended, without further 
     appropriation, for providing such assistance, goods, or 
     services.

                        buildings and facilities

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

                     Agricultural Marketing Service

                           marketing services

       For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, $81,192,000:  Provided, That this appropriation 
     shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the 
     alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but the 
     cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year 
     shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value 
     of the building.
       Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization 
     activities, as established by regulation pursuant to law (31 
     U.S.C. 9701).

                 limitation on administrative expenses

       Not to exceed $60,709,000 (from fees collected) shall be 
     obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative 
     expenses:  Provided, That if crop size is understated and/or 
     other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may exceed this 
     limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

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

                     (including transfers of funds)

       Funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 
     1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), shall be used only for commodity 
     program expenses as authorized therein, and other related 
     operating expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the 
     Department of Commerce as authorized by the Fish and Wildlife 
     Act of August 8, 1956; (2) transfers otherwise provided in 
     this Act; and (3) not more than $20,186,000 for formulation 
     and administration of marketing agreements and orders 
     pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 
     and the Agricultural Act of 1961.

                   payments to states and possessions

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

        Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Grain Inspection, Packers and 
     Stockyards Administration, $43,048,000:  Provided, That this 
     appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 
     2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings and 
     improvements, but the cost of altering any one building 
     during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the 
     current replacement value of the building.

        limitation on inspection and weighing services expenses

       Not to exceed $50,000,000 (from fees collected) shall be 
     obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection and 
     weighing services:  Provided, That if grain export activities 
     require additional supervision and oversight, or other 
     uncontrollable factors occur, this

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     limitation may be exceeded by up to 10 percent with 
     notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
     Houses of Congress.

             Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
     for Food Safety, $816,000.

                   Food Safety and Inspection Service

       For necessary expenses to carry out services authorized by 
     the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products 
     Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, 
     including not to exceed $50,000 for representation allowances 
     and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved 
     August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $1,016,474,000; and in 
     addition, $1,000,000 may be credited to this account from 
     fees collected for the cost of laboratory accreditation as 
     authorized by section 1327 of the Food, Agriculture, 
     Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 138f):  
     Provided, That funds provided for the Public Health Data 
     Communication Infrastructure system shall remain available 
     until expended:  Provided further, That no fewer than 148 
     full-time equivalent positions shall be employed during 
     fiscal year 2015 for purposes dedicated solely to inspections 
     and enforcement related to the Humane Methods of Slaughter 
     Act:  Provided further, That the Food Safety and Inspection 
     Service shall continue implementation of section 11016 of 
     Public Law 110-246 as further clarified by the amendments 
     made in section 12106 of Public Law 113-79:  Provided 
     further, That this appropriation shall be available pursuant 
     to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of 
     buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one 
     building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent 
     of the current replacement value of the building.

    Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural 
                                Services

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
     for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, $898,000.

                          Farm Service Agency

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, 
     $1,200,180,000:  Provided, That not more than 50 percent of 
     the $132,364,000 made available under this heading for 
     information technology related to farm program delivery, 
     including the Modernize and Innovate the Delivery of 
     Agricultural Systems (MIDAS) and other farm program delivery 
     systems, may be obligated until the Secretary submits to the 
     Committees on Appropriations a plan for expenditure that (1) 
     identifies for each project/investment over $25,000 (a) the 
     functional and performance capabilities to be delivered and 
     the mission benefits to be realized, (b) the estimated 
     lifecycle cost, including estimates for development as well 
     as maintenance and operations, and (c) key milestones to be 
     met; (2) demonstrates that each project/investment is, (a) 
     consistent with the Farm Service Agency Information 
     Technology Roadmap, (b) being managed in accordance with 
     applicable lifecycle management policies and guidance, and 
     (c) subject to the applicable Department's capital planning 
     and investment control requirements; and (3) has been 
     submitted to the Government Accountability Office:  Provided 
     further, That the agency shall submit a report by the end of 
     the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015 to the Committees on 
     Appropriations and the Government Accountability Office, that 
     identifies for each project/investment that is operational 
     (a) current performance against key indicators of customer 
     satisfaction, (b) current performance of service level 
     agreements or other technical metrics, (c) current 
     performance against a pre-established cost baseline, (d) a 
     detailed breakdown of current and planned spending on 
     operational enhancements or upgrades, and (e) an assessment 
     of whether the investment continues to meet business needs as 
     intended as well as alternatives to the investment:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary is authorized to use the 
     services, facilities, and authorities (but not the funds) of 
     the Commodity Credit Corporation to make program payments for 
     all programs administered by the Agency:  Provided further, 
     That other funds made available to the Agency for authorized 
     activities may be advanced to and merged with this account:  
     Provided further, That funds made available to county 
     committees shall remain available until expended:  Provided 
     further, That none of the funds available to the Farm Service 
     Agency shall be used to close Farm Service Agency county 
     offices:  Provided further, That none of the funds available 
     to the Farm Service Agency shall be used to permanently 
     relocate county based employees that would result in an 
     office with two or fewer employees without prior notification 
     and approval of the Committees on Appropriations.

                         state mediation grants

       For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricultural 
     Credit Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101-5106), 
     $3,404,000.

               grassroots source water protection program

       For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or groundwater 
     protection activities under section 1240O of the Food 
     Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb-2), $5,526,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

                        dairy indemnity program

                     (including transfer of funds)

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

           agricultural credit insurance fund program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
     and guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.) and 
     operating (7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) loans, emergency loans (7 
     U.S.C. 1961 et seq.), Indian tribe land acquisition loans (25 
     U.S.C. 488), boll weevil loans (7 U.S.C. 1989), guaranteed 
     conservation loans (7 U.S.C. 1924 et seq.), and Indian highly 
     fractionated land loans (25 U.S.C. 488) to be available from 
     funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: 
     $2,000,000,000 for guaranteed farm ownership loans and 
     $1,500,000,000 for farm ownership direct loans; 
     $1,393,443,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans 
     and $1,252,004,000 for direct operating loans; emergency 
     loans, $34,667,000; Indian tribe land acquisition loans, 
     $2,000,000; guaranteed conservation loans, $150,000,000; 
     Indian highly fractionated land loans, $10,000,000; and for 
     boll weevil eradication program loans, $60,000,000:  
     Provided, That the Secretary shall deem the pink bollworm to 
     be a boll weevil for the purpose of boll weevil eradication 
     program loans.
       For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and grants, 
     including the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 
     502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: farm 
     operating loans, $63,101,000 for direct operating loans, 
     $14,770,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans, and 
     emergency loans, $856,000, to remain available until 
     expended.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $314,918,000, of 
     which $306,998,000 shall be transferred to and merged with 
     the appropriation for ``Farm Service Agency, Salaries and 
     Expenses''.
       Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural Credit 
     Insurance Program Account for farm ownership, operating and 
     conservation direct loans and guaranteed loans may be 
     transferred among these programs:  Provided, That the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress are 
     notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.

                         Risk Management Agency

                         salaries and expenses

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

                              CORPORATIONS

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

                Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund

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

                   Commodity Credit Corporation Fund

                 reimbursement for net realized losses

                     (including transfers of funds)

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

                       hazardous waste management

                        (limitation on expenses)

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

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                                TITLE II

                         CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

  Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
     for Natural Resources and Environment, $898,000.

                 Natural Resources Conservation Service

                        conservation operations

       For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of 
     the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-f), including 
     preparation of conservation plans and establishment of 
     measures to conserve soil and water (including farm 
     irrigation and land drainage and such special measures for 
     soil and water management as may be necessary to prevent 
     floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to control 
     agricultural related pollutants); operation of conservation 
     plant materials centers; classification and mapping of soil; 
     dissemination of information; acquisition of lands, water, 
     and interests therein for use in the plant materials program 
     by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to 
     exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 
     428a); purchase and erection or alteration or improvement of 
     permanent and temporary buildings; and operation and 
     maintenance of aircraft, $846,428,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That appropriations 
     hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for 
     construction and improvement of buildings and public 
     improvements at plant materials centers, except that the cost 
     of alterations and improvements to other buildings and other 
     public improvements shall not exceed $250,000:  Provided 
     further, That when buildings or other structures are erected 
     on non-Federal land, that the right to use such land is 
     obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a:  Provided further, 
     That of the amounts made available under this heading, 
     $5,600,000, shall remain available until expended for the 
     authorities under 16 U.S.C. 1001-1005 and 1007-1009 for 
     authorized ongoing watershed projects with a primary purpose 
     of providing water to rural communities.

                    watershed rehabilitation program

       Under the authorities of section 14 of the Watershed 
     Protection and Flood Prevention Act, $12,000,000 is provided.

                               TITLE III

                       RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

          Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
     for Rural Development, $898,000.

                Rural Development Salaries and Expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration 
     and implementation of programs in the Rural Development 
     mission area, including activities with institutions 
     concerning the development and operation of agricultural 
     cooperatives; and for cooperative agreements; $224,201,000:  
     Provided, That no less than $15,000,000 shall be for the 
     Comprehensive Loan Accounting System:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
     appropriated under this heading may be used for advertising 
     and promotional activities that support the Rural Development 
     mission area:  Provided further, That any balances available 
     from prior years for the Rural Utilities Service, Rural 
     Housing Service, and the Rural Business-Cooperative Service 
     salaries and expenses accounts shall be transferred to and 
     merged with this appropriation.

                         Rural Housing Service

              rural housing insurance fund program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
     and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the Housing 
     Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the rural housing 
     insurance fund, as follows: $900,000,000 shall be for direct 
     loans and $24,000,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized 
     guaranteed loans; $26,279,000 for section 504 housing repair 
     loans; $28,398,000 for section 515 rental housing; 
     $150,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi-family housing 
     loans; $10,000,000 for credit sales of single family housing 
     acquired property; $5,000,000 for section 523 self-help 
     housing land development loans; and $5,000,000 for section 
     524 site development loans.
       For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the 
     cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section 502 
     loans, $66,420,000 shall be for direct loans; section 504 
     housing repair loans, $3,687,000; and repair, rehabilitation, 
     and new construction of section 515 rental housing, 
     $9,800,000:  Provided, That to support the loan program level 
     for section 538 guaranteed loans made available under this 
     heading the Secretary may charge or adjust any fees to cover 
     the projected cost of such loan guarantees pursuant to the 
     provisions of the Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et 
     seq.), and the interest on such loans may not be subsidized:  
     Provided further, That applicants in communities that have a 
     current rural area waiver under section 541 of the Housing 
     Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490q) shall be treated as living in a 
     rural area for purposes of section 502 guaranteed loans 
     provided under this heading:  Provided further, That of the 
     amounts available under this paragraph for section 502 direct 
     loans, no less than $5,000,000 shall be available for direct 
     loans for individuals whose homes will be built pursuant to a 
     program funded with a mutual and self-help housing grant 
     authorized by section 523 of the Housing Act of 1949 until 
     June 1, 2015.
       In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and 
     contracts, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, 
     $15,936,000, to remain available until expended, for direct 
     farm labor housing loans and domestic farm labor housing 
     grants and contracts:  Provided, That any balances available 
     for the Farm Labor Program Account shall be transferred to 
     and merged with this account.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $415,100,000 
     shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     ``Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses''.

                       rental assistance program

       For rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed 
     pursuant to the authority under section 521(a)(2) or 
     agreements entered into in lieu of debt forgiveness or 
     payments for eligible households as authorized by section 
     502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, $1,088,500,000; and, 
     in addition, such sums as may be necessary, as authorized by 
     section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate debt incurred prior 
     to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the rental assistance 
     program under section 521(a)(2) of the Act:  Provided, That 
     rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed during 
     the current fiscal year shall be funded for a 1-year period:  
     Provided further, That rental assistance contracts will not 
     be renewed within the 12-month contract period:  Provided 
     further, That any unexpended balances remaining at the end of 
     such 1-year agreements may be transferred and used for the 
     purposes of any debt reduction; maintenance, repair, or 
     rehabilitation of any existing projects; preservation; and 
     rental assistance activities authorized under title V of the 
     Act:  Provided further, That rental assistance provided under 
     agreements entered into prior to fiscal year 2015 for a farm 
     labor multi-family housing project financed under section 514 
     or 516 of the Act may not be recaptured for use in another 
     project until such assistance has remained unused for a 
     period of 12 consecutive months, if such project has a 
     waiting list of tenants seeking such assistance or the 
     project has rental assistance eligible tenants who are not 
     receiving such assistance:  Provided further, That such 
     recaptured rental assistance shall, to the extent 
     practicable, be applied to another farm labor multi-family 
     housing project financed under section 514 or 516 of the Act.

          multi-family housing revitalization program account

       For the rural housing voucher program as authorized under 
     section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, but notwithstanding 
     subsection (b) of such section, and for additional costs to 
     conduct a demonstration program for the preservation and 
     revitalization of multi-family rental housing properties 
     described in this paragraph, $24,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended:  Provided, That of the funds made available 
     under this heading, $7,000,000, shall be available for rural 
     housing vouchers to any low-income household (including those 
     not receiving rental assistance) residing in a property 
     financed with a section 515 loan which has been prepaid after 
     September 30, 2005:  Provided further, That the amount of 
     such voucher shall be the difference between comparable 
     market rent for the section 515 unit and the tenant paid rent 
     for such unit:  Provided further, That funds made available 
     for such vouchers shall be subject to the availability of 
     annual appropriations:  Provided further, That the Secretary 
     shall, to the maximum extent practicable, administer such 
     vouchers with current regulations and administrative guidance 
     applicable to section 8 housing vouchers administered by the 
     Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development: 
      Provided further, That if the Secretary determines that the 
     amount made available for vouchers in this or any other Act 
     is not needed for vouchers, the Secretary may use such funds 
     for the demonstration program for the preservation and 
     revitalization of multi-family rental housing properties 
     described in this paragraph:  Provided further, That of the 
     funds made available under this heading, $17,000,000 shall be 
     available for a demonstration program for the preservation 
     and revitalization of the sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-
     family rental housing properties to restructure existing USDA 
     multi-family housing loans, as the Secretary deems 
     appropriate, expressly for the purposes of ensuring the 
     project has sufficient resources to preserve the project for 
     the purpose of providing safe and affordable housing for low-
     income residents and farm laborers including reducing or 
     eliminating interest; deferring loan payments, subordinating, 
     reducing or reamortizing loan debt; and other financial 
     assistance including advances, payments and incentives 
     (including the ability of owners to obtain reasonable returns 
     on investment) required by the Secretary:  Provided further, 
     That the Secretary shall as part of the preservation and 
     revitalization agreement obtain

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     a restrictive use agreement consistent with the terms of the 
     restructuring:  Provided further, That if the Secretary 
     determines that additional funds for vouchers described in 
     this paragraph are needed, funds for the preservation and 
     revitalization demonstration program may be used for such 
     vouchers:  Provided further, That if Congress enacts 
     legislation to permanently authorize a multi-family rental 
     housing loan restructuring program similar to the 
     demonstration program described herein, the Secretary may use 
     funds made available for the demonstration program under this 
     heading to carry out such legislation with the prior approval 
     of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
     Congress:  Provided further, That in addition to any other 
     available funds, the Secretary may expend not more than 
     $1,000,000 total, from the program funds made available under 
     this heading, for administrative expenses for activities 
     funded under this heading.

                  mutual and self-help housing grants

       For grants and contracts pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(A) 
     of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c), $27,500,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

                    rural housing assistance grants

       For grants for very low-income housing repair and rural 
     housing preservation made by the Rural Housing Service, as 
     authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474, and 1490m, $32,239,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

               rural community facilities program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
     and guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 and 
     described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and 
     Rural Development Act, $2,200,000,000 for direct loans and 
     $73,222,000 for guaranteed loans.
       For the cost of guaranteed loans, including the cost of 
     modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, $3,500,000, to remain 
     available until expended.
       For the cost of grants for rural community facilities 
     programs as authorized by section 306 and described in 
     section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act, $26,778,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That $4,000,000 of the amount 
     appropriated under this heading shall be available for a 
     Rural Community Development Initiative:  Provided further, 
     That such funds shall be used solely to develop the capacity 
     and ability of private, nonprofit community-based housing and 
     community development organizations, low-income rural 
     communities, and Federally Recognized Native American Tribes 
     to undertake projects to improve housing, community 
     facilities, community and economic development projects in 
     rural areas:  Provided further, That such funds shall be made 
     available to qualified private, nonprofit and public 
     intermediary organizations proposing to carry out a program 
     of financial and technical assistance:  Provided further, 
     That such intermediary organizations shall provide matching 
     funds from other sources, including Federal funds for related 
     activities, in an amount not less than funds provided:  
     Provided further, That $5,778,000 of the amount appropriated 
     under this heading shall be to provide grants for facilities 
     in rural communities with extreme unemployment and severe 
     economic depression (Public Law 106-387), with up to 5 
     percent for administration and capacity building in the State 
     rural development offices:  Provided further, That $4,000,000 
     of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be 
     available for community facilities grants to tribal colleges, 
     as authorized by section 306(a)(19) of such Act:  Provided 
     further, That sections 381E-H and 381N of the Consolidated 
     Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable to the 
     funds made available under this heading.

                  Rural Business--Cooperative Service

                     rural business program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the rural 
     business development programs authorized by section 310B and 
     described in subsections (a), (c), (f) and (g) of section 
     310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, 
     $74,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That of the amount appropriated under this heading, not to 
     exceed $500,000 shall be made available for one grant to a 
     qualified national organization to provide technical 
     assistance for rural transportation in order to promote 
     economic development and $3,000,000 shall be for grants to 
     the Delta Regional Authority (7 U.S.C. 2009aa et seq.) for 
     any Rural Community Advancement Program purpose as described 
     in section 381E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act, of which not more than 5 percent may be used 
     for administrative expenses:  Provided further, That 
     $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading 
     shall be for business grants to benefit Federally Recognized 
     Native American Tribes, including $250,000 for a grant to a 
     qualified national organization to provide technical 
     assistance for rural transportation in order to promote 
     economic development:  Provided further, That for purposes of 
     determining eligibility or level of program assistance the 
     Secretary shall not include incarcerated prison populations:  
     Provided further, That sections 381E-H and 381N of the 
     Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not 
     applicable to funds made available under this heading.

              intermediary relending program fund account

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by 
     the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7 U.S.C. 
     1936b), $18,889,000.
       For the cost of direct loans, $5,818,000, as authorized by 
     the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7 U.S.C 
     1936b), of which $531,000 shall be available through June 30, 
     2015, for Federally Recognized Native American Tribes; and of 
     which $1,021,000 shall be available through June 30, 2015, 
     for Mississippi Delta Region counties (as determined in 
     accordance with Public Law 100-460):  Provided, That such 
     costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be 
     as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     direct loan programs, $4,439,000 shall be transferred to and 
     merged with the appropriation for ``Rural Development, 
     Salaries and Expenses''.

            rural economic development loans program account

                    (including rescission of funds)

       For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized 
     under section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, for the 
     purpose of promoting rural economic development and job 
     creation projects, $33,077,000.
       Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of credit 
     payments, as authorized by section 313 of the Rural 
     Electrification Act of 1936, $179,000,000 shall not be 
     obligated and $179,000,000 are rescinded.

                  rural cooperative development grants

       For rural cooperative development grants authorized under 
     section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932), $22,050,000, of which 
     $2,500,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for the 
     appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program:  
     Provided, That not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be for grants 
     for cooperative development centers, individual cooperatives, 
     or groups of cooperatives that serve socially disadvantaged 
     groups and a majority of the boards of directors or governing 
     boards of which are comprised of individuals who are members 
     of socially disadvantaged groups; and of which $10,750,000, 
     to remain available until expended, shall be for value-added 
     agricultural product market development grants, as authorized 
     by section 231 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 
     2000 (7 U.S.C. 1632a).

                    rural energy for america program

       For the cost of a program of loan guarantees, under the 
     same terms and conditions as authorized by section 9007 of 
     the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
     8107), $1,350,000:  Provided, That the cost of loan 
     guarantees, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall 
     be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
     of 1974.

                        Rural Utilities Service

             rural water and waste disposal program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants 
     for the rural water, waste water, waste disposal, and solid 
     waste management programs authorized by sections 306, 306A, 
     306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B and described in sections 
     306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated 
     Farm and Rural Development Act, $464,857,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 
     shall be available for the rural utilities program described 
     in section 306(a)(2)(B) of such Act, and of which not to 
     exceed $993,000 shall be available for the rural utilities 
     program described in section 306E of such Act:  Provided, 
     That $66,500,000 of the amount appropriated under this 
     heading shall be for loans and grants including water and 
     waste disposal systems grants authorized by 306C(a)(2)(B) and 
     306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, 
     Federally Recognized Native American Tribes authorized by 
     306C(a)(1), and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (of the 
     State of Hawaii):  Provided further, That funding provided 
     for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act may be provided to a consortium formed 
     pursuant to section 325 of Public Law 105-83:  Provided 
     further, That not more than 2 percent of the funding provided 
     for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act may be used by the State of Alaska for 
     training and technical assistance programs and not more than 
     2 percent of the funding provided for section 306D of the 
     Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may be used by a 
     consortium formed pursuant to section 325 of Public Law 105-
     83 for training and technical assistance programs:  Provided 
     further, That not to exceed $19,000,000 of the amount 
     appropriated under this heading shall be for technical 
     assistance grants for rural water and waste systems pursuant 
     to section 306(a)(14) of such Act, unless the Secretary makes 
     a determination of extreme

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     need, of which $6,000,000 shall be made available for a grant 
     to a qualified nonprofit multi-State regional technical 
     assistance organization, with experience in working with 
     small communities on water and waste water problems, the 
     principal purpose of such grant shall be to assist rural 
     communities with populations of 3,300 or less, in improving 
     the planning, financing, development, operation, and 
     management of water and waste water systems, and of which not 
     less than $800,000 shall be for a qualified national Native 
     American organization to provide technical assistance for 
     rural water systems for tribal communities:  Provided 
     further, That not to exceed $15,919,000 of the amount 
     appropriated under this heading shall be for contracting with 
     qualified national organizations for a circuit rider program 
     to provide technical assistance for rural water systems:  
     Provided further, That not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be for 
     solid waste management grants:  Provided further, That 
     $10,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading 
     shall be transferred to, and merged with, the Rural Utilities 
     Service, High Energy Cost Grants Account to provide grants 
     authorized under section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act 
     of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a):  Provided further, That any prior 
     year balances for high-energy cost grants authorized by 
     section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 
     918a) shall be transferred to and merged with the Rural 
     Utilities Service, High Energy Cost Grants Account:  Provided 
     further, That sections 381E-H and 381N of the Consolidated 
     Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable to the 
     funds made available under this heading.

   rural electrification and telecommunications loans program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

       The principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as 
     authorized by sections 305 and 306 of the Rural 
     Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935 and 936) shall be 
     made as follows: loans made pursuant to section 306 of that 
     Act, rural electric, $5,000,000,000; guaranteed underwriting 
     loans pursuant to section 313A, $500,000,000; 5 percent rural 
     telecommunications loans, cost of money rural 
     telecommunications loans, and for loans made pursuant to 
     section 306 of that Act, rural telecommunications loans, 
     $690,000,000:  Provided, That up to $2,000,000,000 shall be 
     used for the construction, acquisition, or improvement of 
     fossil-fueled electric generating plants (whether new or 
     existing) that utilize carbon sequestration systems.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $34,478,000, 
     which shall be transferred to and merged with the 
     appropriation for ``Rural Development, Salaries and 
     Expenses''.

         distance learning, telemedicine, and broadband program

       For the principal amount of broadband telecommunication 
     loans, $24,077,000.
       For grants for telemedicine and distance learning services 
     in rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq., 
     $22,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That $3,000,000 shall be made available for grants authorized 
     by 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act:  
     Provided further, That funding provided under this heading 
     for grants under 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act may only be provided to entities that meet 
     all of the eligibility criteria for a consortium as 
     established by this section.
       For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by section 
     601 of the Rural Electrification Act, $4,500,000, to remain 
     available until expended:  Provided, That the cost of direct 
     loans shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974.
       In addition, $10,372,000, to remain available until 
     expended, for a grant program to finance broadband 
     transmission in rural areas eligible for Distance Learning 
     and Telemedicine Program benefits authorized by 7 U.S.C. 
     950aaa.

                                TITLE IV

                         DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS

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

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
     for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, $816,000.

                       Food and Nutrition Service

                        child nutrition programs

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out the Richard B. Russell 
     National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), except 
     section 21, and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
     1771 et seq.), except sections 17 and 21; $21,300,170,000 to 
     remain available through September 30, 2016, of which such 
     sums as are made available under section 14222(b)(1) of the 
     Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-
     246), as amended by this Act, shall be merged with and 
     available for the same time period and purposes as provided 
     herein:  Provided, That of the total amount available, 
     $17,004,000 shall be available to carry out section 19 of the 
     Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.):  
     Provided further, That of the total amount available, 
     $25,000,000 shall be available to provide competitive grants 
     to State agencies for subgrants to local educational agencies 
     and schools to purchase the equipment needed to serve 
     healthier meals, improve food safety, and to help support the 
     establishment, maintenance, or expansion of the school 
     breakfast program:  Provided further, That of the total 
     amount available, $16,000,000 shall remain available until 
     expended to carry out section 749(g) of the Agriculture 
     Appropriations Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-80).

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

       For necessary expenses to carry out the special 
     supplemental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of 
     the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), 
     $6,623,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 
     2016:  Provided, That notwithstanding section 17(h)(10) of 
     the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(10)), not 
     less than $60,000,000 shall be used for breastfeeding peer 
     counselors and other related activities, $14,000,000 shall be 
     used for infrastructure, $30,000,000 shall be used for 
     management information systems, and $25,000,000 shall be used 
     for WIC electronic benefit transfer systems and activities:  
     Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this 
     account shall be available for the purchase of infant formula 
     except in accordance with the cost containment and 
     competitive bidding requirements specified in section 17 of 
     such Act:  Provided further, That none of the funds provided 
     shall be available for activities that are not fully 
     reimbursed by other Federal Government departments or 
     agencies unless authorized by section 17 of such Act:  
     Provided further, That upon termination of a federally 
     mandated vendor moratorium and subject to terms and 
     conditions established by the Secretary, the Secretary may 
     waive the requirement at 7 CFR 246.12(g)(6) at the request of 
     a State agency.

               supplemental nutrition assistance program

       For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and Nutrition 
     Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), $81,837,570,000, of 
     which $3,000,000,000, to remain available through September 
     30, 2016, shall be placed in reserve for use only in such 
     amounts and at such times as may become necessary to carry 
     out program operations:  Provided, That funds provided herein 
     shall be expended in accordance with section 16 of the Food 
     and Nutrition Act of 2008:  Provided further, That of the 
     funds made available under this heading, $998,000 may be used 
     to provide nutrition education services to State agencies and 
     Federally Recognized Tribes participating in the Food 
     Distribution Program on Indian Reservations:  Provided 
     further, That this appropriation shall be subject to any work 
     registration or workfare requirements as may be required by 
     law:  Provided further, That funds made available for 
     Employment and Training under this heading shall remain 
     available through September 30, 2016:  Provided further, That 
     funds made available under this heading for a study on Indian 
     tribal administration of nutrition programs, as provided in 
     title IV of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79), 
     and a study of the removal of cash benefits in Puerto Rico, 
     as provided in title IV of the Agricultural Act of 2014 
     (Public Law 113-79) shall be available until expended:  
     Provided further, That funds made available under this 
     heading for section 28(d)(1) and section 27(a) of the Food 
     and Nutrition Act of 2008 shall remain available through 
     September 30, 2016:  Provided further, That funds made 
     available under this heading for employment and training 
     pilot projects, as provided in title IV of the Agricultural 
     Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79), shall remain available 
     through September 30, 2018:  Provided further, That funds 
     made available under this heading may be used to enter into 
     contracts and employ staff to conduct studies, evaluations, 
     or to conduct activities related to program integrity 
     provided that such activities are authorized by the Food and 
     Nutrition Act of 2008.

                      commodity assistance program

       For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assistance and 
     the Commodity Supplemental Food Program as authorized by 
     section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act 
     of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note); the Emergency Food Assistance 
     Act of 1983; special assistance for the nuclear affected 
     islands, as authorized by section 103(f)(2) of the Compact of 
     Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-188); 
     and the Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by 
     section 17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, 
     $278,501,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016, 
     of which $2,800,000 shall be to begin service in seven 
     additional States that have plans approved by the Department 
     for the commodity supplemental food program but are not 
     currently participating:  Provided, That none of these funds 
     shall be available to reimburse the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation for commodities donated to the program:  Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     effective with funds made available in fiscal year 2015 to 
     support the Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, as 
     authorized by section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002, such funds shall remain available 
     through September 30, 2016:  Provided further, That of the 
     funds made available under section 27(a) of the Food and 
     Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)), the Secretary may 
     use

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     up to 10 percent for costs associated with the distribution 
     of commodities.

                   nutrition programs administration

       For necessary administrative expenses of the Food and 
     Nutrition Service for carrying out any domestic nutrition 
     assistance program, $150,824,000:  Provided, That of the 
     funds provided herein, $2,000,000 shall be used for the 
     purposes of section 4404 of Public Law 107-171, as amended by 
     section 4401 of Public Law 110-246.

                                TITLE V

                FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS

                      Foreign Agricultural Service

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service, 
     including not to exceed $250,000 for representation 
     allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act 
     approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $181,423,000:  
     Provided, That the Service may utilize advances of funds, or 
     reimburse this appropriation for expenditures made on behalf 
     of Federal agencies, public and private organizations and 
     institutions under agreements executed pursuant to the 
     agricultural food production assistance programs (7 U.S.C. 
     1737) and the foreign assistance programs of the United 
     States Agency for International Development:  Provided 
     further, That funds made available for middle-income country 
     training programs, funds made available for the Borlaug 
     International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship 
     program, and up to $2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricultural 
     Service appropriation solely for the purpose of offsetting 
     fluctuations in international currency exchange rates, 
     subject to documentation by the Foreign Agricultural Service, 
     shall remain available until expended.

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

              (including rescission and transfer of funds)

       For administrative expenses to carry out the credit program 
     of title I, Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83-480) and the 
     Food for Progress Act of 1985, $2,528,000, shall be 
     transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Farm 
     Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses'':  Provided, That of 
     the unobligated balances provided pursuant to title I of the 
     Food for Peace Act, $13,000,000 are rescinded:  Provided 
     further, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that 
     were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended.

                     food for peace title ii grants

       For expenses during the current fiscal year, not otherwise 
     recoverable, and unrecovered prior years' costs, including 
     interest thereon, under the Food for Peace Act (Public Law 
     83-480), for commodities supplied in connection with 
     dispositions abroad under title II of said Act, 
     $1,466,000,000, to remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     amounts made available under this heading shall be used to 
     provide not less than the minimum level of funding required 
     by section 412(e)(2) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1736f(e)(2)) to carry out nonemergency food assistance 
     programs under title II of such Act.

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

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
     2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o-1), $191,626,000, to remain available 
     until expended:  Provided, That the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation is authorized to provide the services, 
     facilities, and authorities for the purpose of implementing 
     such section, subject to reimbursement from amounts provided 
     herein.

 commodity credit corporation export (loans) credit guarantee program 
                                account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For administrative expenses to carry out the Commodity 
     Credit Corporation's Export Guarantee Program, GSM 102 and 
     GSM 103, $6,748,000; to cover common overhead expenses as 
     permitted by section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation 
     Charter Act and in conformity with the Federal Credit Reform 
     Act of 1990, of which $6,394,000 shall be transferred to and 
     merged with the appropriation for ``Foreign Agricultural 
     Service, Salaries and Expenses'', and of which $354,000 shall 
     be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     ``Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses''.

                                TITLE VI

            RELATED AGENCY AND FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

                Department of Health and Human Services

                      food and drug administration

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Administration, 
     including hire and purchase of passenger motor vehicles; for 
     payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public 
     Law 92-313 for programs and activities of the Food and Drug 
     Administration which are included in this Act; for rental of 
     special purpose space in the District of Columbia or 
     elsewhere; for miscellaneous and emergency expenses of 
     enforcement activities, authorized and approved by the 
     Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the Secretary's 
     certificate, not to exceed $25,000; and notwithstanding 
     section 521 of Public Law 107-188; $4,443,356,000:  Provided, 
     That of the amount provided under this heading, $798,000,000 
     shall be derived from prescription drug user fees authorized 
     by 21 U.S.C. 379h, and shall be credited to this account and 
     remain available until expended; $128,282,000 shall be 
     derived from medical device user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 
     379j, and shall be credited to this account and remain 
     available until expended; $312,116,000 shall be derived from 
     human generic drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-42, 
     and shall be credited to this account and remain available 
     until expended; $21,014,000 shall be derived from biosimilar 
     biological product user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-52, 
     and shall be credited to this account and remain available 
     until expended; $22,464,000 shall be derived from animal drug 
     user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-12, and shall be 
     credited to this account and remain available until expended; 
     $6,944,000 shall be derived from animal generic drug user 
     fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-21, and shall be credited 
     to this account and remain available until expended; 
     $566,000,000 shall be derived from tobacco product user fees 
     authorized by 21 U.S.C. 387s, and shall be credited to this 
     account and remain available until expended:  Provided 
     further, That in addition and notwithstanding any other 
     provision under this heading, amounts collected for 
     prescription drug user fees, medical device user fees, human 
     generic drug user fees, biosimilar biological product user 
     fees, animal drug user fees, and animal generic drug user 
     fees that exceed the respective fiscal year 2015 limitations 
     are appropriated and shall be credited to this account and 
     remain available until expended:  Provided further, That fees 
     derived from prescription drug, medical device, human generic 
     drug, biosimilar biological product, animal drug, and animal 
     generic drug assessments for fiscal year 2015, including any 
     such fees collected prior to fiscal year 2015 but credited 
     for fiscal year 2015, shall be subject to the fiscal year 
     2015 limitations:  Provided further, That the Secretary may 
     accept payment during fiscal year 2015 of user fees specified 
     under this heading and authorized for fiscal year 2016, prior 
     to the due date for such fees, and that amounts of such fees 
     assessed for fiscal year 2016 for which the Secretary accepts 
     payment in fiscal year 2015 shall not be included in amounts 
     under this heading:  Provided further, That none of these 
     funds shall be used to develop, establish, or operate any 
     program of user fees authorized by 31 U.S.C. 9701:  Provided 
     further, That of the total amount appropriated: (1) 
     $903,403,000 shall be for the Center for Food Safety and 
     Applied Nutrition and related field activities in the Office 
     of Regulatory Affairs; (2) $1,337,948,000 shall be for the 
     Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and related field 
     activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (3) 
     $344,267,000 shall be for the Center for Biologics Evaluation 
     and Research and for related field activities in the Office 
     of Regulatory Affairs; (4) $173,976,000 shall be for the 
     Center for Veterinary Medicine and for related field 
     activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (5) 
     $420,548,000 shall be for the Center for Devices and 
     Radiological Health and for related field activities in the 
     Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $63,331,000 shall be for 
     the National Center for Toxicological Research; (7) 
     $531,527,000 shall be for the Center for Tobacco Products and 
     for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory 
     Affairs; (8) not to exceed $163,079,000 shall be for Rent and 
     Related activities, of which $47,116,000 is for White Oak 
     Consolidation, other than the amounts paid to the General 
     Services Administration for rent; (9) not to exceed 
     $227,674,000 shall be for payments to the General Services 
     Administration for rent; and (10) $277,603,000 shall be for 
     other activities, including the Office of the Commissioner of 
     Food and Drugs, the Office of Foods and Veterinary Medicine, 
     the Office of Medical and Tobacco Products, the Office of 
     Global and Regulatory Policy, the Office of Operations, the 
     Office of the Chief Scientist, and central services for these 
     offices:  Provided further, That not to exceed $25,000 of 
     this amount shall be for official reception and 
     representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as 
     determined by the Commissioner:  Provided further, That any 
     transfer of funds pursuant to section 770(n) of the Federal 
     Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379dd(n)) shall only 
     be from amounts made available under this heading for other 
     activities:  Provided further, That of the amounts that are 
     made available under this heading for ``other activities'', 
     and that are not derived from user fees, $1,500,000 shall be 
     transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     ``Department of Health and Human Services--Office of 
     Inspector General'' for oversight of the programs and 
     operations of the Food and Drug Administration and shall be 
     in addition to funds otherwise made available for oversight 
     of the Food and Drug Administration:

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      Provided further, That funds may be transferred from one 
     specified activity to another with the prior approval of the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
       In addition, mammography user fees authorized by 42 U.S.C. 
     263b, export certification user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 
     381, priority review user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360n 
     and 360ff, food and feed recall fees, food reinspection fees, 
     and voluntary qualified importer program fees authorized by 
     21 U.S.C. 379j-31, outsourcing facility fees authorized by 21 
     U.S.C. 379j-62, prescription drug wholesale distributor 
     licensing and inspection fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 
     353(e)(3), and third-party logistics provider licensing and 
     inspection fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360eee-3(c)(1), shall 
     be credited to this account, to remain available until 
     expended.

                        buildings and facilities

       For plans, construction, repair, improvement, extension, 
     alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of 
     or used by the Food and Drug Administration, where not 
     otherwise provided, $8,788,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                           INDEPENDENT AGENCY

                       Farm Credit Administration

                 limitation on administrative expenses

       Not to exceed $60,500,000 (from assessments collected from 
     farm credit institutions, including the Federal Agricultural 
     Mortgage Corporation) shall be obligated during the current 
     fiscal year for administrative expenses as authorized under 
     12 U.S.C. 2249:  Provided, That this limitation shall not 
     apply to expenses associated with receiverships:  Provided 
     further, That the agency may exceed this limitation by up to 
     10 percent with notification to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

                               TITLE VII

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

             (including rescissions and transfers of funds)

       Sec. 701.  Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, 
     appropriations and authorizations made for the Department of 
     Agriculture for the current fiscal year under this Act shall 
     be available for the purchase, in addition to those 
     specifically provided for, of not to exceed 71 passenger 
     motor vehicles of which 68 shall be for replacement only, and 
     for the hire of such vehicles:  Provided, That 
     notwithstanding this section, the only purchase of new 
     passenger vehicles shall be for those determined by the 
     Secretary to be necessary for transportation safety, to 
     reduce operational costs, and for the protection of life, 
     property, and public safety.
       Sec. 702.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer unobligated 
     balances of discretionary funds appropriated by this Act or 
     any other available unobligated discretionary balances that 
     are remaining available of the Department of Agriculture to 
     the Working Capital Fund for the acquisition of plant and 
     capital equipment necessary for the delivery of financial, 
     administrative, and information technology services of 
     primary benefit to the agencies of the Department of 
     Agriculture, such transferred funds to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That none of the funds made available by 
     this Act or any other Act shall be transferred to the Working 
     Capital Fund without the prior approval of the agency 
     administrator:  Provided further, That none of the funds 
     transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to this 
     section shall be available for obligation without written 
     notification to and the prior approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:  Provided further, 
     That none of the funds appropriated by this Act or made 
     available to the Department's Working Capital Fund shall be 
     available for obligation or expenditure to make any changes 
     to the Department's National Finance Center without written 
     notification to and prior approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress as required by 
     section 719 of this Act:  Provided further, That of annual 
     income amounts in the Working Capital Fund of the Department 
     of Agriculture allocated for the National Finance Center, the 
     Secretary may reserve not more than 4 percent for the 
     replacement or acquisition of capital equipment, including 
     equipment for the improvement and implementation of a 
     financial management plan, information technology, and other 
     systems of the National Finance Center or to pay any 
     unforeseen, extraordinary cost of the National Finance 
     Center:  Provided further, That none of the amounts reserved 
     shall be available for obligation unless the Secretary 
     submits written notification of the obligation to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate:  Provided further, That the limitation on the 
     obligation of funds pending notification to Congressional 
     Committees shall not apply to any obligation that, as 
     determined by the Secretary, is necessary to respond to a 
     declared state of emergency that significantly impacts the 
     operations of the National Finance Center; or to evacuate 
     employees of the National Finance Center to a safe haven to 
     continue operations of the National Finance Center.
       Sec. 703.  No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 704.  No funds appropriated by this Act may be used to 
     pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative agreements 
     or similar arrangements between the United States Department 
     of Agriculture and nonprofit institutions in excess of 10 
     percent of the total direct cost of the agreement when the 
     purpose of such cooperative arrangements is to carry out 
     programs of mutual interest between the two parties. This 
     does not preclude appropriate payment of indirect costs on 
     grants and contracts with such institutions when such 
     indirect costs are computed on a similar basis for all 
     agencies for which appropriations are provided in this Act.
       Sec. 705.  Appropriations to the Department of Agriculture 
     for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made available in 
     the current fiscal year shall remain available until expended 
     to disburse obligations made in the current fiscal year for 
     the following accounts: the Rural Development Loan Fund 
     program account, the Rural Electrification and 
     Telecommunication Loans program account, and the Rural 
     Housing Insurance Fund program account.
       Sec. 706.  None of the funds made available to the 
     Department of Agriculture by this Act may be used to acquire 
     new information technology systems or significant upgrades, 
     as determined by the Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
     without the approval of the Chief Information Officer and the 
     concurrence of the Executive Information Technology 
     Investment Review Board:  Provided, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by this Act may be transferred to 
     the Office of the Chief Information Officer without written 
     notification to and the prior approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:  Provided further, 
     That none of the funds available to the Department of 
     Agriculture for information technology shall be obligated for 
     projects over $25,000 prior to receipt of written approval by 
     the Chief Information Officer:  Provided further, That the 
     Chief Information Officer may authorize an agency to obligate 
     funds without written approval from the Chief Information 
     Officer for projects up to $250,000 based upon the 
     performance of an agency measured against the performance 
     plan requirements described in the explanatory statement 
     described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 
     this consolidated Act).
       Sec. 707.  Funds made available under section 1240I and 
     section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 and section 
     524(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)) 
     in the current fiscal year shall remain available until 
     expended to disburse obligations made in the current fiscal 
     year.
       Sec. 708.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
     former RUS borrower that has repaid or prepaid an insured, 
     direct or guaranteed loan under the Rural Electrification Act 
     of 1936, or any not-for-profit utility that is eligible to 
     receive an insured or direct loan under such Act, shall be 
     eligible for assistance under section 313(b)(2)(B) of such 
     Act in the same manner as a borrower under such Act.
       Sec. 709.  Of the unobligated balances provided pursuant to 
     section 12033 and section 15101 of the Food, Conservation, 
     and Energy Act of 2008, $125,000,000 are rescinded.
       Sec. 710.  Except as otherwise specifically provided by 
     law, not more than $20,000,000 in unobligated balances from 
     appropriations made available for salaries and expenses in 
     this Act for the Farm Service Agency shall remain available 
     through September 30, 2016, for information technology 
     expenses:  Provided, That except as otherwise specifically 
     provided by law, unobligated balances from appropriations 
     made available for salaries and expenses in this Act for the 
     Rural Development mission area shall remain available through 
     September 30, 2016, for information technology expenses.
       Sec. 711.  The Secretary of Agriculture may authorize a 
     State agency to use funds provided in this Act to exceed the 
     maximum amount of liquid infant formula specified in 7 CFR 
     246.10 when issuing liquid infant formula to participants.
       Sec. 712.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used for first-class travel by 
     the employees of agencies funded by this Act in contravention 
     of sections 301-10.122 through 301-10.124 of title 41, Code 
     of Federal Regulations.
       Sec. 713.  In the case of each program established or 
     amended by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79), 
     other than by title I or subtitle A of title III of such Act, 
     or programs for which indefinite amounts were provided in 
     that Act, that is authorized or required to be carried out 
     using funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation--
       (1) such funds shall be available for salaries and related 
     administrative expenses, including technical assistance, 
     associated with the implementation of the program, without 
     regard to the limitation on the total amount of allotments 
     and fund transfers contained in section 11 of the Commodity 
     Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i); and
       (2) the use of such funds for such purpose shall not be 
     considered to be a fund transfer or allotment for purposes of 
     applying the

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     limitation on the total amount of allotments and fund 
     transfers contained in such section.
       Sec. 714.  Of the funds made available by this Act, not 
     more than $2,000,000 shall be used to cover necessary 
     expenses of activities related to all advisory committees, 
     panels, commissions, and task forces of the Department of 
     Agriculture, except for panels used to comply with negotiated 
     rule makings and panels used to evaluate competitively 
     awarded grants.
       Sec. 715.  None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     to pay indirect costs charged against any agricultural 
     research, education, or extension grant awards issued by the 
     National Institute of Food and Agriculture that exceed 30 
     percent of total Federal funds provided under each award:  
     Provided, That notwithstanding section 1462 of the National 
     Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
     1977 (7 U.S.C. 3310), funds provided by this Act for grants 
     awarded competitively by the National Institute of Food and 
     Agriculture shall be available to pay full allowable indirect 
     costs for each grant awarded under section 9 of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638).
       Sec. 716.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the 
     salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out the 
     following:
       (1) The Watershed Rehabilitation program authorized by 
     section 14(h)(1) of the Watershed and Flood Protection Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 1012(h)(1)) in excess of $73,000,000.
       (2) The Environmental Quality Incentives Program as 
     authorized by sections 1240-1240H of the Food Security Act of 
     1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-3839aa-8) in excess of $1,347,000,000: 
      Provided, That this limitation shall apply only to funds 
     provided by section 1241(a)(5)(B) of the Food Security Act of 
     1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(5)(B)).
       (3) The Conservation Stewardship Program as authorized by 
     sections 1238D-1238G of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
     U.S.C. 3838d-3838g) in excess of 7,741,000 acres.
       (4) The Biomass Crop Assistance Program authorized by 
     section 9011 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
     2002 (7 U.S.C. 8111) in excess of $23,000,000 in new 
     obligational authority.
       (5) The Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical and Biobased 
     Product Manufacturing Assistance program as authorized by 
     section 9003 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
     2002 (7 U.S.C. 8103) in excess of $30,000,000.
       Sec. 717.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the 
     salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out a program 
     under subsection (b)(2)(A)(vii) of section 14222 of Public 
     Law 110-246 in excess of $959,000,000, as follows: Child 
     Nutrition Programs Entitlement Commodities--$465,000,000; 
     State Option Contracts--$5,000,000; Removal of Defective 
     Commodities--$2,500,000:  Provided, That none of the funds 
     made available in this Act or any other Act shall be used for 
     salaries and expenses to carry out in this fiscal year 
     section 19(i)(1)(E) of the Richard B. Russell National School 
     Lunch Act, as amended, except in an amount that excludes the 
     transfer of $122,000,000 of the funds to be transferred under 
     subsection (c) of section 14222 of Public Law 110-246, until 
     October 1, 2015:  Provided further, That $122,000,000 made 
     available on October 1, 2015, to carry out section 
     19(i)(1)(E) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
     Act, as amended, shall be excluded from the limitation 
     described in subsection (b)(2)(A)(viii) of section 14222 of 
     Public Law 110-246:  Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other 
     Act shall be used to pay the salaries or expenses of any 
     employee of the Department of Agriculture or officer of the 
     Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out clause 3 of section 
     32 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1935 (Public Law 74-
     320, 7 U.S.C. 612c, as amended), or for any surplus removal 
     activities or price support activities under section 5 of the 
     Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act:  Provided further, 
     That of the available unobligated balances under 
     (b)(2)(A)(vii) of section 14222 of Public Law 110-246, 
     $203,000,000 are rescinded.
       Sec. 718.  None of the funds appropriated by this or any 
     other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of 
     personnel who prepare or submit appropriations language as 
     part of the President's budget submission to the Congress for 
     programs under the jurisdiction of the Appropriations 
     Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
     Drug Administration, and Related Agencies that assumes 
     revenues or reflects a reduction from the previous year due 
     to user fees proposals that have not been enacted into law 
     prior to the submission of the budget unless such budget 
     submission identifies which additional spending reductions 
     should occur in the event the user fees proposals are not 
     enacted prior to the date of the convening of a committee of 
     conference for the fiscal year 2016 appropriations Act.
       Sec. 719. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, or 
     provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies 
     funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or 
     expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any 
     accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees 
     available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 
     available for obligation or expenditure through a 
     reprogramming, transfer of funds, or reimbursements as 
     authorized by the Economy Act, or in the case of the 
     Department of Agriculture, through use of the authority 
     provided by section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture 
     Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257) or section 8 of Public 
     Law 89-106 (7 U.S.C. 2263), that--
       (1) creates new programs;
       (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
       (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any 
     project or activity for which funds have been denied or 
     restricted;
       (4) relocates an office or employees;
       (5) reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; or
       (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities 
     presently performed by Federal employees;
     unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services (as the case may be) notifies in 
     writing and receives approval from the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in 
     advance of the reprogramming of such funds or the use of such 
     authority.
       (b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by 
     previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this 
     Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in 
     the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the 
     Treasury derived by the collection of fees available to the 
     agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for 
     obligation or expenditure for activities, programs, or 
     projects through a reprogramming or use of the authorities 
     referred to in subsection (a) involving funds in excess of 
     $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that--
       (1) augments existing programs, projects, or activities;
       (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, 
     project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent 
     as approved by Congress; or
       (3) results from any general savings from a reduction in 
     personnel which would result in a change in existing 
     programs, activities, or projects as approved by Congress;
     unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services (as the case may be) notifies in 
     writing and receives approval from the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in 
     advance of the reprogramming or transfer of such funds or the 
     use of such authority.
       (c) The Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services shall notify in writing and receive 
     approval from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
     of Congress before implementing any program or activity not 
     carried out during the previous fiscal year unless the 
     program or activity is funded by this Act or specifically 
     funded by any other Act.
       (d) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by 
     previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this 
     Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in 
     the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the 
     Treasury derived by the collection of fees available to the 
     agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for--
       (1) modifying major capital investments funding levels, 
     including information technology systems, that involves 
     increasing or decreasing funds in the current fiscal year for 
     the individual investment in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent 
     of the total cost, whichever is less;
       (2) realigning or reorganizing new, current, or vacant 
     positions or agency activities or functions to establish a 
     center, office, branch, or similar entity with five or more 
     personnel; or
       (3) carrying out activities or functions that were not 
     described in the budget request;
     unless the agencies funded by this Act notify, in writing, 
     the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
     at least 30 days in advance of using the funds for these 
     purposes.
       (e) As described in this section, no funds may be used for 
     any activities unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services receives from the 
     Committee on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
     written or electronic mail confirmation of receipt of the 
     notification as required in this section.
       Sec. 720.  Notwithstanding section 310B(g)(5) of the 
     Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1932(g)(5)), the Secretary may assess a one-time fee for any 
     guaranteed business and industry loan in an amount that does 
     not exceed 3 percent of the guaranteed principal portion of 
     the loan.
       Sec. 721.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available to the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug 
     Administration, or the Farm Credit Administration shall be 
     used to transmit or otherwise make available to any non-
     Department of Agriculture, non-Department of Health and Human 
     Services, or non-Farm Credit Administration employee 
     questions or responses to questions that are a result of 
     information requested for the appropriations hearing process.

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       Sec. 722.  Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, 
     none of the funds provided in this Act, may be used by an 
     executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged news story 
     intended for broadcast or distribution in the United States 
     unless the story includes a clear notification within the 
     text or audio of the prepackaged news story that the 
     prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that 
     executive branch agency.
       Sec. 723.  No employee of the Department of Agriculture may 
     be detailed or assigned from an agency or office funded by 
     this Act or any other Act to any other agency or office of 
     the Department for more than 60 days in a fiscal year unless 
     the individual's employing agency or office is fully 
     reimbursed by the receiving agency or office for the salary 
     and expenses of the employee for the period of assignment.
       Sec. 724.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who 
     provide nonrecourse marketing assistance loans for mohair 
     under section 1201 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public 
     Law 113-79).
       Sec. 725.  There is hereby appropriated $1,996,000 to carry 
     out section 1621 of Public Law 110-246.
       Sec. 726.  There is hereby appropriated $600,000 for the 
     purposes of section 727 of division A of Public Law 112-55.
       Sec. 727.  Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, the 
     Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, and the 
     Chairman of the Farm Credit Administration shall submit to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate a detailed spending plan by 
     program, project, and activity for all the funds made 
     available under this Act including appropriated user fees, as 
     defined in the explanatory statement described in section 4 
     (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
     Act).
       Sec. 728.  Funds made available under title II of the Food 
     for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) may only be used to 
     provide assistance to recipient nations if adequate 
     monitoring and controls, as determined by the Administrator 
     of the U.S. Agency for International Development, are in 
     place to ensure that emergency food aid is received by the 
     intended beneficiaries in areas affected by food shortages 
     and not diverted for unauthorized or inappropriate purposes.
       Sec. 729.  The Secretary shall continue the pilot program 
     in effect for fiscal year 2013 for packaging and reviewing 
     section 502 single family direct loans. The Secretary shall 
     continue agreements with current intermediary organizations 
     and not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act enter 
     into additional agreements that increase the number of 
     participating intermediary organizations to not less than 10. 
     The Secretary shall work with these organizations to increase 
     the effectiveness of the section 502 single family direct 
     loan program in rural communities and shall set aside and 
     make available from the national reserve section 502 loans an 
     amount necessary to support the work of such intermediaries 
     and provide a priority for review of such loans.
       Sec. 730.  For loans and loan guarantees that do not 
     require budget authority and the program level has been 
     established in this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may 
     increase the program level for such loans and loan guarantees 
     by not more than 25 percent:  Provided, That prior to the 
     Secretary implementing such an increase, the Secretary 
     notifies, in writing, the Committees on Appropriations of 
     both Houses of Congress at least 15 days in advance.
       Sec. 731.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used to write, prepare, or publish a final 
     rule or an interim final rule in furtherance of, or otherwise 
     to implement or enforce the proposed rule entitled 
     ``Implementation of Regulations Required Under Title XI, of 
     the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008; Conduct in 
     Violation of the Act'' published by the Department of 
     Agriculture in the Federal Register on June 22, 2010 (75 Fed. 
     Reg. 35338 et seq.) unless the combined annual cost to the 
     economy of such rules does not exceed $100,000,000:  
     Provided, That none of the funds made available by this or 
     any other Act may be used to publish a final or interim final 
     rule in furtherance of, or otherwise to implement, sections 
     201.2(l), 201.2(t), 201.2(u), 201.3(c), 201.210, 201.211, 
     201.213, or 201.214, as proposed to be added to title 9 of 
     the Code of Federal Regulations, by such proposed rule:  
     Provided further, That none of the funds made available by 
     this or any other Act may be used to implement, enforce, or 
     to take regulatory action other than rescission or repeal 
     based on, or in furtherance of, 201.2(o), 201.3(a), or 
     201.215(a), of title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations (as 
     in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act), or to 
     write, prepare, or publish a final or interim final rule in 
     furtherance of, or otherwise to implement, the definitions or 
     criteria specified in such sections:  Provided further, That 
     sections 201.2(o), 201.3(a), and 201.215(a), of title 9 of 
     the Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of 
     enactment of this Act) are hereby indefinitely declared null 
     and void and shall have no force under the laws, and the 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall, within 60 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, rescind sections 201.2(o), 
     201.3(a), and 201.215(a), of title 9 of the Code of Federal 
     Regulations (as in effect on such date).
       Sec. 732.  None of the credit card refunds or rebates 
     transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to section 
     729 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
     Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 
     (7 U.S.C. 2235a; Public Law 107-76) shall be available for 
     obligation without written notification to, and the prior 
     approval of, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
     of Congress:  Provided, That the refunds or rebates so 
     transferred shall be available for obligation only for the 
     acquisition of plant and capital equipment necessary for the 
     delivery of financial, administrative, and information 
     technology services of primary benefit to the agencies of the 
     Department of Agriculture.
       Sec. 733.  For the 2014 fiscal year and each fiscal year 
     thereafter, losses under section 1501 of Public Law 113-79 
     shall not be considered the same loss for the purposes of 7 
     U.S.C. 7333(i)(3) and 7 U.S.C. 1508(n).
       Sec. 734.  Of the funds made available to the Food and Drug 
     Administration, Salaries and Expenses, Office of the 
     Commissioner, $20,000,000 shall not be available for 
     obligation until the Food and Drug Administration finalizes 
     the draft guidance of January 2013 entitled ``Guidance for 
     Industry: Abuse-Deterrent Opioids- Evaluation and Labeling'': 
      Provided, That if the Food and Drug Administration fails to 
     finalize such guidance by June 30, 2015, such funds shall be 
     made available for obligation to the Food and Drug 
     Administration's Office of Criminal Investigation for the 
     purpose of assisting Federal, state, and local agencies to 
     combat the diversion and illegal sales of controlled 
     substances.
       Sec. 735.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the 
     salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out section 
     307(b) of division C of the Omnibus Consolidated and 
     Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 
     105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-640) in excess of $4,000,000.
       Sec. 736.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to procure processed poultry products imported into 
     the United States from the People's Republic of China for use 
     in the school lunch program under the Richard B. Russell 
     National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), the Child 
     and Adult Food Care Program under section 17 of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1766), the Summer Food Service Program for Children 
     under section 13 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1761), or the school 
     breakfast program under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
     U.S.C. 1771 et seq.).
       Sec. 737.  In addition to amounts otherwise made available 
     by this Act and notwithstanding the last sentence of 16 
     U.S.C. 1310, there is appropriated $4,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, to implement non-renewable 
     agreements on eligible lands, including flooded agricultural 
     lands, as determined by the Secretary, under the Water Bank 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 1301-1311).
       Sec. 738. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, on behalf of the United States may hereafter, 
     whenever the Secretary deems desirable, relinquish to the 
     State of Arkansas all or part of the jurisdiction of the 
     United States over the lands and properties encompassing the 
     Jefferson Labs campus in the State of Arkansas that are under 
     the supervision or control of the Secretary.
       (b) Terms.--Relinquishment of jurisdiction under this 
     section may be accomplished, under terms and conditions that 
     the Secretary deems advisable--
       (1) by filing with the Governor of the State of Arkansas a 
     notice of relinquishment to take effect upon acceptance 
     thereof; or
       (2) as the laws of such State may otherwise provide.
       (c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Jefferson Labs 
     campus'' means the lands and properties of the National 
     Center for Toxicological Research and the Arkansas Regional 
     Laboratory.
       (d) Agreement Regarding Jefferson County Technology 
     Research and Commercialization Center.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may hereafter enter into an 
     agreement with the State of Arkansas or an agency of such 
     State or a public or private entity with respect to the 
     establishment or operation of a technology research and 
     commercialization center in Jefferson County, Arkansas, 
     proximate to the Jefferson Labs campus.
       (2) Receipt and expenditure of funds.--Pursuant to such 
     agreement, the Secretary may hereafter receive and retain 
     funds from such entity and use such funds, in addition to 
     such other funds as are made available by this act or future 
     acts for the operation of the National Center for 
     Toxicological Research, for the purposes listed in paragraph 
     (3). Funds received from such entity shall be deemed to be 
     appropriated for such purposes and shall remain available 
     until expended.
       (3) Purposes.--
       (A) In general.--Funds described by paragraph (2) shall be 
     available to defray--
       (i) the costs of creating, upgrading, and maintaining 
     connections between such center and roads, communications 
     facilities, and utilities that are on the Jefferson Labs 
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       (ii) the costs of upgrades, relocation, repair, and new 
     constructions of roads, communications facilities, and 
     utilities on such campus as may be necessary for such 
     agreement.
       (B) Other acts.--For purposes of this and any subsequent 
     Act, the operation of the National Center for Toxicological 
     Research shall be deemed to include the purposes listed in 
     subparagraph (A).
       Sec. 739.  The Secretary shall set aside for Rural Economic 
     Area Partnership (REAP) Zones, until August 15, 2015, an 
     amount of funds made available in title III as follows: (a) 
     with respect to funds under the headings of Rural Housing 
     Insurance Fund Program Account, Mutual and Self-Help Housing 
     Grants, Rural Community Facilities Program Account, Rural 
     Development Loan Fund Program Account, and Rural Water and 
     Waste Disposal Program Account the set aside shall equal the 
     amount obligated in REAP Zones with respect to funds provided 
     under such headings during the 2008 fiscal year; and (b) with 
     respect to funds under the headings of Rural Business Program 
     Account, and Rural Housing Assistance Grants the set aside 
     shall equal the amount obligated in REAP Zones with respect 
     to funds provided under such headings in the most recent 
     fiscal year funds were obligated under the heading.
       Sec. 740.  In response to an eligible community where the 
     drinking water supplies are inadequate due to a natural 
     disaster, as determined by the Secretary, including drought 
     or severe weather, the Secretary may provide potable water 
     through the Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant 
     Program for an additional period of time not to exceed 120 
     days beyond the established period provided under the Program 
     in order to protect public health.
       Sec. 741.  Hereafter, none of the funds appropriated by 
     this or any other Act may be used to carry out section 410 of 
     the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 679a) or section 
     30 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 471).
       Sec. 742.  There is hereby established in the Treasury of 
     the United States a fund to be known as the ``Nonrecurring 
     expenses fund'' (the Fund):  Provided, That unobligated 
     balances of expired discretionary funds appropriated in this 
     or any succeeding fiscal year from the General Fund of the 
     Treasury to the Department of Agriculture (except the Forest 
     Service) by this or any other Act may be transferred (not 
     later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last 
     fiscal year for which such funds are available for the 
     purposes for which appropriated) into the Fund:  Provided 
     further, That amounts deposited in the Fund shall be 
     available until expended, and in addition to such other funds 
     as may be available for such purposes, for facilities 
     infrastructure capital acquisition necessary for the 
     operation of the Department of Agriculture, subject to 
     approval by the Office of Management and Budget:  Provided 
     further, That amounts in the Fund may be obligated only after 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days 
     in advance of the planned use of funds.
       Sec. 743.  There is hereby appropriated for the ``Emergency 
     Watershed Protection Program'', $78,581,000, to remain 
     available until expended; for the ``Emergency Forestry 
     Restoration Program'', $3,203,000, to remain available until 
     expended; and for the ``Emergency Conservation Program'', 
     $9,216,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That funds under this section are for necessary expenses 
     resulting from a major disaster declared pursuant to the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), and are designated by the 
     Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.
       Sec. 744.  Of the funding provided in section 743 of 
     division A of Public Law 113-76, not more than $75,000 may be 
     used for administrative purposes, including a modification to 
     an existing contract to allow reimbursement for travel and 
     other administrative purposes.
       Sec. 745.  Of the unobligated balances identified by 
     Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol 12X1401, $1,530,000 are 
     rescinded.
       Sec. 746.  The unobligated balances identified by Treasury 
     Appropriation Fund Symbol 12X2271 are rescinded.
       Sec. 747.  Section 501(f)(1)(C)(ii)(II) of the Federal 
     Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 
     7401(f)(1)(C)(ii)(II)) is amended by striking ``section 514'' 
     and inserting ``a commodity promotion law''.
       Sec. 748.  Of the unobligated balances provided pursuant to 
     section 9004(d)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
     Act of 2002, as amended, (7 U.S.C. 8104(d)(1)), $8,000,000 
     are hereby rescinded.
       Sec. 749.  Funds provided by this or any prior 
     Appropriations Act for the Agriculture and Food Research 
     Initiative under 7 U.S.C. 450i(b) shall be made available 
     without regard to section 7128 of the Agricultural Act of 
     2014 (7 U.S.C. 3371 note), under the matching requirements in 
     laws in effect on the date before the date of enactment of 
     such section:  Provided, That the requirements of 7 U.S.C. 
     450i(b)(9) shall continue to apply.
       Sec. 750.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel--
       (1) to inspect horses under section 3 of the Federal Meat 
     Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 603);
       (2) to inspect horses under section 903 of the Federal 
     Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 1901 
     note; Public Law 104-127); or
       (3) to implement or enforce section 352.19 of title 9, Code 
     of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).
       Sec. 751.  For the period beginning on the date of 
     enactment of this Act through school year 2015-2016, with 
     respect to the school lunch program established under the 
     Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 
     et seq.) or the school breakfast program established under 
     the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) and 
     final regulations published by the Department of Agriculture 
     in the Federal Register on January 26, 2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 
     4088 et seq.), the Secretary shall allow States to grant an 
     exemption from the whole grain requirements that took effect 
     on or after July 1, 2014, and the States shall establish a 
     process for evaluating and responding, in a reasonable amount 
     of time, to requests for an exemption:  Provided, That school 
     food authorities demonstrate hardship, including financial 
     hardship, in procuring specific whole grain products which 
     are acceptable to the students and compliant with the whole 
     grain-rich requirements:  Provided further, That school food 
     authorities shall comply with the applicable grain component 
     or standard with respect to the school lunch or school 
     breakfast program that was in effect prior to July 1, 2014.
       Sec. 752.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the 
     salaries and expenses of personnel to implement any 
     regulations under the Richard B. Russell National School 
     Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), the Child Nutrition Act 
     of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), the Healthy, Hunger-Free 
     Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-296), or any other law that 
     would require a reduction in the quantity of sodium contained 
     in federally reimbursed meals, foods, and snacks sold in 
     schools below Target 1 (as described in section 220.8(f)(3) 
     of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
     regulations)) until the latest scientific research 
     establishes the reduction is beneficial for children.
       Sec. 753. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act 
     or any other Act may be used to exclude or restrict, or to 
     pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to exclude or 
     restrict, the eligibility of any variety of fresh, whole, or 
     cut vegetables (except for vegetables with added sugars, 
     fats, or oils) from being provided under the Special 
     Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and 
     Children under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
     (42 U.S.C. 1786) (in this section referred to as the 
     ``program'').
       (b) Not later than 15 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, each State agency shall carry out the program in a 
     manner consistent with subsection (a).
       (c) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall commence under 
     section 17(f)(11)(C) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
     U.S.C. 1786(f)(11)(C)) the next regular review of the 
     supplemental foods available under this program, including a 
     review of the nutrient value of all vegetables.
       (d) If, upon completing the review under subsection (c), 
     the Secretary of Agriculture recommends that a vegetable be 
     eligible for purchase under the program, none of the funds 
     made available under this Act or any other Act may be used to 
     exclude or restrict the eligibility of that variety of 
     vegetable (except if that vegetable has added sugars, fats, 
     or oils) from being purchased under the program, and 
     subsection (a) shall continue to be effective.
       (e) If the review in subsection (c) recommends that any 
     vegetable shall not be available for purchase under the 
     program, based upon the nutritional content of the vegetable 
     and the nutrition needs of WIC participants, subsection (a) 
     shall expire upon the publication of the regularly scheduled 
     review.
       (f) Not later than 90 days after completing the review 
     under subsection (c), the Secretary of Agriculture shall make 
     publicly available all scientific research and data used to 
     make the final recommendations and explain the results of the 
     review by submitting a report containing such information to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
     Senate, the Committee on Education and Workforce of the House 
     of Representatives, and the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the Senate and the House of Representatives.
       (g) Upon completion of the review under subsection (c) by 
     the Secretary of Agriculture, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall conduct an audit of the review which 
     shall include an audit of the scientific research and data 
     used to conduct the review.

                               TITLE VIII

                    EBOLA RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS

                Department of Health and Human Services

                      food and drug administration

                         salaries and expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', to 
     prevent, prepare for, and

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     respond to the Ebola virus domestically and internationally, 
     and to develop necessary medical countermeasures and 
     vaccines, including the review, regulations, post market 
     surveillance of vaccines and therapies, and administrative 
     activities, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
     an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985:  Provided further, That of the amounts provided, 
     $4,800,000 is for the Center for Biologics Evaluation and 
     Research; $2,400,000 is for the Center for Devices and 
     Radiological Health; $400,000 is for the Office of the 
     Commissioner; $1,900,000 is for the Center for Drug 
     Evaluation and Research; $500,000 is for the Office of 
     Regulatory Affairs; and $15,000,000 is for the Medical 
     Countermeasures Initiative.
       This division may be cited as the ``Agriculture, Rural 
     Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015''.

       

     DIVISION B--COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

                                TITLE I

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                   International Trade Administration

                     operations and administration

       For necessary expenses for international trade activities 
     of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, and for 
     engaging in trade promotional activities abroad, including 
     expenses of grants and cooperative agreements for the purpose 
     of promoting exports of United States firms, without regard 
     to sections 3702 and 3703 of title 44, United States Code; 
     full medical coverage for dependent members of immediate 
     families of employees stationed overseas and employees 
     temporarily posted overseas; travel and transportation of 
     employees of the International Trade Administration between 
     two points abroad, without regard to section 40118 of title 
     49, United States Code; employment of citizens of the United 
     States and aliens by contract for services; rental of space 
     abroad for periods not exceeding 10 years, and expenses of 
     alteration, repair, or improvement; purchase or construction 
     of temporary demountable exhibition structures for use 
     abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in 
     the first paragraph of section 2672 of title 28, United 
     States Code, when such claims arise in foreign countries; not 
     to exceed $294,300 for official representation expenses 
     abroad; purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use 
     abroad, not to exceed $45,000 per vehicle; obtaining 
     insurance on official motor vehicles; and rental of tie 
     lines, $472,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2016, of which $10,000,000 is to be derived from fees to be 
     retained and used by the International Trade Administration, 
     notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code: 
      Provided, That, of amounts provided under this heading, not 
     less than $16,400,000 shall be for China antidumping and 
     countervailing duty enforcement and compliance activities:  
     Provided further, That the provisions of the first sentence 
     of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual 
     Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these 
     activities; and that for the purpose of this Act, 
     contributions under the provisions of the Mutual Educational 
     and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 shall include payment for 
     assessments for services provided as part of these 
     activities.

                    Bureau of Industry and Security

                     operations and administration

       For necessary expenses for export administration and 
     national security activities of the Department of Commerce, 
     including costs associated with the performance of export 
     administration field activities both domestically and abroad; 
     full medical coverage for dependent members of immediate 
     families of employees stationed overseas; employment of 
     citizens of the United States and aliens by contract for 
     services abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner 
     authorized in the first paragraph of section 2672 of title 
     28, United States Code, when such claims arise in foreign 
     countries; not to exceed $13,500 for official representation 
     expenses abroad; awards of compensation to informers under 
     the Export Administration Act of 1979, and as authorized by 
     section 1(b) of the Act of June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 223; 22 
     U.S.C. 401(b)); and purchase of passenger motor vehicles for 
     official use and motor vehicles for law enforcement use with 
     special requirement vehicles eligible for purchase without 
     regard to any price limitation otherwise established by law, 
     $102,500,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That the provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) 
     and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and 
     Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) 
     shall apply in carrying out these activities:  Provided 
     further, That payments and contributions collected and 
     accepted for materials or services provided as part of such 
     activities may be retained for use in covering the cost of 
     such activities, and for providing information to the public 
     with respect to the export administration and national 
     security activities of the Department of Commerce and other 
     export control programs of the United States and other 
     governments.

                  Economic Development Administration

                economic development assistance programs

       For grants for economic development assistance as provided 
     by the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, for 
     trade adjustment assistance, for the cost of loan guarantees 
     authorized by section 26 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
     Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3721), for grants 
     authorized by section 27 (15 U.S.C. 3722) of such Act, and 
     for grants, $213,000,000, to remain available until expended; 
     of which $5,000,000 shall be for projects to facilitate the 
     relocation, to the United States, of a source of employment 
     located outside the United States; of which $4,000,000 shall 
     be for loan guarantees under such section 26; and of which 
     $10,000,000 shall be for grants under such section 27:  
     Provided, That the costs for loan guarantees, including the 
     cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 
     502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:  Provided 
     further, That these funds for loan guarantees under such 
     section 26 are available to subsidize total loan principal, 
     any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed 
     $70,000,000.

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of administering the economic 
     development assistance programs as provided for by law, 
     $37,000,000:  Provided, That these funds may be used to 
     monitor projects approved pursuant to title I of the Public 
     Works Employment Act of 1976, title II of the Trade Act of 
     1974, and the Community Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1977.

                  Minority Business Development Agency

                     minority business development

       For necessary expenses of the Department of Commerce in 
     fostering, promoting, and developing minority business 
     enterprise, including expenses of grants, contracts, and 
     other agreements with public or private organizations, 
     $30,000,000.

                   Economic and Statistical Analysis

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of economic 
     and statistical analysis programs of the Department of 
     Commerce, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2016.

                          Bureau of the Census

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, 
     analyzing, preparing and publishing statistics, provided for 
     by law, $248,000,000:  Provided, That, from amounts provided 
     herein, funds may be used for promotion, outreach, and 
     marketing activities:  Provided further, That the Bureau of 
     the Census shall collect data for the Annual Social and 
     Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey using 
     the same health insurance questions included in previous 
     years, in addition to the revised questions implemented in 
     the Current Population Survey beginning in February 2014.

                     periodic censuses and programs

       For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, 
     analyzing, preparing and publishing statistics for periodic 
     censuses and programs provided for by law, $840,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That, 
     from amounts provided herein, funds may be used for 
     promotion, outreach, and marketing activities:  Provided 
     further, That within the amounts appropriated, $1,551,000 
     shall be transferred to the ``Office of Inspector General'' 
     account for activities associated with carrying out 
     investigations and audits related to the Bureau of the 
     Census.

       National Telecommunications and Information Administration

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the 
     National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
     (NTIA), $38,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2016:  Provided, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1535(d), the 
     Secretary of Commerce shall charge Federal agencies for costs 
     incurred in spectrum management, analysis, operations, and 
     related services, and such fees shall be retained and used as 
     offsetting collections for costs of such spectrum services, 
     to remain available until expended:  Provided further, That 
     the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to retain and use as 
     offsetting collections all funds transferred, or previously 
     transferred, from other Government agencies for all costs 
     incurred in telecommunications research, engineering, and 
     related activities by the Institute for Telecommunication 
     Sciences of NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned functions 
     under this paragraph, and such funds received from other 
     Government agencies shall remain available until expended.

    public telecommunications facilities, planning and construction

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

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               United States Patent and Trademark Office

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the United States Patent and 
     Trademark Office (USPTO) provided for by law, including 
     defense of suits instituted against the Under Secretary of 
     Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, 
     $3,458,000,000, to remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That the sum herein appropriated from the general 
     fund shall be reduced as offsetting collections of fees and 
     surcharges assessed and collected by the USPTO under any law 
     are received during fiscal year 2015, so as to result in a 
     fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund 
     estimated at $0:  Provided further, That during fiscal year 
     2015, should the total amount of such offsetting collections 
     be less than $3,458,000,000 this amount shall be reduced 
     accordingly:  Provided further, That any amount received in 
     excess of $3,458,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 and deposited in 
     the Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund shall remain 
     available until expended:  Provided further, That the 
     Director of USPTO shall submit a spending plan to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate for any amounts made available by the 
     preceding proviso and such spending plan shall be treated as 
     a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not 
     be available for obligation or expenditure except in 
     compliance with the procedures set forth in that section:  
     Provided further, That any amounts reprogrammed in accordance 
     with the preceding proviso shall be transferred to the United 
     States Patent and Trademark Office Salaries and Expenses 
     account:  Provided further, That from amounts provided 
     herein, not to exceed $900 shall be made available in fiscal 
     year 2015 for official reception and representation expenses: 
      Provided further, That in fiscal year 2015 from the amounts 
     made available for ``Salaries and Expenses'' for the USPTO, 
     the amounts necessary to pay (1) the difference between the 
     percentage of basic pay contributed by the USPTO and 
     employees under section 8334(a) of title 5, United States 
     Code, and the normal cost percentage (as defined by section 
     8331(17) of that title) as provided by the Office of 
     Personnel Management (OPM) for USPTO's specific use, of basic 
     pay, of employees subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 of 
     that title, and (2) the present value of the otherwise 
     unfunded accruing costs, as determined by OPM for USPTO's 
     specific use of post-retirement life insurance and post-
     retirement health benefits coverage for all USPTO employees 
     who are enrolled in Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) 
     and Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI), shall be 
     transferred to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability 
     Fund, the FEGLI Fund, and the FEHB Fund, as appropriate, and 
     shall be available for the authorized purposes of those 
     accounts:  Provided further, That any differences between the 
     present value factors published in OPM's yearly 300 series 
     benefit letters and the factors that OPM provides for USPTO's 
     specific use shall be recognized as an imputed cost on 
     USPTO's financial statements, where applicable:  Provided 
     further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     all fees and surcharges assessed and collected by USPTO are 
     available for USPTO only pursuant to section 42(c) of title 
     35, United States Code, as amended by section 22 of the 
     Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (Public Law 112-29):  
     Provided further, That within the amounts appropriated, 
     $2,000,000 shall be transferred to the ``Office of Inspector 
     General'' account for activities associated with carrying out 
     investigations and audits related to the USPTO.

             National Institute of Standards and Technology

             scientific and technical research and services

       For necessary expenses of the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology (NIST), $675,500,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which not to exceed $9,000,000 
     may be transferred to the ``Working Capital Fund'':  
     Provided, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be for official 
     reception and representation expenses:  Provided further, 
     That NIST may provide local transportation for summer 
     undergraduate research fellowship program participants.

                     industrial technology services

       For necessary expenses for industrial technology services, 
     $138,100,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $130,000,000 shall be for the Hollings Manufacturing 
     Extension Partnership, and of which $8,100,000 shall be for 
     the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia.

                  construction of research facilities

       For construction of new research facilities, including 
     architectural and engineering design, and for renovation and 
     maintenance of existing facilities, not otherwise provided 
     for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, as 
     authorized by sections 13 through 15 of the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278c-
     278e), $50,300,000, to remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That the Secretary of Commerce shall include in the 
     budget justification materials that the Secretary submits to 
     Congress in support of the Department of Commerce budget (as 
     submitted with the budget of the President under section 
     1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) an estimate for each 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology construction 
     project having a total multi-year program cost of more than 
     $5,000,000, and simultaneously the budget justification 
     materials shall include an estimate of the budgetary 
     requirements for each such project for each of the 5 
     subsequent fiscal years.

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

                  operations, research, and facilities

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law for 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft and 
     vessels; grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit 
     organizations for the purposes of conducting activities 
     pursuant to cooperative agreements; and relocation of 
     facilities, $3,202,398,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2016, except that funds provided for 
     cooperative enforcement shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2017:  Provided, That fees and donations 
     received by the National Ocean Service for the management of 
     national marine sanctuaries may be retained and used for the 
     salaries and expenses associated with those activities, 
     notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code: 
      Provided further, That in addition, $116,000,000 shall be 
     derived by transfer from the fund entitled ``Promote and 
     Develop Fishery Products and Research Pertaining to American 
     Fisheries'', which shall only be used for fishery activities 
     related to the Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program, Cooperative 
     Research, Annual Stock Assessments, Survey and Monitoring 
     Projects, Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants, and Fish 
     Information Networks:  Provided further, That of the 
     $3,333,398,000 provided for in direct obligations under this 
     heading $3,202,398,000 is appropriated from the general fund, 
     $116,000,000 is provided by transfer, and $15,000,000 is 
     derived from recoveries of prior year obligations:  Provided 
     further, That the total amount available for National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration corporate services 
     administrative support costs shall not exceed $220,300,000:  
     Provided further, That any deviation from the amounts 
     designated for specific activities in the explanatory 
     statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
     division A of this consolidated Act), or any use of 
     deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading in 
     previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth 
     in section 505 of this Act:  Provided further, That in 
     addition, for necessary retired pay expenses under the 
     Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits 
     Plan, and for payments for the medical care of retired 
     personnel and their dependents under the Dependents Medical 
     Care Act (10 U.S.C. 55), such sums as may be necessary.

               procurement, acquisition and construction

       For procurement, acquisition and construction of capital 
     assets, including alteration and modification costs, of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     $2,179,225,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, 
     except that funds provided for construction of facilities 
     shall remain available until expended:  Provided, That of the 
     $2,192,225,000 provided for in direct obligations under this 
     heading, $2,179,225,000 is appropriated from the general fund 
     and $13,000,000 is provided from recoveries of prior year 
     obligations:  Provided further, That any deviation from the 
     amounts designated for specific activities in the explanatory 
     statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
     division A of this consolidated Act), or any use of 
     deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading in 
     previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth 
     in section 505 of this Act:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary of Commerce shall include in budget justification 
     materials that the Secretary submits to Congress in support 
     of the Department of Commerce budget (as submitted with the 
     budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
     United States Code) an estimate for each National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration procurement, acquisition or 
     construction project having a total of more than $5,000,000 
     and simultaneously the budget justification shall include an 
     estimate of the budgetary requirements for each such project 
     for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal years:  Provided further, 
     That, within the amounts appropriated, $1,302,000 shall be 
     transferred to the ``Office of Inspector General'' account 
     for activities associated with carrying out investigations 
     and audits related to satellite procurement, acquisition and 
     construction.

                    pacific coastal salmon recovery

       For necessary expenses associated with the restoration of 
     Pacific salmon populations, $65,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That, of the funds 
     provided herein, the Secretary of Commerce may issue grants 
     to the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, 
     California, and Alaska, and to the Federally recognized 
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     Coast (including Alaska), for projects necessary for 
     conservation of salmon and steelhead populations that are 
     listed as threatened or endangered, or that are identified by 
     a State as at-risk to be so listed, for maintaining 
     populations necessary for exercise of tribal treaty fishing 
     rights or native subsistence fishing, or for conservation of 
     Pacific coastal salmon and steelhead habitat, based on 
     guidelines to be developed by the Secretary of Commerce:  
     Provided further, That all funds shall be allocated based on 
     scientific and other merit principles and shall not be 
     available for marketing activities:  Provided further, That 
     funds disbursed to States shall be subject to a matching 
     requirement of funds or documented in-kind contributions of 
     at least 33 percent of the Federal funds.

                      fishermen's contingency fund

       For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public Law 
     95-372, not to exceed $350,000, to be derived from receipts 
     collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available until 
     expended.

                   fisheries finance program account

       Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, during fiscal year 2015, obligations of direct loans 
     may not exceed $24,000,000 for Individual Fishing Quota loans 
     and not to exceed $100,000,000 for traditional direct loans 
     as authorized by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936.

                        Departmental Management

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the management of the Department 
     of Commerce provided for by law, including not to exceed 
     $4,500 for official reception and representation, 
     $56,000,000:  Provided, That the Secretary of Commerce shall 
     maintain a task force on job repatriation and manufacturing 
     growth and shall produce an annual report on related 
     incentive strategies, implementation plans and program 
     results:  Provided further, That within amounts provided, the 
     Secretary of Commerce may use up to $2,500,000 to engage in 
     activities to provide businesses and communities with 
     information about and referrals to relevant Federal, State, 
     and local government programs.

                      renovation and modernization

       For necessary expenses for the renovation and modernization 
     of Department of Commerce facilities, $4,500,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $30,596,000.

               General Provisions--Department of Commerce

       Sec. 101.  During the current fiscal year, applicable 
     appropriations and funds made available to the Department of 
     Commerce by this Act shall be available for the activities 
     specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (15 U.S.C. 1514), to 
     the extent and in the manner prescribed by the Act, and, 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may be used for advanced 
     payments not otherwise authorized only upon the certification 
     of officials designated by the Secretary of Commerce that 
     such payments are in the public interest.
       Sec. 102.  During the current fiscal year, appropriations 
     made available to the Department of Commerce by this Act for 
     salaries and expenses shall be available for hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 
     1344; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and uniforms 
     or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-
     5902).
       Sec. 103.  Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation 
     made available for the current fiscal year for the Department 
     of Commerce in this Act may be transferred between such 
     appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased 
     by more than 10 percent by any such transfers:  Provided, 
     That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated 
     as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and 
     shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
     in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary of Commerce shall notify 
     the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance 
     of the acquisition or disposal of any capital asset 
     (including land, structures, and equipment) not specifically 
     provided for in this Act or any other law appropriating funds 
     for the Department of Commerce.
       Sec. 104.  The requirements set forth by section 105 of the 
     Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112-55), as amended by 
     section 105 of title I of division B of Public Law 113-6, are 
     hereby adopted by reference and made applicable with respect 
     to fiscal year 2015:  Provided, That the life cycle cost for 
     the Joint Polar Satellite System is $11,323,400,000 and the 
     life cycle cost for the Geostationary Operational 
     Environmental Satellite R-Series Program is $10,829,500,000.
       Sec. 105.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary may furnish services (including but not limited to 
     utilities, telecommunications, and security services) 
     necessary to support the operation, maintenance, and 
     improvement of space that persons, firms, or organizations 
     are authorized, pursuant to the Public Buildings Cooperative 
     Use Act of 1976 or other authority, to use or occupy in the 
     Herbert C. Hoover Building, Washington, DC, or other 
     buildings, the maintenance, operation, and protection of 
     which has been delegated to the Secretary from the 
     Administrator of General Services pursuant to the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 on a 
     reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis. Amounts received as 
     reimbursement for services provided under this section or the 
     authority under which the use or occupancy of the space is 
     authorized, up to $200,000, shall be credited to the 
     appropriation or fund which initially bears the costs of such 
     services.
       Sec. 106.  Nothing in this title shall be construed to 
     prevent a grant recipient from deterring child pornography, 
     copyright infringement, or any other unlawful activity over 
     its networks.
       Sec. 107.  The Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration is authorized to use, with their 
     consent, with reimbursement and subject to the limits of 
     available appropriations, the land, services, equipment, 
     personnel, and facilities of any department, agency, or 
     instrumentality of the United States, or of any State, local 
     government, Indian tribal government, Territory, or 
     possession, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of 
     any foreign government or international organization, for 
     purposes related to carrying out the responsibilities of any 
     statute administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration.
       Sec. 108.  The Department of Commerce shall provide a 
     monthly report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate on any official 
     travel to China by any employee of the U.S. Department of 
     Commerce, including the purpose of such travel.
       Sec. 109.  The National Technical Information Service shall 
     not charge any customer for a copy of any report or document 
     generated by the Legislative Branch unless the Service has 
     provided information to the customer on how an electronic 
     copy of such report or document may be accessed and 
     downloaded for free online. Should a customer still require 
     the Service to provide a printed or digital copy of the 
     report or document, the charge shall be limited to recovering 
     the Service's cost of processing, reproducing, and delivering 
     such report or document.
       Sec. 110.  To carry out the responsibilities of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the 
     Administrator of NOAA is authorized to: (1) enter into grants 
     and cooperative agreements with; (2) use on a non-
     reimbursable basis land, services, equipment, personnel, and 
     facilities provided by; and (3) receive and expend funds made 
     available on a consensual basis from: a Federal agency, State 
     or subdivision thereof, local government, tribal government, 
     territory, or possession or any subdivisions thereof:  
     Provided, That funds received for permitting and related 
     regulatory activities pursuant to this section shall be 
     deposited under the heading ``National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration--Operations, Research, and 
     Facilities'' and shall remain available until September 30, 
     2016 for such purposes:  Provided further, That all funds 
     within this section and their corresponding uses are subject 
     to section 505 of this Act.
       Sec. 111.  The Secretary of Commerce may waive the 
     requirement for bonds under 40 U.S.C. 3131 with respect to 
     contracts for the construction, alteration, or repair of 
     vessels, regardless of the terms of the contracts as to 
     payment or title, when the contract is made under the Coast 
     and Geodetic Survey Act of 1947 (33 U.S.C. 883a et seq.).
        This title may be cited as the ``Department of Commerce 
     Appropriations Act, 2015''.

                                TITLE II

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                         General Administration

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the administration of the 
     Department of Justice, $111,500,000, of which not to exceed 
     $4,000,000 for security and construction of Department of 
     Justice facilities shall remain available until expended.

                 justice information sharing technology

       For necessary expenses for information sharing technology, 
     including planning, development, deployment and departmental 
     direction, $25,842,000, to remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That the Attorney General may transfer up to 
     $35,400,000 to this account, from funds available to the 
     Department of Justice for information technology, for 
     enterprise-wide information technology initiatives:  Provided 
     further, That the transfer authority in the preceding proviso 
     is in addition to any other transfer authority contained in 
     this Act.

                   administrative review and appeals

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses necessary for the administration of pardon and 
     clemency petitions and immigration-related activities, 
     $351,072,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be derived by 
     transfer from the Executive Office for Immigration Review 
     fees deposited in the ``Immigration Examinations Fee'' 
     account.

                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
     $88,577,000, including not to

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     exceed $10,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a 
     confidential character.

                    United States Parole Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the United States Parole 
     Commission as authorized, $13,308,000.

                            Legal Activities

            salaries and expenses, general legal activities

       For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the 
     Department of Justice, not otherwise provided for, including 
     not to exceed $20,000 for expenses of collecting evidence, to 
     be expended under the direction of, and to be accounted for 
     solely under the certificate of, the Attorney General; and 
     rent of private or Government-owned space in the District of 
     Columbia, $885,000,000, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 
     for litigation support contracts shall remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That of the amount provided for INTERPOL 
     Washington dues payments, not to exceed $685,000 shall remain 
     available until expended:  Provided further, That of the 
     total amount appropriated, not to exceed $9,000 shall be 
     available to INTERPOL Washington for official reception and 
     representation expenses:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination 
     by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require 
     additional funding for litigation activities of the Civil 
     Division, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to 
     ``Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities'' from 
     available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the 
     Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such 
     circumstances:  Provided further, That any transfer pursuant 
     to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming 
     under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for 
     obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the 
     procedures set forth in that section:  Provided further, That 
     of the amount appropriated, such sums as may be necessary 
     shall be available to the Civil Rights Division for salaries 
     and expenses associated with the election monitoring program 
     under section 8 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 
     10305) and to reimburse the Office of Personnel Management 
     for such salaries and expenses:  Provided further, That of 
     the amounts provided under this heading for the election 
     monitoring program, $3,390,000 shall remain available until 
     expended.
       In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the 
     Department of Justice associated with processing cases under 
     the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, not to 
     exceed $7,833,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury 
     Compensation Trust Fund.

               salaries and expenses, antitrust division

       For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and 
     kindred laws, $162,246,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, fees collected for premerger notification filings 
     under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 
     1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the year of collection 
     (and estimated to be $100,000,000 in fiscal year 2015), shall 
     be retained and used for necessary expenses in this 
     appropriation, and shall remain available until expended:  
     Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the 
     general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections 
     are received during fiscal year 2015, so as to result in a 
     final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund 
     estimated at $62,246,000.

             salaries and expenses, united states attorneys

       For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United States 
     Attorneys, including inter-governmental and cooperative 
     agreements, $1,960,000,000:  Provided, That of the total 
     amount appropriated, not to exceed $7,200 shall be available 
     for official reception and representation expenses:  Provided 
     further, That not to exceed $25,000,000 shall remain 
     available until expended:  Provided further, That each United 
     States Attorney shall establish or participate in a United 
     States Attorney-led task force on human trafficking.

                   united states trustee system fund

       For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee 
     Program, as authorized, $225,908,000, to remain available 
     until expended and to be derived from the United States 
     Trustee System Fund:  Provided, That, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, deposits to the Fund shall be 
     available in such amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds 
     due depositors:  Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, $225,908,000 of offsetting 
     collections pursuant to section 589a(b) of title 28, United 
     States Code, shall be retained and used for necessary 
     expenses in this appropriation and shall remain available 
     until expended:  Provided further, That the sum herein 
     appropriated from the Fund shall be reduced as such 
     offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2015, 
     so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation 
     from the Fund estimated at $0.

      salaries and expenses, foreign claims settlement commission

       For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the 
     Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including services as 
     authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
     $2,326,000.

                     fees and expenses of witnesses

       For fees and expenses of witnesses, for expenses of 
     contracts for the procurement and supervision of expert 
     witnesses, for private counsel expenses, including advances, 
     and for expenses of foreign counsel, $270,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which not to exceed $16,000,000 
     is for construction of buildings for protected witness 
     safesites; not to exceed $3,000,000 is for the purchase and 
     maintenance of armored and other vehicles for witness 
     security caravans; and not to exceed $11,000,000 is for the 
     purchase, installation, maintenance, and upgrade of secure 
     telecommunications equipment and a secure automated 
     information network to store and retrieve the identities and 
     locations of protected witnesses.

           salaries and expenses, community relations service

       For necessary expenses of the Community Relations Service, 
     $12,250,000:  Provided, That notwithstanding section 205 of 
     this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that 
     emergent circumstances require additional funding for 
     conflict resolution and violence prevention activities of the 
     Community Relations Service, the Attorney General may 
     transfer such amounts to the Community Relations Service, 
     from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for 
     the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to 
     such circumstances:  Provided further, That any transfer 
     pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a 
     reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be 
     available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance 
     with the procedures set forth in that section.

                         assets forfeiture fund

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

                     United States Marshals Service

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals 
     Service, $1,195,000,000, of which not to exceed $6,000 shall 
     be available for official reception and representation 
     expenses, and not to exceed $15,000,000 shall remain 
     available until expended.

                              construction

       For construction in space controlled, occupied or utilized 
     by the United States Marshals Service for prisoner holding 
     and related support, $9,800,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                       federal prisoner detention

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses related to United States prisoners 
     in the custody of the United States Marshals Service as 
     authorized by section 4013 of title 18, United States Code, 
     $495,307,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That section 524(c)(8)(E) of title 28, United States Code, 
     shall be applied for fiscal year 2015 as if the following 
     were inserted after the final period: ``The Attorney General 
     shall use $1,100,000,000 of the excess unobligated balances 
     available in fiscal year 2015 for necessary expenses related 
     to United States prisoners in the custody of the United 
     States Marshals Service as authorized by section 4013 of 
     title 18, United States Code.'':  Provided further, That any 
     use of such unobligated balances shall be treated as a 
     reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act:  
     Provided further, That not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be 
     considered ``funds appropriated for State and local law 
     enforcement assistance'' pursuant to section 4013(b) of title 
     18, United States Code:  Provided further, That the United 
     States Marshals Service shall be responsible for managing the 
     Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System:  Provided 
     further, That any unobligated balances available from funds 
     appropriated under the heading ``General Administration, 
     Detention Trustee'' shall be transferred to and merged with 
     the appropriation under this heading.

                       National Security Division

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the 
     National Security Division, $93,000,000, of which not to 
     exceed $5,000,000 for information technology systems shall 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That 
     notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination 
     by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require 
     additional funding for the activities of the National 
     Security Division, the Attorney General may transfer such 
     amounts to this heading from available appropriations for the 
     current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be 
     necessary to respond to such circumstances:  Provided 
     further, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso 
     shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this 
     Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
     except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 
     section.

                      Interagency Law Enforcement

                 interagency crime and drug enforcement

       For necessary expenses for the identification, 
     investigation, and prosecution of individuals associated with 
     the most significant

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     drug trafficking and affiliated money laundering 
     organizations not otherwise provided for, to include inter-
     governmental agreements with State and local law enforcement 
     agencies engaged in the investigation and prosecution of 
     individuals involved in organized crime drug trafficking, 
     $507,194,000, of which $50,000,000 shall remain available 
     until expended:  Provided, That any amounts obligated from 
     appropriations under this heading may be used under 
     authorities available to the organizations reimbursed from 
     this appropriation.

                    Federal Bureau of Investigation

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution 
     of crimes against the United States, $8,326,569,000, of which 
     not less than $8,500,000 shall be for the National Gang 
     Intelligence Center, and of which not to exceed $216,900,000 
     shall remain available until expended:  Provided, That not to 
     exceed $184,500 shall be available for official reception and 
     representation expenses:  Provided further, That up to 
     $1,000,000 shall be for a comprehensive review of the 
     implementation of the recommendations related to the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation that were proposed in the report 
     issued by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon 
     the United States.

                              construction

       For necessary expenses, to include the cost of equipment, 
     furniture, and information technology requirements, related 
     to construction or acquisition of buildings, facilities and 
     sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law; 
     conversion, modification and extension of Federally-owned 
     buildings; preliminary planning and design of projects; and 
     operation and maintenance of secure work environment 
     facilities and secure networking capabilities; $110,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended.

                    Drug Enforcement Administration

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement 
     Administration, including not to exceed $70,000 to meet 
     unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character pursuant 
     to section 530C of title 28, United States Code; and expenses 
     for conducting drug education and training programs, 
     including travel and related expenses for participants in 
     such programs and the distribution of items of token value 
     that promote the goals of such programs, $2,033,320,000; of 
     which not to exceed $75,000,000 shall remain available until 
     expended and not to exceed $90,000 shall be available for 
     official reception and representation expenses.

          Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
     Firearms and Explosives, for training of State and local law 
     enforcement agencies with or without reimbursement, including 
     training in connection with the training and acquisition of 
     canines for explosives and fire accelerants detection; and 
     for provision of laboratory assistance to State and local law 
     enforcement agencies, with or without reimbursement, 
     $1,201,000,000, of which not to exceed $36,000 shall be for 
     official reception and representation expenses, not to exceed 
     $1,000,000 shall be available for the payment of attorneys' 
     fees as provided by section 924(d)(2) of title 18, United 
     States Code, and not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain 
     available until expended:  Provided, That none of the funds 
     appropriated herein shall be available to investigate or act 
     upon applications for relief from Federal firearms 
     disabilities under section 925(c) of title 18, United States 
     Code:  Provided further, That such funds shall be available 
     to investigate and act upon applications filed by 
     corporations for relief from Federal firearms disabilities 
     under section 925(c) of title 18, United States Code:  
     Provided further, That no funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used to transfer the functions, missions, or 
     activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 
     Explosives to other agencies or Departments.

                         Federal Prison System

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System for the 
     administration, operation, and maintenance of Federal penal 
     and correctional institutions, and for the provision of 
     technical assistance and advice on corrections related issues 
     to foreign governments, $6,815,000,000:  Provided, That the 
     Attorney General may transfer to the Health Resources and 
     Services Administration such amounts as may be necessary for 
     direct expenditures by that Administration for medical relief 
     for inmates of Federal penal and correctional institutions:  
     Provided further, That the Director of the Federal Prison 
     System, where necessary, may enter into contracts with a 
     fiscal agent or fiscal intermediary claims processor to 
     determine the amounts payable to persons who, on behalf of 
     the Federal Prison System, furnish health services to 
     individuals committed to the custody of the Federal Prison 
     System:  Provided further, That not to exceed $5,400 shall be 
     available for official reception and representation expenses: 
      Provided further, That not to exceed $50,000,000 shall 
     remain available for necessary operations until September 30, 
     2016:  Provided further, That, of the amounts provided for 
     contract confinement, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain 
     available until expended to make payments in advance for 
     grants, contracts and reimbursable agreements, and other 
     expenses:  Provided further, That the Director of the Federal 
     Prison System may accept donated property and services 
     relating to the operation of the prison card program from a 
     not-for-profit entity which has operated such program in the 
     past, notwithstanding the fact that such not-for-profit 
     entity furnishes services under contracts to the Federal 
     Prison System relating to the operation of pre-release 
     services, halfway houses, or other custodial facilities.

                        buildings and facilities

       For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of new 
     facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and 
     remodeling, and equipping of such facilities for penal and 
     correctional use, including all necessary expenses incident 
     thereto, by contract or force account; and constructing, 
     remodeling, and equipping necessary buildings and facilities 
     at existing penal and correctional institutions, including 
     all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force 
     account, $106,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 
     which $25,000,000 shall be available only for costs related 
     to construction of new facilities, and of which not less than 
     $81,000,000 shall be available only for modernization, 
     maintenance and repair:  Provided, That labor of United 
     States prisoners may be used for work performed under this 
     appropriation.

                federal prison industries, incorporated

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

   limitation on administrative expenses, federal prison industries, 
                              incorporated

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

               State and Local Law Enforcement Activities

                    Office on Violence Against Women

       violence against women prevention and prosecution programs

       For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other 
     assistance for the prevention and prosecution of violence 
     against women, as authorized by the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) (``the 1968 
     Act''); the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 
     1994 (Public Law 103-322) (``the 1994 Act''); the Victims of 
     Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647) (``the 1990 
     Act''); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the 
     Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-
     21); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 
     1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) (``the 1974 Act''); the Victims 
     of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public 
     Law 106-386) (``the 2000 Act''); the Violence Against Women 
     and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public 
     Law 109-162) (``the 2005 Act''); and the Violence Against 
     Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-4) (``the 
     2013 Act''); and for related victims services, $430,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended:  Provided, That except as 
     otherwise provided by law, not to exceed 5 percent of funds 
     made available under this heading may be used for expenses 
     related to evaluation, training, and technical assistance:  
     Provided further, That of the amount provided--
       (1) $195,000,000 is for grants to combat violence against 
     women, as authorized by part T of the 1968 Act;
       (2) $26,000,000 is for transitional housing assistance 
     grants for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
     stalking, or sexual assault as authorized by section 40299 of 
     the 1994 Act;
       (3) $3,000,000 is for the National Institute of Justice for 
     research and evaluation of violence against women and related 
     issues addressed by grant programs of the Office on Violence 
     Against Women, which shall be transferred to ``Research, 
     Evaluation and Statistics'' for administration by the Office 
     of Justice Programs;

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       (4) $10,000,000 is for a grant program to provide services 
     to advocate for and respond to youth victims of domestic 
     violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; 
     assistance to children and youth exposed to such violence; 
     programs to engage men and youth in preventing such violence; 
     and assistance to middle and high school students through 
     education and other services related to such violence:  
     Provided, That unobligated balances available for the 
     programs authorized by sections 41201, 41204, 41303 and 41305 
     of the 1994 Act, prior to its amendment by the 2013 Act, 
     shall be available for this program:  Provided further, That 
     10 percent of the total amount available for this grant 
     program shall be available for grants under the program 
     authorized by section 2015 of the 1968 Act:  Provided 
     further, That the definitions and grant conditions in section 
     40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to this program;
       (5) $50,000,000 is for grants to encourage arrest policies 
     as authorized by part U of the 1968 Act, of which $4,000,000 
     is for a homicide reduction initiative;
       (6) $30,000,000 is for sexual assault victims assistance, 
     as authorized by section 41601 of the 1994 Act;
       (7) $33,000,000 is for rural domestic violence and child 
     abuse enforcement assistance grants, as authorized by section 
     40295 of the 1994 Act;
       (8) $12,000,000 is for grants to reduce violent crimes 
     against women on campus, as authorized by section 304 of the 
     2005 Act;
       (9) $42,500,000 is for legal assistance for victims, as 
     authorized by section 1201 of the 2000 Act;
       (10) $4,500,000 is for enhanced training and services to 
     end violence against and abuse of women in later life, as 
     authorized by section 40802 of the 1994 Act;
       (11) $16,000,000 is for grants to support families in the 
     justice system, as authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 
     Act:  Provided, That unobligated balances available for the 
     programs authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 Act and 
     section 41002 of the 1994 Act, prior to their amendment by 
     the 2013 Act, shall be available for this program;
       (12) $6,000,000 is for education and training to end 
     violence against and abuse of women with disabilities, as 
     authorized by section 1402 of the 2000 Act;
       (13) $500,000 is for the National Resource Center on 
     Workplace Responses to assist victims of domestic violence, 
     as authorized by section 41501 of the 1994 Act;
       (14) $1,000,000 is for analysis and research on violence 
     against Indian women, including as authorized by section 904 
     of the 2005 Act:  Provided, That such funds may be 
     transferred to ``Research, Evaluation and Statistics'' for 
     administration by the Office of Justice Programs; and
       (15) $500,000 is for a national clearinghouse that provides 
     training and technical assistance on issues relating to 
     sexual assault of American Indian and Alaska Native women.

                       Office of Justice Programs

                  research, evaluation and statistics

       For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other 
     assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
     and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (``the 1968 Act''); the Juvenile 
     Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (``the 1974 
     Act''); the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 
     et seq.); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end 
     the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 
     108-21); the Justice for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-
     405); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) (``the 2005 
     Act''); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 
     101-647); the Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-199); 
     the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-473); the 
     Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public 
     Law 109-248) (``the Adam Walsh Act''); the PROTECT Our 
     Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-401); subtitle D of 
     title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 
     107-296) (``the 2002 Act''); the NICS Improvement Amendments 
     Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-180); the Violence Against Women 
     Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-4) (``the 2013 
     Act''); and other programs, $111,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended, of which--
       (1) $41,000,000 is for criminal justice statistics 
     programs, and other activities, as authorized by part C of 
     title I of the 1968 Act:  Provided, That beginning not later 
     than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, as part 
     of each National Crime Victimization Survey, the Attorney 
     General shall include statistics relating to honor violence;
       (2) $36,000,000 is for research, development, and 
     evaluation programs, and other activities as authorized by 
     part B of title I of the 1968 Act and subtitle D of title II 
     of the 2002 Act;
       (3) $30,000,000 is for regional information sharing 
     activities, as authorized by part M of title I of the 1968 
     Act; and
       (4) $4,000,000 is for activities to strengthen and enhance 
     the practice of forensic sciences, of which $3,000,000 is for 
     transfer to the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology to support Scientific Area Committees.

               state and local law enforcement assistance

       For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other 
     assistance authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322) (``the 1994 
     Act''); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
     1968 (``the 1968 Act''); the Justice for All Act of 2004 
     (Public Law 108-405); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 
     (Public Law 101-647) (``the 1990 Act''); the Trafficking 
     Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 
     109-164); the Violence Against Women and Department of 
     Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) 
     (``the 2005 Act''); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and 
     Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-248) (``the Adam Walsh 
     Act''); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection 
     Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-386); the NICS Improvement 
     Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-180); subtitle D of 
     title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 
     107-296) (``the 2002 Act''); the Second Chance Act of 2007 
     (Public Law 110-199); the Prioritizing Resources and 
     Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 (Public 
     Law 110-403); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 
     98-473); the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime 
     Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008 (Public 
     Law 110-416); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act 
     of 2013 (Public Law 113-4) (``the 2013 Act''); and other 
     programs, $1,241,000,000, to remain available until expended 
     as follows--
       (1) $376,000,000 for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
     Assistance Grant program as authorized by subpart 1 of part E 
     of title I of the 1968 Act (except that section 1001(c), and 
     the special rules for Puerto Rico under section 505(g) of 
     title I of the 1968 Act shall not apply for purposes of this 
     Act), of which, notwithstanding such subpart 1, $15,000,000 
     is for a Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement Officer 
     Resilience and Survivability Initiative (VALOR), $4,000,000 
     is for use by the National Institute of Justice for research 
     targeted toward developing a better understanding of the 
     domestic radicalization phenomenon, and advancing evidence-
     based strategies for effective intervention and prevention, 
     $5,000,000 is for an initiative to support evidence-based 
     policing, $2,500,000 is for an initiative to enhance 
     prosecutorial decision-making, $3,000,000 is for competitive 
     grants to distribute firearm safety materials and gun locks, 
     $750,000 is for the purposes described in the Missing 
     Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (section 240001 of 
     the 1994 Act), $10,500,000 is for an Edward Byrne Memorial 
     criminal justice innovation program, and $2,500,000 is for a 
     program to improve juvenile indigent defense;
       (2) $185,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien Assistance 
     Program, as authorized by section 241(i)(5) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)(5)):  
     Provided, That no jurisdiction shall request compensation for 
     any cost greater than the actual cost for Federal immigration 
     and other detainees housed in State and local detention 
     facilities;
       (3) $42,250,000 for victim services programs for victims of 
     trafficking, as authorized by section 107(b)(2) of Public Law 
     106-386, for programs authorized under Public Law 109-164, or 
     programs authorized under Public Law 113-4;
       (4) $41,000,000 for Drug Courts, as authorized by section 
     1001(a)(25)(A) of title I of the 1968 Act;
       (5) $8,500,000 for mental health courts and adult and 
     juvenile collaboration program grants, as authorized by parts 
     V and HH of title I of the 1968 Act, and the Mentally Ill 
     Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and 
     Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-416);
       (6) $10,000,000 for grants for Residential Substance Abuse 
     Treatment for State Prisoners, as authorized by part S of 
     title I of the 1968 Act;
       (7) $2,000,000 for the Capital Litigation Improvement Grant 
     Program, as authorized by section 426 of Public Law 108-405, 
     and for grants for wrongful conviction review;
       (8) $13,000,000 for economic, high technology and Internet 
     crime prevention grants, including as authorized by section 
     401 of Public Law 110-403;
       (9) $2,000,000 for a student loan repayment assistance 
     program pursuant to section 952 of Public Law 110-315;
       (10) $20,000,000 for sex offender management assistance, as 
     authorized by the Adam Walsh Act, and related activities;
       (11) $8,000,000 for an initiative relating to children 
     exposed to violence;
       (12) $22,250,000 for the matching grant program for law 
     enforcement armor vests, as authorized by section 2501 of 
     title I of the 1968 Act:  Provided, That $1,500,000 is 
     transferred directly to the National Institute of Standards 
     and Technology's Office of Law Enforcement Standards for 
     research, testing and evaluation programs;
       (13) $1,000,000 for the National Sex Offender Public 
     Website;
       (14) $5,000,000 for competitive and evidence-based programs 
     to reduce gun crime and gang violence;
       (15) $73,000,000 for grants to States to upgrade criminal 
     and mental health records for the National Instant Criminal 
     Background Check System, of which no less than $25,000,000 
     shall be for grants made under the authorities of the NICS 
     Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-180);

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       (16) $12,000,000 for Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences 
     Improvement Grants under part BB of title I of the 1968 Act;
       (17) $125,000,000 for DNA-related and forensic programs and 
     activities, of which--
       (A) $117,000,000 is for a DNA analysis and capacity 
     enhancement program and for other local, State, and Federal 
     forensic activities, including the purposes authorized under 
     section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 
     (Public Law 106-546) (the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant 
     Program):  Provided, That up to 4 percent of funds made 
     available under this paragraph may be used for the purposes 
     described in the DNA Training and Education for Law 
     Enforcement, Correctional Personnel, and Court Officers 
     program (Public Law 108-405, section 303);
       (B) $4,000,000 is for the purposes described in the Kirk 
     Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Program (Public Law 
     108-405, section 412); and
       (C) $4,000,000 is for Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Program 
     grants, including as authorized by section 304 of Public Law 
     108-405;
       (18) $41,000,000 for a grant program for community-based 
     sexual assault response reform;
       (19) $6,000,000 for the court-appointed special advocate 
     program, as authorized by section 217 of the 1990 Act;
       (20) $30,000,000 for assistance to Indian tribes;
       (21) $68,000,000 for offender reentry programs and 
     research, as authorized by the Second Chance Act of 2007 
     (Public Law 110-199), without regard to the time limitations 
     specified at section 6(1) of such Act, of which not to exceed 
     $6,000,000 is for a program to improve State, local, and 
     tribal probation or parole supervision efforts and 
     strategies, and $5,000,000 is for Children of Incarcerated 
     Parents Demonstrations to enhance and maintain parental and 
     family relationships for incarcerated parents as a reentry or 
     recidivism reduction strategy:  Provided, That up to 
     $7,500,000 of funds made available in this paragraph may be 
     used for performance-based awards for Pay for Success 
     projects, of which up to $5,000,000 shall be for Pay for 
     Success programs implementing the Permanent Supportive 
     Housing Model;
       (22) $5,000,000 for a veterans treatment courts program;
       (23) $11,000,000 for a program to monitor prescription 
     drugs and scheduled listed chemical products;
       (24) $13,000,000 for prison rape prevention and prosecution 
     grants to States and units of local government, and other 
     programs, as authorized by the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 
     2003 (Public Law 108-79);
       (25) $2,000,000 to operate a National Center for Campus 
     Public Safety;
       (26) $27,500,000 for a justice reinvestment initiative, for 
     activities related to criminal justice reform and recidivism 
     reduction, of which not less than $750,000 is for a task 
     force on Federal corrections;
       (27) $4,000,000 for additional replication sites employing 
     the Project HOPE Opportunity Probation with Enforcement model 
     implementing swift and certain sanctions in probation, and 
     for a research project on the effectiveness of the model;
       (28) $12,500,000 for the Office of Victims of Crime for 
     supplemental victims' services and other victim-related 
     programs and initiatives, including research and statistics, 
     and for tribal assistance for victims of violence; and
       (29) $75,000,000 for the Comprehensive School Safety 
     Initiative, described in the explanatory statement described 
     in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
     consolidated Act):  Provided, That section 213 of this Act 
     shall not apply with respect to the amount made available in 
     this paragraph:

       Provided, That, if a unit of local government uses any of 
     the funds made available under this heading to increase the 
     number of law enforcement officers, the unit of local 
     government will achieve a net gain in the number of law 
     enforcement officers who perform non-administrative public 
     sector safety service.

                       juvenile justice programs

       For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other 
     assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (``the 1974 Act''); the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (``the 1968 Act''); the 
     Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) (``the 2005 
     Act''); the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 
     et seq.); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end 
     the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 
     108-21); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 
     101-647) (``the 1990 Act''); the Adam Walsh Child Protection 
     and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-248) (``the Adam Walsh 
     Act''); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-
     401); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 
     (Public Law 113-4) (``the 2013 Act''); and other juvenile 
     justice programs, $251,500,000, to remain available until 
     expended as follows--
       (1) $55,500,000 for programs authorized by section 221 of 
     the 1974 Act, and for training and technical assistance to 
     assist small, nonprofit organizations with the Federal grants 
     process:  Provided, That of the amounts provided under this 
     paragraph, $500,000 shall be for a competitive demonstration 
     grant program to support emergency planning among State, 
     local and tribal juvenile justice residential facilities;
       (2) $90,000,000 for youth mentoring grants;
       (3) $15,000,000 for delinquency prevention, as authorized 
     by section 505 of the 1974 Act, of which, pursuant to 
     sections 261 and 262 thereof--
       (A) $5,000,000 shall be for the Tribal Youth Program;
       (B) $3,000,000 shall be for gang and youth violence 
     education, prevention and intervention, and related 
     activities;
       (C) $6,000,000 shall be for community-based violence 
     prevention initiatives, including for public health 
     approaches to reducing shootings and violence; and
       (D) $1,000,000 shall be for grants and technical assistance 
     in support of the National Forum on Youth Violence 
     Prevention;
       (4) $19,000,000 for programs authorized by the Victims of 
     Child Abuse Act of 1990;
       (5) $68,000,000 for missing and exploited children 
     programs, including as authorized by sections 404(b) and 
     405(a) of the 1974 Act (except that section 102(b)(4)(B) of 
     the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-401) 
     shall not apply for purposes of this Act);
       (6) $1,500,000 for child abuse training programs for 
     judicial personnel and practitioners, as authorized by 
     section 222 of the 1990 Act;
       (7) $500,000 for an Internet site providing information and 
     resources on children of incarcerated parents; and
       (8) $2,000,000 for competitive grants focusing on girls in 
     the juvenile justice system:

       Provided, That not more than 10 percent of each amount may 
     be used for research, evaluation, and statistics activities 
     designed to benefit the programs or activities authorized:  
     Provided further, That not more than 2 percent of the amounts 
     designated under paragraphs (1) through (4) and (6) may be 
     used for training and technical assistance:  Provided 
     further, That the two preceding provisos shall not apply to 
     grants and projects authorized by sections 261 and 262 of the 
     1974 Act and to missing and exploited children programs.

                     public safety officer benefits

       For payments and expenses authorized under section 
     1001(a)(4) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968, such sums as are necessary (including 
     amounts for administrative costs), to remain available until 
     expended; and $16,300,000 for payments authorized by section 
     1201(b) of such Act and for educational assistance authorized 
     by section 1218 of such Act, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That notwithstanding section 205 of this 
     Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that 
     emergent circumstances require additional funding for such 
     disability and education payments, the Attorney General may 
     transfer such amounts to ``Public Safety Officer Benefits'' 
     from available appropriations for the Department of Justice 
     as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances:  
     Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding 
     proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 
     of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or 
     expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set 
     forth in that section.

                  Community Oriented Policing Services

             community oriented policing services programs

       For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control and 
     Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322); the Omnibus 
     Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (``the 1968 
     Act''); and the Violence Against Women and Department of 
     Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) 
     (``the 2005 Act''), $208,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That any balances made available through 
     prior year deobligations shall only be available in 
     accordance with section 505 of this Act:  Provided further, 
     That of the amount provided under this heading--
       (1) $7,000,000 is for anti-methamphetamine-related 
     activities, which shall be transferred to the Drug 
     Enforcement Administration upon enactment of this Act;
       (2) $180,000,000 is for grants under section 1701 of title 
     I of the 1968 Act (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) for the hiring and 
     rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers under 
     part Q of such title notwithstanding subsection (i) of such 
     section:  Provided, That, notwithstanding section 1704(c) of 
     such title (42 U.S.C. 3796dd-3(c)), funding for hiring or 
     rehiring a career law enforcement officer may not exceed 
     $125,000 unless the Director of the Office of Community 
     Oriented Policing Services grants a waiver from this 
     limitation:  Provided further, That within the amounts 
     appropriated under this paragraph, $33,000,000 is for 
     improving tribal law enforcement, including hiring, 
     equipment, training, and anti-methamphetamine activities:  
     Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated under this 
     paragraph, $7,500,000 is for community policing development 
     activities in furtherance of the purposes in section 1701:  
     Provided further, That within the amounts appropriated under 
     this paragraph, $5,000,000 is for the collaborative reform 
     model of technical assistance in furtherance of the purposes 
     in section 1701;

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       (3) $7,000,000 is for competitive grants to State law 
     enforcement agencies in States with high seizures of 
     precursor chemicals, finished methamphetamine, laboratories, 
     and laboratory dump seizures:  Provided, That funds 
     appropriated under this paragraph shall be utilized for 
     investigative purposes to locate or investigate illicit 
     activities, including precursor diversion, laboratories, or 
     methamphetamine traffickers;
       (4) $7,000,000 is for competitive grants to statewide law 
     enforcement agencies in States with high rates of primary 
     treatment admissions for heroin and other opioids:  Provided, 
     That these funds shall be utilized for investigative purposes 
     to locate or investigate illicit activities, including 
     activities related to the distribution of heroin or unlawful 
     distribution of prescription opioids, or unlawful heroin and 
     prescription opioid traffickers through statewide 
     collaboration; and
       (5) $7,000,000 is for competitive grants to support 
     regional anti-gang task forces.

               General Provisions--Department of Justice

       Sec. 201.  In addition to amounts otherwise made available 
     in this title for official reception and representation 
     expenses, a total of not to exceed $50,000 from funds 
     appropriated to the Department of Justice in this title shall 
     be available to the Attorney General for official reception 
     and representation expenses.
       Sec. 202.  None of the funds appropriated by this title 
     shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where the 
     life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were 
     carried to term, or in the case of rape:  Provided, That 
     should this prohibition be declared unconstitutional by a 
     court of competent jurisdiction, this section shall be null 
     and void.
       Sec. 203.  None of the funds appropriated under this title 
     shall be used to require any person to perform, or facilitate 
     in any way the performance of, any abortion.
       Sec. 204.  Nothing in the preceding section shall remove 
     the obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to 
     provide escort services necessary for a female inmate to 
     receive such service outside the Federal facility:  Provided, 
     That nothing in this section in any way diminishes the effect 
     of section 203 intended to address the philosophical beliefs 
     of individual employees of the Bureau of Prisons.
       Sec. 205.  Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation 
     made available for the current fiscal year for the Department 
     of Justice in this Act may be transferred between such 
     appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as 
     otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more 
     than 10 percent by any such transfers:  Provided, That any 
     transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a 
     reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and 
     shall not be available for obligation except in compliance 
     with the procedures set forth in that section.
       Sec. 206.  The Attorney General is authorized to extend 
     through September 30, 2015, the Personnel Management 
     Demonstration Project transferred to the Attorney General 
     pursuant to section 1115 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
     (Public Law 107-296; 28 U.S.C. 599B) without limitation on 
     the number of employees or the positions covered.
       Sec. 207.  None of the funds made available under this 
     title may be used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons or the 
     United States Marshals Service for the purpose of 
     transporting an individual who is a prisoner pursuant to 
     conviction for crime under State or Federal law and is 
     classified as a maximum or high security prisoner, other than 
     to a prison or other facility certified by the Federal Bureau 
     of Prisons as appropriately secure for housing such a 
     prisoner.
       Sec. 208. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     may be used by Federal prisons to purchase cable television 
     services, or to rent or purchase audiovisual or electronic 
     media or equipment used primarily for recreational purposes.
       (b) Subsection (a) does not preclude the rental, 
     maintenance, or purchase of audiovisual or electronic media 
     or equipment for inmate training, religious, or educational 
     programs.
       Sec. 209.  None of the funds made available under this 
     title shall be obligated or expended for any new or enhanced 
     information technology program having total estimated 
     development costs in excess of $100,000,000, unless the 
     Deputy Attorney General and the investment review board 
     certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate that the information 
     technology program has appropriate program management 
     controls and contractor oversight mechanisms in place, and 
     that the program is compatible with the enterprise 
     architecture of the Department of Justice.
       Sec. 210.  The notification thresholds and procedures set 
     forth in section 505 of this Act shall apply to deviations 
     from the amounts designated for specific activities in this 
     Act and in the explanatory statement described in section 4 
     (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
     Act), and to any use of deobligated balances of funds 
     provided under this title in previous years.
       Sec. 211.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
     be used to plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, or 
     approve a public-private competition under the Office of 
     Management and Budget Circular A-76 or any successor 
     administrative regulation, directive, or policy for work 
     performed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons or of Federal 
     Prison Industries, Incorporated.
       Sec. 212.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     funds shall be available for the salary, benefits, or 
     expenses of any United States Attorney assigned dual or 
     additional responsibilities by the Attorney General or his 
     designee that exempt that United States Attorney from the 
     residency requirements of section 545 of title 28, United 
     States Code.
       Sec. 213.  At the discretion of the Attorney General, and 
     in addition to any amounts that otherwise may be available 
     (or authorized to be made available) by law, with respect to 
     funds appropriated by this title under the headings 
     ``Research, Evaluation and Statistics'', ``State and Local 
     Law Enforcement Assistance'', and ``Juvenile Justice 
     Programs''--
       (1) up to 3 percent of funds made available to the Office 
     of Justice Programs for grant or reimbursement programs may 
     be used by such Office to provide training and technical 
     assistance; and
       (2) up to 2 percent of funds made available for grant or 
     reimbursement programs under such headings, except for 
     amounts appropriated specifically for research, evaluation, 
     or statistical programs administered by the National 
     Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 
     shall be transferred to and merged with funds provided to the 
     National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice 
     Statistics, to be used by them for research, evaluation, or 
     statistical purposes, without regard to the authorizations 
     for such grant or reimbursement programs.
       Sec. 214.  Upon request by a grantee for whom the Attorney 
     General has determined there is a fiscal hardship, the 
     Attorney General may, with respect to funds appropriated in 
     this or any other Act making appropriations for fiscal years 
     2012 through 2015 for the following programs, waive the 
     following requirements:
       (1) For the adult and juvenile offender State and local 
     reentry demonstration projects under part FF of title I of 
     the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
     U.S.C. 3797w(g)(1)), the requirements under section 
     2976(g)(1) of such part.
       (2) For State, Tribal, and local reentry courts under part 
     FF of title I of such Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w-2(e)(1) 
     and (2)), the requirements under section 2978(e)(1) and (2) 
     of such part.
       (3) For the prosecution drug treatment alternatives to 
     prison program under part CC of title I of such Act of 1968 
     (42 U.S.C. 3797q-3), the requirements under section 2904 of 
     such part.
       (4) For grants to protect inmates and safeguard communities 
     as authorized by section 6 of the Prison Rape Elimination Act 
     of 2003 (42 U.S.C. 15605(c)(3)), the requirements of section 
     6(c)(3) of such Act.
       Sec. 215.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     section 20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the Violent 
     Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
     13709(a)) shall not apply to amounts made available by this 
     or any other Act.
       Sec. 216.  None of the funds made available under this Act, 
     other than for the national instant criminal background check 
     system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun 
     Violence Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 922 note), may be used by 
     a Federal law enforcement officer to facilitate the transfer 
     of an operable firearm to an individual if the Federal law 
     enforcement officer knows or suspects that the individual is 
     an agent of a drug cartel, unless law enforcement personnel 
     of the United States continuously monitor or control the 
     firearm at all times.
       Sec. 217. (a) None of the income retained in the Department 
     of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of Public 
     Law 102-140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) shall be 
     available for obligation during fiscal year 2015, except up 
     to $40,000,000 may be obligated for implementation of a 
     unified Department of Justice financial management system.
       (b) Not to exceed $30,000,000 of the unobligated balances 
     transferred to the capital account of the Department of 
     Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of Public 
     Law 102-140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) shall be 
     available for obligation in fiscal year 2015, and any use, 
     obligation, transfer or allocation of such funds shall be 
     treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this 
     Act.
       (c) In addition to the amount otherwise provided by this 
     Act in the first proviso under the heading ``United States 
     Marshals Service--Federal Prisoner Detention'', not to exceed 
     $10,000,000 of the excess unobligated balances available 
     under section 524(c)(8)(E) of title 28, United States Code, 
     shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2015, 
     and any use, obligation, transfer or allocation of such funds 
     shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 
     505 of this Act.
       (d) Of amounts available in the Assets Forfeiture Fund in 
     fiscal year 2015, $154,700,000 shall be for payments 
     associated with joint law enforcement operations as 
     authorized by section 524(c)(1)(I) of title 28, United States 
     Code.
       (e) The Attorney General shall submit a spending plan to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives

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     and the Senate not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act detailing the planned distribution of 
     Assets Forfeiture Fund joint law enforcement operations 
     funding during fiscal year 2015.
       (f) Subsections (a) through (d) of this section shall 
     sunset on September 30, 2015.
       Sec. 218.  No funds provided in this Act shall be used to 
     deny the Inspector General of the Department of Justice 
     timely access to all records, documents, and other materials 
     in the custody or possession of the Department or to prevent 
     or impede the Inspector General's access to such records, 
     documents and other materials, unless in accordance with an 
     express limitation of section 6(a) of the Inspector General 
     Act, as amended, consistent with the plain language of the 
     Inspector General Act, as amended. The Inspector General of 
     the Department of Justice shall report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations within five calendar days any failures to 
     comply with this requirement.
       Sec. 219.  Discretionary funds that are made available in 
     this Act for the Office of Justice Programs may be used to 
     participate in Performance Partnership Pilots authorized 
     under section 526 of division H of Public Law 113-76.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Justice 
     Appropriations Act, 2015''.

                               TITLE III

                                SCIENCE

                Office of Science and Technology Policy

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and 
     Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the 
     National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and 
     Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by 
     section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, not to exceed 
     $2,250 for official reception and representation expenses, 
     and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, 
     $5,555,000.

             National Aeronautics and Space Administration

                                science

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
     conduct and support of science research and development 
     activities, including research, development, operations, 
     support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility 
     planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and 
     communications activities; program management; personnel and 
     related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as 
     authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United 
     States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, 
     and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, 
     $5,244,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: 
      Provided, That the formulation and development costs (with 
     development cost as defined under section 30104 of title 51, 
     United States Code) for the James Webb Space Telescope shall 
     not exceed $8,000,000,000:  Provided further, That should the 
     individual identified under subsection (c)(2)(E) of section 
     30104 of title 51, United States Code, as responsible for the 
     James Webb Space Telescope determine that the development 
     cost of the program is likely to exceed that limitation, the 
     individual shall immediately notify the Administrator and the 
     increase shall be treated as if it meets the 30 percent 
     threshold described in subsection (f) of section 30104:  
     Provided further, That $100,000,000 shall be for pre-
     formulation and/or formulation activities for a mission that 
     meets the science goals outlined for the Jupiter Europa 
     mission in the most recent planetary science decadal survey.

                              aeronautics

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
     conduct and support of aeronautics research and development 
     activities, including research, development, operations, 
     support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility 
     planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and 
     communications activities; program management; personnel and 
     related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as 
     authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United 
     States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, 
     and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, 
     $651,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.

                            space technology

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
     conduct and support of space research and technology 
     development activities, including research, development, 
     operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, 
     facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft 
     control, and communications activities; program management; 
     personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 
     therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, 
     United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, 
     maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative 
     aircraft, $596,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2016.

                              exploration

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
     conduct and support of exploration research and development 
     activities, including research, development, operations, 
     support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility 
     planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and 
     communications activities; program management; personnel and 
     related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as 
     authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United 
     States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, 
     and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, 
     $4,356,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: 
      Provided, That not less than $1,194,000,000 shall be for the 
     Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle:  Provided further, That not 
     less than $2,051,300,000 shall be for the Space Launch 
     System, which shall have a lift capability not less than 130 
     metric tons and which shall have an upper stage and other 
     core elements developed simultaneously:  Provided further, 
     That of the funds made available for the Space Launch System, 
     $1,700,000,000 shall be for launch vehicle development and 
     $351,300,000 shall be for exploration ground systems:  
     Provided further, That the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration (NASA) shall provide to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate, concurrent with the annual budget submission, a 5 
     year budget profile and funding projection that adheres to a 
     70 percent Joint Confidence Level (JCL) and is consistent 
     with the Key Decision Point C (KDP-C) for the Space Launch 
     System and with the future KDP-C for the Orion Multi-Purpose 
     Crew Vehicle:  Provided further, That in complying with the 
     preceding proviso NASA shall include budget profiles and 
     funding projections that conform to the KDP-C management 
     agreement for development completion of the Space Launch 
     System by December 2017, and the management agreement for the 
     Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle upon completing KDP-C:  
     Provided further, That in no case shall the JCL of the Space 
     Launch System or the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle be less 
     than the guidance outlined in NASA Procedural Requirements 
     7120.5E:  Provided further, That funds made available for the 
     Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle and Space Launch System are 
     in addition to funds provided for these programs under the 
     ``Construction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration'' 
     heading:  Provided further, That $805,000,000 shall be for 
     commercial spaceflight activities:  Provided further, That 
     $306,400,000 shall be for exploration research and 
     development.

                            space operations

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
     conduct and support of space operations research and 
     development activities, including research, development, 
     operations, support and services; space flight, spacecraft 
     control and communications activities, including operations, 
     production, and services; maintenance and repair, facility 
     planning and design; program management; personnel and 
     related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as 
     authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United 
     States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and 
     operation of mission and administrative aircraft, 
     $3,827,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.

                               education

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
     conduct and support of aerospace and aeronautical education 
     research and development activities, including research, 
     development, operations, support, and services; program 
     management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms 
     or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 
     5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; 
     purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, 
     lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and 
     administrative aircraft, $119,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2016, of which $18,000,000 shall be for 
     the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research 
     and $40,000,000 shall be for the National Space Grant College 
     program.

                 safety, security and mission services

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the 
     conduct and support of science, aeronautics, space 
     technology, exploration, space operations and education 
     research and development activities, including research, 
     development, operations, support, and services; maintenance 
     and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, 
     spacecraft control, and communications activities; program 
     management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms 
     or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 
     5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; 
     purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed 
     $63,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 
     and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of 
     mission and administrative aircraft, $2,758,900,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2016.

       construction and environmental compliance and restoration

       For necessary expenses for construction of facilities 
     including repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and 
     modification of facilities,

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     construction of new facilities and additions to existing 
     facilities, facility planning and design, and restoration, 
     and acquisition or condemnation of real property, as 
     authorized by law, and environmental compliance and 
     restoration, $419,100,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2020:  Provided, That of the $429,100,000 
     provided for in direct obligations under this heading, 
     $419,100,000 is appropriated from the general fund and 
     $10,000,000 is provided from recoveries of prior year 
     obligations:  Provided further, That proceeds from leases 
     deposited into this account shall be available for a period 
     of 5 years to the extent and in amounts as provided in annual 
     appropriations Acts:  Provided further, That such proceeds 
     referred to in the preceding proviso shall be available for 
     obligation for fiscal year 2015 in an amount not to exceed 
     $9,584,100:  Provided further, That each annual budget 
     request shall include an annual estimate of gross receipts 
     and collections and proposed use of all funds collected 
     pursuant to section 20145 of title 51, United States Code.

                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
     $37,000,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2016.

                       administrative provisions

                     (including transfer of funds)

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

                          (transfer of funds)

       The unexpired balances of a previous account, for 
     activities for which funds are provided in this Act, may be 
     transferred to the new account established in this Act that 
     provides such activities. Balances so transferred shall be 
     merged with the funds in the newly established account, but 
     shall be available under the same terms, conditions and 
     period of time as previously appropriated.

                      National Science Foundation

                    research and related activities

       For necessary expenses in carrying out the National Science 
     Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), and Public 
     Law 86-209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.); services as authorized 
     by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; maintenance 
     and operation of aircraft and purchase of flight services for 
     research support; acquisition of aircraft; and authorized 
     travel; $5,933,645,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2016, of which not to exceed $520,000,000 shall remain 
     available until expended for polar research and operations 
     support, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for 
     operational and science support and logistical and other 
     related activities for the United States Antarctic program:  
     Provided, That receipts for scientific support services and 
     materials furnished by the National Research Centers and 
     other National Science Foundation supported research 
     facilities may be credited to this appropriation:  Provided 
     further, That not less than $159,690,000 shall be available 
     for activities authorized by section 7002(c)(2)(A)(iv) of 
     Public Law 110-69.

          major research equipment and facilities construction

       For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construction, 
     commissioning, and upgrading of major research equipment, 
     facilities, and other such capital assets pursuant to the 
     National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et 
     seq.), including authorized travel, $200,760,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                     education and human resources

       For necessary expenses in carrying out science, mathematics 
     and engineering education and human resources programs and 
     activities pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 
     1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), including services as 
     authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
     authorized travel, and rental of conference rooms in the 
     District of Columbia, $866,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2016:  Provided, That not less than $60,890,000 
     shall be available for activities authorized by section 7030 
     of Public Law 110-69.

                 agency operations and award management

       For agency operations and award management necessary in 
     carrying out the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 
     U.S.C. 1861 et seq.); services authorized by section 3109 of 
     title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger motor 
     vehicles; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 
     sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; rental 
     of conference rooms in the District of Columbia; and 
     reimbursement of the Department of Homeland Security for 
     security guard services; $325,000,000:  Provided, That not to 
     exceed $8,280 is for official reception and representation 
     expenses:  Provided further, That contracts may be entered 
     into under this heading in fiscal year 2015 for maintenance 
     and operation of facilities and for other services to be 
     provided during the next fiscal year:  Provided further, That 
     of the amount provided for costs associated with the 
     acquisition, occupancy, and related costs of new headquarters 
     space, not more than $27,370,000 shall remain available until 
     expended.

                  office of the national science board

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

                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
     $14,430,000, of which $400,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2016.

                        administrative provision

       Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available 
     for the current fiscal year for the National Science 
     Foundation in this Act may be transferred between such 
     appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased 
     by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. Any transfer 
     pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming 
     of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be 
     available for obligation except in compliance with the 
     procedures set forth in that section.
        This title may be cited as the ``Science Appropriations 
     Act, 2015''.

                                TITLE IV

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                       Commission on Civil Rights

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil Rights, 
     including hire of passenger motor vehicles, $9,200,000:  
     Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in this 
     paragraph shall be used to employ in excess of four full-time 
     individuals under Schedule C of the Excepted Service 
     exclusive of one special assistant for each Commissioner:  
     Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in this 
     paragraph shall be used to reimburse Commissioners for more 
     than 75 billable days, with the exception of the chairperson, 
     who is permitted 125 billable days:  Provided further, That 
     none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be 
     used for any activity or expense that is not explicitly 
     authorized by section 3 of the Civil Rights Commission Act of 
     1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975a).

                Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission as authorized by title VII of the Civil Rights Act 
     of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, 
     the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Americans with Disabilities 
     Act of 1990, section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 
     the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Genetic Information Non-
     Discrimination Act (GINA) of 2008 (Public Law 110-233), the 
     ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-325), and the 
     Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-2), 
     including services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, 
     United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles as 
     authorized by section 1343(b) of title 31, United States 
     Code; nonmonetary awards to private citizens; and up to 
     $30,000,000 for payments to State and local enforcement 
     agencies for authorized services to the Commission, 
     $364,500,000:  Provided, That the Commission is authorized to 
     make available for official reception and representation 
     expenses not to exceed $2,250 from available funds:  Provided 
     further, That the Commission may take no action to implement 
     any workforce repositioning, restructuring, or reorganization 
     until such time as the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate have been notified of 
     such proposals, in accordance with the reprogramming 
     requirements of section 505 of this Act:  Provided further, 
     That the Chair is authorized to accept and use any gift or 
     donation to carry out the work of the Commission.

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                     International Trade Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the International Trade 
     Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and 
     services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
     States Code, and not to exceed $2,250 for official reception 
     and representation expenses, $84,500,000, to remain available 
     until expended.

                       Legal Services Corporation

               payment to the legal services corporation

       For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to carry out 
     the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974, 
     $375,000,000, of which $343,150,000 is for basic field 
     programs and required independent audits; $4,350,000 is for 
     the Office of Inspector General, of which such amounts as may 
     be necessary may be used to conduct additional audits of 
     recipients; $18,500,000 is for management and grants 
     oversight; $4,000,000 is for client self-help and information 
     technology; $4,000,000 is for a Pro Bono Innovation Fund; and 
     $1,000,000 is for loan repayment assistance:  Provided, That 
     the Legal Services Corporation may continue to provide 
     locality pay to officers and employees at a rate no greater 
     than that provided by the Federal Government to Washington, 
     DC-based employees as authorized by section 5304 of title 5, 
     United States Code, notwithstanding section 1005(d) of the 
     Legal Services Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 2996(d)):  Provided 
     further, That the authorities provided in section 205 of this 
     Act shall be applicable to the Legal Services Corporation:  
     Provided further, That, for the purposes of section 505 of 
     this Act, the Legal Services Corporation shall be considered 
     an agency of the United States Government.

          administrative provision--legal services corporation

       None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal 
     Services Corporation shall be expended for any purpose 
     prohibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the 
     provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 of 
     Public Law 105-119, and all funds appropriated in this Act to 
     the Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to the same 
     terms and conditions set forth in such sections, except that 
     all references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall 
     be deemed to refer instead to 2014 and 2015, respectively.

                        Marine Mammal Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Commission as 
     authorized by title II of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 
     1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), $3,340,000.

            Office of the United States Trade Representative

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the United States 
     Trade Representative, including the hire of passenger motor 
     vehicles and the employment of experts and consultants as 
     authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
     $54,250,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That not to exceed $124,000 shall be 
     available for official reception and representation expenses.

                        State Justice Institute

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, as 
     authorized by the State Justice Institute Authorization Act 
     of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10701 et seq.) $5,121,000, of which 
     $500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016:  
     Provided, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be available for 
     official reception and representation expenses:  Provided 
     further, That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, 
     the State Justice Institute shall be considered an agency of 
     the United States Government.

                                TITLE V

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

                        (including rescissions)

       Sec. 501.  No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not 
     authorized by the Congress.
       Sec. 502.  No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 503.  The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
     Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, 
     pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
     shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures 
     are a matter of public record and available for public 
     inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing 
     law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to 
     existing law.
       Sec. 504.  If any provision of this Act or the application 
     of such provision to any person or circumstances shall be 
     held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the application of 
     each provision to persons or circumstances other than those 
     as to which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby.
       Sec. 505.  None of the funds provided under this Act, or 
     provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies 
     funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or 
     expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any 
     accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the 
     collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this 
     Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through 
     a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates or initiates a new 
     program, project or activity; (2) eliminates a program, 
     project or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel by any 
     means for any project or activity for which funds have been 
     denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; 
     (5) reorganizes or renames offices, programs or activities; 
     (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities 
     presently performed by Federal employees; (7) augments 
     existing programs, projects or activities in excess of 
     $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, or reduces by 10 
     percent funding for any program, project or activity, or 
     numbers of personnel by 10 percent; or (8) results from any 
     general savings, including savings from a reduction in 
     personnel, which would result in a change in existing 
     programs, projects or activities as approved by Congress; 
     unless the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations are 
     notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds by 
     agencies (excluding agencies of the Department of Justice) 
     funded by this Act and 45 days in advance of such 
     reprogramming of funds by agencies of the Department of 
     Justice funded by this Act.
       Sec. 506. (a) If it has been finally determined by a court 
     or Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a 
     label bearing a ``Made in America'' inscription, or any 
     inscription with the same meaning, to any product sold in or 
     shipped to the United States that is not made in the United 
     States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any 
     contract or subcontract made with funds made available in 
     this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and 
     ineligibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through 
     9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
       (b)(1) To the extent practicable, with respect to 
     authorized purchases of promotional items, funds made 
     available by this Act shall be used to purchase items that 
     are manufactured, produced, or assembled in the United 
     States, its territories or possessions.
       (2) The term ``promotional items'' has the meaning given 
     the term in OMB Circular A-87, Attachment B, Item (1)(f)(3).
       Sec. 507. (a) The Departments of Commerce and Justice, the 
     National Science Foundation, and the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration shall provide to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     a quarterly report on the status of balances of 
     appropriations at the account level. For unobligated, 
     uncommitted balances and unobligated, committed balances the 
     quarterly reports shall separately identify the amounts 
     attributable to each source year of appropriation from which 
     the balances were derived. For balances that are obligated, 
     but unexpended, the quarterly reports shall separately 
     identify amounts by the year of obligation.
       (b) The report described in subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted within 30 days of the end of each quarter.
       (c) If a department or agency is unable to fulfill any 
     aspect of a reporting requirement described in subsection (a) 
     due to a limitation of a current accounting system, the 
     department or agency shall fulfill such aspect to the maximum 
     extent practicable under such accounting system and shall 
     identify and describe in each quarterly report the extent to 
     which such aspect is not fulfilled.
       Sec. 508.  Any costs incurred by a department or agency 
     funded under this Act resulting from, or to prevent, 
     personnel actions taken in response to funding reductions 
     included in this Act shall be absorbed within the total 
     budgetary resources available to such department or agency:  
     Provided, That the authority to transfer funds between 
     appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this 
     section is provided in addition to authorities included 
     elsewhere in this Act:  Provided further, That use of funds 
     to carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming 
     of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be 
     available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance 
     with the procedures set forth in that section:  Provided 
     further, That for the Department of Commerce, this section 
     shall also apply to actions taken for the care and protection 
     of loan collateral or grant property.
       Sec. 509.  None of the funds provided by this Act shall be 
     available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco 
     products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign 
     country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or 
     tobacco products, except for restrictions which are not 
     applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the 
     same type.
       Sec. 510.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     amounts deposited or available in the Fund established by 
     section 1402 of chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98-473 
     (42 U.S.C. 10601) in any fiscal year in excess of 
     $2,361,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until 
     the following fiscal year:  Provided, That notwithstanding 
     section 1402(d) of such Act, of the amounts available from 
     the Fund for obligation $10,000,000 shall remain available 
     until expended to the Department of Justice Office of 
     Inspector General for oversight and auditing purposes.

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       Sec. 511.  None of the funds made available to the 
     Department of Justice in this Act may be used to discriminate 
     against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of 
     students who participate in programs for which financial 
     assistance is provided from those funds, or of the parents or 
     legal guardians of such students.
       Sec. 512.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality 
     of the United States Government, except pursuant to a 
     transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act 
     or any other appropriations Act.
       Sec. 513.  Any funds provided in this Act used to implement 
     E-Government Initiatives shall be subject to the procedures 
     set forth in section 505 of this Act.
       Sec. 514. (a) The Inspectors General of the Department of 
     Commerce, the Department of Justice, the National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, 
     and the Legal Services Corporation shall conduct audits, 
     pursuant to the Inspector General Act (5 U.S.C. App.), of 
     grants or contracts for which funds are appropriated by this 
     Act, and shall submit reports to Congress on the progress of 
     such audits, which may include preliminary findings and a 
     description of areas of particular interest, within 180 days 
     after initiating such an audit and every 180 days thereafter 
     until any such audit is completed.
       (b) Within 60 days after the date on which an audit 
     described in subsection (a) by an Inspector General is 
     completed, the Secretary, Attorney General, Administrator, 
     Director, or President, as appropriate, shall make the 
     results of the audit available to the public on the Internet 
     website maintained by the Department, Administration, 
     Foundation, or Corporation, respectively. The results shall 
     be made available in redacted form to exclude--
       (1) any matter described in section 552(b) of title 5, 
     United States Code; and
       (2) sensitive personal information for any individual, the 
     public access to which could be used to commit identity theft 
     or for other inappropriate or unlawful purposes.
       (c) Any person awarded a grant or contract funded by 
     amounts appropriated by this Act shall submit a statement to 
     the Secretary of Commerce, the Attorney General, the 
     Administrator, Director, or President, as appropriate, 
     certifying that no funds derived from the grant or contract 
     will be made available through a subcontract or in any other 
     manner to another person who has a financial interest in the 
     person awarded the grant or contract.
       (d) The provisions of the preceding subsections of this 
     section shall take effect 30 days after the date on which the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in 
     consultation with the Director of the Office of Government 
     Ethics, determines that a uniform set of rules and 
     requirements, substantially similar to the requirements in 
     such subsections, consistently apply under the executive 
     branch ethics program to all Federal departments, agencies, 
     and entities.
       Sec. 515. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available under this Act may be used by the Departments 
     of Commerce and Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, or the National Science Foundation to acquire 
     a high-impact or moderate-impact information system, as 
     defined for security categorization in the National Institute 
     of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Federal Information 
     Processing Standard Publication 199, ``Standards for Security 
     Categorization of Federal Information and Information 
     Systems'' unless the agency has--
       (1) reviewed the supply chain risk for the information 
     systems against criteria developed by NIST to inform 
     acquisition decisions for high-impact and moderate-impact 
     information systems within the Federal Government;
       (2) reviewed the supply chain risk from the presumptive 
     awardee against available and relevant threat information 
     provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other 
     appropriate agencies; and
       (3) in consultation with the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation or other appropriate Federal entity, conducted 
     an assessment of any risk of cyber-espionage or sabotage 
     associated with the acquisition of such system, including any 
     risk associated with such system being produced, 
     manufactured, or assembled by one or more entities identified 
     by the United States Government as posing a cyber threat, 
     including but not limited to, those that may be owned, 
     directed, or subsidized by the People's Republic of China.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available under this Act may be used to acquire a high-impact 
     or moderate-impact information system reviewed and assessed 
     under subsection (a) unless the head of the assessing entity 
     described in subsection (a) has--
       (1) developed, in consultation with NIST and supply chain 
     risk management experts, a mitigation strategy for any 
     identified risks;
       (2) determined that the acquisition of such system is in 
     the national interest of the United States; and
       (3) reported that determination to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate.
       Sec. 516.  None of the funds made available in this Act 
     shall be used in any way whatsoever to support or justify the 
     use of torture by any official or contract employee of the 
     United States Government.
       Sec. 517. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or 
     treaty, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available under this Act or any other Act may be expended or 
     obligated by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
     United States to pay administrative expenses or to compensate 
     an officer or employee of the United States in connection 
     with requiring an export license for the export to Canada of 
     components, parts, accessories or attachments for firearms 
     listed in Category I, section 121.1 of title 22, Code of 
     Federal Regulations (International Trafficking in Arms 
     Regulations (ITAR), part 121, as it existed on April 1, 2005) 
     with a total value not exceeding $500 wholesale in any 
     transaction, provided that the conditions of subsection (b) 
     of this section are met by the exporting party for such 
     articles.
       (b) The foregoing exemption from obtaining an export 
     license--
       (1) does not exempt an exporter from filing any Shipper's 
     Export Declaration or notification letter required by law, or 
     from being otherwise eligible under the laws of the United 
     States to possess, ship, transport, or export the articles 
     enumerated in subsection (a); and
       (2) does not permit the export without a license of--
       (A) fully automatic firearms and components and parts for 
     such firearms, other than for end use by the Federal 
     Government, or a Provincial or Municipal Government of 
     Canada;
       (B) barrels, cylinders, receivers (frames) or complete 
     breech mechanisms for any firearm listed in Category I, other 
     than for end use by the Federal Government, or a Provincial 
     or Municipal Government of Canada; or
       (C) articles for export from Canada to another foreign 
     destination.
       (c) In accordance with this section, the District Directors 
     of Customs and postmasters shall permit the permanent or 
     temporary export without a license of any unclassified 
     articles specified in subsection (a) to Canada for end use in 
     Canada or return to the United States, or temporary import of 
     Canadian-origin items from Canada for end use in the United 
     States or return to Canada for a Canadian citizen.
       (d) The President may require export licenses under this 
     section on a temporary basis if the President determines, 
     upon publication first in the Federal Register, that the 
     Government of Canada has implemented or maintained inadequate 
     import controls for the articles specified in subsection (a), 
     such that a significant diversion of such articles has and 
     continues to take place for use in international terrorism or 
     in the escalation of a conflict in another nation. The 
     President shall terminate the requirements of a license when 
     reasons for the temporary requirements have ceased.
       Sec. 518.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States 
     receiving appropriated funds under this Act or any other Act 
     shall obligate or expend in any way such funds to pay 
     administrative expenses or the compensation of any officer or 
     employee of the United States to deny any application 
     submitted pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2778(b)(1)(B) and qualified 
     pursuant to 27 CFR section 478.112 or .113, for a permit to 
     import United States origin ``curios or relics'' firearms, 
     parts, or ammunition.
       Sec. 519.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to include in any new bilateral or multilateral trade 
     agreement the text of--
       (1) paragraph 2 of article 16.7 of the United States-
     Singapore Free Trade Agreement;
       (2) paragraph 4 of article 17.9 of the United States-
     Australia Free Trade Agreement; or
       (3) paragraph 4 of article 15.9 of the United States-
     Morocco Free Trade Agreement.
       Sec. 520.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to authorize or issue a national security letter in 
     contravention of any of the following laws authorizing the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation to issue national security 
     letters: The Right to Financial Privacy Act; The Electronic 
     Communications Privacy Act; The Fair Credit Reporting Act; 
     The National Security Act of 1947; USA PATRIOT Act; and the 
     laws amended by these Acts.
       Sec. 521.  If at any time during any quarter, the program 
     manager of a project within the jurisdiction of the 
     Departments of Commerce or Justice, the National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, or the National Science Foundation 
     totaling more than $75,000,000 has reasonable cause to 
     believe that the total program cost has increased by 10 
     percent or more, the program manager shall immediately inform 
     the respective Secretary, Administrator, or Director. The 
     Secretary, Administrator, or Director shall notify the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 30 days in 
     writing of such increase, and shall include in such notice: 
     the date on which such determination was made; a statement of 
     the reasons for such increases; the action taken and proposed 
     to be taken to control future cost growth of the project; 
     changes made in the performance or schedule milestones and 
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     degree to which such changes have contributed to the increase 
     in total program costs or procurement costs; new estimates of 
     the total project or procurement costs; and a statement 
     validating that the project's management structure is 
     adequate to control total project or procurement costs.
       Sec. 522.  Funds appropriated by this Act, or made 
     available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for 
     intelligence or intelligence related activities are deemed to 
     be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of 
     section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     414) during fiscal year 2015 until the enactment of the 
     Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2015.
       Sec. 523.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in 
     an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in 
     excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or 
     grantee certifies in writing to the agency awarding the 
     contract or grant that, to the best of its knowledge and 
     belief, the contractor or grantee has filed all Federal tax 
     returns required during the three years preceding the 
     certification, has not been convicted of a criminal offense 
     under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has not, more 
     than 90 days prior to certification, been notified of any 
     unpaid Federal tax assessment for which the liability remains 
     unsatisfied, unless the assessment is the subject of an 
     installment agreement or offer in compromise that has been 
     approved by the Internal Revenue Service and is not in 
     default, or the assessment is the subject of a non-frivolous 
     administrative or judicial proceeding.

                             (rescissions)

       Sec. 524. (a) Of the unobligated balances available to the 
     Department of Commerce, the following funds are hereby 
     rescinded, not later than September 30, 2015, from the 
     following accounts in the specified amounts--
       (1) ``Departmental Management, Franchise Fund'', 
     $2,906,000; and
       (2) ``Economic Development Administration, Economic 
     Development Assistance Programs'', $5,000,000.
       (b) Of the unobligated balances available to the Department 
     of Justice, the following funds are hereby rescinded, not 
     later than September 30, 2015, from the following accounts in 
     the specified amounts--
       (1) ``Working Capital Fund'', $99,000,000;
       (2) ``Tactical Law Enforcement Wireless Communications'', 
     $2,000,000;
       (3) ``Detention Trustee'', $23,000,000;
       (4) ``Legal Activities, Assets Forfeiture Fund'', 
     $193,000,000;
       (5) ``Legal Activities, Salaries and Expenses, General 
     Legal Activities'', $10,000,000;
       (6) ``Legal Activities, Salaries and Expenses, Antitrust 
     Division'', $6,000,000;
       (7) ``Salaries and Expenses, United States Attorneys'', 
     $9,000,000;
       (8) ``United States Marshals Service, Federal Prisoner 
     Detention'', $188,000,000;
       (9) ``Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, 
     Salaries and Expenses'', $3,200,000;
       (10) ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office 
     on Violence Against Women, Violence Against Women Prevention 
     and Prosecution Programs'', $16,000,000;
       (11) ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office 
     of Justice Programs'', $82,500,000; and
       (12) ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, 
     Community Oriented Policing Services'', $40,000,000.
       (c) The Departments of Commerce and Justice shall submit to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate a report no later than 
     September 1, 2015, specifying the amount of each rescission 
     made pursuant to subsections (a) and (b).
       Sec. 525.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to purchase first class or premium airline travel in 
     contravention of sections 301-10.122 through 301-10.124 of 
     title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
       Sec. 526.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more 
     than 50 employees from a Federal department or agency at any 
     single conference occurring outside the United States unless 
     such conference is a law enforcement training or operational 
     conference for law enforcement personnel and the majority of 
     Federal employees in attendance are law enforcement personnel 
     stationed outside the United States.
       Sec. 527.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this Act may be used in a manner that is 
     inconsistent with the principal negotiating objective of the 
     United States with respect to trade remedy laws to preserve 
     the ability of the United States--
       (1) to enforce vigorously its trade laws, including 
     antidumping, countervailing duty, and safeguard laws;
       (2) to avoid agreements that--
       (A) lessen the effectiveness of domestic and international 
     disciplines on unfair trade, especially dumping and 
     subsidies; or
       (B) lessen the effectiveness of domestic and international 
     safeguard provisions, in order to ensure that United States 
     workers, agricultural producers, and firms can compete fully 
     on fair terms and enjoy the benefits of reciprocal trade 
     concessions; and
       (3) to address and remedy market distortions that lead to 
     dumping and subsidization, including overcapacity, 
     cartelization, and market-access barriers.
       Sec. 528.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, 
     release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within 
     the United States, its territories, or possessions Khalid 
     Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who--
       (1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed 
     Forces of the United States; and
       (2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the United 
     States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department 
     of Defense.
       Sec. 529. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available in this or any other Act may be used to 
     construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the United 
     States, its territories, or possessions to house any 
     individual described in subsection (c) for the purposes of 
     detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the 
     effective control of the Department of Defense.
       (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to 
     any modification of facilities at United States Naval 
     Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
       (c) An individual described in this subsection is any 
     individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United 
     States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who--
       (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of 
     the Armed Forces of the United States; and
       (2) is--
       (A) in the custody or under the effective control of the 
     Department of Defense; or
       (B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval 
     Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
       Sec. 530.  To the extent practicable, funds made available 
     in this Act should be used to purchase light bulbs that are 
     ``Energy Star'' qualified or have the ``Federal Energy 
     Management Program'' designation.
       Sec. 531.  The Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget shall instruct any department, agency, or 
     instrumentality of the United States receiving funds 
     appropriated under this Act to track undisbursed balances in 
     expired grant accounts and include in its annual performance 
     plan and performance and accountability reports the 
     following:
       (1) Details on future action the department, agency, or 
     instrumentality will take to resolve undisbursed balances in 
     expired grant accounts.
       (2) The method that the department, agency, or 
     instrumentality uses to track undisbursed balances in expired 
     grant accounts.
       (3) Identification of undisbursed balances in expired grant 
     accounts that may be returned to the Treasury of the United 
     States.
       (4) In the preceding 3 fiscal years, details on the total 
     number of expired grant accounts with undisbursed balances 
     (on the first day of each fiscal year) for the department, 
     agency, or instrumentality and the total finances that have 
     not been obligated to a specific project remaining in the 
     accounts.
       Sec. 532. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used for the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration (NASA) or the Office of Science and Technology 
     Policy (OSTP) to develop, design, plan, promulgate, 
     implement, or execute a bilateral policy, program, order, or 
     contract of any kind to participate, collaborate, or 
     coordinate bilaterally in any way with China or any Chinese-
     owned company unless such activities are specifically 
     authorized by a law enacted after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       (b) None of the funds made available by this Act may be 
     used to effectuate the hosting of official Chinese visitors 
     at facilities belonging to or utilized by NASA.
       (c) The limitations described in subsections (a) and (b) 
     shall not apply to activities which NASA or OSTP has 
     certified--
       (1) pose no risk of resulting in the transfer of 
     technology, data, or other information with national security 
     or economic security implications to China or a Chinese-owned 
     company; and
       (2) will not involve knowing interactions with officials 
     who have been determined by the United States to have direct 
     involvement with violations of human rights.
       (d) Any certification made under subsection (c) shall be 
     submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate no later than 30 days prior to 
     the activity in question and shall include a description of 
     the purpose of the activity, its agenda, its major 
     participants, and its location and timing.
       Sec. 533.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel to deny, 
     or fail to act on, an application for the importation of any 
     model of shotgun if--
       (1) all other requirements of law with respect to the 
     proposed importation are met; and
       (2) no application for the importation of such model of 
     shotgun, in the same configuration, had been denied by the 
     Attorney General prior to January 1, 2011, on the basis that 
     the shotgun was not particularly suitable for or readily 
     adaptable to sporting purposes.

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       Sec. 534. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used to maintain or establish a computer network 
     unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and 
     exchanging of pornography.
       (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds 
     necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 
     enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal 
     investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.
       Sec. 535.  The Departments of Commerce and Justice, the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the 
     National Science Foundation shall submit spending plans, 
     signed by the respective department or agency head, to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate within 45 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       Sec. 536.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty 
     until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for 
     the Treaty.
       Sec. 537.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     under the heading ``Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery'' may be 
     used for grant guidelines or requirements to establish 
     minimum riparian buffers.
       Sec. 538.  None of the funds made available in this Act to 
     the Department of Justice may be used, with respect to the 
     States of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, 
     Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, 
     Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, 
     Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, 
     New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, 
     South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and 
     Wisconsin, to prevent such States from implementing their own 
     State laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, 
     or cultivation of medical marijuana.
       Sec. 539.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used in contravention of section 7606 (``Legitimacy of 
     Industrial Hemp Research'') of the Agricultural Act of 2014 
     (Public Law 113-79) by the Department of Justice or the Drug 
     Enforcement Administration.
       Sec. 540. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used to relinquish the responsibility of the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration during 
     fiscal year 2015 with respect to Internet domain name system 
     functions, including responsibility with respect to the 
     authoritative root zone file and the Internet Assigned 
     Numbers Authority functions.
       (b) Subsection (a) of this section shall expire on 
     September 30, 2015.
       Sec. 541. (a) In General.--During the period beginning on 
     January 1, 2015, and ending on December 31, 2015, the 
     provisions of chapter 3 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 
     (19 U.S.C. 2341 et seq.), as in effect on December 31, 2014, 
     shall apply, except that in applying and administering such 
     provisions, section 256(b) of that Act shall be applied and 
     administered by substituting ``$16,000,000 for the period 
     beginning on January 1, 2015, and ending December 31, 2015'' 
     for ``$16,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007, 
     and $4,000,000 for the 3-month period beginning on October 1, 
     2007''.
       (b) Termination.--During the period beginning on January 1, 
     2015, and ending on December 31, 2015, section 285 of the 
     Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 note), as in effect on 
     December 31, 2014, shall apply, except that in applying and 
     administering that section, subsection (b) of that section 
     shall be applied and administered as if paragraph (1) read as 
     follows:
       ``(1) Assistance for firms.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     assistance may not be provided under chapter 3 after December 
     31, 2015.
       ``(B) Exception.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), any 
     assistance approved under chapter 3 on or before December 31, 
     2015, may be provided--
       ``(i) to the extent funds are available pursuant to such 
     chapter for such purpose; and
       ``(ii) to the extent the recipient of the assistance is 
     otherwise eligible to receive such assistance.''.

 TITLE VI--TRAVEL PROMOTION, ENHANCEMENT, AND MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2014

     SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Travel Promotion, 
     Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014''.

     SEC. 602. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

       Subsection (b)(2)(A) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 
     (22 U.S.C. 2131(b)(2)(A)) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding clause (i)--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``promotion and 
     marketing'' and inserting ``promotion or marketing''; and
       (B) by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
     ``At least 5 members of the board shall have experience 
     working in United States multinational entities with 
     marketing budgets. At least 2 members of the board shall be 
     audit committee financial experts (as defined by the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with section 
     407 of Public Law 107-204 (15 U.S.C. 7265)). All members of 
     the board shall be a current or former chief executive 
     officer, chief financial officer, or chief marketing officer, 
     or have held an equivalent management position.''; and
       (2) in clause (x), by striking ``intercity passenger 
     railroad business'' and inserting ``land or sea passenger 
     transportation sector''.

     SEC. 603. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.

       Subsection (c)(3) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 
     U.S.C. 2131(c)(3)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (I); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following:
       ``(G) a description of, and rationales for, the 
     Corporation's efforts to focus on specific countries and 
     populations;
       ``(H)(i) a description of, and rationales for, the 
     Corporation's combination of media channels employed in 
     meeting the promotional objectives of its marketing campaign;
       ``(ii) the ratio in which such channels are used; and
       ``(iii) a justification for the use and ratio of such 
     channels; and''.

     SEC. 604. BIANNUAL REVIEW OF PROCEDURES TO DETERMINE FAIR 
                   MARKET VALUE OF GOODS AND SERVICES.

       Subsection (d)(3) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 
     U.S.C. 2131(d)(3)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``80 percent'' and 
     inserting ``70 percent''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) Maintenance of an in-kind contributions policy.--The 
     Corporation shall maintain an in-kind contributions policy.
       ``(F) Formalized procedures for in-kind contributions 
     policy.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
     of the Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act 
     of 2014, the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the 
     Corporation, shall establish formal, publicly available 
     procedures specifying time frames and conditions for--
       ``(i) making and agreeing to revisions of the Corporation's 
     in-kind contributions policy; and
       ``(ii) addressing and resolving disagreements between the 
     Corporation and its partners, including the Secretary of 
     Commerce, regarding the in-kind contributions policy.
       ``(G) Biannual review of procedures to determine fair 
     market value of goods and services.--The Corporation and the 
     Secretary of Commerce (or their designees) shall meet on a 
     biannual basis to review the procedures to determine the fair 
     market value of goods and services received from non-Federal 
     sources by the Corporation under subparagraph (B).''.

     SEC. 605. EXTENSION OF TRAVEL PROMOTION ACT OF 2009.

       (a) In General.--The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 
     U.S.C. 2131) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(5)(A)(iv), by striking ``all States 
     and the District of Columbia'' and inserting ``all States and 
     territories of the United States and the District of 
     Columbia,''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``2015'' and inserting 
     ``2020''; and
       (B) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ``fiscal year 2011, 
     2012, 2013, 2014, or 2015'' and inserting ``each of the 
     fiscal years 2011 through 2020''.
       (b) Sunset of Travel Promotion Fund Fee.--Section 
     217(h)(3)(B)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)(B)(iii)) is amended by striking ``September 
     30, 2015'' and inserting ``September 30, 2020''.

     SEC. 606. ACCOUNTABILITY; PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS.

       The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131), as 
     amended by this Act, is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h) as 
     subsections (h), (e), (i), and (j), respectively;
       (2) by moving subsection (e) (as so redesignated) so that 
     it follows subsection (d);
       (3) in paragraph (2) of subsection (c), by striking 
     ``$5,000,000'' and inserting ``$500,000''; and
       (4) by inserting after subsection (e), as redesignated, the 
     following:
       ``(f) Accountability.--
       ``(1) Performance plans and measures.--Not later than 90 
     days after the date of the enactment of the Travel Promotion, 
     Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014, the Corporation 
     shall--
       ``(A) establish performance metrics including, time frames, 
     evaluation methodologies, and data sources for measuring--
       ``(i) the effectiveness of marketing efforts by the 
     Corporation, including its progress in achieving the long-
     term goals of increased traveler visits to and spending in 
     the United States;
       ``(ii) whether increases in visitation and spending have 
     occurred in response to external influences, such as economic 
     conditions or exchange rates, rather than in response to the 
     efforts of the Corporation; and
       ``(iii) any cost or benefit to the economy of the United 
     States; and
       ``(B) conduct periodic program evaluations in response to 
     the data resulting from measurements under subparagraph (A).

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       ``(2) GAO accountability.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     date on which the Corporation receives a report from the 
     Government Accountability Office with recommendations for the 
     Corporation, the Corporation shall submit a report to 
     Congress that describes the actions taken by the Corporation 
     in response to the recommendations in such report.
       ``(g) Procurement Requirements.--The Corporation shall--
       ``(1) establish a competitive procurement process; and
       ``(2) certify in its annual report to Congress under 
     subsection (c)(3) that any contracts entered into were in 
     compliance with the established competitive procurement 
     process.''.

     SEC. 607. REPEAL OF ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY.

       The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131), as 
     amended by this Act, is further amended by striking 
     subsection (e) (as redesignated by section 606(1) of this 
     Act).

TITLE VII--REVITALIZE AMERICAN MANUFACTURING AND INNOVATION ACT OF 2014

     SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Revitalize American 
     Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014''.

     SEC. 702. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds the following:
       (1) In 2012, manufacturers contributed $2.03 trillion to 
     the economy, or \1/8\ of United States Gross Domestic 
     Product.
       (2) For every $1.00 spent in manufacturing, another $1.32 
     is added to the economy, the highest multiplier effect of any 
     economic sector.
       (3) Manufacturing supports an estimated 17,400,000 jobs in 
     the United States--about 1 in 6 private-sector jobs. More 
     than 12,000,000 Americans (or 9 percent of the workforce) are 
     employed directly in manufacturing.
       (4) In 2012, the average manufacturing worker in the United 
     States earned $77,505 annually, including pay and benefits. 
     The average worker in all industries earned $62,063.
       (5) Taken alone, manufacturing in the United States would 
     be the 8th largest economy in the world.
       (6) Manufacturers in the United States perform two-thirds 
     of all private-sector research and development in the United 
     States, driving more innovation than any other sector.

     SEC. 703. ESTABLISHMENT OF NETWORK FOR MANUFACTURING 
                   INNOVATION.

       The National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 
     U.S.C. 271 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 34 as section 35; and
       (2) by inserting after section 33 (15 U.S.C. 278r) the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 34. NETWORK FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION.

       ``(a) Establishment of Network for Manufacturing Innovation 
     Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish within the 
     Institute a program to be known as the `Network for 
     Manufacturing Innovation Program' (referred to in this 
     section as the `Program').
       ``(2) Purposes of program.--The purposes of the Program 
     are--
       ``(A) to improve the competitiveness of United States 
     manufacturing and to increase the production of goods 
     manufactured predominantly within the United States;
       ``(B) to stimulate United States leadership in advanced 
     manufacturing research, innovation, and technology;
       ``(C) to facilitate the transition of innovative 
     technologies into scalable, cost-effective, and high-
     performing manufacturing capabilities;
       ``(D) to facilitate access by manufacturing enterprises to 
     capital-intensive infrastructure, including high-performance 
     electronics and computing, and the supply chains that enable 
     these technologies;
       ``(E) to accelerate the development of an advanced 
     manufacturing workforce;
       ``(F) to facilitate peer exchange of and the documentation 
     of best practices in addressing advanced manufacturing 
     challenges;
       ``(G) to leverage non-Federal sources of support to promote 
     a stable and sustainable business model without the need for 
     long-term Federal funding; and
       ``(H) to create and preserve jobs.
       ``(3) Support.--The Secretary, acting through the Director, 
     shall carry out the purposes set forth in paragraph (2) by 
     supporting--
       ``(A) the Network for Manufacturing Innovation established 
     under subsection (b); and
       ``(B) the establishment of centers for manufacturing 
     innovation.
       ``(4) Director.--The Secretary shall carry out the Program 
     through the Director.
       ``(b) Establishment of Network for Manufacturing 
     Innovation.--
       ``(1) In general.--As part of the Program, the Secretary 
     shall establish a network of centers for manufacturing 
     innovation.
       ``(2) Designation.--The network established under paragraph 
     (1) shall be known as the `Network for Manufacturing 
     Innovation' (referred to in this section as the `Network').
       ``(c) Centers for Manufacturing Innovation.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, a `center 
     for manufacturing innovation' is a center that--
       ``(A) has been established by a person or group of persons 
     to address challenges in advanced manufacturing and to assist 
     manufacturers in retaining or expanding industrial production 
     and jobs in the United States;
       ``(B) has a predominant focus on a manufacturing process, 
     novel material, enabling technology, supply chain integration 
     methodology, or another relevant aspect of advanced 
     manufacturing, such as nanotechnology applications, advanced 
     ceramics, photonics and optics, composites, biobased and 
     advanced materials, flexible hybrid technologies, and tool 
     development for microelectronics;
       ``(C) as determined by the Secretary, has the potential--
       ``(i) to improve the competitiveness of United States 
     manufacturing, including key advanced manufacturing 
     technologies such as nanotechnology, advanced ceramics, 
     photonics and optics, composites, biobased and advanced 
     materials, flexible hybrid technologies, and tool development 
     for microelectronics;
       ``(ii) to accelerate non-Federal investment in advanced 
     manufacturing production capacity in the United States; or
       ``(iii) to enable the commercial application of new 
     technologies or industry-wide manufacturing processes; and
       ``(D) includes active participation among representatives 
     from multiple industrial entities, research universities, 
     community colleges, and such other entities as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate, which may include industry-led 
     consortia, career and technical education schools, Federal 
     laboratories, State, local, and tribal governments, 
     businesses, educational institutions, and nonprofit 
     organizations.
       ``(2) Activities.--Activities of a center for manufacturing 
     innovation may include the following:
       ``(A) Research, development, and demonstration projects, 
     including proof-of-concept development and prototyping, to 
     reduce the cost, time, and risk of commercializing new 
     technologies and improvements in existing technologies, 
     processes, products, and research and development of 
     materials to solve precompetitive industrial problems with 
     economic or national security implications.
       ``(B) Development and implementation of education, 
     training, and workforce recruitment courses, materials, and 
     programs.
       ``(C) Development of innovative methodologies and practices 
     for supply chain integration and introduction of new 
     technologies into supply chains.
       ``(D) Outreach and engagement with small and medium-sized 
     manufacturing enterprises, including women and minority owned 
     manufacturing enterprises, in addition to large manufacturing 
     enterprises.
       ``(E) Such other activities as the Secretary, in 
     consultation with Federal departments and agencies whose 
     missions contribute to or are affected by advanced 
     manufacturing, considers consistent with the purposes 
     described in subsection (a)(2).
       ``(3) Additional centers for manufacturing innovation.--
       ``(A) In general.--The National Additive Manufacturing 
     Innovation Institute and other manufacturing centers formally 
     recognized as manufacturing innovation centers pursuant to 
     Federal law or executive actions, or under pending 
     interagency review for such recognition as of the date of 
     enactment of the Revitalize American Manufacturing and 
     Innovation Act of 2014, shall be considered centers for 
     manufacturing innovation, but such centers shall not receive 
     any financial assistance under subsection (d).
       ``(B) Network participation.--A manufacturing center that 
     is substantially similar to those established under this 
     subsection but that does not receive financial assistance 
     under subsection (d) may, upon request of the center, be 
     recognized as a center for manufacturing innovation by the 
     Secretary for purposes of participation in the Network.
       ``(d) Financial Assistance to Establish and Support Centers 
     for Manufacturing Innovation.--
       ``(1) In general.--In carrying out the Program, the 
     Secretary shall award financial assistance to a person or 
     group of persons to assist the organization in planning, 
     establishing, or supporting a center for manufacturing 
     innovation.
       ``(2) Application.--A person or group of persons seeking 
     financial assistance under paragraph (1) shall submit to the 
     Secretary an application therefor at such time, in such 
     manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
     require. The application shall, at a minimum, describe the 
     specific sources and amounts of non-Federal financial support 
     for the center on the date financial assistance is sought, as 
     well as the anticipated sources and amounts of non-Federal 
     financial support during the period for which the center 
     could be eligible for continued Federal financial assistance 
     under this section.
       ``(3) Open process.--In soliciting applications for 
     financial assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     ensure an open process that will allow for the consideration 
     of all applications relevant to advanced manufacturing 
     regardless of technology area.
       ``(4) Selection.--

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       ``(A) Competitive, merit review.--In awarding financial 
     assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use a 
     competitive, merit review process that includes peer review 
     by a diverse group of individuals with relevant expertise 
     from both the private and public sectors.
       ``(B) Participation in process.--
       ``(i) In general.--No political appointee may participate 
     on a peer review panel. The Secretary shall implement a 
     conflict of interest policy that ensures public transparency 
     and accountability, and requires full disclosure of any real 
     or potential conflicts of interest on the parts of 
     individuals that participate in the merit selection process.
       ``(ii) Definition.--For purposes of this subparagraph, the 
     term `political appointee' means any individual who--

       ``(I) is employed in a position described under sections 
     5312 through 5316 of title 5, United States Code, (relating 
     to the Executive Schedule);
       ``(II) is a limited term appointee, limited emergency 
     appointee, or noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive 
     Service, as defined under paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), 
     respectively, of section 3132(a) of title 5, United States 
     Code; or
       ``(III) is employed in a position in the executive branch 
     of the Government of a confidential or policy-determining 
     character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 
     5 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

       ``(C) Performance measurement, transparency, and 
     accountability.--For each award of financial assistance under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
       ``(i) make publicly available at the time of the award a 
     description of the bases for the award, including an 
     explanation of the relative merits of the winning applicant 
     as compared to other applications received, if applicable; 
     and
       ``(ii) develop and implement metrics-based performance 
     measures to assess the effectiveness of the activities 
     funded.
       ``(D) Collaboration.--In awarding financial assistance 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, acting through the 
     National Program Office established under subsection (f)(1), 
     collaborate with Federal departments and agencies whose 
     missions contribute to or are affected by advanced 
     manufacturing.
       ``(E) Considerations.--In selecting a person who submitted 
     an application under paragraph (2) for an award of financial 
     assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider, 
     at a minimum, the following:
       ``(i) The potential of the center for manufacturing 
     innovation to advance domestic manufacturing and the 
     likelihood of economic impact, including the creation or 
     preservation of jobs, in the predominant focus areas of the 
     center for manufacturing innovation.
       ``(ii) The commitment of continued financial support, 
     advice, participation, and other contributions from non-
     Federal sources, to provide leverage and resources to promote 
     a stable and sustainable business model without the need for 
     long-term Federal funding.
       ``(iii) Whether the financial support provided to the 
     center for manufacturing innovation from non-Federal sources 
     significantly exceeds the requested Federal financial 
     assistance.
       ``(iv) How the center for manufacturing innovation will 
     increase the non-Federal investment in advanced manufacturing 
     research in the United States.
       ``(v) How the center for manufacturing innovation will 
     engage with small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises, 
     to improve the capacity of such enterprises to commercialize 
     new processes and technologies.
       ``(vi) How the center for manufacturing innovation will 
     carry out educational and workforce activities that meet 
     industrial needs related to the predominant focus areas of 
     the center.
       ``(vii) How the center for manufacturing innovation will 
     advance economic competitiveness and generate substantial 
     benefits to the Nation that extend beyond the direct return 
     to participants in the Program.
       ``(viii) Whether the predominant focus of the center for 
     manufacturing innovation is a manufacturing process, novel 
     material, enabling technology, supply chain integration 
     methodology, or other relevant aspect of advanced 
     manufacturing that has not already been commercialized, 
     marketed, distributed, or sold by another entity.
       ``(ix) How the center for manufacturing innovation will 
     strengthen and leverage the assets of a region.
       ``(x) How the center for manufacturing will encourage the 
     education and training of veterans and individuals with 
     disabilities.
       ``(5) Limitations on awards.--
       ``(A) In general.--No award of financial assistance may be 
     made under paragraph (1) to a center of manufacturing 
     innovation after the 7-year period beginning on the date on 
     which the Secretary first awards financial assistance to that 
     center under that paragraph.
       ``(B) Matching funds and preferences.--The total Federal 
     financial assistance awarded to a center of manufacturing 
     innovation, including the financial assistance under 
     paragraph (1), in a given year shall not exceed 50 percent of 
     the total funding of the center in that year, except that the 
     Secretary may make an exception in the case of large capital 
     facilities or equipment purchases. The Secretary shall give 
     weighted preference to applicants seeking less than the 
     maximum Federal share of funds allowed under this paragraph.
       ``(C) Funding decrease.--The amount of financial assistance 
     provided to a center of manufacturing innovation under 
     paragraph (1) shall decrease after the second year of funding 
     for the center, and shall continue to decrease thereafter in 
     each year in which financial assistance is provided, unless 
     the Secretary determines that--
       ``(i) the center is otherwise meeting its stated goals and 
     metrics under this section;
       ``(ii) unforeseen circumstances have altered the center's 
     anticipated funding; and
       ``(iii) the center can identify future non-Federal funding 
     sources that would warrant a temporary exemption from the 
     limitations established in this subparagraph.
       ``(e) Funding.--
       ``(1) General rule.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     no funds are authorized to be appropriated by the Revitalize 
     American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 for 
     carrying out this section.
       ``(2) Authority.--
       ``(A) NIST industrial technical services account.--To the 
     extent provided for in advance by appropriations Acts, the 
     Secretary may use not to exceed $5,000,000 for each of the 
     fiscal years 2015 through 2024 to carry out this section from 
     amounts appropriated to the Institute for Industrial 
     Technical Services.
       ``(B) Energy efficiency and renewable energy account.--To 
     the extent provided for in advance by appropriations Acts, 
     the Secretary of Energy may transfer to the Institute not to 
     exceed $250,000,000 for the period encompassing fiscal years 
     2015 through 2024 for the Secretary to carry out this section 
     from amounts appropriated for advanced manufacturing research 
     and development within the Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
     Energy account for the Department of Energy.
       ``(f) National Program Office.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish, within 
     the Institute, the National Office of the Network for 
     Manufacturing Innovation Program (referred to in this section 
     as the `National Program Office'), which shall oversee and 
     carry out the Program.
       ``(2) Functions.--The functions of the National Program 
     Office are--
       ``(A) to oversee the planning, management, and coordination 
     of the Program;
       ``(B) to enter into memorandums of understanding with 
     Federal departments and agencies whose missions contribute to 
     or are affected by advanced manufacturing, to carry out the 
     purposes described in subsection (a)(2);
       ``(C) to develop, not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of the Revitalize American Manufacturing and 
     Innovation Act of 2014, and update not less frequently than 
     once every 3 years thereafter, a strategic plan to guide the 
     Program;
       ``(D) to establish such procedures, processes, and criteria 
     as may be necessary and appropriate to maximize cooperation 
     and coordinate the activities of the Program with programs 
     and activities of other Federal departments and agencies 
     whose missions contribute to or are affected by advanced 
     manufacturing;
       ``(E) to establish a clearinghouse of public information 
     related to the activities of the Program; and
       ``(F) to act as a convener of the Network.
       ``(3) Recommendations.--In developing and updating the 
     strategic plan under paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary shall 
     solicit recommendations and advice from a wide range of 
     stakeholders, including industry, small and medium-sized 
     manufacturing enterprises, research universities, community 
     colleges, and other relevant organizations and institutions 
     on an ongoing basis.
       ``(4) Report to congress.--Upon completion, the Secretary 
     shall transmit the strategic plan required under paragraph 
     (2)(C) to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, 
     Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives.
       ``(5) Hollings manufacturing extension partnership.--The 
     Secretary shall ensure that the National Program Office 
     incorporates the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership 
     into Program planning to ensure that the results of the 
     Program reach small and medium-sized entities.
       ``(6) Detailees.--Any Federal Government employee may be 
     detailed to the National Program Office without 
     reimbursement. Such detail shall be without interruption or 
     loss of civil service status or privilege.
       ``(g) Reporting and Auditing.--
       ``(1) Annual reports to the secretary.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall require each 
     recipient of financial assistance under subsection (d)(1) to 
     annually submit a report to the Secretary that describes the 
     finances and performance of the center for manufacturing 
     innovation for which such assistance was awarded.
       ``(B) Elements.--Each report submitted under subparagraph 
     (A) shall include--
       ``(i) an accounting of expenditures of amounts awarded to 
     the recipient under subsection (d)(1); and

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       ``(ii) consistent with the metrics-based performance 
     measures developed and implemented by the Secretary under 
     this section, a description of the performance of the center 
     for manufacturing innovation with respect to--

       ``(I) its goals, plans, financial support, and 
     accomplishments; and
       ``(II) how the center for manufacturing innovation has 
     furthered the purposes described in subsection (a)(2).

       ``(2) Annual reports to congress.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not less frequently than once each year 
     until December 31, 2024, the Secretary shall submit a report 
     to Congress that describes the performance of the Program 
     during the most recent 1-year period.
       ``(B) Elements.--Each report submitted under subparagraph 
     (A) shall include, for the period covered by the report--
       ``(i) a summary and assessment of the reports received by 
     the Secretary under paragraph (1);
       ``(ii) an accounting of the funds expended by the Secretary 
     under the Program, including any temporary exemptions granted 
     from the requirements of subsection (d)(5)(C);
       ``(iii) an assessment of the participation in, and 
     contributions to, the Network by any centers for 
     manufacturing innovation not receiving financial assistance 
     under subsection (d)(1); and
       ``(iv) an assessment of the Program with respect to meeting 
     the purposes described in subsection (a)(2).
       ``(3) Assessments by gao.--
       ``(A) Assessments.--Not less frequently than once every 2 
     years, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress an 
     assessment of the operation of the Program during the most 
     recent 2-year period.
       ``(B) Final assessment.--Not later than December 31, 2024, 
     the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a final 
     report regarding the overall success of the Program.
       ``(C) Elements.--Each assessment submitted under 
     subparagraph (A) or (B) shall include, for the period covered 
     by the report--
       ``(i) a review of the management, coordination, and 
     industry utility of the Program;
       ``(ii) an assessment of the extent to which the Program has 
     furthered the purposes described in subsection (a)(2);
       ``(iii) such recommendations for legislative and 
     administrative action as the Comptroller General considers 
     appropriate to improve the Program; and
       ``(iv) an assessment as to whether any prior 
     recommendations for improvement made by the Comptroller 
     General have been implemented or adopted.
       ``(h) Additional Authorities.--
       ``(1) Appointment of personnel and contracts.--The 
     Secretary may appoint such personnel and enter into such 
     contracts, financial assistance agreements, and other 
     agreements as the Secretary considers necessary or 
     appropriate to carry out the Program, including support for 
     research and development activities involving a center for 
     manufacturing innovation.
       ``(2) Transfer of funds.--Of amounts available under the 
     authority provided by subsection (e), the Secretary may 
     transfer to other Federal agencies such sums as the Secretary 
     considers necessary or appropriate to carry out the Program. 
     No funds so transferred may be used to reimburse or otherwise 
     pay for the costs of financial assistance incurred or 
     commitments of financial assistance made prior to the date of 
     enactment of the Revitalize American Manufacturing and 
     Innovation Act of 2014.
       ``(3) Authority of other agencies.--In the event that the 
     Secretary exercises the authority to transfer funds to 
     another agency under paragraph (2), such agency may accept 
     such funds to award and administer, under the same conditions 
     and constraints applicable to the Secretary, all aspects of 
     financial assistance awards under this section.
       ``(4) Use of resources.--In furtherance of the purposes of 
     the Program, the Secretary may use, with the consent of a 
     covered entity and with or without reimbursement, the land, 
     services, equipment, personnel, and facilities of such 
     covered entity.
       ``(5) Acceptance of resources.--In addition to amounts 
     appropriated to carry out the Program, the Secretary may 
     accept funds, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities 
     from any covered entity to carry out the Program, subject to 
     the same conditions and constraints otherwise applicable to 
     the Secretary under this section and such funds may only be 
     obligated to the extent provided for in advance by 
     appropriations Acts.
       ``(6) Covered entity.--For purposes of this subsection, a 
     covered entity is any Federal department, Federal agency, 
     instrumentality of the United States, State, local 
     government, tribal government, territory, or possession of 
     the United States, or of any political subdivision thereof, 
     or international organization, or any public or private 
     entity or individual.
       ``(i) Patents.--Chapter 18 of title 35, United States Code, 
     shall apply to any funding agreement (as defined in section 
     201 of that title) awarded to new or existing centers for 
     manufacturing innovation.''.

     SEC. 704. NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING.

       Section 102 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 
     2010 (42 U.S.C. 6622) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: 
     ``In furtherance of the Committee's work, the Committee shall 
     consult with the National Economic Council.'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (7) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(7) develop and update a national strategic plan for 
     advanced manufacturing in accordance with subsection (c).''; 
     and
       (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
       ``(c) National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing.--
       ``(1) In general.--The President shall submit to Congress, 
     and publish on an Internet website that is accessible to the 
     public, the strategic plan developed under paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Development.--The Committee shall develop, and update 
     as required under paragraph (4), in coordination with the 
     National Economic Council, a strategic plan to improve 
     Government coordination and provide long-term guidance for 
     Federal programs and activities in support of United States 
     manufacturing competitiveness, including advanced 
     manufacturing research and development.
       ``(3) Contents.--The strategic plan described in paragraph 
     (2) shall--
       ``(A) specify and prioritize near-term and long-term 
     objectives, including research and development objectives, 
     the anticipated time frame for achieving the objectives, and 
     the metrics for use in assessing progress toward the 
     objectives;
       ``(B) describe the progress made in achieving the 
     objectives from prior strategic plans, including a discussion 
     of why specific objectives were not met;
       ``(C) specify the role, including the programs and 
     activities, of each relevant Federal agency in meeting the 
     objectives of the strategic plan;
       ``(D) describe how the Federal agencies and Federally 
     funded research and development centers supporting advanced 
     manufacturing research and development will foster the 
     transfer of research and development results into new 
     manufacturing technologies and United States-based 
     manufacturing of new products and processes for the benefit 
     of society to ensure national, energy, and economic security;
       ``(E) describe how such Federal agencies and centers will 
     strengthen all levels of manufacturing education and training 
     programs to ensure an adequate, well-trained workforce;
       ``(F) describe how such Federal agencies and centers will 
     assist small and medium-sized manufacturers in developing and 
     implementing new products and processes;
       ``(G) analyze factors that impact innovation and 
     competitiveness for United States advanced manufacturing, 
     including--
       ``(i) technology transfer and commercialization activities;
       ``(ii) the adequacy of the national security industrial 
     base;
       ``(iii) the capabilities of the domestic manufacturing 
     workforce;
       ``(iv) export opportunities and trade policies;
       ``(v) financing, investment, and taxation policies and 
     practices;
       ``(vi) emerging technologies and markets;
       ``(vii) advanced manufacturing research and development 
     undertaken by competing nations; and
       ``(viii) the capabilities of the manufacturing workforce of 
     competing nations; and
       ``(H) elicit and consider the recommendations of a wide 
     range of stakeholders, including representatives from diverse 
     manufacturing companies, academia, and other relevant 
     organizations and institutions.
       ``(4) Updates.--Not later than May 1, 2018, and not less 
     frequently than once every 4 years thereafter, the President 
     shall submit to Congress, and publish on an Internet website 
     that is accessible to the public, an update of the strategic 
     plan submitted under paragraph (1). Such updates shall be 
     developed in accordance with the procedures set forth under 
     this subsection.
       ``(5) Requirement to consider strategy in the budget.--In 
     preparing the budget for a fiscal year under section 1105(a) 
     of title 31, United States Code, the President shall include 
     information regarding the consistency of the budget with the 
     goals and recommendations included in the strategic plan 
     developed under this subsection applying to that fiscal year.
       ``(6) AMP steering committee input.--The Advanced 
     Manufacturing Partnership Steering Committee of the 
     President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology 
     shall provide input, perspective, and recommendations to 
     assist in the development and updates of the strategic plan 
     under this subsection.''.

     SEC. 705. REGIONAL INNOVATION PROGRAM.

       Section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation 
     Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 27. REGIONAL INNOVATION PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     regional innovation program to encourage and support the 
     development of regional innovation strategies, including 
     regional innovation clusters.
       ``(b) Cluster Grants.--
       ``(1) In general.--As part of the program established under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary may award grants on a 
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     basis to eligible recipients for activities relating to the 
     formation and development of regional innovation clusters.
       ``(2) Permissible activities.--Grants awarded under this 
     subsection may be used for activities determined appropriate 
     by the Secretary, including the following:
       ``(A) Feasibility studies.
       ``(B) Planning activities.
       ``(C) Technical assistance.
       ``(D) Developing or strengthening communication and 
     collaboration between and among participants of a regional 
     innovation cluster.
       ``(E) Attracting additional participants to a regional 
     innovation cluster.
       ``(F) Facilitating market development of products and 
     services developed by a regional innovation cluster, 
     including through demonstration, deployment, technology 
     transfer, and commercialization activities.
       ``(G) Developing relationships between a regional 
     innovation cluster and entities or clusters in other regions.
       ``(H) Interacting with the public and State and local 
     governments to meet the goals of the cluster.
       ``(3) Eligible recipient defined.--In this subsection, the 
     term `eligible recipient' means--
       ``(A) a State;
       ``(B) an Indian tribe;
       ``(C) a city or other political subdivision of a State;
       ``(D) an entity that--
       ``(i) is a nonprofit organization, an institution of higher 
     education, a public-private partnership, a science or 
     research park, a Federal laboratory, or an economic 
     development organization or similar entity; and
       ``(ii) has an application that is supported by a State or a 
     political subdivision of a State; or
       ``(E) a consortium of any of the entities described in 
     subparagraphs (A) through (D).
       ``(4) Application.--
       ``(A) In general.--An eligible recipient shall submit an 
     application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 
     and containing such information and assurances as the 
     Secretary may require.
       ``(B) Components.--The application shall include, at a 
     minimum, a description of the regional innovation cluster 
     supported by the proposed activity, including a description 
     of--
       ``(i) whether the regional innovation cluster is supported 
     by the private sector, State and local governments, and other 
     relevant stakeholders;
       ``(ii) how the existing participants in the regional 
     innovation cluster will encourage and solicit participation 
     by all types of entities that might benefit from 
     participation, including newly formed entities and those 
     rival existing participants;
       ``(iii) the extent to which the regional innovation cluster 
     is likely to stimulate innovation and have a positive impact 
     on regional economic growth and development;
       ``(iv) whether the participants in the regional innovation 
     cluster have access to, or contribute to, a well-trained 
     workforce;
       ``(v) whether the participants in the regional innovation 
     cluster are capable of attracting additional funds from non-
     Federal sources; and
       ``(vi) the likelihood that the participants in the regional 
     innovation cluster will be able to sustain activities once 
     grant funds under this subsection have been expended.
       ``(C) Special consideration.--The Secretary shall give 
     special consideration to applications from regions that 
     contain communities negatively impacted by trade.
       ``(5) Special consideration.--The Secretary shall give 
     special consideration to an eligible recipient who agrees to 
     collaborate with local workforce investment area boards.
       ``(6) Cost share.--The Secretary may not provide more than 
     50 percent of the total cost of any activity funded under 
     this subsection.
       ``(7) Outreach to rural communities.--The Secretary shall 
     conduct outreach to public and private sector entities in 
     rural communities to encourage those entities to participate 
     in regional innovation cluster activities under this 
     subsection.
       ``(8) Funding.--The Secretary may accept funds from other 
     Federal agencies to support grants and activities under this 
     subsection.
       ``(c) Regional Innovation Research and Information 
     Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--As part of the program established under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish a regional 
     innovation research and information program--
       ``(A) to gather, analyze, and disseminate information on 
     best practices for regional innovation strategies (including 
     regional innovation clusters), including information relating 
     to how innovation, productivity, and economic development can 
     be maximized through such strategies;
       ``(B) to provide technical assistance, including through 
     the development of technical assistance guides, for the 
     development and implementation of regional innovation 
     strategies (including regional innovation clusters);
       ``(C) to support the development of relevant metrics and 
     measurement standards to evaluate regional innovation 
     strategies (including regional innovation clusters), 
     including the extent to which such strategies stimulate 
     innovation, productivity, and economic development; and
       ``(D) to collect and make available data on regional 
     innovation cluster activity in the United States, including 
     data on--
       ``(i) the size, specialization, and competitiveness of 
     regional innovation clusters;
       ``(ii) the regional domestic product contribution, total 
     jobs and earnings by key occupations, establishment size, 
     nature of specialization, patents, Federal research and 
     development spending, and other relevant information for 
     regional innovation clusters; and
       ``(iii) supply chain product and service flows within and 
     between regional innovation clusters.
       ``(2) Research grants.--The Secretary may award research 
     grants on a competitive basis to support and further the 
     goals of the program established under this subsection.
       ``(3) Dissemination of information.--Data and analysis 
     compiled by the Secretary under the program established in 
     this subsection shall be made available to other Federal 
     agencies, State and local governments, and nonprofit and for-
     profit entities.
       ``(4) Regional innovation grant program.--The Secretary 
     shall incorporate data and analysis relating to any grant 
     under subsection (b) into the program established under this 
     subsection.
       ``(d) Interagency Coordination.--
       ``(1) In general.--To the maximum extent practicable, the 
     Secretary shall ensure that the activities carried out under 
     this section are coordinated with, and do not duplicate the 
     efforts of, other programs at the Department of Commerce or 
     other Federal agencies.
       ``(2) Collaboration.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall explore and pursue 
     collaboration with other Federal agencies, including through 
     multiagency funding opportunities, on regional innovation 
     strategies.
       ``(B) Small businesses.--The Secretary shall ensure that 
     such collaboration with Federal agencies prioritizes the 
     needs and challenges of small businesses.
       ``(e) Evaluation.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of the Revitalize American Manufacturing and 
     Innovation Act of 2014, the Secretary shall enter into a 
     contract with an independent entity, such as the National 
     Academy of Sciences, to conduct an evaluation of the program 
     established under subsection (a).
       ``(2) Requirements.--The evaluation shall include--
       ``(A) whether the program is achieving its goals;
       ``(B) any recommendations for how the program may be 
     improved; and
       ``(C) a recommendation as to whether the program should be 
     continued or terminated.
       ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Regional innovation cluster.--The term `regional 
     innovation cluster' means a geographically bounded network of 
     similar, synergistic, or complementary entities that--
       ``(A) are engaged in or with a particular industry sector 
     and its related sectors;
       ``(B) have active channels for business transactions and 
     communication;
       ``(C) share specialized infrastructure, labor markets, and 
     services; and
       ``(D) leverage the region's unique competitive strengths to 
     stimulate innovation and create jobs.
       ``(2) State.--The term `State' means one of the several 
     States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or any other 
     territory or possession of the United States.
       ``(g) Funding.--
       ``(1) General rule.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     no funds are authorized to be appropriated by the Revitalize 
     American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 for 
     carrying out this section.
       ``(2) Authority.--To the extent provided for in advance by 
     appropriations Acts, the Secretary may use not to exceed 
     $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2015 through 2019 to 
     carry out this section from amounts appropriated for economic 
     development assistance programs.''.
       This division may be cited as the ``Commerce, Justice, 
     Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015''.

       

       DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

                                TITLE I

                           MILITARY PERSONNEL

                        Military Personnel, Army

       For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
     interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station 
     travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational 
     movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between 
     permanent duty stations, for members of the Army on active 
     duty (except members of reserve components provided for 
     elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of the 
     Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant 
     to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
     402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military 
     Retirement Fund, $41,116,129,000.

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                        Military Personnel, Navy

       For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
     interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station 
     travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational 
     movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between 
     permanent duty stations, for members of the Navy on active 
     duty (except members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere), 
     midshipmen, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve 
     Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to 
     section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 
     note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement 
     Fund, $27,453,200,000.

                    Military Personnel, Marine Corps

       For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
     interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station 
     travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational 
     movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between 
     permanent duty stations, for members of the Marine Corps on 
     active duty (except members of the Reserve provided for 
     elsewhere); and for payments pursuant to section 156 of 
     Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to 
     the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
     $12,828,931,000.

                     Military Personnel, Air Force

       For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, 
     interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station 
     travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational 
     movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between 
     permanent duty stations, for members of the Air Force on 
     active duty (except members of reserve components provided 
     for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of 
     the Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and for payments 
     pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 
     U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military 
     Retirement Fund, $27,376,462,000.

                        Reserve Personnel, Army

       For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
     travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army 
     Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10302, and 3038 
     of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active 
     duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, 
     in connection with performing duty specified in section 
     12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing 
     reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent 
     duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 
     of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the 
     Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
     $4,317,859,000.

                        Reserve Personnel, Navy

       For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
     travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Navy 
     Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, 
     United States Code, or while serving on active duty under 
     section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in 
     connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) 
     of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve 
     training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and 
     expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United 
     States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense 
     Military Retirement Fund, $1,835,924,000.

                    Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps

       For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
     travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Marine 
     Corps Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, 
     United States Code, or while serving on active duty under 
     section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in 
     connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) 
     of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve 
     training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and 
     for members of the Marine Corps platoon leaders class, and 
     expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United 
     States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense 
     Military Retirement Fund, $660,424,000.

                      Reserve Personnel, Air Force

       For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
     travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Force 
     Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10305, and 8038 
     of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active 
     duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, 
     in connection with performing duty specified in section 
     12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing 
     reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent 
     duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 
     of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the 
     Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, 
     $1,653,148,000.

                     National Guard Personnel, Army

       For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
     travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army 
     National Guard while on duty under sections 10211, 10302, or 
     12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States 
     Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of 
     title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, 
     in connection with performing duty specified in section 
     12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing 
     training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or 
     other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 
     10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of 
     Defense Military Retirement Fund, $7,643,832,000.

                  National Guard Personnel, Air Force

       For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
     travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air 
     National Guard on duty under sections 10211, 10305, or 12402 
     of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States Code, 
     or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of title 10 
     or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, in 
     connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) 
     of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing 
     training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or 
     other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 
     10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of 
     Defense Military Retirement Fund, $3,118,709,000.

                                TITLE II

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                    Operation and Maintenance, Army

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance of the Army, as authorized by law, 
     $31,961,920,000:  Provided, That not to exceed $12,478,000 
     can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be 
     expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the 
     Army, and payments may be made on his certificate of 
     necessity for confidential military purposes.

                    Operation and Maintenance, Navy

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance of the Navy and the Marine Corps, 
     as authorized by law, $37,590,854,000:  Provided, That not to 
     exceed $15,055,000 can be used for emergencies and 
     extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or 
     authority of the Secretary of the Navy, and payments may be 
     made on his certificate of necessity for confidential 
     military purposes.

                Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, as authorized 
     by law, $5,610,063,000.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as authorized by 
     law, $34,539,965,000:  Provided, That not to exceed 
     $7,699,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary 
     expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the 
     Secretary of the Air Force, and payments may be made on his 
     certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes.

                Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance of activities and agencies of the 
     Department of Defense (other than the military departments), 
     as authorized by law, $30,824,752,000:  Provided, That not 
     more than $15,000,000 may be used for the Combatant Commander 
     Initiative Fund authorized under section 166a of title 10, 
     United States Code:  Provided further, That not to exceed 
     $36,000,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary 
     expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the 
     Secretary of Defense, and payments may be made on his 
     certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes:  
     Provided further, That of the funds provided under this 
     heading, not less than $35,045,000 shall be made available 
     for the Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative 
     Agreement Program, of which not less than $3,600,000 shall be 
     available for centers defined in 10 U.S.C. 2411(1)(D):  
     Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by this Act may be used to plan or 
     implement the consolidation of a budget or appropriations 
     liaison office of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the 
     office of the Secretary of a military department, or the 
     service headquarters of one of the Armed Forces into a 
     legislative affairs or legislative liaison office:  Provided 
     further, That $8,881,000, to remain available until expended, 
     is available only for expenses relating to certain classified 
     activities, and may be transferred as necessary by the 
     Secretary of Defense to operation and maintenance 
     appropriations or research, development, test and evaluation 
     appropriations, to be merged with and to be available for the 
     same time period as the appropriations to which transferred:  
     Provided further, That any ceiling on the investment item 
     unit cost of items that may be purchased with operation and 
     maintenance funds shall not apply to the funds described in 
     the preceding proviso:  Provided further, That the transfer 
     authority provided under this heading is in addition to any 
     other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.

                Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance, including training, organization, 
     and administration, of the Army Reserve; repair of facilities 
     and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and 
     transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of 
     services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, 
     $2,513,393,000.

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                Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance, including training, organization, 
     and administration, of the Navy Reserve; repair of facilities 
     and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and 
     transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of 
     services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, 
     $1,021,200,000.

            Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance, including training, organization, 
     and administration, of the Marine Corps Reserve; repair of 
     facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
     travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; 
     procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and 
     communications, $270,846,000.

              Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance, including training, organization, 
     and administration, of the Air Force Reserve; repair of 
     facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
     travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; 
     procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and 
     communications, $3,026,342,000.

             Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard

       For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the 
     Army National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment 
     and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, 
     operation, and repairs to structures and facilities; hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles; personnel services in the National 
     Guard Bureau; travel expenses (other than mileage), as 
     authorized by law for Army personnel on active duty, for Army 
     National Guard division, regimental, and battalion commanders 
     while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard 
     Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, 
     National Guard Bureau; supplying and equipping the Army 
     National Guard as authorized by law; and expenses of repair, 
     modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and 
     equipment (including aircraft), $6,175,951,000.

             Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard

       For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the 
     Air National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment 
     and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, 
     operation, and repairs to structures and facilities; 
     transportation of things, hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
     supplying and equipping the Air National Guard, as authorized 
     by law; expenses for repair, modification, maintenance, and 
     issue of supplies and equipment, including those furnished 
     from stocks under the control of agencies of the Department 
     of Defense; travel expenses (other than mileage) on the same 
     basis as authorized by law for Air National Guard personnel 
     on active Federal duty, for Air National Guard commanders 
     while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard 
     Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, 
     National Guard Bureau, $6,408,558,000.

          United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

       For salaries and expenses necessary for the United States 
     Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, $13,723,000, of which 
     not to exceed $5,000 may be used for official representation 
     purposes.

                    Environmental Restoration, Army

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the Department of the Army, $201,560,000, to remain 
     available until transferred:  Provided, That the Secretary of 
     the Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required 
     for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of 
     hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of 
     the Department of the Army, or for similar purposes, transfer 
     the funds made available by this appropriation to other 
     appropriations made available to the Department of the Army, 
     to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes 
     and for the same time period as the appropriations to which 
     transferred:  Provided further, That upon a determination 
     that all or part of the funds transferred from this 
     appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided 
     herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this 
     appropriation:  Provided further, That the transfer authority 
     provided under this heading is in addition to any other 
     transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.

                    Environmental Restoration, Navy

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the Department of the Navy, $277,294,000, to remain 
     available until transferred:  Provided, That the Secretary of 
     the Navy shall, upon determining that such funds are required 
     for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of 
     hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of 
     the Department of the Navy, or for similar purposes, transfer 
     the funds made available by this appropriation to other 
     appropriations made available to the Department of the Navy, 
     to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes 
     and for the same time period as the appropriations to which 
     transferred:  Provided further, That upon a determination 
     that all or part of the funds transferred from this 
     appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided 
     herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this 
     appropriation:  Provided further, That the transfer authority 
     provided under this heading is in addition to any other 
     transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.

                  Environmental Restoration, Air Force

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the Department of the Air Force, $408,716,000, to 
     remain available until transferred:  Provided, That the 
     Secretary of the Air Force shall, upon determining that such 
     funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction 
     and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings 
     and debris of the Department of the Air Force, or for similar 
     purposes, transfer the funds made available by this 
     appropriation to other appropriations made available to the 
     Department of the Air Force, to be merged with and to be 
     available for the same purposes and for the same time period 
     as the appropriations to which transferred:  Provided 
     further, That upon a determination that all or part of the 
     funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary 
     for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be 
     transferred back to this appropriation:  Provided further, 
     That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in 
     addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere 
     in this Act.

                Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the Department of Defense, $8,547,000, to remain 
     available until transferred:  Provided, That the Secretary of 
     Defense shall, upon determining that such funds are required 
     for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of 
     hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of 
     the Department of Defense, or for similar purposes, transfer 
     the funds made available by this appropriation to other 
     appropriations made available to the Department of Defense, 
     to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes 
     and for the same time period as the appropriations to which 
     transferred:  Provided further, That upon a determination 
     that all or part of the funds transferred from this 
     appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided 
     herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this 
     appropriation:  Provided further, That the transfer authority 
     provided under this heading is in addition to any other 
     transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.

         Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the Department of the Army, $250,853,000, to remain 
     available until transferred:  Provided, That the Secretary of 
     the Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required 
     for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of 
     hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris at 
     sites formerly used by the Department of Defense, transfer 
     the funds made available by this appropriation to other 
     appropriations made available to the Department of the Army, 
     to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes 
     and for the same time period as the appropriations to which 
     transferred:  Provided further, That upon a determination 
     that all or part of the funds transferred from this 
     appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided 
     herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this 
     appropriation:  Provided further, That the transfer authority 
     provided under this heading is in addition to any other 
     transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.

             Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid

       For expenses relating to the Overseas Humanitarian, 
     Disaster, and Civic Aid programs of the Department of Defense 
     (consisting of the programs provided under sections 401, 402, 
     404, 407, 2557, and 2561 of title 10, United States Code), 
     $103,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.

                  Cooperative Threat Reduction Account

       For assistance to the republics of the former Soviet Union 
     and, with appropriate authorization by the Department of 
     Defense and Department of State, to countries outside of the 
     former Soviet Union, including assistance provided by 
     contract or by grants, for facilitating the elimination and 
     the safe and secure transportation and storage of nuclear, 
     chemical and other weapons; for establishing programs to 
     prevent the proliferation of weapons, weapons components, and 
     weapon-related technology and expertise; for programs 
     relating to the training and support of defense and military 
     personnel for demilitarization and protection of weapons, 
     weapons components, and weapons technology and expertise, and 
     for defense and military contacts, $365,108,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2017.

      Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund

       For the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce 
     Development Fund, $83,034,000.

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                               TITLE III

                              PROCUREMENT

                       Aircraft Procurement, Army

       For construction, procurement, production, modification, 
     and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, 
     ground handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories 
     therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; 
     expansion of public and private plants, including the land 
     necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
     and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
     and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 
     other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, 
     $5,216,225,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2017.

                       Missile Procurement, Army

       For construction, procurement, production, modification, 
     and modernization of missiles, equipment, including ordnance, 
     ground handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories 
     therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; 
     expansion of public and private plants, including the land 
     necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
     and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
     and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 
     other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, 
     $1,208,692,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2017.

        Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army

       For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
     of weapons and tracked combat vehicles, equipment, including 
     ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized 
     equipment and training devices; expansion of public and 
     private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for 
     the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, 
     may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to 
     approval of title; and procurement and installation of 
     equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and 
     private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-
     owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the 
     foregoing purposes, $1,722,136,000, to remain available for 
     obligation until September 30, 2017.

                    Procurement of Ammunition, Army

       For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
     of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized 
     equipment and training devices; expansion of public and 
     private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized 
     by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the land 
     necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
     and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
     and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 
     other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, 
     $1,015,477,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2017.

                        Other Procurement, Army

       For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
     of vehicles, including tactical, support, and non-tracked 
     combat vehicles; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for 
     replacement only; communications and electronic equipment; 
     other support equipment; spare parts, ordnance, and 
     accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training 
     devices; expansion of public and private plants, including 
     the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and 
     such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
     and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
     and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 
     other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, 
     $4,747,523,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2017.

                       Aircraft Procurement, Navy

       For construction, procurement, production, modification, 
     and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, 
     spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; 
     expansion of public and private plants, including the land 
     necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may 
     be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to 
     approval of title; and procurement and installation of 
     equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and 
     private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-
     owned equipment layaway, $14,758,035,000, to remain available 
     for obligation until September 30, 2017.

                       Weapons Procurement, Navy

       For construction, procurement, production, modification, 
     and modernization of missiles, torpedoes, other weapons, and 
     related support equipment including spare parts, and 
     accessories therefor; expansion of public and private plants, 
     including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and 
     interests therein, may be acquired, and construction 
     prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 
     procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and 
     machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and 
     Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, 
     $3,137,257,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2017.

            Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps

       For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
     of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized 
     equipment and training devices; expansion of public and 
     private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized 
     by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the land 
     necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
     and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
     and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 
     other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, 
     $674,100,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2017.

                   Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy

       For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisition, 
     or conversion of vessels as authorized by law, including 
     armor and armament thereof, plant equipment, appliances, and 
     machine tools and installation thereof in public and private 
     plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned 
     equipment layaway; procurement of critical, long lead time 
     components and designs for vessels to be constructed or 
     converted in the future; and expansion of public and private 
     plants, including land necessary therefor, and such lands and 
     interests therein, may be acquired, and construction 
     prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, as follows:
       Carrier Replacement Program, $1,219,425,000;
       Virginia Class Submarine, $3,530,254,000;
       Virginia Class Submarine (AP), $2,301,825,000;
       CVN Refueling Overhauls (AP), $483,600,000;
       DDG-1000 Program, $419,532,000;
       DDG-51 Destroyer, $2,661,907,000;
       DDG-51 Destroyer (AP), $134,039,000;
       Littoral Combat Ship, $1,507,049,000;
       LPD-17, $1,000,000,000;
       LHA Replacement, $29,093,000;
       Joint High Speed Vessel, $200,000,000;
       Moored Training Ship, $737,268,000;
       Moored Training Ship (AP), $64,388,000;
       Ship to Shore Connector, $159,600,000;
       LCAC Service Life Extension Program, $40,485,000; and
       For outfitting, post delivery, conversions, and first 
     destination transportation, $474,629,000.
       Completion of Prior Year Shipbuilding Programs, 
     $991,285,000.
       In all: $15,954,379,000, to remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That additional 
     obligations may be incurred after September 30, 2019, for 
     engineering services, tests, evaluations, and other such 
     budgeted work that must be performed in the final stage of 
     ship construction:  Provided further, That none of the funds 
     provided under this heading for the construction or 
     conversion of any naval vessel to be constructed in shipyards 
     in the United States shall be expended in foreign facilities 
     for the construction of major components of such vessel:  
     Provided further, That none of the funds provided under this 
     heading shall be used for the construction of any naval 
     vessel in foreign shipyards.

                        Other Procurement, Navy

       For procurement, production, and modernization of support 
     equipment and materials not otherwise provided for, Navy 
     ordnance (except ordnance for new aircraft, new ships, and 
     ships authorized for conversion); the purchase of passenger 
     motor vehicles for replacement only; expansion of public and 
     private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and 
     such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
     and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
     and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, 
     $5,846,558,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2017.

                       Procurement, Marine Corps

       For expenses necessary for the procurement, manufacture, 
     and modification of missiles, armament, military equipment, 
     spare parts, and accessories therefor; plant equipment, 
     appliances, and machine tools, and installation thereof in 
     public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and 
     contractor-owned equipment layaway; vehicles for the Marine 
     Corps, including the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for 
     replacement only; and expansion of public and private plants, 
     including land necessary therefor, and such lands and 
     interests therein, may be acquired, and construction 
     prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, $935,209,000, 
     to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017.

                    Aircraft Procurement, Air Force

       For construction, procurement, and modification of aircraft 
     and equipment, including

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     armor and armament, specialized ground handling equipment, 
     and training devices, spare parts, and accessories therefor; 
     specialized equipment; expansion of public and private 
     plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof 
     in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of 
     land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and 
     interests therein, may be acquired, and construction 
     prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant 
     and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 
     other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including 
     rents and transportation of things, $12,067,703,000, to 
     remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017.

                     Missile Procurement, Air Force

       For construction, procurement, and modification of 
     missiles, spacecraft, rockets, and related equipment, 
     including spare parts and accessories therefor; ground 
     handling equipment, and training devices; expansion of public 
     and private plants, Government-owned equipment and 
     installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, 
     and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 
     layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing 
     purposes including rents and transportation of things, 
     $4,629,662,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2017.

                  Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force

       For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
     of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized 
     equipment and training devices; expansion of public and 
     private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized 
     by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the land 
     necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
     and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
     and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 
     other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, 
     $659,909,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2017.

                      Other Procurement, Air Force

       For procurement and modification of equipment (including 
     ground guidance and electronic control equipment, and ground 
     electronic and communication equipment), and supplies, 
     materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided 
     for; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement 
     only; lease of passenger motor vehicles; and expansion of 
     public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and 
     installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, 
     and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon, prior to approval of title; 
     reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 
     layaway, $16,781,266,000, to remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2017.

                       Procurement, Defense-Wide

       For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department 
     of Defense (other than the military departments) necessary 
     for procurement, production, and modification of equipment, 
     supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise 
     provided for; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for 
     replacement only; expansion of public and private plants, 
     equipment, and installation thereof in such plants, erection 
     of structures, and acquisition of land for the foregoing 
     purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be 
     acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to 
     approval of title; reserve plant and Government and 
     contractor-owned equipment layaway, $4,429,303,000, to remain 
     available for obligation until September 30, 2017.

                    Defense Production Act Purchases

       For activities by the Department of Defense pursuant to 
     sections 108, 301, 302, and 303 of the Defense Production Act 
     of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2078, 2091, 2092, and 2093), 
     $51,638,000, to remain available until expended.

                                TITLE IV

               RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army

       For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific 
     research, development, test and evaluation, including 
     maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of 
     facilities and equipment, $6,675,565,000, to remain available 
     for obligation until September 30, 2016.

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy

       For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific 
     research, development, test and evaluation, including 
     maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of 
     facilities and equipment, $15,958,460,000, to remain 
     available for obligation until September 30, 2016:  Provided, 
     That funds appropriated in this paragraph which are available 
     for the V-22 may be used to meet unique operational 
     requirements of the Special Operations Forces.

         Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force

       For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific 
     research, development, test and evaluation, including 
     maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of 
     facilities and equipment, $23,643,983,000, to remain 
     available for obligation until September 30, 2016.

        Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department 
     of Defense (other than the military departments), necessary 
     for basic and applied scientific research, development, test 
     and evaluation; advanced research projects as may be 
     designated and determined by the Secretary of Defense, 
     pursuant to law; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and 
     operation of facilities and equipment, $17,225,889,000, to 
     remain available for obligation until September 30, 2016:  
     Provided, That of the funds made available in this paragraph, 
     $225,000,000 for the Defense Rapid Innovation Program shall 
     only be available for expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
     to include program management and oversight, to conduct 
     research, development, test and evaluation to include proof 
     of concept demonstration; engineering, testing, and 
     validation; and transition to full-scale production:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer 
     funds provided herein for the Defense Rapid Innovation 
     Program to appropriations for research, development, test and 
     evaluation to accomplish the purpose provided herein:  
     Provided further, That this transfer authority is in addition 
     to any other transfer authority available to the Department 
     of Defense:  Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 
     shall, not fewer than 30 days prior to making transfers from 
     this appropriation, notify the congressional defense 
     committees in writing of the details of any such transfer.

                Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     independent activities of the Director, Operational Test and 
     Evaluation, in the direction and supervision of operational 
     test and evaluation, including initial operational test and 
     evaluation which is conducted prior to, and in support of, 
     production decisions; joint operational testing and 
     evaluation; and administrative expenses in connection 
     therewith, $209,378,000, to remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2016.

                                TITLE V

                     REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

                     Defense Working Capital Funds

       For the Defense Working Capital Funds, $1,649,468,000.

                     National Defense Sealift Fund

       For National Defense Sealift Fund programs, projects, and 
     activities, and for expenses of the National Defense Reserve 
     Fleet, as established by section 11 of the Merchant Ship 
     Sales Act of 1946 (50 U.S.C. App. 1744), and for the 
     necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a U.S.-flag 
     merchant fleet to serve the national security needs of the 
     United States, $485,012,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That none of the funds provided in this 
     paragraph shall be used to award a new contract that provides 
     for the acquisition of any of the following major components 
     unless such components are manufactured in the United States: 
     auxiliary equipment, including pumps, for all shipboard 
     services; propulsion system components (engines, reduction 
     gears, and propellers); shipboard cranes; and spreaders for 
     shipboard cranes:  Provided further, That the exercise of an 
     option in a contract awarded through the obligation of 
     previously appropriated funds shall not be considered to be 
     the award of a new contract:  Provided further, That none of 
     the funds provided in this paragraph shall be used to award a 
     new contract for the construction, acquisition, or conversion 
     of vessels, including procurement of critical, long lead time 
     components and designs for vessels to be constructed or 
     converted in the future:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary of the military department responsible for such 
     procurement may waive the restrictions in the first proviso 
     on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate that adequate domestic supplies are not 
     available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a 
     timely basis and that such an acquisition must be made in 
     order to acquire capability for national security purposes.

                                TITLE VI

                  OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

                         Defense Health Program

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for medical and 
     health care programs of the Department of Defense as 
     authorized by law, $32,069,772,000; of which $30,030,650,000 
     shall be for operation and maintenance, of which not

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     to exceed one percent shall remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2016, and of which up to $14,718,018,000 
     may be available for contracts entered into under the TRICARE 
     program; of which $308,413,000, to remain available for 
     obligation until September 30, 2017, shall be for 
     procurement; and of which $1,730,709,000, to remain available 
     for obligation until September 30, 2016, shall be for 
     research, development, test and evaluation:  Provided, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the amount 
     made available under this heading for research, development, 
     test and evaluation, not less than $8,000,000 shall be 
     available for HIV prevention educational activities 
     undertaken in connection with United States military 
     training, exercises, and humanitarian assistance activities 
     conducted primarily in African nations:  Provided further, 
     That of the funds provided under this heading for operation 
     and maintenance, procurement, and research, development, test 
     and evaluation for the Interagency Program Office, the 
     Defense Healthcare Management Systems Modernization (DHMSM) 
     program, and the Defense Medical Information Exchange, not 
     more than 25 percent may be obligated until the Secretary of 
     Defense submits to the Government Accountability Office and 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate, and such Committees approve, 
     a plan for expenditure that describes: (1) the status of the 
     final request for proposal for DHMSM and how the program 
     office used comments received from industry from draft 
     requests for proposal to refine the final request for 
     proposal; (2) any changes to the deployment timeline, 
     including benchmarks, for full operating capability; (3) any 
     refinements to the cost estimate for full operating 
     capability and the total life cycle cost of the project; (4) 
     an assurance that the acquisition strategy will comply with 
     the acquisition rules, requirements, guidelines, and systems 
     acquisition management practices of the Federal Government; 
     (5) the status of the effort to achieve interoperability 
     between the electronic health record systems of the 
     Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     including the scope, cost, schedule, mapping to health data 
     standards, and performance benchmarks of the interoperable 
     record; and (6) the progress toward developing, implementing, 
     and fielding the interoperable electronic health record 
     throughout the two Departments' medical facilities.

           Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal chemical 
     agents and munitions in accordance with the provisions of 
     section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 
     1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521), and for the destruction of other 
     chemical warfare materials that are not in the chemical 
     weapon stockpile, $802,268,000, of which $196,128,000 shall 
     be for operation and maintenance, of which no less than 
     $52,102,000 shall be for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency 
     Preparedness Program, consisting of $21,016,000 for 
     activities on military installations and $31,086,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2016, to assist State 
     and local governments; $10,227,000 shall be for procurement, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2017, of which 
     $3,225,000 shall be for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency 
     Preparedness Program to assist State and local governments; 
     and $595,913,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2016, shall be for research, development, test and 
     evaluation, of which $575,808,000 shall only be for the 
     Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives program.

         Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of the 
     Department of Defense, for transfer to appropriations 
     available to the Department of Defense for military personnel 
     of the reserve components serving under the provisions of 
     title 10 and title 32, United States Code; for operation and 
     maintenance; for procurement; and for research, development, 
     test and evaluation, $950,687,000, of which $669,631,000 
     shall be for counter-narcotics support; $105,591,000 shall be 
     for the drug demand reduction program; and $175,465,000 shall 
     be for the National Guard counter-drug program:  Provided, 
     That the funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
     available for obligation for the same time period and for the 
     same purpose as the appropriation to which transferred:  
     Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part 
     of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not 
     necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may 
     be transferred back to this appropriation:  Provided further, 
     That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in 
     addition to any other transfer authority contained elsewhere 
     in this Act.

                    Office of the Inspector General

       For expenses and activities of the Office of the Inspector 
     General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978, as amended, $311,830,000, of which 
     $309,430,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of which 
     not to exceed $700,000 is available for emergencies and 
     extraordinary expenses to be expended on the approval or 
     authority of the Inspector General, and payments may be made 
     on the Inspector General's certificate of necessity for 
     confidential military purposes; of which $1,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2017, shall be for 
     procurement; and of which $1,400,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2016, shall be for research, development, 
     test and evaluation.

            Support for International Sporting Competitions

       For logistical and security support for international 
     sporting competitions (including pay and non-travel related 
     allowances only for members of the Reserve Components of the 
     Armed Forces of the United States called or ordered to active 
     duty in connection with providing such support), $10,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended.

                               TITLE VII

                            RELATED AGENCIES

   Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund

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

               Intelligence Community Management Account

       For necessary expenses of the Intelligence Community 
     Management Account, $507,600,000.

                               TITLE VIII

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 8001.  No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not 
     authorized by the Congress.
       Sec. 8002.  During the current fiscal year, provisions of 
     law prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or employment 
     of, any person not a citizen of the United States shall not 
     apply to personnel of the Department of Defense:  Provided, 
     That salary increases granted to direct and indirect hire 
     foreign national employees of the Department of Defense 
     funded by this Act shall not be at a rate in excess of the 
     percentage increase authorized by law for civilian employees 
     of the Department of Defense whose pay is computed under the 
     provisions of section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, or 
     at a rate in excess of the percentage increase provided by 
     the appropriate host nation to its own employees, whichever 
     is higher:  Provided further, That this section shall not 
     apply to Department of Defense foreign service national 
     employees serving at United States diplomatic missions whose 
     pay is set by the Department of State under the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980:  Provided further, That the limitations 
     of this provision shall not apply to foreign national 
     employees of the Department of Defense in the Republic of 
     Turkey.
       Sec. 8003.  No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year, unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 8004.  No more than 20 percent of the appropriations 
     in this Act which are limited for obligation during the 
     current fiscal year shall be obligated during the last 2 
     months of the fiscal year:  Provided, That this section shall 
     not apply to obligations for support of active duty training 
     of reserve components or summer camp training of the Reserve 
     Officers' Training Corps.

                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8005.  Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense 
     that such action is necessary in the national interest, he 
     may, with the approval of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, transfer not to exceed $4,500,000,000 of working 
     capital funds of the Department of Defense or funds made 
     available in this Act to the Department of Defense for 
     military functions (except military construction) between 
     such appropriations or funds or any subdivision thereof, to 
     be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, and 
     for the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to 
     which transferred:  Provided, That such authority to transfer 
     may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on 
     unforeseen military requirements, than those for which 
     originally appropriated and in no case where the item for 
     which funds are requested has been denied by the Congress:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify 
     the Congress promptly of all transfers made pursuant to this 
     authority or any other authority in this Act:  Provided 
     further, That no part of the funds in this Act shall be 
     available to prepare or present a request to the Committees 
     on Appropriations for reprogramming of funds, unless for 
     higher priority items, based on unforeseen military 
     requirements, than those for which originally appropriated 
     and in no case where the item for which reprogramming is 
     requested has been denied by the Congress:  Provided further, 
     That a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds using 
     authority provided in this section shall be made prior to 
     June 30, 2015:  Provided further, That transfers among 
     military personnel appropriations shall not be taken into 
     account for purposes of the limitation on the amount of funds 
     that may be transferred under this section.

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       Sec. 8006. (a) With regard to the list of specific 
     programs, projects, and activities (and the dollar amounts 
     and adjustments to budget activities corresponding to such 
     programs, projects, and activities) contained in the tables 
     titled ``Explanation of Project Level Adjustments'' in the 
     explanatory statement regarding this Act, the obligation and 
     expenditure of amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this Act for those programs, projects, and 
     activities for which the amounts appropriated exceed the 
     amounts requested are hereby required by law to be carried 
     out in the manner provided by such tables to the same extent 
     as if the tables were included in the text of this Act.
       (b) Amounts specified in the referenced tables described in 
     subsection (a) shall not be treated as subdivisions of 
     appropriations for purposes of section 8005 of this Act:  
     Provided, That section 8005 shall apply when transfers of the 
     amounts described in subsection (a) occur between 
     appropriation accounts.
       Sec. 8007. (a) Not later than 60 days after enactment of 
     this Act, the Department of Defense shall submit a report to 
     the congressional defense committees to establish the 
     baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer 
     authorities for fiscal year 2015:  Provided, That the report 
     shall include--
       (1) a table for each appropriation with a separate column 
     to display the President's budget request, adjustments made 
     by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if 
     appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level;
       (2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation both 
     by budget activity and program, project, and activity as 
     detailed in the Budget Appendix; and
       (3) an identification of items of special congressional 
     interest.
       (b) Notwithstanding section 8005 of this Act, none of the 
     funds provided in this Act shall be available for 
     reprogramming or transfer until the report identified in 
     subsection (a) is submitted to the congressional defense 
     committees, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies in 
     writing to the congressional defense committees that such 
     reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency 
     requirement.

                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8008.  During the current fiscal year, cash balances 
     in working capital funds of the Department of Defense 
     established pursuant to section 2208 of title 10, United 
     States Code, may be maintained in only such amounts as are 
     necessary at any time for cash disbursements to be made from 
     such funds:  Provided, That transfers may be made between 
     such funds:  Provided further, That transfers may be made 
     between working capital funds and the ``Foreign Currency 
     Fluctuations, Defense'' appropriation and the ``Operation and 
     Maintenance'' appropriation accounts in such amounts as may 
     be determined by the Secretary of Defense, with the approval 
     of the Office of Management and Budget, except that such 
     transfers may not be made unless the Secretary of Defense has 
     notified the Congress of the proposed transfer. Except in 
     amounts equal to the amounts appropriated to working capital 
     funds in this Act, no obligations may be made against a 
     working capital fund to procure or increase the value of war 
     reserve material inventory, unless the Secretary of Defense 
     has notified the Congress prior to any such obligation.
       Sec. 8009.  Funds appropriated by this Act may not be used 
     to initiate a special access program without prior 
     notification 30 calendar days in advance to the congressional 
     defense committees.
       Sec. 8010.  None of the funds provided in this Act shall be 
     available to initiate: (1) a multiyear contract that employs 
     economic order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 
     in any one year of the contract or that includes an unfunded 
     contingent liability in excess of $20,000,000; or (2) a 
     contract for advance procurement leading to a multiyear 
     contract that employs economic order quantity procurement in 
     excess of $20,000,000 in any one year, unless the 
     congressional defense committees have been notified at least 
     30 days in advance of the proposed contract award:  Provided, 
     That no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
     be available to initiate a multiyear contract for which the 
     economic order quantity advance procurement is not funded at 
     least to the limits of the Government's liability:  Provided 
     further, That no part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be available to initiate multiyear procurement 
     contracts for any systems or component thereof if the value 
     of the multiyear contract would exceed $500,000,000 unless 
     specifically provided in this Act:  Provided further, That no 
     multiyear procurement contract can be terminated without 30-
     day prior notification to the congressional defense 
     committees:  Provided further, That the execution of 
     multiyear authority shall require the use of a present value 
     analysis to determine lowest cost compared to an annual 
     procurement:  Provided further, That none of the funds 
     provided in this Act may be used for a multiyear contract 
     executed after the date of the enactment of this Act unless 
     in the case of any such contract--
       (1) the Secretary of Defense has submitted to Congress a 
     budget request for full funding of units to be procured 
     through the contract and, in the case of a contract for 
     procurement of aircraft, that includes, for any aircraft unit 
     to be procured through the contract for which procurement 
     funds are requested in that budget request for production 
     beyond advance procurement activities in the fiscal year 
     covered by the budget, full funding of procurement of such 
     unit in that fiscal year;
       (2) cancellation provisions in the contract do not include 
     consideration of recurring manufacturing costs of the 
     contractor associated with the production of unfunded units 
     to be delivered under the contract;
       (3) the contract provides that payments to the contractor 
     under the contract shall not be made in advance of incurred 
     costs on funded units; and
       (4) the contract does not provide for a price adjustment 
     based on a failure to award a follow-on contract.
       Sec. 8011.  Within the funds appropriated for the operation 
     and maintenance of the Armed Forces, funds are hereby 
     appropriated pursuant to section 401 of title 10, United 
     States Code, for humanitarian and civic assistance costs 
     under chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code. Such funds 
     may also be obligated for humanitarian and civic assistance 
     costs incidental to authorized operations and pursuant to 
     authority granted in section 401 of chapter 20 of title 10, 
     United States Code, and these obligations shall be reported 
     as required by section 401(d) of title 10, United States 
     Code:  Provided, That funds available for operation and 
     maintenance shall be available for providing humanitarian and 
     similar assistance by using Civic Action Teams in the Trust 
     Territories of the Pacific Islands and freely associated 
     states of Micronesia, pursuant to the Compact of Free 
     Association as authorized by Public Law 99-239:  Provided 
     further, That upon a determination by the Secretary of the 
     Army that such action is beneficial for graduate medical 
     education programs conducted at Army medical facilities 
     located in Hawaii, the Secretary of the Army may authorize 
     the provision of medical services at such facilities and 
     transportation to such facilities, on a nonreimbursable 
     basis, for civilian patients from American Samoa, the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall 
     Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, and Guam.
       Sec. 8012. (a) During fiscal year 2015, the civilian 
     personnel of the Department of Defense may not be managed on 
     the basis of any end-strength, and the management of such 
     personnel during that fiscal year shall not be subject to any 
     constraint or limitation (known as an end-strength) on the 
     number of such personnel who may be employed on the last day 
     of such fiscal year.
       (b) The fiscal year 2016 budget request for the Department 
     of Defense as well as all justification material and other 
     documentation supporting the fiscal year 2016 Department of 
     Defense budget request shall be prepared and submitted to the 
     Congress as if subsections (a) and (b) of this provision were 
     effective with regard to fiscal year 2016.
       (c) As required by section 1107 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 
     U.S.C. 2358 note) civilian personnel at the Department of 
     Army Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratories may not 
     be managed on the basis of the Table of Distribution and 
     Allowances, and the management of the workforce strength 
     shall be done in a manner consistent with the budget 
     available with respect to such Laboratories.
       (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to 
     military (civilian) technicians.
       Sec. 8013.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     shall be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to 
     influence congressional action on any legislation or 
     appropriation matters pending before the Congress.
       Sec. 8014.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     shall be available for the basic pay and allowances of any 
     member of the Army participating as a full-time student and 
     receiving benefits paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     from the Department of Defense Education Benefits Fund when 
     time spent as a full-time student is credited toward 
     completion of a service commitment:  Provided, That this 
     section shall not apply to those members who have reenlisted 
     with this option prior to October 1, 1987:  Provided further, 
     That this section applies only to active components of the 
     Army.

                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8015.  Funds appropriated in title III of this Act for 
     the Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Protege Program may be 
     transferred to any other appropriation contained in this Act 
     solely for the purpose of implementing a Mentor-Protege 
     Program developmental assistance agreement pursuant to 
     section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note), 
     as amended, under the authority of this provision or any 
     other transfer authority contained in this Act.
       Sec. 8016.  None of the funds in this Act may be available 
     for the purchase by the Department of Defense (and its 
     departments and agencies) of welded shipboard anchor and 
     mooring chain 4 inches in diameter and under unless the 
     anchor and mooring chain are manufactured in the United 
     States from components which are substantially manufactured 
     in the United States:  Provided, That

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     for the purpose of this section, the term ``manufactured'' 
     shall include cutting, heat treating, quality control, 
     testing of chain and welding (including the forging and shot 
     blasting process):  Provided further, That for the purpose of 
     this section substantially all of the components of anchor 
     and mooring chain shall be considered to be produced or 
     manufactured in the United States if the aggregate cost of 
     the components produced or manufactured in the United States 
     exceeds the aggregate cost of the components produced or 
     manufactured outside the United States:  Provided further, 
     That when adequate domestic supplies are not available to 
     meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis, 
     the Secretary of the service responsible for the procurement 
     may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by 
     certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations 
     that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire 
     capability for national security purposes.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8017.  In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in 
     this Act, there is appropriated $175,000,000, for an 
     additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-
     Wide'', to remain available until expended:  Provided, That 
     such funds shall only be available to the Secretary of 
     Defense, acting through the Office of Economic Adjustment of 
     the Department of Defense, or for transfer to the Secretary 
     of Education, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to 
     make grants, conclude cooperative agreements, or supplement 
     other Federal funds to construct, renovate, repair, or expand 
     elementary and secondary public schools on military 
     installations in order to address capacity or facility 
     condition deficiencies at such schools:  Provided further, 
     That in making such funds available, the Office of Economic 
     Adjustment or the Secretary of Education shall give priority 
     consideration to those military installations with schools 
     having the most serious capacity or facility condition 
     deficiencies as determined by the Secretary of Defense:  
     Provided further, That a matching share, as outlined by the 
     Department of Defense in the guidelines published in the 
     September 9, 2011, Federal Register (76 Fed. Reg. 55883), is 
     required to be provided by the local education authority or 
     the State in which the school is located:  Provided further, 
     That these provisions apply to funds provided under this 
     section, and to funds previously provided by Congress to 
     construct, renovate, repair, or expand elementary and 
     secondary public schools on military installations in order 
     to address capacity or facility condition deficiencies at 
     such schools to the extent such funds remain unobligated on 
     the date of enactment of this section.
       Sec. 8018.  None of the funds available to the Department 
     of Defense may be used to demilitarize or dispose of M-1 
     Carbines, M-1 Garand rifles, M-14 rifles, .22 caliber rifles, 
     .30 caliber rifles, or M-1911 pistols, or to demilitarize or 
     destroy small arms ammunition or ammunition components that 
     are not otherwise prohibited from commercial sale under 
     Federal law, unless the small arms ammunition or ammunition 
     components are certified by the Secretary of the Army or 
     designee as unserviceable, unsuitable, or unsafe for further 
     use.
       Sec. 8019.  No more than $500,000 of the funds appropriated 
     or made available in this Act shall be used during a single 
     fiscal year for any single relocation of an organization, 
     unit, activity or function of the Department of Defense into 
     or within the National Capital Region:  Provided, That the 
     Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-
     case basis by certifying in writing to the congressional 
     defense committees that such a relocation is required in the 
     best interest of the Government.
       Sec. 8020.  Of the funds made available in this Act, 
     $15,000,000 shall be available for incentive payments 
     authorized by section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 
     (25 U.S.C. 1544):  Provided, That a prime contractor or a 
     subcontractor at any tier that makes a subcontract award to 
     any subcontractor or supplier as defined in section 1544 of 
     title 25, United States Code, or a small business owned and 
     controlled by an individual or individuals defined under 
     section 4221(9) of title 25, United States Code, shall be 
     considered a contractor for the purposes of being allowed 
     additional compensation under section 504 of the Indian 
     Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544) whenever the prime 
     contract or subcontract amount is over $500,000 and involves 
     the expenditure of funds appropriated by an Act making 
     appropriations for the Department of Defense with respect to 
     any fiscal year:  Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     section 1906 of title 41, United States Code, this section 
     shall be applicable to any Department of Defense acquisition 
     of supplies or services, including any contract and any 
     subcontract at any tier for acquisition of commercial items 
     produced or manufactured, in whole or in part, by any 
     subcontractor or supplier defined in section 1544 of title 
     25, United States Code, or a small business owned and 
     controlled by an individual or individuals defined under 
     section 4221(9) of title 25, United States Code.
       Sec. 8021.  Funds appropriated by this Act for the Defense 
     Media Activity shall not be used for any national or 
     international political or psychological activities.
       Sec. 8022.  During the current fiscal year, the Department 
     of Defense is authorized to incur obligations of not to 
     exceed $350,000,000 for purposes specified in section 
     2350j(c) of title 10, United States Code, in anticipation of 
     receipt of contributions, only from the Government of Kuwait, 
     under that section:  Provided, That upon receipt, such 
     contributions from the Government of Kuwait shall be credited 
     to the appropriations or fund which incurred such 
     obligations.
       Sec. 8023. (a) Of the funds made available in this Act, not 
     less than $39,500,000 shall be available for the Civil Air 
     Patrol Corporation, of which--
       (1) $27,400,000 shall be available from ``Operation and 
     Maintenance, Air Force'' to support Civil Air Patrol 
     Corporation operation and maintenance, readiness, counter-
     drug activities, and drug demand reduction activities 
     involving youth programs;
       (2) $10,400,000 shall be available from ``Aircraft 
     Procurement, Air Force''; and
       (3) $1,700,000 shall be available from ``Other Procurement, 
     Air Force'' for vehicle procurement.
       (b) The Secretary of the Air Force should waive 
     reimbursement for any funds used by the Civil Air Patrol for 
     counter-drug activities in support of Federal, State, and 
     local government agencies.
       Sec. 8024. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act 
     are available to establish a new Department of Defense 
     (department) federally funded research and development center 
     (FFRDC), either as a new entity, or as a separate entity 
     administrated by an organization managing another FFRDC, or 
     as a nonprofit membership corporation consisting of a 
     consortium of other FFRDCs and other nonprofit entities.
       (b) No member of a Board of Directors, Trustees, Overseers, 
     Advisory Group, Special Issues Panel, Visiting Committee, or 
     any similar entity of a defense FFRDC, and no paid consultant 
     to any defense FFRDC, except when acting in a technical 
     advisory capacity, may be compensated for his or her services 
     as a member of such entity, or as a paid consultant by more 
     than one FFRDC in a fiscal year:  Provided, That a member of 
     any such entity referred to previously in this subsection 
     shall be allowed travel expenses and per diem as authorized 
     under the Federal Joint Travel Regulations, when engaged in 
     the performance of membership duties.
       (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 
     funds available to the department from any source during 
     fiscal year 2015 may be used by a defense FFRDC, through a 
     fee or other payment mechanism, for construction of new 
     buildings, for payment of cost sharing for projects funded by 
     Government grants, for absorption of contract overruns, or 
     for certain charitable contributions, not to include employee 
     participation in community service and/or development.
       (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the 
     funds available to the department during fiscal year 2015, 
     not more than 5,750 staff years of technical effort (staff 
     years) may be funded for defense FFRDCs:  Provided, That of 
     the specific amount referred to previously in this 
     subsection, not more than 1,125 staff years may be funded for 
     the defense studies and analysis FFRDCs:  Provided further, 
     That this subsection shall not apply to staff years funded in 
     the National Intelligence Program (NIP) and the Military 
     Intelligence Program (MIP).
       (e) The Secretary of Defense shall, with the submission of 
     the department's fiscal year 2016 budget request, submit a 
     report presenting the specific amounts of staff years of 
     technical effort to be allocated for each defense FFRDC 
     during that fiscal year and the associated budget estimates.
       (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     total amount appropriated in this Act for FFRDCs is hereby 
     reduced by $40,000,000.
       Sec. 8025.  None of the funds appropriated or made 
     available in this Act shall be used to procure carbon, alloy, 
     or armor steel plate for use in any Government-owned facility 
     or property under the control of the Department of Defense 
     which were not melted and rolled in the United States or 
     Canada:  Provided, That these procurement restrictions shall 
     apply to any and all Federal Supply Class 9515, American 
     Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) or American Iron and 
     Steel Institute (AISI) specifications of carbon, alloy or 
     armor steel plate:  Provided further, That the Secretary of 
     the military department responsible for the procurement may 
     waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying 
     in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate that adequate domestic 
     supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense 
     requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition 
     must be made in order to acquire capability for national 
     security purposes:  Provided further, That these restrictions 
     shall not apply to contracts which are in being as of the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 8026.  For the purposes of this Act, the term 
     ``congressional defense committees'' means the Armed Services 
     Committee of the House of Representatives, the Armed Services 
     Committee of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the 
     Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on

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     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
       Sec. 8027.  During the current fiscal year, the Department 
     of Defense may acquire the modification, depot maintenance 
     and repair of aircraft, vehicles and vessels as well as the 
     production of components and other Defense-related articles, 
     through competition between Department of Defense depot 
     maintenance activities and private firms:  Provided, That the 
     Senior Acquisition Executive of the military department or 
     Defense Agency concerned, with power of delegation, shall 
     certify that successful bids include comparable estimates of 
     all direct and indirect costs for both public and private 
     bids:  Provided further, That Office of Management and Budget 
     Circular A-76 shall not apply to competitions conducted under 
     this section.
       Sec. 8028. (a)(1) If the Secretary of Defense, after 
     consultation with the United States Trade Representative, 
     determines that a foreign country which is party to an 
     agreement described in paragraph (2) has violated the terms 
     of the agreement by discriminating against certain types of 
     products produced in the United States that are covered by 
     the agreement, the Secretary of Defense shall rescind the 
     Secretary's blanket waiver of the Buy American Act with 
     respect to such types of products produced in that foreign 
     country.
       (2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is any 
     reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of understanding, 
     between the United States and a foreign country pursuant to 
     which the Secretary of Defense has prospectively waived the 
     Buy American Act for certain products in that country.
       (b) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Congress a 
     report on the amount of Department of Defense purchases from 
     foreign entities in fiscal year 2015. Such report shall 
     separately indicate the dollar value of items for which the 
     Buy American Act was waived pursuant to any agreement 
     described in subsection (a)(2), the Trade Agreement Act of 
     1979 (19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), or any international agreement 
     to which the United States is a party.
       (c) For purposes of this section, the term ``Buy American 
     Act'' means chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code.
       Sec. 8029.  During the current fiscal year, amounts 
     contained in the Department of Defense Overseas Military 
     Facility Investment Recovery Account established by section 
     2921(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act of 1991 
     (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) shall be available 
     until expended for the payments specified by section 
     2921(c)(2) of that Act.
       Sec. 8030. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the Secretary of the Air Force may convey at no cost to the 
     Air Force, without consideration, to Indian tribes located in 
     the States of Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, 
     Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and Washington relocatable 
     military housing units located at Grand Forks Air Force Base, 
     Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mountain Home Air Force Base, 
     Ellsworth Air Force Base, and Minot Air Force Base that are 
     excess to the needs of the Air Force.
       (b) The Secretary of the Air Force shall convey, at no cost 
     to the Air Force, military housing units under subsection (a) 
     in accordance with the request for such units that are 
     submitted to the Secretary by the Operation Walking Shield 
     Program on behalf of Indian tribes located in the States of 
     Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, 
     Minnesota, and Washington. Any such conveyance shall be 
     subject to the condition that the housing units shall be 
     removed within a reasonable period of time, as determined by 
     the Secretary.
       (c) The Operation Walking Shield Program shall resolve any 
     conflicts among requests of Indian tribes for housing units 
     under subsection (a) before submitting requests to the 
     Secretary of the Air Force under subsection (b).
       (d) In this section, the term ``Indian tribe'' means any 
     recognized Indian tribe included on the current list 
     published by the Secretary of the Interior under section 104 
     of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe Act of 1994 (Public 
     Law 103-454; 108 Stat. 4792; 25 U.S.C. 479a-1).
       Sec. 8031.  During the current fiscal year, appropriations 
     which are available to the Department of Defense for 
     operation and maintenance may be used to purchase items 
     having an investment item unit cost of not more than 
     $250,000.
       Sec. 8032. (a) During the current fiscal year, none of the 
     appropriations or funds available to the Department of 
     Defense Working Capital Funds shall be used for the purchase 
     of an investment item for the purpose of acquiring a new 
     inventory item for sale or anticipated sale during the 
     current fiscal year or a subsequent fiscal year to customers 
     of the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds if such an 
     item would not have been chargeable to the Department of 
     Defense Business Operations Fund during fiscal year 1994 and 
     if the purchase of such an investment item would be 
     chargeable during the current fiscal year to appropriations 
     made to the Department of Defense for procurement.
       (b) The fiscal year 2016 budget request for the Department 
     of Defense as well as all justification material and other 
     documentation supporting the fiscal year 2016 Department of 
     Defense budget shall be prepared and submitted to the 
     Congress on the basis that any equipment which was classified 
     as an end item and funded in a procurement appropriation 
     contained in this Act shall be budgeted for in a proposed 
     fiscal year 2016 procurement appropriation and not in the 
     supply management business area or any other area or category 
     of the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds.
       Sec. 8033.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act for 
     programs of the Central Intelligence Agency shall remain 
     available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, 
     except for funds appropriated for the Reserve for 
     Contingencies, which shall remain available until September 
     30, 2016:  Provided, That funds appropriated, transferred, or 
     otherwise credited to the Central Intelligence Agency Central 
     Services Working Capital Fund during this or any prior or 
     subsequent fiscal year shall remain available until expended: 
      Provided further, That any funds appropriated or transferred 
     to the Central Intelligence Agency for advanced research and 
     development acquisition, for agent operations, and for covert 
     action programs authorized by the President under section 503 
     of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3093) shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2016.
       Sec. 8034.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds made available in this Act for the Defense Intelligence 
     Agency may be used for the design, development, and 
     deployment of General Defense Intelligence Program 
     intelligence communications and intelligence information 
     systems for the Services, the Unified and Specified Commands, 
     and the component commands.
       Sec. 8035.  Of the funds appropriated to the Department of 
     Defense under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Defense-Wide'', not less than $12,000,000 shall be made 
     available only for the mitigation of environmental impacts, 
     including training and technical assistance to tribes, 
     related administrative support, the gathering of information, 
     documenting of environmental damage, and developing a system 
     for prioritization of mitigation and cost to complete 
     estimates for mitigation, on Indian lands resulting from 
     Department of Defense activities.
       Sec. 8036. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act 
     may be expended by an entity of the Department of Defense 
     unless the entity, in expending the funds, complies with the 
     Buy American Act. For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     ``Buy American Act'' means chapter 83 of title 41, United 
     States Code.
       (b) If the Secretary of Defense determines that a person 
     has been convicted of intentionally affixing a label bearing 
     a ``Made in America'' inscription to any product sold in or 
     shipped to the United States that is not made in America, the 
     Secretary shall determine, in accordance with section 2410f 
     of title 10, United States Code, whether the person should be 
     debarred from contracting with the Department of Defense.
       (c) In the case of any equipment or products purchased with 
     appropriations provided under this Act, it is the sense of 
     the Congress that any entity of the Department of Defense, in 
     expending the appropriation, purchase only American-made 
     equipment and products, provided that American-made equipment 
     and products are cost-competitive, quality competitive, and 
     available in a timely fashion.
       Sec. 8037.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     shall be available for a contract for studies, analysis, or 
     consulting services entered into without competition on the 
     basis of an unsolicited proposal unless the head of the 
     activity responsible for the procurement determines--
       (1) as a result of thorough technical evaluation, only one 
     source is found fully qualified to perform the proposed work;
       (2) the purpose of the contract is to explore an 
     unsolicited proposal which offers significant scientific or 
     technological promise, represents the product of original 
     thinking, and was submitted in confidence by one source; or
       (3) the purpose of the contract is to take advantage of 
     unique and significant industrial accomplishment by a 
     specific concern, or to insure that a new product or idea of 
     a specific concern is given financial support:  Provided, 
     That this limitation shall not apply to contracts in an 
     amount of less than $25,000, contracts related to 
     improvements of equipment that is in development or 
     production, or contracts as to which a civilian official of 
     the Department of Defense, who has been confirmed by the 
     Senate, determines that the award of such contract is in the 
     interest of the national defense.
       Sec. 8038. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and 
     (c), none of the funds made available by this Act may be 
     used--
       (1) to establish a field operating agency; or
       (2) to pay the basic pay of a member of the Armed Forces or 
     civilian employee of the department who is transferred or 
     reassigned from a headquarters activity if the member or 
     employee's place of duty remains at the location of that 
     headquarters.
       (b) The Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a military 
     department may waive the limitations in subsection (a), on a 
     case-by-case basis, if the Secretary determines, and 
     certifies to the Committees on Appropriations

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     of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the 
     granting of the waiver will reduce the personnel requirements 
     or the financial requirements of the department.
       (c) This section does not apply to--
       (1) field operating agencies funded within the National 
     Intelligence Program;
       (2) an Army field operating agency established to 
     eliminate, mitigate, or counter the effects of improvised 
     explosive devices, and, as determined by the Secretary of the 
     Army, other similar threats;
       (3) an Army field operating agency established to improve 
     the effectiveness and efficiencies of biometric activities 
     and to integrate common biometric technologies throughout the 
     Department of Defense; or
       (4) an Air Force field operating agency established to 
     administer the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Program and 
     Mortuary Operations for the Department of Defense and 
     authorized Federal entities.
       Sec. 8039. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     shall be available to convert to contractor performance an 
     activity or function of the Department of Defense that, on or 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, is performed by 
     Department of Defense civilian employees unless--
       (1) the conversion is based on the result of a public-
     private competition that includes a most efficient and cost 
     effective organization plan developed by such activity or 
     function;
       (2) the Competitive Sourcing Official determines that, over 
     all performance periods stated in the solicitation of offers 
     for performance of the activity or function, the cost of 
     performance of the activity or function by a contractor would 
     be less costly to the Department of Defense by an amount that 
     equals or exceeds the lesser of--
       (A) 10 percent of the most efficient organization's 
     personnel-related costs for performance of that activity or 
     function by Federal employees; or
       (B) $10,000,000; and
       (3) the contractor does not receive an advantage for a 
     proposal that would reduce costs for the Department of 
     Defense by--
       (A) not making an employer-sponsored health insurance plan 
     available to the workers who are to be employed in the 
     performance of that activity or function under the contract; 
     or
       (B) offering to such workers an employer-sponsored health 
     benefits plan that requires the employer to contribute less 
     towards the premium or subscription share than the amount 
     that is paid by the Department of Defense for health benefits 
     for civilian employees under chapter 89 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (b)(1) The Department of Defense, without regard to 
     subsection (a) of this section or subsection (a), (b), or (c) 
     of section 2461 of title 10, United States Code, and 
     notwithstanding any administrative regulation, requirement, 
     or policy to the contrary shall have full authority to enter 
     into a contract for the performance of any commercial or 
     industrial type function of the Department of Defense that--
       (A) is included on the procurement list established 
     pursuant to section 2 of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (section 
     8503 of title 41, United States Code);
       (B) is planned to be converted to performance by a 
     qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or by a qualified 
     nonprofit agency for other severely handicapped individuals 
     in accordance with that Act; or
       (C) is planned to be converted to performance by a 
     qualified firm under at least 51 percent ownership by an 
     Indian tribe, as defined in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
     450b(e)), or a Native Hawaiian Organization, as defined in 
     section 8(a)(15) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     637(a)(15)).
       (2) This section shall not apply to depot contracts or 
     contracts for depot maintenance as provided in sections 2469 
     and 2474 of title 10, United States Code.
       (c) The conversion of any activity or function of the 
     Department of Defense under the authority provided by this 
     section shall be credited toward any competitive or 
     outsourcing goal, target, or measurement that may be 
     established by statute, regulation, or policy and is deemed 
     to be awarded under the authority of, and in compliance with, 
     subsection (h) of section 2304 of title 10, United States 
     Code, for the competition or outsourcing of commercial 
     activities.

                             (rescissions)

       Sec. 8040.  Of the funds appropriated in Department of 
     Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby 
     rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the 
     specified amounts:  Provided, That no amounts may be 
     rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress 
     for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     or as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent 
     Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended:
       ``Aircraft Procurement, Army'', 2013/2015, $18,242,000;
       ``Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army'', 2013/2015, 
     $5,000,000;
       ``Other Procurement, Army'', 2013/2015, $97,000,000;
       ``Aircraft Procurement, Navy'', 2013/2015, $47,200,000;
       ``Procurement, Marine Corps'', 2013/2015, $40,217,000;
       ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'', 2013/2015, 
     $64,600,000;
       ``Missile Procurement, Air Force'', 2013/2015, $13,800,000;
       ``Aircraft Procurement, Army'', 2014/2016, $30,000,000;
       ``Other Procurement, Army'', 2014/2016, $213,998,000;
       ``Aircraft Procurement, Navy'', 2014/2016, $196,622,000;
       ``Weapons Procurement, Navy'', 2014/2016, $63,400,000;
       ``Other Procurement, Navy'', 2014/2016, $1,505,000;
       ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'', 2014/2016, 
     $83,400,000;
       ``Missile Procurement, Air Force'', 2014/2016, 
     $157,209,000;
       ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'', 2014/2016, $12,100,000;
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Army'', 2014/
     2015, $5,000,000;
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force'', 
     2014/2015, $37,000,000; and
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy'', 2014/
     2015, $141,727,000.
       Sec. 8041.  None of the funds available in this Act may be 
     used to reduce the authorized positions for military 
     technicians (dual status) of the Army National Guard, Air 
     National Guard, Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve for the 
     purpose of applying any administratively imposed civilian 
     personnel ceiling, freeze, or reduction on military 
     technicians (dual status), unless such reductions are a 
     direct result of a reduction in military force structure.
       Sec. 8042.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available in this Act may be obligated or expended for 
     assistance to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 
     unless specifically appropriated for that purpose.
       Sec. 8043.  Funds appropriated in this Act for operation 
     and maintenance of the Military Departments, Combatant 
     Commands and Defense Agencies shall be available for 
     reimbursement of pay, allowances and other expenses which 
     would otherwise be incurred against appropriations for the 
     National Guard and Reserve when members of the National Guard 
     and Reserve provide intelligence or counterintelligence 
     support to Combatant Commands, Defense Agencies and Joint 
     Intelligence Activities, including the activities and 
     programs included within the National Intelligence Program 
     and the Military Intelligence Program:  Provided, That 
     nothing in this section authorizes deviation from established 
     Reserve and National Guard personnel and training procedures.
       Sec. 8044.  Of the amounts appropriated for ``Working 
     Capital Fund, Army'', $225,000,000 shall be available to 
     maintain competitive rates at the arsenals.
       Sec. 8045. (a) None of the funds available to the 
     Department of Defense for any fiscal year for drug 
     interdiction or counter-drug activities may be transferred to 
     any other department or agency of the United States except as 
     specifically provided in an appropriations law.
       (b) None of the funds available to the Central Intelligence 
     Agency for any fiscal year for drug interdiction or counter-
     drug activities may be transferred to any other department or 
     agency of the United States except as specifically provided 
     in an appropriations law.
       Sec. 8046.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
     be used for the procurement of ball and roller bearings other 
     than those produced by a domestic source and of domestic 
     origin:  Provided, That the Secretary of the military 
     department responsible for such procurement may waive this 
     restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing 
     to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate, that adequate domestic 
     supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense 
     requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition 
     must be made in order to acquire capability for national 
     security purposes:  Provided further, That this restriction 
     shall not apply to the purchase of ``commercial items'', as 
     defined by section 4(12) of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act, except that the restriction shall apply to ball 
     or roller bearings purchased as end items.
       Sec. 8047.  In addition to the amounts appropriated or 
     otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act, $44,000,000 
     is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense:  
     Provided, That upon the determination of the Secretary of 
     Defense that it shall serve the national interest, the 
     Secretary shall make grants in the amounts specified as 
     follows: $20,000,000 to the United Service Organizations and 
     $24,000,000 to the Red Cross.
       Sec. 8048.  None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     purchase any supercomputer which is not manufactured in the 
     United States, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to 
     the congressional defense committees that such an acquisition 
     must be made in order to acquire capability for national 
     security purposes that is not available from United States 
     manufacturers.
       Sec. 8049.  Notwithstanding any other provision in this 
     Act, the Small Business Innovation Research program and the 
     Small

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     Business Technology Transfer program set-asides shall be 
     taken proportionally from all programs, projects, or 
     activities to the extent they contribute to the extramural 
     budget.
       Sec. 8050. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     none of the funds available to the Department of Defense for 
     the current fiscal year and hereafter may be obligated or 
     expended to transfer to another nation or an international 
     organization any defense articles or services (other than 
     intelligence services) for use in the activities described in 
     subsection (b) unless the congressional defense committees, 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
     the Senate are notified 15 days in advance of such transfer.
       (b) This section applies to--
       (1) any international peacekeeping or peace-enforcement 
     operation under the authority of chapter VI or chapter VII of 
     the United Nations Charter under the authority of a United 
     Nations Security Council resolution; and
       (2) any other international peacekeeping, peace-
     enforcement, or humanitarian assistance operation.
       (c) A notice under subsection (a) shall include the 
     following:
       (1) A description of the equipment, supplies, or services 
     to be transferred.
       (2) A statement of the value of the equipment, supplies, or 
     services to be transferred.
       (3) In the case of a proposed transfer of equipment or 
     supplies--
       (A) a statement of whether the inventory requirements of 
     all elements of the Armed Forces (including the reserve 
     components) for the type of equipment or supplies to be 
     transferred have been met; and
       (B) a statement of whether the items proposed to be 
     transferred will have to be replaced and, if so, how the 
     President proposes to provide funds for such replacement.
       Sec. 8051.  None of the funds available to the Department 
     of Defense under this Act shall be obligated or expended to 
     pay a contractor under a contract with the Department of 
     Defense for costs of any amount paid by the contractor to an 
     employee when--
       (1) such costs are for a bonus or otherwise in excess of 
     the normal salary paid by the contractor to the employee; and
       (2) such bonus is part of restructuring costs associated 
     with a business combination.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8052.  During the current fiscal year, no more than 
     $30,000,000 of appropriations made in this Act under the 
     heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' may be 
     transferred to appropriations available for the pay of 
     military personnel, to be merged with, and to be available 
     for the same time period as the appropriations to which 
     transferred, to be used in support of such personnel in 
     connection with support and services for eligible 
     organizations and activities outside the Department of 
     Defense pursuant to section 2012 of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       Sec. 8053.  During the current fiscal year, in the case of 
     an appropriation account of the Department of Defense for 
     which the period of availability for obligation has expired 
     or which has closed under the provisions of section 1552 of 
     title 31, United States Code, and which has a negative 
     unliquidated or unexpended balance, an obligation or an 
     adjustment of an obligation may be charged to any current 
     appropriation account for the same purpose as the expired or 
     closed account if--
       (1) the obligation would have been properly chargeable 
     (except as to amount) to the expired or closed account before 
     the end of the period of availability or closing of that 
     account;
       (2) the obligation is not otherwise properly chargeable to 
     any current appropriation account of the Department of 
     Defense; and
       (3) in the case of an expired account, the obligation is 
     not chargeable to a current appropriation of the Department 
     of Defense under the provisions of section 1405(b)(8) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991, 
     Public Law 101-510, as amended (31 U.S.C. 1551 note):  
     Provided, That in the case of an expired account, if 
     subsequent review or investigation discloses that there was 
     not in fact a negative unliquidated or unexpended balance in 
     the account, any charge to a current account under the 
     authority of this section shall be reversed and recorded 
     against the expired account:  Provided further, That the 
     total amount charged to a current appropriation under this 
     section may not exceed an amount equal to 1 percent of the 
     total appropriation for that account.
       Sec. 8054. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the Chief of the National Guard Bureau may permit the use of 
     equipment of the National Guard Distance Learning Project by 
     any person or entity on a space-available, reimbursable 
     basis. The Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall establish 
     the amount of reimbursement for such use on a case-by-case 
     basis.
       (b) Amounts collected under subsection (a) shall be 
     credited to funds available for the National Guard Distance 
     Learning Project and be available to defray the costs 
     associated with the use of equipment of the project under 
     that subsection. Such funds shall be available for such 
     purposes without fiscal year limitation.
       Sec. 8055.  Using funds made available by this Act or any 
     other Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, pursuant to a 
     determination under section 2690 of title 10, United States 
     Code, may implement cost-effective agreements for required 
     heating facility modernization in the Kaiserslautern Military 
     Community in the Federal Republic of Germany:  Provided, That 
     in the City of Kaiserslautern and at the Rhine Ordnance 
     Barracks area, such agreements will include the use of United 
     States anthracite as the base load energy for municipal 
     district heat to the United States Defense installations:  
     Provided further, That at Landstuhl Army Regional Medical 
     Center and Ramstein Air Base, furnished heat may be obtained 
     from private, regional or municipal services, if provisions 
     are included for the consideration of United States coal as 
     an energy source.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8056.  Of the funds appropriated in this Act under the 
     heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide'', 
     $25,000,000 shall be for continued implementation and 
     expansion of the Sexual Assault Special Victims' Counsel 
     Program, and $5,709,000 shall be for support of high priority 
     Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program requirements 
     and activities, including the training and funding of 
     personnel:  Provided, That the funds are made available for 
     transfer to the Department of the Army, the Department of the 
     Navy, and the Department of the Air Force:  Provided further, 
     That funds transferred shall be merged with and available for 
     the same purposes and for the same time period as the 
     appropriations to which the funds are transferred:  Provided 
     further, That this transfer authority is in addition to any 
     other transfer authority provided in this Act.
       Sec. 8057.  None of the funds appropriated in title IV of 
     this Act may be used to procure end-items for delivery to 
     military forces for operational training, operational use or 
     inventory requirements:  Provided, That this restriction does 
     not apply to end-items used in development, prototyping, and 
     test activities preceding and leading to acceptance for 
     operational use:  Provided further, That this restriction 
     does not apply to programs funded within the National 
     Intelligence Program:  Provided further, That the Secretary 
     of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis 
     by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives and the Senate that it is in 
     the national security interest to do so.
       Sec. 8058. (a) The Secretary of Defense may, on a case-by-
     case basis, waive with respect to a foreign country each 
     limitation on the procurement of defense items from foreign 
     sources provided in law if the Secretary determines that the 
     application of the limitation with respect to that country 
     would invalidate cooperative programs entered into between 
     the Department of Defense and the foreign country, or would 
     invalidate reciprocal trade agreements for the procurement of 
     defense items entered into under section 2531 of title 10, 
     United States Code, and the country does not discriminate 
     against the same or similar defense items produced in the 
     United States for that country.
       (b) Subsection (a) applies with respect to--
       (1) contracts and subcontracts entered into on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act; and
       (2) options for the procurement of items that are exercised 
     after such date under contracts that are entered into before 
     such date if the option prices are adjusted for any reason 
     other than the application of a waiver granted under 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a limitation regarding 
     construction of public vessels, ball and roller bearings, 
     food, and clothing or textile materials as defined by section 
     11 (chapters 50-65) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule and 
     products classified under headings 4010, 4202, 4203, 6401 
     through 6406, 6505, 7019, 7218 through 7229, 7304.41 through 
     7304.49, 7306.40, 7502 through 7508, 8105, 8108, 8109, 8211, 
     8215, and 9404.
       Sec. 8059. (a) In General.--(1) None of the funds made 
     available by this Act may be used for any training, 
     equipment, or other assistance for a unit of a foreign 
     security force if the Secretary of Defense has credible 
     information that the unit has committed a gross violation of 
     human rights.
       (2) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of State, shall ensure that prior to a decision to 
     provide any training, equipment, or other assistance to a 
     unit of a foreign security force full consideration is given 
     to any credible information available to the Department of 
     State relating to human rights violations by such unit.
       (b) Exception.--The prohibition in subsection (a)(1) shall 
     not apply if the Secretary of Defense, after consultation 
     with the Secretary of State, determines that the government 
     of such country has taken all necessary corrective steps, or 
     if the equipment or other assistance is necessary to assist 
     in disaster relief operations or other humanitarian or 
     national security emergencies.
       (c) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense, after consultation 
     with the Secretary of State, may waive the prohibition in 
     subsection (a)(1) if the Secretary of Defense determines that 
     such waiver is required by extraordinary circumstances.
       (d) Procedures.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish, 
     and periodically update, procedures to ensure that any 
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     the possession of the Department of Defense about gross 
     violations of human rights by units of foreign security 
     forces is shared on a timely basis with the Department of 
     State.
       (e) Report.--Not more than 15 days after the application of 
     any exception under subsection (b) or the exercise of any 
     waiver under subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report--
       (1) in the case of an exception under subsection (b), 
     providing notice of the use of the exception and stating the 
     grounds for the exception; and
       (2) in the case of a waiver under subsection (c), 
     describing the information relating to the gross violation of 
     human rights; the extraordinary circumstances that 
     necessitate the waiver; the purpose and duration of the 
     training, equipment, or other assistance; and the United 
     States forces and the foreign security force unit involved.
       (f) Definition.--For purposes of this section the term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the 
     congressional defense committees and the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       Sec. 8060.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this or other Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Acts may be obligated or expended for the 
     purpose of performing repairs or maintenance to military 
     family housing units of the Department of Defense, including 
     areas in such military family housing units that may be used 
     for the purpose of conducting official Department of Defense 
     business.
       Sec. 8061.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds appropriated in this Act under the heading ``Research, 
     Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' for any new 
     start advanced concept technology demonstration project or 
     joint capability demonstration project may only be obligated 
     45 days after a report, including a description of the 
     project, the planned acquisition and transition strategy and 
     its estimated annual and total cost, has been provided in 
     writing to the congressional defense committees:  Provided, 
     That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a 
     case-by-case basis by certifying to the congressional defense 
     committees that it is in the national interest to do so.
       Sec. 8062.  The Secretary of Defense shall provide a 
     classified quarterly report beginning 30 days after enactment 
     of this Act, to the House and Senate Appropriations 
     Committees, Subcommittees on Defense on certain matters as 
     directed in the classified annex accompanying this Act.
       Sec. 8063.  During the current fiscal year and hereafter, 
     none of the funds available to the Department of Defense may 
     be used to provide support to another department or agency of 
     the United States if such department or agency is more than 
     90 days in arrears in making payment to the Department of 
     Defense for goods or services previously provided to such 
     department or agency on a reimbursable basis:  Provided, That 
     this restriction shall not apply if the department is 
     authorized by law to provide support to such department or 
     agency on a nonreimbursable basis, and is providing the 
     requested support pursuant to such authority:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this 
     restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing 
     to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate that it is in the national 
     security interest to do so.
       Sec. 8064.  Notwithstanding section 12310(b) of title 10, 
     United States Code, a member of the National Guard serving on 
     full-time National Guard duty under section 502(f) of title 
     32, United States Code, may perform duties in support of the 
     ground-based elements of the National Ballistic Missile 
     Defense System.
       Sec. 8065.  None of the funds provided in this Act may be 
     used to transfer to any nongovernmental entity ammunition 
     held by the Department of Defense that has a center-fire 
     cartridge and a United States military nomenclature 
     designation of ``armor penetrator'', ``armor piercing (AP)'', 
     ``armor piercing incendiary (API)'', or ``armor-piercing 
     incendiary tracer (API-T)'', except to an entity performing 
     demilitarization services for the Department of Defense under 
     a contract that requires the entity to demonstrate to the 
     satisfaction of the Department of Defense that armor piercing 
     projectiles are either: (1) rendered incapable of reuse by 
     the demilitarization process; or (2) used to manufacture 
     ammunition pursuant to a contract with the Department of 
     Defense or the manufacture of ammunition for export pursuant 
     to a License for Permanent Export of Unclassified Military 
     Articles issued by the Department of State.
       Sec. 8066.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or his designee, may 
     waive payment of all or part of the consideration that 
     otherwise would be required under section 2667 of title 10, 
     United States Code, in the case of a lease of personal 
     property for a period not in excess of 1 year to any 
     organization specified in section 508(d) of title 32, United 
     States Code, or any other youth, social, or fraternal 
     nonprofit organization as may be approved by the Chief of the 
     National Guard Bureau, or his designee, on a case-by-case 
     basis.
       Sec. 8067.  In specifying the amounts requested for the 
     Department of the Army for Arlington National Cemetery, 
     Virginia, the budget of the President submitted to Congress 
     shall request such amounts in the Cemeterial Expenses, Army 
     appropriation, and shall not request such amounts in the 
     Operation and Maintenance, Army appropriation.
       Sec. 8068.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     shall be used for the support of any nonappropriated funds 
     activity of the Department of Defense that procures malt 
     beverages and wine with nonappropriated funds for resale 
     (including such alcoholic beverages sold by the drink) on a 
     military installation located in the United States unless 
     such malt beverages and wine are procured within that State, 
     or in the case of the District of Columbia, within the 
     District of Columbia, in which the military installation is 
     located:  Provided, That in a case in which the military 
     installation is located in more than one State, purchases may 
     be made in any State in which the installation is located:  
     Provided further, That such local procurement requirements 
     for malt beverages and wine shall apply to all alcoholic 
     beverages only for military installations in States which are 
     not contiguous with another State:  Provided further, That 
     alcoholic beverages other than wine and malt beverages, in 
     contiguous States and the District of Columbia shall be 
     procured from the most competitive source, price and other 
     factors considered.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8069.  Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under 
     the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $106,189,900 
     shall remain available until expended:  Provided, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
     Defense is authorized to transfer such funds to other 
     activities of the Federal Government:  Provided further, That 
     the Secretary of Defense is authorized to enter into and 
     carry out contracts for the acquisition of real property, 
     construction, personal services, and operations related to 
     projects carrying out the purposes of this section:  Provided 
     further, That contracts entered into under the authority of 
     this section may provide for such indemnification as the 
     Secretary determines to be necessary:  Provided further, That 
     projects authorized by this section shall comply with 
     applicable Federal, State, and local law to the maximum 
     extent consistent with the national security, as determined 
     by the Secretary of Defense.
       Sec. 8070. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this or 
     any other Act may be used to take any action to modify--
       (1) the appropriations account structure for the National 
     Intelligence Program budget, including through the creation 
     of a new appropriation or new appropriation account;
       (2) how the National Intelligence Program budget request is 
     presented in the unclassified P-1, R-1, and O-1 documents 
     supporting the Department of Defense budget request;
       (3) the process by which the National Intelligence Program 
     appropriations are apportioned to the executing agencies; or
       (4) the process by which the National Intelligence Program 
     appropriations are allotted, obligated and disbursed.
       (b) Nothing in section (a) shall be construed to prohibit 
     the merger of programs or changes to the National 
     Intelligence Program budget at or below the Expenditure 
     Center level, provided such change is otherwise in accordance 
     with paragraphs (a)(1)-(3).
       (c) The Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary 
     of Defense may jointly, only for the purposes of achieving 
     auditable financial statements and improving fiscal 
     reporting, study and develop detailed proposals for 
     alternative financial management processes. Such study shall 
     include a comprehensive counterintelligence risk assessment 
     to ensure that none of the alternative processes will 
     adversely affect counterintelligence.
       (d) Upon development of the detailed proposals defined 
     under subsection (c), the Director of National Intelligence 
     and the Secretary of Defense shall--
       (1) provide the proposed alternatives to all affected 
     agencies;
       (2) receive certification from all affected agencies 
     attesting that the proposed alternatives will help achieve 
     auditability, improve fiscal reporting, and will not 
     adversely affect counterintelligence; and
       (3) not later than 30 days after receiving all necessary 
     certifications under paragraph (2), present the proposed 
     alternatives and certifications to the congressional defense 
     and intelligence committees.
       (e) This section shall not be construed to alter or affect 
     the application of section 1627 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 to the amounts made 
     available by this Act.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8071.  During the current fiscal year, not to exceed 
     $200,000,000 from funds available under ``Operation and 
     Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' may be transferred to the 
     Department of State ``Global Security Contingency Fund'':  
     Provided, That this transfer authority is in addition to any 
     other transfer authority available to the Department of 
     Defense:  Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 
     shall, not fewer than 30 days prior to making transfers to 
     the Department of State

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     ``Global Security Contingency Fund'', notify the 
     congressional defense committees in writing with the source 
     of funds and a detailed justification, execution plan, and 
     timeline for each proposed project.
       Sec. 8072.  In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in 
     this Act, $4,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department 
     of Defense, to remain available for obligation until 
     expended:  Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, that upon the determination of the Secretary of 
     Defense that it shall serve the national interest, these 
     funds shall be available only for a grant to the Fisher House 
     Foundation, Inc., only for the construction and furnishing of 
     additional Fisher Houses to meet the needs of military family 
     members when confronted with the illness or hospitalization 
     of an eligible military beneficiary.
       Sec. 8073.  The Secretary of Defense shall issue 
     regulations to prohibit the sale of any tobacco or tobacco-
     related products in military resale outlets in the United 
     States, its territories and possessions at a price below the 
     most competitive price in the local community:  Provided, 
     That such regulations shall direct that the prices of tobacco 
     or tobacco-related products in overseas military retail 
     outlets shall be within the range of prices established for 
     military retail system stores located in the United States.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8074.  Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under 
     the headings ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'' and ``Research, 
     Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', 
     $619,814,000 shall be for the Israeli Cooperative Programs:  
     Provided, That of this amount, $350,972,000 shall be for the 
     Secretary of Defense to provide to the Government of Israel 
     for the procurement of the Iron Dome defense system to 
     counter short-range rocket threats, subject to the U.S.-
     Israel Iron Dome Procurement Agreement, as amended; 
     $137,934,000 shall be for the Short Range Ballistic Missile 
     Defense (SRBMD) program, including cruise missile defense 
     research and development under the SRBMD program, of which 
     $15,000,000 shall be for production activities of SRBMD 
     missiles in the United States and in Israel to meet Israel's 
     defense requirements consistent with each nation's laws, 
     regulations, and procedures; $74,707,000 shall be for an 
     upper-tier component to the Israeli Missile Defense 
     Architecture; and $56,201,000 shall be for the Arrow System 
     Improvement Program including development of a long range, 
     ground and airborne, detection suite:  Provided further, That 
     funds made available under this provision for production of 
     missiles and missile components may be transferred to 
     appropriations available for the procurement of weapons and 
     equipment, to be merged with and to be available for the same 
     time period and the same purposes as the appropriation to 
     which transferred:  Provided further, That the transfer 
     authority provided under this provision is in addition to any 
     other transfer authority contained in this Act.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8075.  Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under 
     the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', 
     $991,285,000 shall be available until September 30, 2015, to 
     fund prior year shipbuilding cost increases:  Provided, That 
     upon enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall 
     transfer funds to the following appropriations in the amounts 
     specified:  Provided further, That the amounts transferred 
     shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes 
     as the appropriations to which transferred to:
       (1) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
     Navy'', 2008/2015: Carrier Replacement Program $663,000,000;
       (2) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
     Navy'', 2009/2015: LPD-17 Amphibious Transport Dock Program 
     $54,096,000;
       (3) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
     Navy'', 2010/2015: DDG-51 Destroyer $65,771,000;
       (4) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
     Navy'', 2010/2015: Littoral Combat Ship $35,345,000;
       (5) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
     Navy'', 2011/2015: DDG-51 Destroyer $63,373,000;
       (6) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
     Navy'', 2011/2015: Littoral Combat Ship $41,700,000;
       (7) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
     Navy'', 2011/2015: Joint High Speed Vessel $9,340,000;
       (8) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
     Navy'', 2012/2015: CVN Refueling Overhauls Program 
     $54,000,000;
       (9) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
     Navy'', 2012/2015: Joint High Speed Vessel $2,620,000; and
       (10) Under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
     Navy'', 2013/2015: Joint High Speed Vessel $2,040,000.
       Sec. 8076.  Funds appropriated by this Act, or made 
     available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for 
     intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically 
     authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the 
     National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094) during fiscal 
     year 2015 until the enactment of the Intelligence 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.
       Sec. 8077.  None of the funds provided in this Act shall be 
     available for obligation or expenditure through a 
     reprogramming of funds that creates or initiates a new 
     program, project, or activity unless such program, project, 
     or activity must be undertaken immediately in the interest of 
     national security and only after written prior notification 
     to the congressional defense committees.
       Sec. 8078.  The budget of the President for fiscal year 
     2016 submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 1105 of 
     title 31, United States Code, shall include separate budget 
     justification documents for costs of United States Armed 
     Forces' participation in contingency operations for the 
     Military Personnel accounts, the Operation and Maintenance 
     accounts, the Procurement accounts, and the Research, 
     Development, Test and Evaluation accounts:  Provided, That 
     these documents shall include a description of the funding 
     requested for each contingency operation, for each military 
     service, to include all Active and Reserve components, and 
     for each appropriations account:  Provided further, That 
     these documents shall include estimated costs for each 
     element of expense or object class, a reconciliation of 
     increases and decreases for each contingency operation, and 
     programmatic data including, but not limited to, troop 
     strength for each Active and Reserve component, and estimates 
     of the major weapons systems deployed in support of each 
     contingency:  Provided further, That these documents shall 
     include budget exhibits OP-5 and OP-32 (as defined in the 
     Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation) for 
     all contingency operations for the budget year and the two 
     preceding fiscal years.
       Sec. 8079.  None of the funds in this Act may be used for 
     research, development, test, evaluation, procurement or 
     deployment of nuclear armed interceptors of a missile defense 
     system.
       Sec. 8080.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act, to reflect savings due to favorable foreign exchange 
     rates, the total amount appropriated in this Act is hereby 
     reduced by $386,268,000.
       Sec. 8081.  None of the funds appropriated or made 
     available in this Act shall be used to reduce or disestablish 
     the operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of 
     the Air Force Reserve, if such action would reduce the WC-130 
     Weather Reconnaissance mission below the levels funded in 
     this Act:  Provided, That the Air Force shall allow the 53rd 
     Weather Reconnaissance Squadron to perform other missions in 
     support of national defense requirements during the non-
     hurricane season.
       Sec. 8082.  None of the funds provided in this Act shall be 
     available for integration of foreign intelligence information 
     unless the information has been lawfully collected and 
     processed during the conduct of authorized foreign 
     intelligence activities:  Provided, That information 
     pertaining to United States persons shall only be handled in 
     accordance with protections provided in the Fourth Amendment 
     of the United States Constitution as implemented through 
     Executive Order No. 12333.
       Sec. 8083. (a) At the time members of reserve components of 
     the Armed Forces are called or ordered to active duty under 
     section 12302(a) of title 10, United States Code, each member 
     shall be notified in writing of the expected period during 
     which the member will be mobilized.
       (b) The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirements of 
     subsection (a) in any case in which the Secretary determines 
     that it is necessary to do so to respond to a national 
     security emergency or to meet dire operational requirements 
     of the Armed Forces.
       Sec. 8084.  Of the amounts appropriated for ``Missile 
     Procurement, Air Force'', $125,000,000 shall be available for 
     the acceleration of a competitively awarded Evolved 
     Expendable Launch Vehicle mission:  Provided, That 
     competitions shall be open to all certified providers of 
     Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle-class systems:  Provided 
     further, That competitions shall consider bids from two or 
     more certified providers:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, such providers 
     may compete any certified launch vehicle in their inventory.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8085.  The Secretary of Defense may transfer funds 
     from any available Department of the Navy appropriation to 
     any available Navy ship construction appropriation for the 
     purpose of liquidating necessary changes resulting from 
     inflation, market fluctuations, or rate adjustments for any 
     ship construction program appropriated in law:  Provided, 
     That the Secretary may transfer not to exceed $16,000,000 
     under the authority provided by this section:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary may not transfer any funds until 
     30 days after the proposed transfer has been reported to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate, unless a response from the Committees is 
     received sooner:  Provided further, That any funds 
     transferred pursuant to this section shall retain the same 
     period of availability as when originally appropriated:  
     Provided further, That the transfer authority provided by 
     this section is in addition to any other transfer authority 
     contained elsewhere in this Act.

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       Sec. 8086. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     may be used to transfer research and development, 
     acquisition, or other program authority relating to current 
     tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (TUAVs) from the Army.
       (b) The Army shall retain responsibility for and 
     operational control of the MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aerial 
     Vehicle (UAV) in order to support the Secretary of Defense in 
     matters relating to the employment of unmanned aerial 
     vehicles.
       Sec. 8087.  Up to $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated 
     under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'' may be 
     made available for the Asia Pacific Regional Initiative 
     Program for the purpose of enabling the Pacific Command to 
     execute Theater Security Cooperation activities such as 
     humanitarian assistance, and payment of incremental and 
     personnel costs of training and exercising with foreign 
     security forces:  Provided, That funds made available for 
     this purpose may be used, notwithstanding any other funding 
     authorities for humanitarian assistance, security assistance 
     or combined exercise expenses:  Provided further, That funds 
     may not be obligated to provide assistance to any foreign 
     country that is otherwise prohibited from receiving such type 
     of assistance under any other provision of law.
       Sec. 8088.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act for 
     programs of the Office of the Director of National 
     Intelligence shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
     current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for 
     research and technology, which shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2016.
       Sec. 8089.  For purposes of section 1553(b) of title 31, 
     United States Code, any subdivision of appropriations made in 
     this Act under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
     Navy'' shall be considered to be for the same purpose as any 
     subdivision under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
     Navy'' appropriations in any prior fiscal year, and the 1 
     percent limitation shall apply to the total amount of the 
     appropriation.
       Sec. 8090. (a) Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence 
     shall submit a report to the congressional intelligence 
     committees to establish the baseline for application of 
     reprogramming and transfer authorities for fiscal year 2015:  
     Provided, That the report shall include--
       (1) a table for each appropriation with a separate column 
     to display the President's budget request, adjustments made 
     by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if 
     appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level;
       (2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation by 
     Expenditure Center and project; and
       (3) an identification of items of special congressional 
     interest.
       (b) None of the funds provided for the National 
     Intelligence Program in this Act shall be available for 
     reprogramming or transfer until the report identified in 
     subsection (a) is submitted to the congressional intelligence 
     committees, unless the Director of National Intelligence 
     certifies in writing to the congressional intelligence 
     committees that such reprogramming or transfer is necessary 
     as an emergency requirement.
       Sec. 8091.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used to eliminate, restructure or realign Army 
     Contracting Command-New Jersey or make disproportionate 
     personnel reductions at any Army Contracting Command-New 
     Jersey sites without 30-day prior notification to the 
     congressional defense committees.
       Sec. 8092.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     for excess defense articles, assistance under section 1206 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 
     (Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3456), or peacekeeping 
     operations for the countries designated annually to be in 
     violation of the standards of the Child Soldiers Prevention 
     Act of 2008 may be used to support any military training or 
     operation that includes child soldiers, as defined by the 
     Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-457; 22 
     U.S.C. 2370c-1), unless such assistance is otherwise 
     permitted under section 404 of the Child Soldiers Prevention 
     Act of 2008.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8093.  Of the funds appropriated in the Intelligence 
     Community Management Account for the Program Manager for the 
     Information Sharing Environment, $20,000,000 is available for 
     transfer by the Director of National Intelligence to other 
     departments and agencies for purposes of Government-wide 
     information sharing activities:  Provided, That funds 
     transferred under this provision are to be merged with and 
     available for the same purposes and time period as the 
     appropriation to which transferred:  Provided further, That 
     the Office of Management and Budget must approve any 
     transfers made under this provision.
       Sec. 8094. (a) None of the funds provided for the National 
     Intelligence Program in this or any prior appropriations Act 
     shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a 
     reprogramming or transfer of funds in accordance with section 
     102A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     3024(d)) that--
       (1) creates a new start effort;
       (2) terminates a program with appropriated funding of 
     $10,000,000 or more;
       (3) transfers funding into or out of the National 
     Intelligence Program; or
       (4) transfers funding between appropriations,

     unless the congressional intelligence committees are notified 
     30 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds; this 
     notification period may be reduced for urgent national 
     security requirements.
       (b) None of the funds provided for the National 
     Intelligence Program in this or any prior appropriations Act 
     shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a 
     reprogramming or transfer of funds in accordance with section 
     102A(d) or the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     3024(d)) that results in a cumulative increase or decrease of 
     the levels specified in the classified annex accompanying the 
     Act unless the congressional intelligence committees are 
     notified 30 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds; 
     this notification period may be reduced for urgent national 
     security requirements.
       Sec. 8095.  The Director of National Intelligence shall 
     submit to Congress each year, at or about the time that the 
     President's budget is submitted to Congress that year under 
     section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a future-
     years intelligence program (including associated annexes) 
     reflecting the estimated expenditures and proposed 
     appropriations included in that budget. Any such future-years 
     intelligence program shall cover the fiscal year with respect 
     to which the budget is submitted and at least the four 
     succeeding fiscal years.
       Sec. 8096.  For the purposes of this Act, the term 
     ``congressional intelligence committees'' means the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the Senate.
       Sec. 8097.  The Department of Defense shall continue to 
     report incremental contingency operations costs for Operation 
     Inherent Resolve, Operation Enduring Freedom, and any named 
     successor operations, on a monthly basis and any other 
     operation designated and identified by the Secretary of 
     Defense for the purposes of section 127a of title 10, United 
     States Code, on a semi-annual basis in the Cost of War 
     Execution Report as prescribed in the Department of Defense 
     Financial Management Regulation Department of Defense 
     Instruction 7000.14, Volume 12, Chapter 23 ``Contingency 
     Operations'', Annex 1, dated September 2005.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8098.  During the current fiscal year, not to exceed 
     $11,000,000 from each of the appropriations made in title II 
     of this Act for ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', 
     ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', and ``Operation and 
     Maintenance, Air Force'' may be transferred by the military 
     department concerned to its central fund established for 
     Fisher Houses and Suites pursuant to section 2493(d) of title 
     10, United States Code.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8099.  Funds appropriated by this Act for operation 
     and maintenance may be available for the purpose of making 
     remittances and transfer to the Defense Acquisition Workforce 
     Development Fund in accordance with section 1705 of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       Sec. 8100. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in 
     this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on 
     the public Web site of that agency any report required to be 
     submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the 
     determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve 
     the national interest.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if--
       (1) the public posting of the report compromises national 
     security; or
       (2) the report contains proprietary information.
       (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so 
     only after such report has been made available to the 
     requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less 
     than 45 days.
       Sec. 8101. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act may be expended for any Federal 
     contract for an amount in excess of $1,000,000, unless the 
     contractor agrees not to--
       (1) enter into any agreement with any of its employees or 
     independent contractors that requires, as a condition of 
     employment, that the employee or independent contractor agree 
     to resolve through arbitration any claim under title VII of 
     the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or 
     arising out of sexual assault or harassment, including 
     assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional 
     distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, 
     supervision, or retention; or
       (2) take any action to enforce any provision of an existing 
     agreement with an employee or independent contractor that 
     mandates that the employee or independent contractor resolve 
     through arbitration any claim under title VII of the Civil 
     Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising out

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     of sexual assault or harassment, including assault and 
     battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false 
     imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, or retention.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be expended for any Federal 
     contract unless the contractor certifies that it requires 
     each covered subcontractor to agree not to enter into, and 
     not to take any action to enforce any provision of, any 
     agreement as described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
     subsection (a), with respect to any employee or independent 
     contractor performing work related to such subcontract. For 
     purposes of this subsection, a ``covered subcontractor'' is 
     an entity that has a subcontract in excess of $1,000,000 on a 
     contract subject to subsection (a).
       (c) The prohibitions in this section do not apply with 
     respect to a contractor's or subcontractor's agreements with 
     employees or independent contractors that may not be enforced 
     in a court of the United States.
       (d) The Secretary of Defense may waive the application of 
     subsection (a) or (b) to a particular contractor or 
     subcontractor for the purposes of a particular contract or 
     subcontract if the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary 
     personally determines that the waiver is necessary to avoid 
     harm to national security interests of the United States, and 
     that the term of the contract or subcontract is not longer 
     than necessary to avoid such harm. The determination shall 
     set forth with specificity the grounds for the waiver and for 
     the contract or subcontract term selected, and shall state 
     any alternatives considered in lieu of a waiver and the 
     reasons each such alternative would not avoid harm to 
     national security interests of the United States. The 
     Secretary of Defense shall transmit to Congress, and 
     simultaneously make public, any determination under this 
     subsection not less than 15 business days before the contract 
     or subcontract addressed in the determination may be awarded.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8102.  From within the funds appropriated for 
     operation and maintenance for the Defense Health Program in 
     this Act, up to $146,857,000, shall be available for transfer 
     to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund in accordance 
     with the provisions of section 1704 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, Public Law 111-84:  
     Provided, That for purposes of section 1704(b), the facility 
     operations funded are operations of the integrated Captain 
     James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting of the 
     North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy 
     Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting facilities designated 
     as a combined Federal medical facility as described by 
     section 706 of Public Law 110-417:  Provided further, That 
     additional funds may be transferred from funds appropriated 
     for operation and maintenance for the Defense Health Program 
     to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written 
     notification by the Secretary of Defense to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate.
       Sec. 8103.  The Office of the Director of National 
     Intelligence shall not employ more Senior Executive employees 
     than are specified in the classified annex.
       Sec. 8104.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act and hereafter may be obligated or 
     expended to pay a retired general or flag officer to serve as 
     a senior mentor advising the Department of Defense unless 
     such retired officer files a Standard Form 278 (or successor 
     form concerning public financial disclosure under part 2634 
     of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations) to the Office of 
     Government Ethics.
       Sec. 8105.  Appropriations available to the Department of 
     Defense may be used for the purchase of heavy and light 
     armored vehicles for the physical security of personnel or 
     for force protection purposes up to a limit of $250,000 per 
     vehicle, notwithstanding price or other limitations 
     applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying vehicles.
       Sec. 8106.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act or any other Act may be used by 
     the Department of Defense or a component thereof in 
     contravention of section 1243 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, relating to 
     limitations on providing certain missile defense information 
     to the Russian Federation.
       Sec. 8107.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used by the Secretary of Defense to take beneficial 
     occupancy of more than 3,000 parking spaces (other than 
     handicap-reserved spaces) to be provided by the BRAC 133 
     project:  Provided, That this limitation may be waived in 
     part if: (1) the Secretary of Defense certifies to Congress 
     that levels of service at existing intersections in the 
     vicinity of the project have not experienced failing levels 
     of service as defined by the Transportation Research Board 
     Highway Capacity Manual over a consecutive 90-day period; (2) 
     the Department of Defense and the Virginia Department of 
     Transportation agree on the number of additional parking 
     spaces that may be made available to employees of the 
     facility subject to continued 90-day traffic monitoring; and 
     (3) the Secretary of Defense notifies the congressional 
     defense committees in writing at least 14 days prior to 
     exercising this waiver of the number of additional parking 
     spaces to be made available.
       Sec. 8108.  The Secretary of Defense shall report quarterly 
     the numbers of civilian personnel end strength by 
     appropriation account for each and every appropriation 
     account used to finance Federal civilian personnel salaries 
     to the congressional defense committees within 15 days after 
     the end of each fiscal quarter.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8109.  Upon a determination by the Director of 
     National Intelligence that such action is necessary and in 
     the national interest, the Director may, with the approval of 
     the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed 
     $2,000,000,000 of the funds made available in this Act for 
     the National Intelligence Program:  Provided, That such 
     authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher 
     priority items, based on unforeseen intelligence 
     requirements, than those for which originally appropriated 
     and in no case where the item for which funds are requested 
     has been denied by the Congress:  Provided further, That a 
     request for multiple reprogrammings of funds using authority 
     provided in this section shall be made prior to June 30, 
     2015.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8110.  There is appropriated $540,000,000 for the 
     ``Ship Modernization, Operations and Sustainment Fund'', to 
     remain available until September 30, 2021:  Provided, That 
     the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer funds from the 
     ``Ship Modernization, Operations and Sustainment Fund'' to 
     appropriations for operation and maintenance; research, 
     development, test and evaluation; and procurement, only for 
     the purposes of operating, sustaining, equipping and 
     modernizing the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers CG-
     63, CG-64, CG-65, CG-66, CG-67, CG-68, CG-69, CG-70, CG-71, 
     CG-72, CG-73, and the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ships 
     LSD-41, LSD-42, and LSD-46:  Provided further, That funds 
     transferred shall be merged with and be available for the 
     same purposes and for the same time period as the 
     appropriation to which they are transferred:  Provided 
     further, That the transfer authority provided herein shall be 
     in addition to any other transfer authority available to the 
     Department of Defense:  Provided further, That the Secretary 
     of the Navy shall, not less than 30 days prior to making any 
     transfer from the ``Ship Modernization, Operations and 
     Sustainment Fund'', notify the congressional defense 
     committees in writing of the details of such transfer:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary of the Navy shall 
     transfer and obligate funds from the ``Ship Modernization, 
     Operations and Sustainment Fund'' for modernization of not 
     more than two Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers as 
     detailed above in fiscal year 2015:  Provided further, That 
     no more than six Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers 
     shall be in a phased modernization at any time:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary of the Navy shall contract for 
     the required modernization equipment in the year prior to 
     inducting a Ticonderoga-class cruiser for modernization:  
     Provided further, That the prohibition in section 2244a(a) of 
     title 10, United States Code, shall not apply to the use of 
     any funds transferred pursuant to this section.
       Sec. 8111.  None of the funds appropriated in this Act may 
     be obligated or expended by the Secretary of a military 
     department in contravention of the provisions of section 352 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2014 to adopt any new camouflage pattern design or uniform 
     fabric for any combat or camouflage utility uniform or family 
     of uniforms for use by an Armed Force.
       Sec. 8112.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available in this or any other Act may be used to 
     transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or 
     within the United States, its territories, or possessions 
     Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who--
       (1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed 
     Forces of the United States; and
       (2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the United 
     States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department 
     of Defense.
       Sec. 8113. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available in this or any other Act may be used to 
     construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the United 
     States, its territories, or possessions to house any 
     individual described in subsection (c) for the purposes of 
     detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the 
     effective control of the Department of Defense.
       (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to 
     any modification of facilities at United States Naval 
     Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
       (c) An individual described in this subsection is any 
     individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United 
     States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who--
       (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of 
     the Armed Forces of the United States; and
       (2) is--

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       (A) in the custody or under the effective control of the 
     Department of Defense; or
       (B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval 
     Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
       Sec. 8114.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available in this Act may be used to transfer any 
     individual detained at United States Naval Station Guantanamo 
     Bay, Cuba, to the custody or control of the individual's 
     country of origin, any other foreign country, or any other 
     foreign entity except in accordance with section 1035 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014.
       Sec. 8115.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used in contravention of section 1590 or 1591 of title 
     18, United States Code, or in contravention of the 
     requirements of section 106(g) or (h) of the Trafficking 
     Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7104(g) or (h)).
       Sec. 8116.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used in contravention of the War Powers Resolution (50 
     U.S.C. 1541 et seq.).
       Sec. 8117.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used by the Department of Defense or any other Federal 
     agency to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles, for any 
     executive fleet, or for an agency's fleet inventory, except 
     in accordance with Presidential Memorandum-Federal Fleet 
     Performance, dated May 24, 2011.
       Sec. 8118. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this or any other Act may be used by the 
     Secretary of Defense, or any other official or officer of the 
     Department of Defense, to enter into a contract, memorandum 
     of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, or make a 
     grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to 
     Rosoboronexport or any subsidiary of Rosoboronexport.
       (b) The Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation in 
     subsection (a) if the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, 
     determines that it is in the vital national security interest 
     of the United States to do so, and certifies in writing to 
     the congressional defense committees that, to the best of the 
     Secretary's knowledge:
       (1) Rosoboronexport has ceased the transfer of lethal 
     military equipment to, and the maintenance of existing lethal 
     military equipment for, the Government of the Syrian Arab 
     Republic;
       (2) The armed forces of the Russian Federation have 
     withdrawn from Crimea, other than armed forces present on 
     military bases subject to agreements in force between the 
     Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of 
     Ukraine; and
       (3) Agents of the Russian Federation have ceased taking 
     active measures to destabilize the control of the Government 
     of Ukraine over eastern Ukraine.
       (c) The Inspector General of the Department of Defense 
     shall conduct a review of any action involving 
     Rosoboronexport with respect to a waiver issued by the 
     Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsection (b), and not 
     later than 90 days after the date on which such a waiver is 
     issued by the Secretary of Defense, the Inspector General 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     containing the results of the review conducted with respect 
     to such waiver.
       Sec. 8119.  None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used for the purchase or manufacture of a flag of the 
     United States unless such flags are treated as covered items 
     under section 2533a(b) of title 10, United States Code.
       Sec. 8120.  None of the funds appropriated in this or any 
     other Act may be obligated or expended by the United States 
     Government for the direct personal benefit of the President 
     of Afghanistan.
       Sec. 8121. (a) Of the funds appropriated in this Act for 
     the Department of Defense, amounts may be made available, 
     under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, to 
     local military commanders appointed by the Secretary of 
     Defense, or by an officer or employee designated by the 
     Secretary, to provide at their discretion ex gratia payments 
     in amounts consistent with subsection (d) of this section for 
     damage, personal injury, or death that is incident to combat 
     operations of the Armed Forces in a foreign country.
       (b) An ex gratia payment under this section may be provided 
     only if--
       (1) the prospective foreign civilian recipient is 
     determined by the local military commander to be friendly to 
     the United States;
       (2) a claim for damages would not be compensable under 
     chapter 163 of title 10, United States Code (commonly known 
     as the ``Foreign Claims Act''); and
       (3) the property damage, personal injury, or death was not 
     caused by action by an enemy.
       (c) Nature of Payments.--Any payments provided under a 
     program under subsection (a) shall not be considered an 
     admission or acknowledgement of any legal obligation to 
     compensate for any damage, personal injury, or death.
       (d) Amount of Payments.--If the Secretary of Defense 
     determines a program under subsection (a) to be appropriate 
     in a particular setting, the amounts of payments, if any, to 
     be provided to civilians determined to have suffered harm 
     incident to combat operations of the Armed Forces under the 
     program should be determined pursuant to regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary and based on an assessment, which 
     should include such factors as cultural appropriateness and 
     prevailing economic conditions.
       (e) Legal Advice.--Local military commanders shall receive 
     legal advice before making ex gratia payments under this 
     subsection. The legal advisor, under regulations of the 
     Department of Defense, shall advise on whether an ex gratia 
     payment is proper under this section and applicable 
     Department of Defense regulations.
       (f) Written Record.--A written record of any ex gratia 
     payment offered or denied shall be kept by the local 
     commander and on a timely basis submitted to the appropriate 
     office in the Department of Defense as determined by the 
     Secretary of Defense.
       (g) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall report to the 
     congressional defense committees on an annual basis the 
     efficacy of the ex gratia payment program including the 
     number of types of cases considered, amounts offered, the 
     response from ex gratia payment recipients, and any 
     recommended modifications to the program.
       (h) Limitation.--Nothing in this section shall be deemed to 
     provide any new authority to the Secretary of Defense.
       Sec. 8122.  None of the funds available in this Act to the 
     Department of Defense, other than appropriations made for 
     necessary or routine refurbishments, upgrades or maintenance 
     activities, shall be used to reduce or to prepare to reduce 
     the number of deployed and non-deployed strategic delivery 
     vehicles and launchers below the levels set forth in the 
     report submitted to Congress in accordance with section 1042 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2012.
       Sec. 8123.  The Secretary of Defense shall post grant 
     awards on a public Web site in a searchable format.
       Sec. 8124.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used to cancel the avionics modernization program of 
     record for C-130 aircraft:  Provided, That the Secretary of 
     the Air Force may proceed with a reduced scope program to 
     address safety and airspace compliance requirements, using 
     funds provided in this bill and previous funds appropriated 
     for the avionics modernization program of record, consistent 
     with the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2015.
       Sec. 8125.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used by the Secretary of the Air Force to reduce the 
     force structure at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal, below the 
     force structure at such Air Force Base as of October 1, 2013, 
     except in accordance with section 1063 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.
       Sec. 8126.  None of the Operation and Maintenance funds 
     made available in this Act may be used in contravention of 
     section 41106 of title 49, United States Code.
       Sec. 8127.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used to fund the performance of a flight demonstration 
     team at a location outside of the United States:  Provided, 
     That this prohibition applies only if a performance of a 
     flight demonstration team at a location within the United 
     States was canceled during the current fiscal year due to 
     insufficient funding.
       Sec. 8128.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used by the National Security Agency to--
       (1) conduct an acquisition pursuant to section 702 of the 
     Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for the purpose 
     of targeting a United States person; or
       (2) acquire, monitor, or store the contents (as such term 
     is defined in section 2510(8) of title 18, United States 
     Code) of any electronic communication of a United States 
     person from a provider of electronic communication services 
     to the public pursuant to section 501 of the Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8129.  Of the amounts appropriated for ``Operation and 
     Maintenance, Navy'', up to $1,000,000 shall be available for 
     transfer to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service 
     Development Trust Fund established under section 116 of the 
     John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and 
     Development Act (2 U.S.C. 1105).

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8130.  In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in 
     this Act for basic allowance for housing for military 
     personnel, including active duty, reserve and National Guard 
     personnel, $88,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the 
     Department of Defense and made available for transfer only to 
     military personnel accounts:  Provided, That the transfer 
     authority provided under this heading is in addition to any 
     other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.
       Sec. 8131.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be obligated or expended to divest E-3 airborne warning 
     and control system aircraft, or disestablish any units of the 
     active or reserve component associated with such aircraft:  
     Provided, That not later than 90 days following the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     providing a detailed explanation of how the Secretary will 
     meet the

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     priority requirements of the commanders of the combatant 
     commands related to airborne warning and control with a fleet 
     of fewer than 31 E-3 aircraft.
       Sec. 8132.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade 
     Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification 
     for the Treaty.
       Sec. 8133.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used to transfer or divest AH-64 Apache helicopters 
     from the Army National Guard to the active Army in fiscal 
     year 2015:  Provided, That the Secretary of the Army shall 
     ensure the continuing readiness of the AH-64 Apache aircraft 
     and ensure the training of the crews of such aircraft during 
     fiscal year 2015, including the allocation of funds for 
     operation and maintenance and personnel connected with such 
     aircraft:  Provided further, That this section shall continue 
     in effect through the date of enactment of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.
       Sec. 8134.  None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be obligated for activities authorized under section 1208 
     of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1621) to 
     initiate support for, or expand support to, foreign forces, 
     irregular forces, groups, or individuals unless the 
     congressional defense committees are notified in accordance 
     with the direction contained in the classified annex 
     accompanying this Act, not less than 15 days before 
     initiating such support:  Provided, That none of the funds 
     made available in this Act may be used under such section 
     1208 for any activity that is not in support of an ongoing 
     military operation being conducted by United States Special 
     Operations Forces to combat terrorism:  Provided further, 
     That the Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibitions in 
     this section if the Secretary determines that such waiver is 
     required by extraordinary circumstances and, by not later 
     than 72 hours after making such waiver, notifies the 
     congressional defense committees of such waiver.
       Sec. 8135. (a) Within 90 days of enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the 
     congressional defense committees to assess whether the 
     justification and approval requirements under section 811 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
     (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2405) have, inconsistent with 
     the intent of Congress--
       (1) negatively impacted the ability of covered entities to 
     be awarded sole-source contracts with the Department of 
     Defense greater than $20,000,000;
       (2) discouraged agencies from awarding contracts greater 
     than $20,000,000 to covered entities; and
       (3) been misconstrued and/or inconsistently implemented.
       (b) The Comptroller General shall analyze and report to the 
     congressional defense committees on the sufficiency of the 
     Department's report in addressing the requirements; review 
     the extent to which section 811 has negatively impacted the 
     ability of covered entities to be awarded sole-source 
     contracts with the Department, discouraged agencies from 
     awarding contracts, or been misconstrued and/or 
     inconsistently implemented.
       Sec. 8136.  The Secretary of the Air Force shall designate 
     a facility located on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, to be 
     named after Senator Alan J. Dixon in recognition of his 
     significant public service achievements.
       Sec. 8137.  None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     require that seafood procured for the Department of Defense 
     from sustainably managed fisheries in the United States, as 
     determined by the National Marine Fisheries Service, be 
     required to additionally meet sustainability certification 
     criteria prescribed by third-party nongovernmental 
     organizations.
       Sec. 8138.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used to--
       (1) disestablish, or prepare to disestablish, a Senior 
     Reserve Officers' Training Corps program in accordance with 
     Department of Defense Instruction Number 1215.08, dated June 
     26, 2006; or
       (2) close, downgrade from host to extension center, or 
     place on probation a Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps 
     program in accordance with the information paper of the 
     Department of the Army titled ``Army Senior Reserve Officers' 
     Training Corps (SROTC) Program Review and Criteria'', dated 
     January 27, 2014.
       Sec. 8139.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act may be used to retire, divest, or 
     transfer, or to prepare or plan for the retirement, 
     divestment, or transfer of, the entire KC-10 fleet during 
     fiscal year 2015.
       Sec. 8140.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used with respect to Iraq in contravention of the War 
     Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), including for the 
     introduction of United States armed forces into hostilities 
     in Iraq, into situations in Iraq where imminent involvement 
     in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, or 
     into Iraqi territory, airspace, or waters while equipped for 
     combat, in contravention of the congressional consultation 
     and reporting requirements of sections 3 and 4 of such 
     Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1542 and 1543).
       Sec. 8141.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used to divest, retire, transfer, or place in storage, 
     or prepare to divest, retire, transfer, or place in storage, 
     any A-10 aircraft, or to disestablish any units of the active 
     or reserve component associated with such aircraft.

                                TITLE IX

                    OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

                           MILITARY PERSONNEL

                        Military Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Army'', 
     $3,259,970,000:  Provided, That such amount is designated by 
     the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
     on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                        Military Personnel, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Navy'', 
     $332,166,000:  Provided, That such amount is designated by 
     the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
     on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                    Military Personnel, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Marine 
     Corps'', $403,311,000:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                     Military Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Air 
     Force'', $728,334,000:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                        Reserve Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Army'', 
     $24,990,000:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                        Reserve Personnel, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Navy'', 
     $13,953,000:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                    Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Marine 
     Corps'', $5,069,000:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                      Reserve Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Air 
     Force'', $19,175,000:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                     National Guard Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, 
     Army'', $174,778,000:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                  National Guard Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, 
     Air Force'', $4,894,000:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                    Operation and Maintenance, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army'', $18,108,656,000:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                    Operation and Maintenance, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Navy'', $6,253,819,000:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Marine Corps'', $1,850,984,000:  Provided, That such amount 
     is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of

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     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air Force'', $10,076,383,000:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Defense-Wide'', $6,211,025,000:  Provided, That of the funds 
     provided under this heading, not to exceed $1,260,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2016, shall be for 
     payments to reimburse key cooperating nations for logistical, 
     military, and other support, including access, provided to 
     United States military and stability operations in 
     Afghanistan and Iraq:  Provided further, That such 
     reimbursement payments may be made in such amounts as the 
     Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary 
     of State, and in consultation with the Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget, may determine, based on 
     documentation determined by the Secretary of Defense to 
     adequately account for the support provided, and such 
     determination is final and conclusive upon the accounting 
     officers of the United States, and 15 days following 
     notification to the appropriate congressional committees:  
     Provided further, That these funds may be used for the 
     purpose of providing specialized training and procuring 
     supplies and specialized equipment and providing such 
     supplies and loaning such equipment on a non-reimbursable 
     basis to coalition forces supporting United States military 
     and stability operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, and 15 days 
     following notification to the appropriate congressional 
     committees:  Provided further, That these funds may be used 
     to reimburse the government of Jordan, in such amounts as the 
     Secretary of Defense may determine, to maintain the ability 
     of the Jordanian armed forces to maintain security along the 
     border between Jordan and Syria, upon 15 days prior written 
     notification to the congressional defense committees 
     outlining the amounts reimbursed and the nature of the 
     expenses to be reimbursed:  Provided further, That not to 
     exceed $15,000,000 can be used for emergencies and 
     extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or 
     authority of the Secretary of Defense, and payments may be 
     made on his certificate of necessity for confidential 
     military purposes:  Provided further, That the authority in 
     the preceding proviso may only be used for emergency and 
     extraordinary expenses associated with activities to counter 
     the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant:  Provided further, 
     That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports 
     to the congressional defense committees on the use of funds 
     provided in this paragraph:  Provided further, That such 
     amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army Reserve'', $41,532,000:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Navy Reserve'', $45,876,000:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

            Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Marine Corps Reserve'', $10,540,000:  Provided, That such 
     amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

              Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air Force Reserve'', $77,794,000:  Provided, That such amount 
     is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

             Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army National Guard'', $77,661,000:  Provided, That such 
     amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

             Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air National Guard'', $22,600,000:  Provided, That such 
     amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                    Afghanistan Security Forces Fund

       For the ``Afghanistan Security Forces Fund'', 
     $4,109,333,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: 
      Provided, That such funds shall be available to the 
     Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, for the purpose of allowing the Commander, Combined 
     Security Transition Command--Afghanistan, or the Secretary's 
     designee, to provide assistance, with the concurrence of the 
     Secretary of State, to the security forces of Afghanistan, 
     including the provision of equipment, supplies, services, 
     training, facility and infrastructure repair, renovation, 
     construction, and funding:  Provided further, That the 
     authority to provide assistance under this heading is in 
     addition to any other authority to provide assistance to 
     foreign nations:  Provided further, That contributions of 
     funds for the purposes provided herein from any person, 
     foreign government, or international organization may be 
     credited to this Fund, to remain available until expended, 
     and used for such purposes:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense 
     committees in writing upon the receipt and upon the 
     obligation of any contribution, delineating the sources and 
     amounts of the funds received and the specific use of such 
     contributions:  Provided further, That the Secretary of 
     Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to obligating 
     from this appropriation account, notify the congressional 
     defense committees in writing of the details of any such 
     obligation:  Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 
     shall notify the congressional defense committees of any 
     proposed new projects or transfer of funds between budget 
     sub-activity groups in excess of $20,000,000:  Provided 
     further, That the United States may accept equipment procured 
     using funds provided under this heading in this or prior Acts 
     that was transferred to the security forces of Afghanistan 
     and returned by such forces to the United States:  Provided 
     further, That equipment procured using funds provided under 
     this heading in this or prior Acts, and not yet transferred 
     to the security forces of Afghanistan or transferred to the 
     security forces of Afghanistan and returned by such forces to 
     the United States, may be treated as stocks of the Department 
     of Defense upon written notification to the congressional 
     defense committees:  Provided further, That of the funds 
     provided under this heading, not less than $25,000,000 shall 
     be for recruitment and retention of women in the Afghanistan 
     National Security Forces, and the recruitment and training of 
     female security personnel for the 2015 parliamentary 
     elections:  Provided further, That such amount is designated 
     by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
     War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                       Iraq Train and Equip Fund

       For the ``Iraq Train and Equip Fund'', $1,618,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That 
     such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of State, pursuant to section 
     1236 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2015, to provide assistance, including training; 
     equipment; logistics support, supplies, and services; 
     stipends; infrastructure repair, renovation, and sustainment 
     to military and other security forces of or associated with 
     the Government of Iraq, including Kurdish and tribal security 
     forces or other local security forces, with a national 
     security mission, to counter the Islamic State in Iraq and 
     the Levant:  Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 
     shall ensure that prior to providing assistance to elements 
     of any forces such elements are appropriately vetted, 
     including at a minimum, assessing such elements for 
     associations with terrorist groups or groups associated with 
     the Government of Iran; and receiving commitments from such 
     elements to promote respect for human rights and the rule of 
     law:  Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may 
     accept and retain contributions, including assistance in-
     kind, from foreign governments, including the Government of 
     Iraq, and other entities, to carry out assistance authorized 
     under this heading:  Provided further, That contributions of 
     funds for the purposes provided herein from any foreign 
     government or other entities, may be credited to this Fund, 
     to remain available until expended, and used for such 
     purposes:  Provided further, That not more than 25 percent of 
     the funds appropriated under this heading may be obligated or 
     expended until not fewer than 15 days after (1) the Secretary 
     of Defense submits a report to the appropriate congressional 
     committees, describing the plan for the provision of such 
     training and

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     assistance and the forces designated to receive such 
     assistance, and (2) the President submits a report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees on how assistance 
     provided under this heading supports a larger regional 
     strategy:  Provided further, That of the amount provided 
     under this heading, not more than 60 percent may be obligated 
     or expended until not fewer than 15 days after the date on 
     which the Secretary of Defense certifies to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that an amount equal to not less 
     than 40 percent of the amount provided under this heading has 
     been contributed by other countries and entities for the 
     purposes for which funds are provided under this heading, of 
     which at least 50 percent shall have been contributed or 
     provided by the Government of Iraq:  Provided further, That 
     the limitation in the preceding proviso shall not apply if 
     the Secretary of Defense determines, in writing, that the 
     national security objectives of the United States will be 
     compromised by the application of the limitation to such 
     assistance, and notifies the appropriate congressional 
     committees not less than 15 days in advance of the exemption 
     taking effect, including a justification for the Secretary's 
     determination and a description of the assistance to be 
     exempted from the application of such limitation:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary of Defense may waive a provision 
     of law relating to the acquisition of items and support 
     services or sections 40 and 40A of the Arms Export Control 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 2780 and 2785) if the Secretary determines 
     such provisions of law would prohibit, restrict, delay or 
     otherwise limit the provision of such assistance and a notice 
     of and justification for such waiver is submitted to the 
     appropriate congressional committees:  Provided further, That 
     the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' under this 
     heading means the ``congressional defense committees'', the 
     Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives:  Provided further, 
     That amounts made available under this heading are designated 
     by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
     War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                   Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the ``Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund'', 
     $1,300,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: 
      Provided, That such funds shall be available to provide 
     support and assistance to foreign security forces or other 
     groups or individuals to conduct, support, or facilitate 
     counterterrorism and crisis response activities pursuant to 
     section 1534 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2015:  Provided further, That the Secretary of 
     Defense shall transfer the funds provided herein to other 
     appropriations provided for in this Act to be merged with and 
     to be available for the same purposes and subject to the same 
     authorities and for the same time period as the appropriation 
     to which transferred:  Provided further, That the transfer 
     authority under this heading is in addition to any other 
     transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act:  Provided 
     further, That the funds available under this heading are 
     available for transfer only to the extent that the Secretary 
     of Defense submits a prior approval reprogramming request to 
     the congressional defense committees:  Provided further, That 
     the Secretary of Defense shall comply with the appropriate 
     vetting standards and procedures established elsewhere in 
     this Act for any recipient of training, equipment, or other 
     assistance:  Provided further, That the amount provided under 
     this heading is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
     Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                    European Reassurance Initiative

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the ``European Reassurance Initiative'', $175,000,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2015:  Provided, That 
     such funds shall be available under the authority provided to 
     the Department of Defense by any other provision of law, for 
     programs, activities, and assistance to provide support to 
     the Governments of Ukraine, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, 
     including the provision of training, equipment, and 
     logistical supplies, support, and services, and the payment 
     of incremental expenses of the Armed Forces associated with 
     prepositioning additional equipment and undertaking 
     additional or extended deployments in such countries and 
     adjacent waters:  Provided further, That the Secretary of 
     Defense shall transfer the funds provided herein to other 
     appropriations provided for in this Act to be merged with and 
     to be available for the same purposes and for the same time 
     period as the appropriation to which transferred:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 
     15 days prior to transferring amounts from this 
     appropriation, notify the congressional defense committees in 
     writing of the details of any such transfer:  Provided 
     further, That upon a determination by the Secretary of 
     Defense that all or part of the funds transferred from this 
     appropriation are not necessary for the purposes herein, such 
     amounts may be transferred back to the appropriation and 
     shall be available for the same purposes and for the same 
     time period as originally appropriated:  Provided further, 
     That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in 
     addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere 
     in this Act:  Provided further, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                              PROCUREMENT

                       Aircraft Procurement, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, 
     Army'', $196,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2017:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                       Missile Procurement, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Missile Procurement, Army'', 
     $32,136,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:  
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

        Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Weapons and 
     Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army'', $5,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2017:  Provided, That such 
     amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                    Procurement of Ammunition, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition, 
     Army'', $140,905,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2017:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                        Other Procurement, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Army'', 
     $773,583,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:  
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                       Aircraft Procurement, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, 
     Navy'', $243,359,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2017:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                       Weapons Procurement, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Weapons Procurement, Navy'', 
     $66,785,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:  
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

            Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition, 
     Navy and Marine Corps'', $154,519,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2017:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                        Other Procurement, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Navy'', 
     $123,710,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:  
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                       Procurement, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Marine Corps'', 
     $65,589,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:  
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                    Aircraft Procurement, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Aircraft Procurement, Air 
     Force'', $481,019,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2017:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

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                     Missile Procurement, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Missile Procurement, Air 
     Force'', $136,189,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2017:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                  Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement of Ammunition, 
     Air Force'', $219,785,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2017:  Provided, That such amount is designated 
     by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
     War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                      Other Procurement, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Air 
     Force'', $3,607,526,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2017:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                       Procurement, Defense-Wide

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'', 
     $250,386,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:  
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

              National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account

       For procurement of aircraft, missiles, tracked combat 
     vehicles, ammunition, other weapons and other procurement for 
     the reserve components of the Armed Forces, $1,200,000,000, 
     to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017:  
     Provided, That the Chiefs of National Guard and Reserve 
     components shall, not later than 30 days after enactment of 
     this Act, individually submit to the congressional defense 
     committees the modernization priority assessment for their 
     respective National Guard or Reserve component:  Provided 
     further, That such amount is designated by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

               RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test 
     and Evaluation, Army'', $2,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2016:  Provided, That such amount is designated 
     by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
     War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test 
     and Evaluation, Navy'', $36,020,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

         Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test 
     and Evaluation, Air Force'', $14,706,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

        Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide

       For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test 
     and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', $174,647,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That such 
     amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                     REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

                     Defense Working Capital Funds

       For an additional amount for ``Defense Working Capital 
     Funds'', $91,350,000:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                  OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

                         Defense Health Program

       For an additional amount for ``Defense Health Program'', 
     $300,531,000, which shall be for operation and maintenance:  
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

         Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense

       For an additional amount for ``Drug Interdiction and 
     Counter-Drug Activities, Defense'', $205,000,000:  Provided, 
     That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
     Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.

             Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the ``Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund'', 
     $444,464,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:  
     Provided, That such funds shall be available to the Secretary 
     of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
     the purpose of allowing the Director of the Joint Improvised 
     Explosive Device Defeat Organization to investigate, develop 
     and provide equipment, supplies, services, training, 
     facilities, personnel and funds to assist United States 
     forces in the defeat of improvised explosive devices:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense may transfer 
     funds provided herein to appropriations for military 
     personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; research, 
     development, test and evaluation; and defense working capital 
     funds to accomplish the purpose provided herein:  Provided 
     further, That this transfer authority is in addition to any 
     other transfer authority available to the Department of 
     Defense:  Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense 
     shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to making transfers from 
     this appropriation, notify the congressional defense 
     committees in writing of the details of any such transfer:  
     Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                    Office of the Inspector General

       For an additional amount for the ``Office of the Inspector 
     General'', $10,623,000:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

       Sec. 9001.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds made available in this title are in addition to amounts 
     appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department 
     of Defense for fiscal year 2015.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 9002.  Upon the determination of the Secretary of 
     Defense that such action is necessary in the national 
     interest, the Secretary may, with the approval of the Office 
     of Management and Budget, transfer up to $3,500,000,000 
     between the appropriations or funds made available to the 
     Department of Defense in this title:  Provided, That the 
     Secretary shall notify the Congress promptly of each transfer 
     made pursuant to the authority in this section:  Provided 
     further, That the authority provided in this section is in 
     addition to any other transfer authority available to the 
     Department of Defense and is subject to the same terms and 
     conditions as the authority provided in the Department of 
     Defense Appropriations Act, 2015.
       Sec. 9003.  Supervision and administration costs and costs 
     for design during construction associated with a construction 
     project funded with appropriations available for operation 
     and maintenance or the ``Afghanistan Security Forces Fund'' 
     provided in this Act and executed in direct support of 
     overseas contingency operations in Afghanistan, may be 
     obligated at the time a construction contract is awarded:  
     Provided, That for the purpose of this section, supervision 
     and administration costs and costs for design during 
     construction include all in-house Government costs.
       Sec. 9004.  From funds made available in this title, the 
     Secretary of Defense may purchase for use by military and 
     civilian employees of the Department of Defense in the U.S. 
     Central Command area of responsibility: (a) passenger motor 
     vehicles up to a limit of $75,000 per vehicle; and (b) heavy 
     and light armored vehicles for the physical security of 
     personnel or for force protection purposes up to a limit of 
     $250,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price or other 
     limitations applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying 
     vehicles.
       Sec. 9005.  Not to exceed $10,000,000 of the amounts 
     appropriated in this title under the heading ``Operation and 
     Maintenance, Army'' may be used, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, to fund the Commander's Emergency Response 
     Program (CERP), for the purpose of enabling military 
     commanders in Afghanistan to respond to urgent, small-scale, 
     humanitarian relief and reconstruction requirements within 
     their areas of responsibility:  Provided, That each project 
     (including any ancillary or related elements in connection 
     with such project) executed under this authority shall not 
     exceed $2,000,000:  Provided further, That not later than 45 
     days after the end of each fiscal

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     year quarter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report regarding the 
     source of funds and the allocation and use of funds during 
     that quarter that were made available pursuant to the 
     authority provided in this section or under any other 
     provision of law for the purposes described herein:  Provided 
     further, That, not later than 30 days after the end of each 
     month, the Army shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees monthly commitment, obligation, and expenditure 
     data for the Commander's Emergency Response Program in 
     Afghanistan:  Provided further, That not less than 15 days 
     before making funds available pursuant to the authority 
     provided in this section or under any other provision of law 
     for the purposes described herein for a project with a total 
     anticipated cost for completion of $500,000 or more, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a written notice containing each of the following:
       (1) The location, nature and purpose of the proposed 
     project, including how the project is intended to advance the 
     military campaign plan for the country in which it is to be 
     carried out.
       (2) The budget, implementation timeline with milestones, 
     and completion date for the proposed project, including any 
     other CERP funding that has been or is anticipated to be 
     contributed to the completion of the project.
       (3) A plan for the sustainment of the proposed project, 
     including the agreement with either the host nation, a non-
     Department of Defense agency of the United States Government 
     or a third-party contributor to finance the sustainment of 
     the activities and maintenance of any equipment or facilities 
     to be provided through the proposed project.
       Sec. 9006.  Funds available to the Department of Defense 
     for operation and maintenance may be used, notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, to provide supplies, services, 
     transportation, including airlift and sealift, and other 
     logistical support to coalition forces supporting military 
     and stability operations in Afghanistan:  Provided, That the 
     Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the 
     congressional defense committees regarding support provided 
     under this section.
       Sec. 9007.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this or any other Act shall be obligated or 
     expended by the United States Government for a purpose as 
     follows:
       (1) To establish any military installation or base for the 
     purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United 
     States Armed Forces in Iraq.
       (2) To exercise United States control over any oil resource 
     of Iraq.
       (3) To establish any military installation or base for the 
     purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United 
     States Armed Forces in Afghanistan.
       Sec. 9008.  None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used in contravention of the following laws enacted or 
     regulations promulgated to implement the United Nations 
     Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or 
     Degrading Treatment or Punishment (done at New York on 
     December 10, 1984):
       (1) Section 2340A of title 18, United States Code.
       (2) Section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and 
     Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public Law 105-277; 
     112 Stat. 2681-822; 8 U.S.C. 1231 note) and regulations 
     prescribed thereto, including regulations under part 208 of 
     title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, and part 95 of title 
     22, Code of Federal Regulations.
       (3) Sections 1002 and 1003 of the Department of Defense, 
     Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes 
     in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 
     (Public Law 109-148).
       Sec. 9009.  None of the funds provided for the 
     ``Afghanistan Security Forces Fund'' (ASFF) may be obligated 
     prior to the approval of a financial and activity plan by the 
     Afghanistan Resources Oversight Council (AROC) of the 
     Department of Defense:  Provided, That the AROC must approve 
     the requirement and acquisition plan for any service 
     requirements in excess of $50,000,000 annually and any non-
     standard equipment requirements in excess of $100,000,000 
     using ASFF:  Provided further, That the Department of Defense 
     must certify to the congressional defense committees that the 
     AROC has convened and approved a process for ensuring 
     compliance with the requirements in the preceding proviso and 
     accompanying report language for the ASFF.
       Sec. 9010.  Funds made available in this title to the 
     Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may be 
     used to purchase items having an investment unit cost of not 
     more than $250,000:  Provided, That, upon determination by 
     the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary to 
     meet the operational requirements of a Commander of a 
     Combatant Command engaged in contingency operations overseas, 
     such funds may be used to purchase items having an investment 
     item unit cost of not more than $500,000.
       Sec. 9011.  From funds made available to the Department of 
     Defense in this title under the heading ``Operation and 
     Maintenance, Air Force'', up to $140,000,000 may be used by 
     the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, to support United States Government transition 
     activities in Iraq by funding the operations and activities 
     of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq and security 
     assistance teams, including life support, transportation and 
     personal security, and facilities renovation and 
     construction, and site closeout activities prior to returning 
     sites to the Government of Iraq:  Provided, That to the 
     extent authorized under the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2015, the operations and activities that 
     may be carried out by the Office of Security Cooperation in 
     Iraq may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, 
     include non-operational training activities in support of 
     Iraqi Minister of Defense and Counter Terrorism Service 
     personnel in an institutional environment to address 
     capability gaps, integrate processes relating to 
     intelligence, air sovereignty, combined arms, logistics and 
     maintenance, and to manage and integrate defense-related 
     institutions:  Provided further, That not later than 30 days 
     following the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
     and the Secretary of State shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a plan for transitioning any such training 
     activities that they determine are needed after the end of 
     fiscal year 2015, to existing or new contracts for the sale 
     of defense articles or defense services consistent with the 
     provisions of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et 
     seq.):  Provided further, That not less than 15 days before 
     making funds available pursuant to the authority provided in 
     this section, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a written notice containing 
     a detailed justification and timeline for the operations and 
     activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq at 
     each site where such operations and activities will be 
     conducted during fiscal year 2015.
       Sec. 9012. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act under the heading ``Operation and 
     Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' for payments under section 1233 
     of Public Law 110-181 for reimbursement to the Government of 
     Pakistan may be made available unless the Secretary of 
     Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, 
     certifies to the congressional defense committees that the 
     Government of Pakistan is--
       (1) cooperating with the United States in counterterrorism 
     efforts against the Haqqani Network, the Quetta Shura 
     Taliban, Lashkar e-Tayyiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Al Qaeda, and 
     other domestic and foreign terrorist organizations, including 
     taking steps to end support for such groups and prevent them 
     from basing and operating in Pakistan and carrying out cross 
     border attacks into neighboring countries;
       (2) not supporting terrorist activities against United 
     States or coalition forces in Afghanistan, and Pakistan's 
     military and intelligence agencies are not intervening extra-
     judicially into political and judicial processes in Pakistan;
       (3) dismantling improvised explosive device (IED) networks 
     and interdicting precursor chemicals used in the manufacture 
     of IEDs;
       (4) preventing the proliferation of nuclear-related 
     material and expertise;
       (5) implementing policies to protect judicial independence 
     and due process of law;
       (6) issuing visas in a timely manner for United States 
     visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts and assistance 
     programs in Pakistan; and
       (7) providing humanitarian organizations access to 
     detainees, internally displaced persons, and other Pakistani 
     civilians affected by the conflict.
       (b) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 
     Secretary of State, may waive the restriction in paragraph 
     (a) on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the 
     congressional defense committees that it is in the national 
     security interest to do so:  Provided, That if the Secretary 
     of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, 
     exercises such waiver authority, the Secretaries shall report 
     to the congressional defense committees on both the 
     justification for the waiver and on the requirements of this 
     section that the Government of Pakistan was not able to meet: 
      Provided further, That such report may be submitted in 
     classified form if necessary.

                             (rescissions)

       Sec. 9013.  Of the funds appropriated in Department of 
     Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby 
     rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the 
     specified amounts:  Provided, That such amounts are 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended:
       ``Other Procurement, Army'', 2013/2015, $8,200,000;
       ``Aircraft Procurement, Army'', 2014/2016, $464,000,000; 
     and
       ``Afghanistan Security Forces Fund'', 2014/2015, 
     $764,380,000.
       Sec. 9014.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used with respect to Syria in contravention of the War 
     Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), including for the 
     introduction of United States armed

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     or military forces into hostilities in Syria, into situations 
     in Syria where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly 
     indicated by the circumstances, or into Syrian territory, 
     airspace, or waters while equipped for combat, in 
     contravention of the congressional consultation and reporting 
     requirements of sections 3 and 4 of that law (50 U.S.C. 1542 
     and 1543).
       Sec. 9015.  In addition to the amounts appropriated in this 
     Act, $250,000,000 is hereby appropriated, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, to conduct surface and subsurface 
     clearance of unexploded ordnance at closed training ranges 
     used by the Armed Forces of the United States in Afghanistan: 
      Provided, That such funds shall be available until September 
     30, 2016:  Provided further, That such ranges shall not have 
     been transferred to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan for 
     use by its armed forces:  Provided further, That within 90 
     days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     provide to the congressional defense committees a written 
     plan to mitigate the threat of unexploded ordnance at such 
     ranges, including a detailed spend plan:  Provided further, 
     That the Secretary of Defense shall provide the congressional 
     defense committees written progress reports every 180 days 
     after the submission of the initial plan, until such funds 
     are fully expended:  Provided further, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.
       Sec. 9016.  The Secretary of Defense is authorized, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide 
     assistance, including training, equipment, supplies, 
     sustainment and stipends, to appropriately vetted elements of 
     the Syrian opposition and other appropriately vetted Syrian 
     groups or individuals for the following purposes: defending 
     the Syrian people from attacks by the Islamic State of Iraq 
     and the Levant (ISIL), and securing territory controlled by 
     the Syrian opposition; protecting the United States, its 
     friends and allies, and the Syrian people from the threats 
     posed by terrorists in Syria; and promoting the conditions 
     for a negotiated settlement to end the conflict in Syria:  
     Provided, That up to $500,000,000 of funds appropriated for 
     the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund may be used for 
     activities authorized by this section:  Provided further, 
     That the Secretary may accept and retain contributions, 
     including assistance in-kind, from foreign governments to 
     carry out activities as authorized by this section and shall 
     be credited to the appropriate appropriations accounts, 
     except that any funds so accepted by the Secretary shall not 
     be available for obligation until a reprogramming action is 
     submitted to the congressional defense committees:  Provided 
     further, That the President and the Secretary of Defense 
     shall comply with the reporting requirements in section 
     149(b)(1), (b)(2), (c), and (d) of the Continuing 
     Appropriations Resolution, 2015 (Public Law 113-164):  
     Provided further, That the term ``appropriately vetted'' as 
     used in this section shall be construed to mean, at a 
     minimum, assessments of possible recipients for associations 
     with terrorist groups including the Islamic State of Iraq and 
     the Levant (ISIL), Jabhat al Nusrah, Ahrar al Sham, other al-
     Qaeda related groups, Hezbollah, or Shia militias supporting 
     the Governments of Syria or Iran; and for commitment to the 
     rule of law and a peaceful and democratic Syria:  Provided 
     further, That none of the funds used pursuant to this 
     authority shall be used for the procurement or transfer of 
     man portable air defense systems:  Provided further, That 
     nothing in this section shall be construed to constitute a 
     specific statutory authorization for the introduction of the 
     United States Armed Forces into hostilities or into 
     situations wherein hostilities are clearly indicated by the 
     circumstances, in accordance with section 8(a)(1) of the War 
     Powers Resolution:  Provided further, That amounts made 
     available by this section are designated by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:  Provided further, 
     That the authority to provide assistance under this section 
     shall terminate on September 30, 2015.
       Sec. 9017.  None of the funds in this Act may be made 
     available for the transfer of additional C-130 cargo aircraft 
     to the Afghanistan National Security Forces or the 
     Afghanistan Air Force until the Department of Defense 
     provides a report to the congressional defense committees of 
     the Afghanistan Air Force's medium airlift requirements. The 
     report should identify Afghanistan's ability to utilize and 
     maintain existing medium lift aircraft in the inventory and 
     the best alternative platform, if necessary, to provide 
     additional support to the Afghanistan Air Force's current 
     medium airlift capacity.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 9018.  In addition to amounts appropriated in title II 
     or otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act, 
     $1,000,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of 
     Defense and made available for transfer to the operation and 
     maintenance accounts of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air 
     Force (including National Guard and reserve) for purposes of 
     improving military readiness:  Provided, That the transfer 
     authority provided under this provision is in addition to any 
     other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act:  
     Provided further, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                                TITLE X

                    EBOLA RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS

                              PROCUREMENT

                       Procurement, Defense-Wide

       For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'', 
     $17,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, 
     for expenses related to the Ebola outbreak:  Provided, That 
     such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

               RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

        Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide

       For an additional amount for ``Research, Development, Test 
     and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', $95,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2016, for expenses related to 
     developing technologies that are relevant to the Ebola 
     outbreak:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.
       This division may be cited as the ``Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 2015''.

     DIVISION D--ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

                                TITLE I

                       CORPS OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL

                         DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

                       Corps of Engineers--Civil

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

                             investigations

       For expenses necessary where authorized by law for the 
     collection and study of basic information pertaining to river 
     and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore 
     protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related needs; 
     for surveys and detailed studies, and plans and 
     specifications of proposed river and harbor, flood and storm 
     damage reduction, shore protection, and aquatic ecosystem 
     restoration projects, and related efforts prior to 
     construction; for restudy of authorized projects; and for 
     miscellaneous investigations, and, when authorized by law, 
     surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications of 
     projects prior to construction, $122,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended:  Provided, That the Secretary may 
     initiate up to, but not more than, 10 new study starts during 
     fiscal year 2015:  Provided further, That the new study 
     starts will consist of seven studies where the majority of 
     the benefits are derived from navigation transportation 
     savings or from flood and storm damage reduction and three 
     studies where the majority of the benefits are derived from 
     environmental restoration:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary shall not deviate from the new starts proposed in 
     the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate.

                              construction

       For expenses necessary for the construction of river and 
     harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, 
     aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related projects 
     authorized by law; for conducting detailed studies, and plans 
     and specifications, of such projects (including those 
     involving participation by States, local governments, or 
     private groups) authorized or made eligible for selection by 
     law (but such detailed studies, and plans and specifications, 
     shall not constitute a commitment of the Government to 
     construction); $1,639,489,000, to remain available until 
     expended; of which such sums as are necessary to cover the 
     Federal share of construction costs for facilities under the 
     Dredged Material Disposal Facilities program shall be derived 
     from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund as authorized by 
     Public Law 104-303; and of which such sums as are necessary 
     to cover one-half of the costs of construction, replacement, 
     rehabilitation, and expansion of inland waterways projects 
     shall be derived from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, except 
     as otherwise specifically provided for in law:  Provided, 
     That the Secretary may initiate up to, but not more than, 
     four new construction starts during fiscal year 2015:  
     Provided further, That the new construction starts will 
     consist of three projects where the majority of the benefits 
     are derived from navigation transportation savings or from 
     flood and storm damage reduction and one project where the 
     majority

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     of the benefits are derived from environmental restoration:  
     Provided further, That for new construction projects, project 
     cost sharing agreements shall be executed as soon as 
     practicable but no later than August 31, 2015:  Provided 
     further, That no allocation for a new start shall be 
     considered final and no work allowance shall be made until 
     the Secretary provides to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate an out-year 
     funding scenario demonstrating the affordability of the 
     selected new start and the impacts on other projects:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary may not deviate from the 
     new starts proposed in the work plan, once the plan has been 
     submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate.

                   mississippi river and tributaries

       For expenses necessary for flood damage reduction projects 
     and related efforts in the Mississippi River alluvial valley 
     below Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as authorized by law, 
     $302,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of 
     eligible operation and maintenance costs for inland harbors 
     shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.

                       operation and maintenance

       For expenses necessary for the operation, maintenance, and 
     care of existing river and harbor, flood and storm damage 
     reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related 
     projects authorized by law; providing security for 
     infrastructure owned or operated by the Corps, including 
     administrative buildings and laboratories; maintaining harbor 
     channels provided by a State, municipality, or other public 
     agency that serve essential navigation needs of general 
     commerce, where authorized by law; surveying and charting 
     northern and northwestern lakes and connecting waters; 
     clearing and straightening channels; and removing 
     obstructions to navigation, $2,908,511,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which such sums as are necessary 
     to cover the Federal share of eligible operation and 
     maintenance costs for coastal harbors and channels, and for 
     inland harbors shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance 
     Trust Fund; of which such sums as become available from the 
     special account for the Corps of Engineers established by the 
     Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 shall be derived 
     from that account for resource protection, research, 
     interpretation, and maintenance activities related to 
     resource protection in the areas at which outdoor recreation 
     is available; and of which such sums as become available from 
     fees collected under section 217 of Public Law 104-303 shall 
     be used to cover the cost of operation and maintenance of the 
     dredged material disposal facilities for which such fees have 
     been collected:  Provided, That 1 percent of the total amount 
     of funds provided for each of the programs, projects, or 
     activities funded under this heading shall not be allocated 
     to a field operating activity prior to the beginning of the 
     fourth quarter of the fiscal year and shall be available for 
     use by the Chief of Engineers to fund such emergency 
     activities as the Chief of Engineers determines to be 
     necessary and appropriate, and that the Chief of Engineers 
     shall allocate during the fourth quarter any remaining funds 
     which have not been used for emergency activities 
     proportionally in accordance with the amounts provided for 
     the programs, projects, or activities.

                           regulatory program

       For expenses necessary for administration of laws 
     pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands, 
     $200,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.

            formerly utilized sites remedial action program

       For expenses necessary to clean up contamination from sites 
     in the United States resulting from work performed as part of 
     the Nation's early atomic energy program, $101,500,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

                 flood control and coastal emergencies

       For expenses necessary to prepare for flood, hurricane, and 
     other natural disasters and support emergency operations, 
     repairs, and other activities in response to such disasters 
     as authorized by law, $28,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                                expenses

       For expenses necessary for the supervision and general 
     administration of the civil works program in the headquarters 
     of the Corps of Engineers and the offices of the Division 
     Engineers; and for costs of management and operation of the 
     Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity, the Institute for 
     Water Resources, the United States Army Engineer Research and 
     Development Center, and the United States Army Corps of 
     Engineers Finance Center allocable to the civil works 
     program, $178,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2016, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be used for 
     official reception and representation purposes and only 
     during the current fiscal year:  Provided, That no part of 
     any other appropriation provided in title I of this Act shall 
     be available to fund the civil works activities of the Office 
     of the Chief of Engineers or the civil works executive 
     direction and management activities of the division offices:  
     Provided further, That any Flood Control and Coastal 
     Emergencies appropriation may be used to fund the supervision 
     and general administration of emergency operations, repairs, 
     and other activities in response to any flood, hurricane, or 
     other natural disaster.

     office of the assistant secretary of the army for civil works

       For the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
     Civil Works as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 3016(b)(3), 
     $3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.

             GENERAL PROVISIONS--CORPS OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL

              (including transfer and rescission of funds)

       Sec. 101. (a) None of the funds provided in title I of this 
     Act, or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the 
     agencies or entities funded in title I of this Act that 
     remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 
     2015, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 
     through a reprogramming of funds that:
       (1) creates or initiates a new program, project, or 
     activity;
       (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
       (3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, 
     or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by 
     this Act, unless prior approval is received from the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations;
       (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity 
     for a different purpose, unless prior approval is received 
     from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations;
       (5) augments or reduces existing programs, projects, or 
     activities in excess of the amounts contained in paragraphs 6 
     through 10, unless prior approval is received from the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations;
       (6) Investigations.--For a base level over $100,000, 
     reprogramming of 25 percent of the base amount up to a limit 
     of $150,000 per project, study or activity is allowed:  
     Provided, That for a base level less than $100,000, the 
     reprogramming limit is $25,000:  Provided further, That up to 
     $25,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or 
     activity that did not receive an appropriation for existing 
     obligations and concomitant administrative expenses;
       (7) Construction.--For a base level over $2,000,000, 
     reprogramming of 15 percent of the base amount up to a limit 
     of $3,000,000 per project, study or activity is allowed:  
     Provided, That for a base level less than $2,000,000, the 
     reprogramming limit is $300,000:  Provided further, That up 
     to $3,000,000 may be reprogrammed for settled contractor 
     claims, changed conditions, or real estate deficiency 
     judgments:  Provided further, That up to $300,000 may be 
     reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did 
     not receive an appropriation for existing obligations and 
     concomitant administrative expenses;
       (8) Operation and maintenance.--Unlimited reprogramming 
     authority is granted for the Corps to be able to respond to 
     emergencies:  Provided, That the Chief of Engineers shall 
     notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of 
     these emergency actions as soon thereafter as practicable:  
     Provided further, That for a base level over $1,000,000, 
     reprogramming of 15 percent of the base amount up to a limit 
     of $5,000,000 per project, study or activity is allowed:  
     Provided further, That for a base level less than $1,000,000, 
     the reprogramming limit is $150,000:  Provided further, That 
     $150,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or 
     activity that did not receive an appropriation;
       (9) Mississippi river and tributaries.--The reprogramming 
     guidelines in paragraphs (6), (7), and (8) shall apply to the 
     Investigations, Construction, and Operation and Maintenance 
     portions of the Mississippi River and Tributaries Account 
     respectively; and
       (10) Formerly utilized sites remedial action program.--
     Reprogramming of up to 15 percent of the base of the 
     receiving project is permitted.
       (b) De Minimis Reprogrammings.--In no case should a 
     reprogramming for less than $50,000 be submitted to the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
       (c) Continuing Authorities Program.--Subsection (a)(1) 
     shall not apply to any project or activity funded under the 
     continuing authorities program.
       (d) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations to establish the 
     baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer 
     authorities for the current fiscal year which shall include:
       (1) A table for each appropriation with a separate column 
     to display the President's budget request, adjustments made 
     by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if 
     applicable, and the fiscal year enacted level; and
       (2) A delineation in the table for each appropriation both 
     by object class and program, project and activity as detailed 
     in the budget appendix for the respective appropriations; and
       (3) An identification of items of special congressional 
     interest.

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       Sec. 102.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     may be used to award or modify any contract that commits 
     funds beyond the amounts appropriated for that program, 
     project, or activity that remain unobligated, except that 
     such amounts may include any funds that have been made 
     available through reprogramming pursuant to section 101.
       Sec. 103.  The Secretary of the Army may transfer to the 
     Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Fish and Wildlife Service 
     may accept and expend, up to $4,700,000 of funds provided in 
     this title under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance'' to 
     mitigate for fisheries lost due to Corps of Engineers 
     projects.
       Sec. 104.  Subsection (a)(6) of section 511 of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 3301 note; 110 
     Stat. 3761-3762; 113 Stat. 375-376; 121 Stat. 1203) is 
     amended by striking ``$25,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$43,400,000''.
       Sec. 105.  The Secretary shall allocate funds made 
     available in this Act solely in accordance with the 
     provisions of this Act and the explanatory statement 
     described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 
     this consolidated Act), including the determination and 
     designation of new starts.
       Sec. 106.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to continue the study conducted by the Army Corps of 
     Engineers pursuant to section 5018(a)(1) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-114).
       Sec. 107.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used within the borders of the State of Louisiana by the 
     Mississippi Valley Division or the Southwestern Division of 
     the Army Corps of Engineers or any district of the Corps 
     within such divisions to implement or enforce the mitigation 
     methodology, referred to as the ``Modified Charleston 
     Method''.
       Sec. 108. (a) Of the funds made available in prior 
     appropriations Acts for water resources efforts under the 
     headings ``Corps of Engineers--Civil, Department of the 
     Army'' that remain unobligated as of the date of enactment of 
     this Act, including amounts specified in law for particular 
     projects, programs, or activities, $28,000,000 is rescinded.
       (b) None of the funds under subsection (a) may be rescinded 
     from amounts that the Congress designated as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the 
     Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985, as amended.
       Sec. 109.  None of the funds made available in this or any 
     other Act making appropriations for Energy and Water 
     Development for any fiscal year may be used by the Corps of 
     Engineers during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, 
     to develop, adopt, implement, administer, or enforce any 
     change to the regulations in effect on October 1, 2012, 
     pertaining to the definitions of the terms ``fill material'' 
     or ``discharge of fill material'' for the purposes of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.).
       Sec. 110.  The limited reevaluation report initiated in 
     fiscal year 2012 for the Mobile Harbor, Alabama navigation 
     project shall include evaluation of the full depth of the 
     project as authorized under section 201 of Public Law 99-662 
     (110 Stat. 4090) at the same non-Federal share of the cost as 
     in the design agreement executed on August 14, 2012.
       Sec. 111.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to require a permit for the discharge of dredged or 
     fill material under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq.) for the activities identified in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section 404(f)(1) of the Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1344(f)(1)(A),(C)).
       Sec. 112.  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the 
     U.S. Department of the Army shall withdraw the interpretive 
     rule, ``U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. 
     Department of the Army Interpretive Rule Regarding the 
     Applicability of the Clean Water Act Section 404(f)(1)(A),'' 
     signed on March 25, 2014.

                                TITLE II

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                          Central Utah Project

                central utah project completion account

       For carrying out activities authorized by the Central Utah 
     Project Completion Act, $9,874,000, to remain available until 
     expended, of which $1,000,000 shall be deposited into the 
     Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Account for use 
     by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation 
     Commission:  Provided, That of the amount provided under this 
     heading, $1,300,000 shall be available until September 30, 
     2016, for necessary expenses incurred in carrying out related 
     responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior:  Provided 
     further, That for fiscal year 2015, of the amount made 
     available to the Commission under this Act or any other Act, 
     the Commission may use an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for 
     administrative expenses.

                         Bureau of Reclamation

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

                      water and related resources

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For management, development, and restoration of water and 
     related natural resources and for related activities, 
     including the operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of 
     reclamation and other facilities, participation in fulfilling 
     related Federal responsibilities to Native Americans, and 
     related grants to, and cooperative and other agreements with, 
     State and local governments, federally recognized Indian 
     tribes, and others, $978,131,000, to remain available until 
     expended, of which $25,000 shall be available for transfer to 
     the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund and $6,840,000 shall be 
     available for transfer to the Lower Colorado River Basin 
     Development Fund; of which such amounts as may be necessary 
     may be advanced to the Colorado River Dam Fund:  Provided, 
     That such transfers may be increased or decreased within the 
     overall appropriation under this heading:  Provided further, 
     That of the total appropriated, the amount for program 
     activities that can be financed by the Reclamation Fund or 
     the Bureau of Reclamation special fee account established by 
     16 U.S.C. 6806 shall be derived from that Fund or account:  
     Provided further, That funds contributed under 43 U.S.C. 395 
     are available until expended for the purposes for which the 
     funds were contributed:  Provided further, That funds 
     advanced under 43 U.S.C. 397a shall be credited to this 
     account and are available until expended for the same 
     purposes as the sums appropriated under this heading:  
     Provided further, That of the amounts provided herein, funds 
     may be used for high-priority projects which shall be carried 
     out by the Youth Conservation Corps, as authorized by 16 
     U.S.C. 1706.

                central valley project restoration fund

       For carrying out the programs, projects, plans, habitat 
     restoration, improvement, and acquisition provisions of the 
     Central Valley Project Improvement Act, $56,995,000, to be 
     derived from such sums as may be collected in the Central 
     Valley Project Restoration Fund pursuant to sections 3407(d), 
     3404(c)(3), and 3405(f) of Public Law 102-575, to remain 
     available until expended:  Provided, That the Bureau of 
     Reclamation is directed to assess and collect the full amount 
     of the additional mitigation and restoration payments 
     authorized by section 3407(d) of Public Law 102-575:  
     Provided further, That none of the funds made available under 
     this heading may be used for the acquisition or leasing of 
     water for in-stream purposes if the water is already 
     committed to in-stream purposes by a court adopted decree or 
     order.

                    california bay-delta restoration

                     (including transfers of funds)

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

                       policy and administration

       For necessary expenses of policy, administration, and 
     related functions in the Office of the Commissioner, the 
     Denver office, and offices in the five regions of the Bureau 
     of Reclamation, to remain available until September 30, 2016, 
     $58,500,000, to be derived from the Reclamation Fund and be 
     nonreimbursable as provided in 43 U.S.C. 377:  Provided, That 
     no part of any other appropriation in this Act shall be 
     available for activities or functions budgeted as policy and 
     administration expenses.

               bureau of reclamation loan program account

                    (including rescission of funds)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $500,000 is hereby rescinded.

                        administrative provision

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

             GENERAL PROVISIONS--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

       Sec. 201. (a) None of the funds provided in title II of 
     this Act for Water and Related Resources, or provided by 
     previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities 
     funded in title II of this Act for Water and Related 
     Resources that remain available for obligation or expenditure 
     in fiscal year 2015, shall be available for obligation or 
     expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that--
       (1) initiates or creates a new program, project, or 
     activity;
       (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
       (3) increases funds for any program, project, or activity 
     for which funds have been denied or restricted by this Act, 
     unless prior approval is received from the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate;
       (4) restarts or resumes any program, project or activity 
     for which funds are not

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     provided in this Act, unless prior approval is received from 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate;
       (5) transfers funds in excess of the following limits, 
     unless prior approval is received from the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate:
       (A) 15 percent for any program, project or activity for 
     which $2,000,000 or more is available at the beginning of the 
     fiscal year; or
       (B) $300,000 for any program, project or activity for which 
     less than $2,000,000 is available at the beginning of the 
     fiscal year;
       (6) transfers more than $500,000 from either the Facilities 
     Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation category or the 
     Resources Management and Development category to any program, 
     project, or activity in the other category, unless prior 
     approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate; or
       (7) transfers, where necessary to discharge legal 
     obligations of the Bureau of Reclamation, more than 
     $5,000,000 to provide adequate funds for settled contractor 
     claims, increased contractor earnings due to accelerated 
     rates of operations, and real estate deficiency judgments, 
     unless prior approval is received from the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate.
       (b) Subsection (a)(5) shall not apply to any transfer of 
     funds within the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and 
     Rehabilitation category.
       (c) For purposes of this section, the term transfer means 
     any movement of funds into or out of a program, project, or 
     activity.
       (d) The Bureau of Reclamation shall submit reports on a 
     quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate detailing all the 
     funds reprogrammed between programs, projects, activities, or 
     categories of funding. The first quarterly report shall be 
     submitted not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
     of this Act.
       Sec. 202. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act may be used to determine the final 
     point of discharge for the interceptor drain for the San Luis 
     Unit until development by the Secretary of the Interior and 
     the State of California of a plan, which shall conform to the 
     water quality standards of the State of California as 
     approved by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, to minimize any detrimental effect of the San Luis 
     drainage waters.
       (b) The costs of the Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program 
     and the costs of the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program 
     shall be classified by the Secretary of the Interior as 
     reimbursable or nonreimbursable and collected until fully 
     repaid pursuant to the ``Cleanup Program--Alternative 
     Repayment Plan'' and the ``SJVDP--Alternative Repayment 
     Plan'' described in the report entitled ``Repayment Report, 
     Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program and San Joaquin Valley 
     Drainage Program, February 1995'', prepared by the Department 
     of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation. Any future 
     obligations of funds by the United States relating to, or 
     providing for, drainage service or drainage studies for the 
     San Luis Unit shall be fully reimbursable by San Luis Unit 
     beneficiaries of such service or studies pursuant to Federal 
     reclamation law.
       Sec. 203.  Section 9504(e) of the Secure Water Act of 2009 
     (42 U.S.C. 10364(e)) is amended by striking ``$200,000,000'' 
     and inserting ``$300,000,000''.
       Sec. 204.  Section 301 of the Reclamation States Emergency 
     Drought Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2241) is amended by 
     striking ``2012'' and inserting ``2017''.
       Sec. 205.  Title I of Public Law 108-361 (the Calfed Bay-
     Delta Authorization Act) (118 Stat. 1681), as amended by 
     section 210 of Public Law 111-85, is amended by striking 
     ``2015'' each place it appears and inserting ``2016''.
       Sec. 206. (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior 
     may fund or participate in pilot projects to increase 
     Colorado River System water in Lake Mead and the initial 
     units of Colorado River Storage Project reservoirs, as 
     authorized by the first section of the Act of April 11, 1956 
     (43 U.S.C. 620), to address the effects of historic drought 
     conditions.
       (b) Administration.--Pilot projects under this section are 
     authorized to be funded through--
       (1) grants by the Secretary to public entities that use 
     water from the Colorado River Basin for municipal purposes 
     for projects that are implemented by 1 or more non-Federal 
     entities; or
       (2) grants or other appropriate financial agreements to 
     provide additional funds for renewing or implementing water 
     conservation agreements that are in existence on the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (c) Limitations.--
       (1) Funds in the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund 
     established by section 5 of the Colorado River Storage 
     Project Act (43 U.S.C. 620d) and the Lower Colorado River 
     Basin Development Fund established by section 403 of the 
     Colorado River Basin Project Act (43 U.S.C. 1543) shall not 
     be used to carry out this section; and
       (2) the authority to fund these pilot projects through 
     grants shall terminate on September 30, 2018.
       (d) Report and Recommendation.--Not later than September 
     30, 2018, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations and Natural Resources of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations and 
     Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report 
     evaluating the effectiveness of the pilot projects described 
     in subsection (a) and a recommendation to Congress whether 
     the activities undertaken by the pilot projects should be 
     continued.

                               TITLE III

                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

                            ENERGY PROGRAMS

                 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

              (including transfer and rescission of funds)

       For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, 
     construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, 
     and other expenses necessary for energy efficiency and 
     renewable energy activities in carrying out the purposes of 
     the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 
     seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real 
     property or any facility or for plant or facility 
     acquisition, construction, or expansion, $1,936,999,858, to 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That $160,000,000 
     shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program 
     direction:  Provided further, That, of the amount provided 
     under this heading, the Secretary may transfer up to 
     $45,000,000 to the Defense Production Act Fund for activities 
     of the Department of Energy pursuant to the Defense 
     Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2061, et seq.):  
     Provided further, That $13,064,858 from unobligated balances 
     available from prior year appropriations provided under this 
     heading is hereby rescinded, of which $145,204 is from Public 
     Law 111-8 and $696,654 is from Public Law 111-85:  Provided 
     further, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that 
     were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

              Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability

       For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, 
     construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, 
     and other expenses necessary for electricity delivery and 
     energy reliability activities in carrying out the purposes of 
     the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 
     seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real 
     property or any facility or for plant or facility 
     acquisition, construction, or expansion, $147,306,000, to 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That $27,606,000 
     shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program 
     direction.

                             Nuclear Energy

                    (including rescission of funds)

       For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, 
     construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, 
     and other expenses necessary for nuclear energy activities in 
     carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the 
     acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any 
     facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, 
     or expansion, $913,500,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That, of the amount made available under 
     this heading, $80,000,000 shall be available until September 
     30, 2016, for program direction including official reception 
     and representation expenses not to exceed $10,000:  Provided 
     further, That, of the funds made available under this heading 
     in prior years, $80,000,000 of unobligated balances is hereby 
     rescinded, including up to $18,000,000 from funds provided 
     for program direction activities:  Provided further, That no 
     amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by 
     the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a 
     concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                 Fossil Energy Research and Development

       For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out 
     fossil energy research and development activities, under the 
     authority of the Department of Energy Organization Act 
     (Public Law 95-91), including the acquisition of interest, 
     including defeasible and equitable interests in any real 
     property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition 
     or expansion, and for conducting inquiries, technological 
     investigations and research concerning the extraction, 
     processing, use, and disposal of mineral substances without 
     objectionable social and environmental costs (30 U.S.C. 3, 
     1602, and 1603), $571,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That $119,000,000 shall be available 
     until September 30, 2016, for program direction.

                 Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves

       For Department of Energy expenses necessary to carry out 
     naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities, 
     $19,950,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, unobligated 
     funds remaining from prior years shall be available for all 
     naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities.

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                      Elk Hills School Lands Fund

       For necessary expenses in fulfilling the final payment 
     under the Settlement Agreement entered into by the United 
     States and the State of California on October 11, 1996, as 
     authorized by section 3415 of Public Law 104-106, 
     $15,579,815, for payment to the State of California for the 
     State Teachers' Retirement Fund, of which $15,579,815 shall 
     be derived from the Elk Hills School Lands Fund.

                      Strategic Petroleum Reserve

       For Department of Energy expenses necessary for Strategic 
     Petroleum Reserve facility development and operations and 
     program management activities pursuant to the Energy Policy 
     and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), $200,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended.

                   Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve

                    (including rescission of funds)

       For Department of Energy expenses necessary for Northeast 
     Home Heating Oil Reserve storage, operation, and management 
     activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), $7,600,000, to remain available 
     until expended:  Provided, That of the unobligated balances 
     from prior year appropriations available under this heading, 
     $6,000,000 is hereby rescinded:  Provided further, That no 
     amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by 
     the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a 
     concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                   Energy Information Administration

       For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out 
     the activities of the Energy Information Administration, 
     $117,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                   Non-defense Environmental Cleanup

       For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
     construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment 
     and other expenses necessary for non-defense environmental 
     cleanup activities in carrying out the purposes of the 
     Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 
     seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real 
     property or any facility or for plant or facility 
     acquisition, construction, or expansion, $246,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That funding made 
     available under this heading may be made available for 15-D-
     410 Fort St. Vrain Facility Improvements Project.

      Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund

       For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out 
     uranium enrichment facility decontamination and 
     decommissioning, remedial actions, and other activities of 
     title II of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and title X, 
     subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, $625,000,000, 
     to be derived from the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and 
     Decommissioning Fund, to remain available until expended, of 
     which $10,000,000 shall be available in accordance with title 
     X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992.

                                Science

       For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, 
     construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, 
     and other expenses necessary for science activities in 
     carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the 
     acquisition or condemnation of any real property or facility 
     or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or 
     expansion, and purchase of not more than 17 passenger motor 
     vehicles for replacement only, including two buses, 
     $5,071,000,000, to remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That $183,700,000 shall be available until 
     September 30, 2016, for program direction:  Provided further, 
     That no funding may be made available for United States cash 
     contributions to the International Thermonuclear Experimental 
     Reactor project until its governing Council implements the 
     recommendations of the Third Biennial International 
     Organization Management Assessment Report:  Provided further, 
     That the Secretary of Energy may waive this requirement upon 
     submission to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate a determination that the 
     Council is making satisfactory progress towards 
     implementation of such recommendations.

               Advanced Research Projects Agency--Energy

       For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out 
     the activities authorized by section 5012 of the America 
     COMPETES Act (Public Law 110-69), as amended, $280,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended:  Provided, That 
     $28,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for 
     program direction.

         Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program

       Such sums as are derived from amounts received from 
     borrowers pursuant to section 1702(b) of the Energy Policy 
     Act of 2005 under this heading in prior Acts, shall be 
     collected in accordance with section 502(7) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974:  Provided, That, for 
     necessary administrative expenses to carry out this Loan 
     Guarantee program, $42,000,000 is appropriated, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2016:  Provided further, That 
     $25,000,000 of the fees collected pursuant to section 1702(h) 
     of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 shall be credited as 
     offsetting collections to this account to cover 
     administrative expenses and shall remain available until 
     expended, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 
     appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more 
     than $17,000,000:  Provided further, That fees collected 
     under section 1702(h) in excess of the amount appropriated 
     for administrative expenses shall not be available until 
     appropriated:  Provided further, That the Department of 
     Energy shall not subordinate any loan obligation to other 
     financing in violation of section 1702 of the Energy Policy 
     Act of 2005 or subordinate any Guaranteed Obligation to any 
     loan or other debt obligations in violation of section 609.10 
     of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations.

        Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program

       For Department of Energy administrative expenses necessary 
     in carrying out the Advanced Technology Vehicles 
     Manufacturing Loan Program, $4,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2016.

                         Clean Coal Technology

                    (including rescission of funds)

       Of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations 
     under this heading, $6,600,000 is hereby permanently 
     rescinded:  Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from 
     amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget 
     or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended.

                      Departmental Administration

       For salaries and expenses of the Department of Energy 
     necessary for departmental administration in carrying out the 
     purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 
     U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), $245,142,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2016, including the hire of passenger motor 
     vehicles and official reception and representation expenses 
     not to exceed $30,000, plus such additional amounts as 
     necessary to cover increases in the estimated amount of cost 
     of work for others notwithstanding the provisions of the 
     Anti-Deficiency Act (31 U.S.C. 1511 et seq.):  Provided, That 
     such increases in cost of work are offset by revenue 
     increases of the same or greater amount:  Provided further, 
     That moneys received by the Department for miscellaneous 
     revenues estimated to total $119,171,000 in fiscal year 2015 
     may be retained and used for operating expenses within this 
     account, as authorized by section 201 of Public Law 95-238, 
     notwithstanding the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302:  Provided 
     further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as 
     collections are received during the fiscal year so as to 
     result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the 
     general fund estimated at not more than $125,971,000:  
     Provided further, That $31,181,000 is for Energy Policy and 
     Systems Analysis:  Provided further, That of the funds made 
     available for Energy Policy and Systems Analysis, the 
     Secretary may obligate only $26,000,000 until the report 
     required under section 315(f) of this Act has been submitted 
     to Congress.

                    Office of the Inspector General

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector 
     General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978, $40,500,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2016.

                    ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

                NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

                           Weapons Activities

                    (including rescission of funds)

       For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
     construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment 
     and other incidental expenses necessary for atomic energy 
     defense weapons activities in carrying out the purposes of 
     the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 
     seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real 
     property or any facility or for plant or facility 
     acquisition, construction, or expansion, and the purchase of 
     not to exceed 4 passenger vehicles, $8,231,770,000, to remain 
     available until expended:  Provided, That $97,118,000 shall 
     be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction: 
      Provided further, That of the unobligated balances from 
     prior year appropriations available under this heading, 
     $45,113,000 is hereby rescinded:  Provided further, That no 
     amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by 
     the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a 
     concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                    Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation

                    (including rescission of funds)

       For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
     construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment 
     and other incidental expenses necessary for defense nuclear 
     nonproliferation activities, in carrying out the purposes of 
     the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 
     seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real 
     property or any facility or

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     for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or 
     expansion, $1,641,369,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That funds provided by this Act for 
     Project 99-D-143, Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, and 
     by prior Acts that remain unobligated for such Project, may 
     be made available only for construction and program support 
     activities for such Project:  Provided further, That of the 
     unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available 
     under this heading, $24,731,000 is hereby rescinded:  
     Provided further, That no amounts may be rescinded from 
     amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget 
     or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985.

                             Naval Reactors

                    (including rescission of funds)

       For Department of Energy expenses necessary for naval 
     reactors activities to carry out the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the 
     acquisition (by purchase, condemnation, construction, or 
     otherwise) of real property, plant, and capital equipment, 
     facilities, and facility expansion, $1,238,500,000, to remain 
     available until expended:  Provided, That $41,500,000 shall 
     be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction: 
      Provided further, That $4,500,000 from unobligated balances 
     available from prior year appropriations provided under this 
     heading is hereby rescinded:  Provided further, That no 
     amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by 
     the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a 
     concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                     Federal Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses for Federal Salaries and Expenses 
     (previously the Office of the Administrator) in the National 
     Nuclear Security Administration, $370,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2016, including official 
     reception and representation expenses not to exceed $12,000.

               ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

                     Defense Environmental Cleanup

                    (including rescission of funds)

       For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
     construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment 
     and other expenses necessary for atomic energy defense 
     environmental cleanup activities in carrying out the purposes 
     of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 
     et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any 
     real property or any facility or for plant or facility 
     acquisition, construction, or expansion, and the purchase of 
     not to exceed one sport utility vehicle, one heavy duty 
     truck, two ambulances, and one ladder fire truck for 
     replacement only, $5,010,830,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That $280,784,000 shall be available 
     until September 30, 2016, for program direction:  Provided 
     further, That $10,830,000 from unobligated balances available 
     from prior year appropriations provided under this heading is 
     hereby rescinded:  Provided further, That no amounts may be 
     rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress 
     as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent 
     resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.

     Defense Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning

       For an additional amount for atomic energy of defense 
     environmental cleanup activities for Department of Energy 
     contributions for uranium enrichment decontamination and 
     decommissioning activities, $463,000,000, to be deposited 
     into the Defense Environmental Cleanup account which shall be 
     transferred to the ``Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and 
     Decommissioning Fund''.

                        Other Defense Activities

       For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
     construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment 
     and other expenses, necessary for atomic energy defense, 
     other defense activities, and classified activities, in 
     carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the 
     acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any 
     facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, 
     or expansion, $754,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That $249,378,000 shall be available 
     until September 30, 2016, for program direction.

                     POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATION

                  Bonneville Power Administration Fund

       Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration Fund, 
     established pursuant to Public Law 93-454, are approved for 
     the Black Canyon Trout Hatchery and, in addition, for 
     official reception and representation expenses in an amount 
     not to exceed $5,000:  Provided, That during fiscal year 
     2015, no new direct loan obligations may be made.

      Operation and Maintenance, Southeastern Power Administration

       For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of 
     power transmission facilities and of marketing electric power 
     and energy, including transmission wheeling and ancillary 
     services, pursuant to section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 
     1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the southeastern power 
     area, $7,220,000, including official reception and 
     representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, to 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of the Flood 
     Control Act of 1944, up to $7,220,000 collected by the 
     Southeastern Power Administration from the sale of power and 
     related services shall be credited to this account as 
     discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available 
     until expended for the sole purpose of funding the annual 
     expenses of the Southeastern Power Administration:  Provided 
     further, That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses 
     shall be reduced as collections are received during the 
     fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 
     appropriation estimated at not more than $0:  Provided 
     further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to 
     $73,579,000 collected by the Southeastern Power 
     Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 to 
     recover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be 
     credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain 
     available until expended for the sole purpose of making 
     purchase power and wheeling expenditures:  Provided further, 
     That for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses 
     means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same 
     year that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and 
     wheeling expenses).

      Operation and Maintenance, Southwestern Power Administration

       For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of 
     power transmission facilities and of marketing electric power 
     and energy, for construction and acquisition of transmission 
     lines, substations and appurtenant facilities, and for 
     administrative expenses, including official reception and 
     representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500 in 
     carrying out section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 
     U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the Southwestern Power 
     Administration, $46,240,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 and 
     section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), 
     up to $34,840,000 collected by the Southwestern Power 
     Administration from the sale of power and related services 
     shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting 
     collections, to remain available until expended, for the sole 
     purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Southwestern 
     Power Administration:  Provided further, That the sum herein 
     appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as 
     collections are received during the fiscal year so as to 
     result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at 
     not more than $11,400,000:  Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $53,000,000 collected 
     by the Southwestern Power Administration pursuant to the 
     Flood Control Act of 1944 to recover purchase power and 
     wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as 
     offsetting collections, to remain available until expended 
     for the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling 
     expenditures:  Provided further, That, for purposes of this 
     appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are 
     generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred 
     (excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses).

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

       For carrying out the functions authorized by title III, 
     section 302(a)(1)(E) of the Act of August 4, 1977 (42 U.S.C. 
     7152), and other related activities including conservation 
     and renewable resources programs as authorized, $304,402,000, 
     including official reception and representation expenses in 
     an amount not to exceed $1,500, to remain available until 
     expended, of which $296,321,000 shall be derived from the 
     Department of the Interior Reclamation Fund:  Provided, That 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, section 5 of the Flood 
     Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), and section 1 of the 
     Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1939 (43 U.S.C. 392a), 
     up to $211,030,000 collected by the Western Area Power 
     Administration from the sale of power and related services 
     shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting 
     collections, to remain available until expended, for the sole 
     purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Western Area 
     Power Administration:  Provided further, That the sum herein 
     appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as 
     collections are received during the fiscal year so as to 
     result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at 
     not more than $93,372,000, of which $85,291,000 is derived 
     from the Reclamation Fund:  Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $260,510,000 collected 
     by the Western Area Power Administration pursuant to the 
     Flood Control Act of 1944 and the Reclamation Project Act of 
     1939 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be 
     credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain 
     available until expended for the sole purpose of making 
     purchase power and wheeling expenditures:  Provided further, 
     That, for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses 
     means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same 
     year that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and 
     wheeling expenses).

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           Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund

       For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for the 
     hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad Dams, 
     $4,727,000, to remain available until expended, and to be 
     derived from the Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance 
     Fund of the Western Area Power Administration, as provided in 
     section 2 of the Act of June 18, 1954 (68 Stat. 255):  
     Provided, That notwithstanding the provisions of that Act and 
     of 31 U.S.C. 3302, up to $4,499,000 collected by the Western 
     Area Power Administration from the sale of power and related 
     services from the Falcon and Amistad Dams shall be credited 
     to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to 
     remain available until expended for the sole purpose of 
     funding the annual expenses of the hydroelectric facilities 
     of these Dams and associated Western Area Power 
     Administration activities:  Provided further, That the sum 
     herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as 
     collections are received during the fiscal year so as to 
     result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at 
     not more than $228,000:  Provided further, That for purposes 
     of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures 
     that are generally recovered in the same year that they are 
     incurred:  Provided further, That for fiscal year 2015, the 
     Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration may 
     accept up to $802,000 in funds contributed by United States 
     power customers of the Falcon and Amistad Dams for deposit 
     into the Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund, 
     and such funds shall be available for the purpose for which 
     contributed in like manner as if said sums had been 
     specifically appropriated for such purpose:  Provided 
     further, That any such funds shall be available without 
     further appropriation and without fiscal year limitation for 
     use by the Commissioner of the United States Section of the 
     International Boundary and Water Commission for the sole 
     purpose of operating, maintaining, repairing, rehabilitating, 
     replacing, or upgrading the hydroelectric facilities at these 
     Dams in accordance with agreements reached between the 
     Administrator, Commissioner, and the power customers.

                  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission to carry out the provisions of the Department of 
     Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including 
     services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, the hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles, and official reception and 
     representation expenses not to exceed $3,000, $304,389,000, 
     to remain available until expended:  Provided, That of the 
     amount appropriated herein, not more than $5,400,000 may be 
     made available for salaries, travel, and other support costs 
     for the offices of the Commissioners:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed 
     $304,389,000 of revenues from fees and annual charges, and 
     other services and collections in fiscal year 2015 shall be 
     retained and used for necessary expenses in this account, and 
     shall remain available until expended:  Provided further, 
     That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall 
     be reduced as revenues are received during fiscal year 2015 
     so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation 
     from the general fund estimated at not more than $0.

                GENERAL PROVISIONS--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

             (including transfer and rescissions of funds)

       Sec. 301. (a) No appropriation, funds, or authority made 
     available by this title for the Department of Energy shall be 
     used to initiate or resume any program, project, or activity 
     or to prepare or initiate Requests For Proposals or similar 
     arrangements (including Requests for Quotations, Requests for 
     Information, and Funding Opportunity Announcements) for a 
     program, project, or activity if the program, project, or 
     activity has not been funded by Congress.
       (b)(1) Unless the Secretary of Energy notifies the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate at least 3 full business days in advance, none 
     of the funds made available in this title may be used to--
       (A) make a grant allocation or discretionary grant award 
     totaling $1,000,000 or more;
       (B) make a discretionary contract award or Other 
     Transaction Agreement totaling $1,000,000 or more, including 
     a contract covered by the Federal Acquisition Regulation;
       (C) issue a letter of intent to make an allocation, award, 
     or Agreement in excess of the limits in subparagraph (A) or 
     (B); or
       (D) announce publicly the intention to make an allocation, 
     award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in subparagraph 
     (A) or (B).
       (2) The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate within 15 days of the conclusion of each quarter a 
     report detailing each grant allocation or discretionary grant 
     award totaling less than $1,000,000 provided during the 
     previous quarter.
       (3) The notification required by paragraph (1) and the 
     report required by paragraph (2) shall include the recipient 
     of the award, the amount of the award, the fiscal year for 
     which the funds for the award were appropriated, the account 
     and program, project, or activity from which the funds are 
     being drawn, the title of the award, and a brief description 
     of the activity for which the award is made.
       (c) The Department of Energy may not, with respect to any 
     program, project, or activity that uses budget authority made 
     available in this title under the heading ``Department of 
     Energy--Energy Programs'', enter into a multiyear contract, 
     award a multiyear grant, or enter into a multiyear 
     cooperative agreement unless--
       (1) the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement is funded 
     for the full period of performance as anticipated at the time 
     of award; or
       (2) the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement includes 
     a clause conditioning the Federal Government's obligation on 
     the availability of future year budget authority and the 
     Secretary notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate at least 3 days in 
     advance.
       (d) Except as provided in subsections (e), (f), and (g), 
     the amounts made available by this title shall be expended as 
     authorized by law for the programs, projects, and activities 
     specified in the ``Final Bill'' column in the ``Department of 
     Energy'' table included under the heading ``Title III--
     Department of Energy'' in the explanatory statement described 
     in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
     consolidated Act).
       (e) The amounts made available by this title may be 
     reprogrammed for any program, project, or activity, and the 
     Department shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 30 days 
     prior to the use of any proposed reprogramming which would 
     cause any program, project, or activity funding level to 
     increase or decrease by more than $5,000,000 or 10 percent, 
     whichever is less, during the time period covered by this 
     Act.
       (f) None of the funds provided in this title shall be 
     available for obligation or expenditure through a 
     reprogramming of funds that--
       (1) creates, initiates, or eliminates a program, project, 
     or activity;
       (2) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, 
     or activity for which funds are denied or restricted by this 
     Act; or
       (3) reduces funds that are directed to be used for a 
     specific program, project, or activity by this Act.
       (g)(1) The Secretary of Energy may waive any requirement or 
     restriction in this section that applies to the use of funds 
     made available for the Department of Energy if compliance 
     with such requirement or restriction would pose a substantial 
     risk to human health, the environment, welfare, or national 
     security.
       (2) The Secretary of Energy shall notify the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     of any waiver under paragraph (1) as soon as practicable, but 
     not later than 3 days after the date of the activity to which 
     a requirement or restriction would otherwise have applied. 
     Such notice shall include an explanation of the substantial 
     risk under paragraph (1) that permitted such waiver.
       Sec. 302.  The unexpended balances of prior appropriations 
     provided for activities in this Act may be available to the 
     same appropriation accounts for such activities established 
     pursuant to this title. Available balances may be merged with 
     funds in the applicable established accounts and thereafter 
     may be accounted for as one fund for the same time period as 
     originally enacted.
       Sec. 303.  Funds appropriated by this or any other Act, or 
     made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for 
     intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically 
     authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the 
     National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal 
     year 2015 until the enactment of the Intelligence 
     Authorization Act for fiscal year 2015.
       Sec. 304.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     shall be used for the construction of facilities classified 
     as high-hazard nuclear facilities under 10 CFR Part 830 
     unless independent oversight is conducted by the Office of 
     Independent Enterprise Assessments to ensure the project is 
     in compliance with nuclear safety requirements.
       Sec. 305.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     may be used to approve critical decision-2 or critical 
     decision-3 under Department of Energy Order 413.3B, or any 
     successive departmental guidance, for construction projects 
     where the total project cost exceeds $100,000,000, until a 
     separate independent cost estimate has been developed for the 
     project for that critical decision.
       Sec. 306. (a) Secretarial Determinations.--In this fiscal 
     year, and in each subsequent fiscal year, any determination 
     (including a determination made prior to the date of 
     enactment of this Act) by the Secretary of Energy under 
     section 3112(d)(2)(B) of the USEC Privatization Act (110 
     Stat. 1321-335), as amended, shall be valid for not more than 
     2 calendar years subsequent to such determination.

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       (b) Congressional Notification.--In this fiscal year, and 
     in each subsequent fiscal year, not less than 30 days prior 
     to the provision of uranium in any form the Secretary of 
     Energy shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate of the following--
       (1) the provisions of law (including regulations) 
     authorizing the provision of uranium;
       (2) the amount of uranium to be provided;
       (3) an estimate by the Secretary of Energy of the gross 
     fair market value of the uranium on the expected date of the 
     provision of the uranium;
       (4) the expected date of the provision of the uranium;
       (5) the recipient of the uranium;
       (6) the value the Secretary of Energy expects to receive in 
     exchange for the uranium, including any adjustments to the 
     gross fair market value of the uranium; and
       (7) whether the uranium to be provided is encumbered by any 
     restriction on use under an international agreement or 
     otherwise.
       Sec. 307.  Notwithstanding section 301(c) of this Act, none 
     of the funds made available under the heading ``Department of 
     Energy--Energy Programs--Science'' may be used for a 
     multiyear contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or Other 
     Transaction Agreement of $1,000,000 or less unless the 
     contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or Other Transaction 
     Agreement is funded for the full period of performance as 
     anticipated at the time of award.
       Sec. 308.  In fiscal year 2015 and subsequent fiscal years, 
     the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees (as defined in U.S.C. 101(a)(16)) a 
     report, on each major warhead refurbishment program that 
     reaches the Phase 6.3 milestone, that provides an analysis of 
     alternatives. Such report shall include--
       (1) a full description of alternatives considered prior to 
     the award of Phase 6.3;
       (2) a comparison of the costs and benefits of each of those 
     alternatives, to include an analysis of trade-offs among 
     cost, schedule, and performance objectives against each 
     alternative considered;
       (3) identification of the cost and risk of critical 
     technology elements associated with each alternative, 
     including technology maturity, integration risk, 
     manufacturing feasibility, and demonstration needs;
       (4) identification of the cost and risk of additional 
     capital asset and infrastructure capabilities required to 
     support production and certification of each alternative;
       (5) a comparative analysis of the risks, costs, and 
     scheduling needs for any military requirement intended to 
     enhance warhead safety, security, or maintainability, 
     including any requirement to consolidate and/or integrate 
     warhead systems or mods as compared to at least one other 
     feasible refurbishment alternative the Nuclear Weapons 
     Council considers appropriate; and
       (6) a life-cycle cost estimate for the alternative selected 
     that details the overall cost, scope, and schedule planning 
     assumptions.
       Sec. 309. (a) Unobligated balances available from prior 
     year appropriations are hereby rescinded from the following 
     accounts of the Department of Energy in the specified 
     amounts:
       (1) ``Energy Programs--Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
     Energy'', $9,740,000.
       (2) ``Energy Programs--Electricity Delivery and Energy 
     Reliability'', $331,000.
       (3) ``Energy Programs--Nuclear Energy'', $121,000.
       (4) ``Energy Programs--Fossil Energy Research and 
     Development'', $10,413,000.
       (5) ``Energy Programs--Science'', $3,262,000.
       (6) ``Energy Programs--Advanced Research Projects Agency--
     Energy'', $18,000.
       (7) ``Energy Programs--Departmental Administration'', 
     $928,000.
       (8) ``Atomic Energy Defense Activities--National Nuclear 
     Security Administration--Weapons Activities'', $6,298,000.
       (9) ``Atomic Energy Defense Activities--National Nuclear 
     Security Administration--Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation'', 
     $1,390,000.
       (10) ``Atomic Energy Defense Activities--National Nuclear 
     Security Administration--Naval Reactors'', $160,000.
       (11) ``Atomic Energy Defense Activities--National Nuclear 
     Security Administration--Office of the Administrator'', 
     $413,000.
       (12) ``Environmental and Other Defense Activities--Defense 
     Environmental Cleanup'', $9,983,000.
       (13) ``Environmental and Other Defense Activities--Other 
     Defense Activities'', $551,000.
       (14) ``Power Marketing Administrations--Construction, 
     Rehabilitation, Operation and Maintenance, Western Area Power 
     Administration'', $1,632,000.
       (b) No amounts may be rescinded by this section from 
     amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget 
     or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985.
       Sec. 310. (a) None of the funds made available in this or 
     any prior Act under the heading ``Defense Nuclear 
     Nonproliferation'' may be made available to enter into new 
     contracts with, or new agreements for Federal assistance to, 
     the Russian Federation.
       (b) The Secretary of Energy may waive the prohibition in 
     subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that such activity 
     is in the national security interests of the United States. 
     This waiver authority may not be delegated.
       (c) A waiver under subsection (b) shall not be effective 
     until 15 days after the date on which the Secretary submits 
     to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate, in classified form if 
     necessary, a report on the justification for the waiver.
       Sec. 311.  Of the funds authorized by the Secretary of 
     Energy for laboratory directed research and development, no 
     individual program, project, or activity funded by this or 
     any subsequent Act making appropriations for Energy and Water 
     Development for any fiscal year may be charged more than the 
     statutory maximum authorized for such activities:  Provided, 
     That this section shall take effect not earlier than October 
     1, 2015.
       Sec. 312. (a) Domestic Uranium Enrichment.--None of the 
     funds appropriated by this or any other Act or that may be 
     available to the Department of Energy may be used for the 
     construction of centrifuges for the production of enriched 
     uranium for national security needs in fiscal year 2015.
       (b) The Department shall provide a report to the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate not later than April 30, 2015 that includes:
       (1) an accounting of the current and future availability of 
     low-enriched uranium, highly-enriched uranium, and tritium to 
     meet defense needs; and
       (2) a cost-benefit analysis of each of the options 
     available to supply enriched uranium for defense purposes, 
     including a preliminary cost and schedule estimate to build a 
     national security train.
       Sec. 313.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used--
       (1) to implement or enforce section 430.32(x) of title 10, 
     Code of Federal Regulations; or
       (2) to implement or enforce the standards established by 
     the tables contained in section 325(i)(1)(B) of the Energy 
     Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(i)(1)(B)) with 
     respect to BPAR incandescent reflector lamps, BR incandescent 
     reflector lamps, and ER incandescent reflector lamps.
       Sec. 314.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used in contravention of section 3112(d)(2)(B) of the USEC 
     Privatization Act (42 U.S.C. 2297h-10(d)(2)(B)) and all 
     public notice and comment requirements under chapter 6 of 
     title 5, United States Code, that are applicable to carrying 
     out such section.
       Sec. 315. (a) Notification of Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
     Drawdown.--None of the funds made available by this Act or 
     any prior Act, or funds made available in the SPR Petroleum 
     Account, may be used to conduct a drawdown (including a test 
     drawdown) and sale or exchange of petroleum products from the 
     Strategic Petroleum Reserve unless the Secretary of Energy 
     provides notice, in accordance with subsection (b), of such 
     exchange, or drawdown (including a test drawdown) to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate.
       (b)(1) Content of notification.--The notification required 
     under subsection (a) shall include at a minimum--
       (A) The justification for the drawdown or exchange, 
     including--
       (i) a specific description of any obligation under 
     international energy agreements; and
       (ii) in the case of a test drawdown, the specific aspects 
     of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to be tested;
       (B) the provisions of law (including regulations) 
     authorizing the drawdown or exchange;
       (C) the number of barrels of petroleum products proposed to 
     be withdrawn or exchanged;
       (D) the location of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve site or 
     sites from which the petroleum products are proposed to be 
     withdrawn;
       (E) a good faith estimate of the expected proceeds from the 
     sale of the petroleum products;
       (F) an estimate of the total inventories of petroleum 
     products in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve after the 
     anticipated drawdown;
       (G) a detailed plan for disposition of the proceeds after 
     deposit into the SPR Petroleum Account; and
       (H) a plan for refilling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, 
     including whether the acquisition will be of the same or a 
     different petroleum product.
       (2) Timing of notification.--The Secretary shall provide 
     the notification required under subsection (a)--
       (A) in the case of an exchange or a drawdown, as soon as 
     practicable after the exchange or drawdown has occurred; and
       (B) in the case of a test drawdown, not later than 30 days 
     prior to a test drawdown.
       (c) Post-sale Notification.--In addition to reporting 
     requirements under other provisions of law, the Secretary 
     shall, upon the execution of all contract awards associated 
     with a competitive sale of petroleum products, notify the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate of the actual value of the proceeds from the 
     sale.
       (d)(1) New regional reserves.--The Secretary may not 
     establish any new regional petroleum product reserve--

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       (A) unless funding for the proposed regional petroleum 
     product reserve is explicitly requested in advance in an 
     annual budget submission and approved by the Congress in an 
     appropriations Act; or
       (B) until 90 days after notification of, and approval by, 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate.
       (2) The budget request or notification shall include--
       (A) the justification for the new reserve;
       (B) a cost estimate for the establishment, operation, and 
     maintenance of the reserve, including funding sources;
       (C) a detailed plan for operation of the reserve, including 
     the conditions upon which the products may be released;
       (D) the location of the reserve; and
       (E) the estimate of the total inventory of the reserve.
       (e) Report on Refined Petroleum Products.--Not later than 
     180 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate a detailed plan for operation 
     of the refined petroleum products reserve, including funding 
     sources and the conditions upon which refined petroleum 
     products may be released.
       (f) Report on Strategic Petroleum Reserve Expansion.--(1) 
     The Secretary, through the Office of Energy Policy and 
     Systems Analysis, shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act the 
     report required in Public Law 111-8 (123 Stat. 617) regarding 
     the expansion of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
       (2) The report required in paragraph (1) shall include an 
     analysis of the impacts of Northeast Regional Refined 
     Petroleum Product Reserve on the domestic petroleum market.

                                TITLE IV

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                    Appalachian Regional Commission

       For expenses necessary to carry out the programs authorized 
     by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, 
     notwithstanding 40 U.S.C. 14704, and for necessary expenses 
     for the Federal Co-Chairman and the Alternate on the 
     Appalachian Regional Commission, for payment of the Federal 
     share of the administrative expenses of the Commission, 
     including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and hire 
     of passenger motor vehicles, $90,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended.

                Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the Defense Nuclear Facilities 
     Safety Board in carrying out activities authorized by the 
     Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by Public Law 100-456, 
     section 1441, $28,500,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2016.

                        Delta Regional Authority

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary of the Delta Regional Authority and 
     to carry out its activities, as authorized by the Delta 
     Regional Authority Act of 2000, notwithstanding sections 
     382C(b)(2), 382F(d), 382M, and 382N of said Act, $12,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended.

                           Denali Commission

       For expenses of the Denali Commission including the 
     purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital 
     equipment as necessary and other expenses, $10,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended, notwithstanding the 
     limitations contained in section 306(g) of the Denali 
     Commission Act of 1998:  Provided, That funds shall be 
     available for construction projects in an amount not to 
     exceed 80 percent of total project cost for distressed 
     communities, as defined by section 307 of the Denali 
     Commission Act of 1998 (division C, title III, Public Law 
     105-277), as amended by section 701 of appendix D, title VII, 
     Public Law 106-113 (113 Stat. 1501A-280), and an amount not 
     to exceed 50 percent for non-distressed communities.

                  Northern Border Regional Commission

       For expenses necessary of the Northern Border Regional 
     Commission in carrying out activities authorized by subtitle 
     V of title 40, United States Code, $5,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended:  Provided, That such amounts shall 
     be available for administrative expenses, notwithstanding 
     section 15751(b) of title 40, United States Code.

                 Southeast Crescent Regional Commission

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

                     Nuclear Regulatory Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Commission in carrying out 
     the purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 and the 
     Atomic Energy Act of 1954, $1,003,233,000, including official 
     representation expenses not to exceed $25,000, to remain 
     available until expended:  Provided, That of the amount 
     appropriated herein, not more than $7,500,000 may be made 
     available for salaries, travel, and other support costs for 
     the Office of the Commission, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2016, of which, notwithstanding section 
     201(a)(2)(c) of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 
     U.S.C. 5841(a)(2)(c)), the use and expenditure shall only be 
     approved by a majority vote of the Commission:  Provided 
     further, That the Commission may reprogram, not earlier than 
     30 days after notification of and approval by the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate, up to an additional $2,000,000 for salaries, travel, 
     and other support costs of the Office of the Commission:  
     Provided further, That revenues from licensing fees, 
     inspection services, and other services and collections 
     estimated at $885,375,000 in fiscal year 2015 shall be 
     retained and used for necessary salaries and expenses in this 
     account, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, and shall remain 
     available until expended:  Provided further, That the sum 
     herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of 
     revenues received during fiscal year 2015 so as to result in 
     a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more 
     than $117,858,000:  Provided further, That of the amounts 
     appropriated under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be for 
     university research and development in areas relevant to 
     their respective organization's mission, and $5,000,000 shall 
     be for a Nuclear Science and Engineering Grant Program that 
     will support multiyear projects that do not align with 
     programmatic missions but are critical to maintaining the 
     discipline of nuclear science and engineering.

                      office of inspector general

       For expenses necessary of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, $12,071,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2016:  Provided, That revenues from licensing fees, 
     inspection services, and other services and collections 
     estimated at $10,099,000 in fiscal year 2015 shall be 
     retained and be available until September 30, 2016, for 
     necessary salaries and expenses in this account, 
     notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code: 
      Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be 
     reduced by the amount of revenues received during fiscal year 
     2015 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 
     appropriation estimated at not more than $1,972,000:  
     Provided further, That, of the amounts appropriated under 
     this heading, $850,000 shall be for Inspector General 
     services for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 
     which shall not be available from fee revenues:  Provided 
     further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, in 
     this fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the 
     Inspector General of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is 
     authorized to exercise the same authorities with respect to 
     the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, as determined by 
     the Inspector General of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     as the Inspector General exercises under the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) with respect to the 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

                  Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary of the Nuclear Waste Technical 
     Review Board, as authorized by Public Law 100-203, section 
     5051, $3,400,000, to be derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2016.

                GENERAL PROVISIONS--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

       Sec. 401.  The Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission shall notify the other members of the Commission, 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, not later than 
     1 day after the Chairman begins performing functions under 
     the authority of section 3 of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 
     1980, or after a member of the Commission who is delegated 
     emergency functions under subsection (b) of that section 
     begins performing those functions. Such notification shall 
     include an explanation of the circumstances warranting the 
     exercise of such authority. The Chairman shall report to the 
     Committees, not less frequently than once each week, on the 
     actions taken by the Chairman, or a delegated member of the 
     Commission, under such authority, until the authority is 
     relinquished. The Chairman shall notify the Committees not 
     later than 1 day after such authority is relinquished. The 
     Chairman shall submit the report required by section 3(d) of 
     the Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1980 to the Committees not 
     later than 1 day after it was submitted to the Commission. 
     This section shall be in effect in fiscal year 2015 and each 
     subsequent fiscal year.
       Sec. 402.  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall comply 
     with the July 5, 2011, version of Chapter VI of its Internal 
     Commission Procedures when responding to Congressional 
     requests for information.
       Sec. 403. (a) Securing Radiological Material.--No later 
     than 2 years from enactment of this Act, the Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission (NRC) shall provide a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate that evaluates the effectiveness of the 
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     10 CFR Part 37 and determines whether such requirements are 
     adequate to protect high-risk radiological material. Such 
     evaluation shall consider inspection results and event 
     reports from the first two years of implementation of the 
     requirements in 10 CFR Part 37 for NRC licensees.
       (b) No later than 2 years after the completion of the NRC 
     evaluation required in subsection (a), the Government 
     Accountability Office, with assistance from an independent 
     group of security experts, shall provide a report to Congress 
     on the effectiveness of the requirements of 10 CFR Part 37 
     for NRC and Agreement State licensees and recommendations to 
     further strengthen radiological security.
       Sec. 404.  For this fiscal year, and each fiscal year 
     hereafter, each independent agency receiving funding under 
     this title shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 
     Congressional Budget Justification and a detailed annual 
     report.

                                TITLE V

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 501.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
     be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence 
     congressional action on any legislation or appropriation 
     matters pending before Congress, other than to communicate to 
     Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 1913.
       Sec. 502. (a) None of the funds made available in title III 
     of this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or 
     instrumentality of the United States Government, except 
     pursuant to a transfer made by or transfer authority provided 
     in this Act or any other appropriations Act for any fiscal 
     year, transfer authority referenced in the explanatory 
     statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
     division A of this consolidated Act), or any authority 
     whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
     United States Government may provide goods or services to 
     another department, agency, or instrumentality.
       (b) None of the funds made available for any department, 
     agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government 
     may be transferred to accounts funded in title III of this 
     Act, except pursuant to a transfer made by or transfer 
     authority provided in this Act or any other appropriations 
     Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority referenced in the 
     explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
     preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any 
     authority whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality of 
     the United States Government may provide goods or services to 
     another department, agency, or instrumentality.
       (c) The head of any relevant department or agency funded in 
     this Act utilizing any transfer authority shall submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate a semiannual report detailing the transfer 
     authorities, except for any authority whereby a department, 
     agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government 
     may provide goods or services to another department, agency, 
     or instrumentality, used in the previous 6 months and in the 
     year-to-date. This report shall include the amounts 
     transferred and the purposes for which they were transferred, 
     and shall not replace or modify existing notification 
     requirements for each authority.
       Sec. 503.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used in contravention of Executive Order No. 12898 of 
     February 11, 1994 (Federal Actions to Address Environmental 
     Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations).
       This division may be cited as the ``Energy and Water 
     Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015''.

       

 DIVISION E--FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS 
                               ACT, 2015

                                TITLE I

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                          Departmental Offices

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices 
     including operation and maintenance of the Treasury Building 
     and Annex; hire of passenger motor vehicles; maintenance, 
     repairs, and improvements of, and purchase of commercial 
     insurance policies for, real properties leased or owned 
     overseas, when necessary for the performance of official 
     business; executive direction program activities; 
     international affairs and economic policy activities; 
     domestic finance and tax policy activities; and Treasury-wide 
     management policies and programs activities, $210,000,000:  
     Provided, That of the amount appropriated under this 
     heading--
       (1) not to exceed $350,000 is for official reception and 
     representation expenses;
       (2) not to exceed $258,000 is for unforeseen emergencies of 
     a confidential nature to be allocated and expended under the 
     direction of the Secretary of the Treasury and to be 
     accounted for solely on the Secretary's certificate; and
       (3) not to exceed $24,200,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2016, for--
       (A) the Treasury-wide Financial Statement Audit and 
     Internal Control Program;
       (B) information technology modernization requirements;
       (C) in an amount not less than $9,500,000, the audit, 
     oversight, and administration of the Gulf Coast Restoration 
     Trust Fund; and
       (D) in an amount not to exceed $3,400,000, the development 
     and implementation of programs within the Office of Critical 
     Infrastructure Protection and Compliance Policy, including 
     entering into cooperative agreements.

             office of terrorism and financial intelligence

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the necessary expenses of the Office of Terrorism and 
     Financial Intelligence to safeguard the financial system 
     against illicit use and to combat rogue nations, terrorist 
     facilitators, weapons of mass destruction proliferators, 
     money launderers, drug kingpins, and other national security 
     threats, $112,500,000:  Provided, That of the amount 
     appropriated under this heading: (1) not to exceed 
     $27,000,000 is available for administrative expenses; and (2) 
     $1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, is 
     available for secure space requirements:  Provided further, 
     That the unobligated balances of prior year appropriations 
     made available for terrorism and financial intelligence 
     activities under the heading ``Department of the Treasury--
     Departmental Offices--Salaries and Expenses'' shall be 
     transferred to, and merged with, this account.

        department-wide systems and capital investments programs

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For development and acquisition of automatic data 
     processing equipment, software, and services and for repairs 
     and renovations to buildings owned by the Department of the 
     Treasury, $2,725,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2017:  Provided, That these funds shall be transferred to 
     accounts and in amounts as necessary to satisfy the 
     requirements of the Department's offices, bureaus, and other 
     organizations:  Provided further, That this transfer 
     authority shall be in addition to any other transfer 
     authority provided in this Act:  Provided further, That none 
     of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be used to 
     support or supplement ``Internal Revenue Service, Operations 
     Support'' or ``Internal Revenue Service, Business Systems 
     Modernization''.

                      office of inspector general

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, $35,351,000, including hire of passenger motor 
     vehicles; of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available 
     for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be 
     allocated and expended under the direction of the Inspector 
     General of the Treasury; of which up to $2,800,000 shall be 
     for audits and investigations conducted pursuant to section 
     1608 of the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist 
     Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States 
     Act of 2012 (33 U.S.C. 1321 note); and of which not to exceed 
     $1,000 shall be available for official reception and 
     representation expenses.

           treasury inspector general for tax administration

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector General 
     for Tax Administration in carrying out the Inspector General 
     Act of 1978, as amended, including purchase and hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and services 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be 
     determined by the Inspector General for Tax Administration; 
     $158,210,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available 
     until September 30, 2016; of which not to exceed $6,000,000 
     shall be available for official travel expenses; of which not 
     to exceed $500,000 shall be available for unforeseen 
     emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated and 
     expended under the direction of the Inspector General for Tax 
     Administration; and of which not to exceed $1,500 shall be 
     available for official reception and representation expenses.

    special inspector general for the troubled asset relief program

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Special 
     Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the 
     Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-
     343), $34,234,000.

                  Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes Enforcement 
     Network, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel 
     and training expenses of non-Federal and foreign government 
     personnel to attend meetings and training concerned with 
     domestic and foreign financial intelligence activities, law 
     enforcement, and financial regulation; services authorized by 
     5 U.S.C. 3109; not to exceed $10,000 for official reception 
     and representation expenses; and for assistance to Federal 
     law enforcement agencies, with or without reimbursement, 
     $112,000,000, of which not to exceed $34,335,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2017.

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                        Treasury Forfeiture Fund

                              (rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $769,000,000 are rescinded.

                      Bureau of the Fiscal Service

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of operations of the Bureau of the 
     Fiscal Service, $348,184,000; of which not to exceed 
     $4,210,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, is 
     for information systems modernization initiatives; and of 
     which $5,000 shall be available for official reception and 
     representation expenses.
       In addition, $165,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill 
     Liability Trust Fund to reimburse administrative and 
     personnel expenses for financial management of the Fund, as 
     authorized by section 1012 of Public Law 101-380.

                Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of carrying out section 1111 of the 
     Homeland Security Act of 2002, including hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles, $100,000,000; of which not to exceed $6,000 
     for official reception and representation expenses; not to 
     exceed $50,000 for cooperative research and development 
     programs for laboratory services; and provision of laboratory 
     assistance to State and local agencies with or without 
     reimbursement:  Provided, That of the amount appropriated 
     under this heading, $3,000,000 shall be for the costs of 
     criminal enforcement activities and special law enforcement 
     agents for targeting tobacco smuggling and other criminal 
     diversion activities.

                           United States Mint

               united states mint public enterprise fund

       Pursuant to section 5136 of title 31, United States Code, 
     the United States Mint is provided funding through the United 
     States Mint Public Enterprise Fund for costs associated with 
     the production of circulating coins, numismatic coins, and 
     protective services, including both operating expenses and 
     capital investments:  Provided, That the aggregate amount of 
     new liabilities and obligations incurred during fiscal year 
     2015 under such section 5136 for circulating coinage and 
     protective service capital investments of the United States 
     Mint shall not exceed $20,000,000.

   Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program Account

       To carry out the Riegle Community Development and 
     Regulatory Improvements Act of 1994 (subtitle A of title I of 
     Public Law 103-325), including services authorized by section 
     3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for 
     individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the 
     rate for EX-3, $230,500,000. Of the amount appropriated under 
     this heading--
       (1) not less than $152,400,000, notwithstanding section 
     108(e) of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(e)) with regard 
     to Small and/or Emerging Community Development Financial 
     Institutions Assistance awards, is available until September 
     30, 2016, for financial assistance and technical assistance 
     under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 108(a)(1), 
     respectively, of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(a)(1)(A) 
     and (B)), of which up to $3,102,500 may be used for the cost 
     of direct loans:  Provided, That the cost of direct and 
     guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying such loans, 
     shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974:  Provided further, That these funds are 
     available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal 
     amount of direct loans not to exceed $25,000,000;
       (2) not less than $15,000,000, notwithstanding section 
     108(e) of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(e)), is 
     available until September 30, 2016, for financial assistance, 
     technical assistance, training and outreach programs designed 
     to benefit Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaskan 
     Native communities and provided primarily through qualified 
     community development lender organizations with experience 
     and expertise in community development banking and lending in 
     Indian country, Native American organizations, tribes and 
     tribal organizations, and other suitable providers;
       (3) not less than $18,000,000 is available until September 
     30, 2016, for the Bank Enterprise Award program;
       (4) not less than $22,000,000, notwithstanding subsections 
     (d) and (e) of section 108 of Public Law 103-325 (12 U.S.C. 
     4707(d) and (e)), is available until September 30, 2016, for 
     a Healthy Food Financing Initiative to provide financial 
     assistance, technical assistance, training, and outreach to 
     community development financial institutions for the purpose 
     of offering affordable financing and technical assistance to 
     expand the availability of healthy food options in distressed 
     communities;
       (5) up to $23,100,000 is available until September 30, 
     2015, for administrative expenses, including administration 
     of CDFI fund programs and the New Markets Tax Credit Program, 
     of which up to $1,000,000 is for capacity building to expand 
     CDFI investments in underserved areas, and up to $300,000 is 
     for administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan 
     program; and
       (6) during fiscal year 2015, none of the funds available 
     under this heading are available for the cost, as defined in 
     section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of 
     commitments to guarantee bonds and notes under section 114A 
     of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory 
     Improvement Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4713a):  Provided, That 
     commitments to guarantee bonds and notes under such section 
     114A shall not exceed $750,000,000:  Provided further, That 
     such section 114A shall remain in effect until September 30, 
     2015.

                        Internal Revenue Service

                           taxpayer services

       For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to 
     provide taxpayer services, including pre-filing assistance 
     and education, filing and account services, taxpayer advocacy 
     services, and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
     at such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner, 
     $2,156,554,000, of which not less than $7,000,000 shall be 
     for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program, of which not 
     less than $10,000,000 shall be available for low-income 
     taxpayer clinic grants, and of which not less than 
     $12,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, 
     shall be available for a Community Volunteer Income Tax 
     Assistance matching grants program for tax return preparation 
     assistance, of which not less than $206,000,000 shall be 
     available for operating expenses of the Taxpayer Advocate 
     Service:  Provided, That of the amounts made available for 
     the Taxpayer Advocate Service, not less than $5,000,000 shall 
     be for identity theft casework.

                              enforcement

       For necessary expenses for tax enforcement activities of 
     the Internal Revenue Service to determine and collect owed 
     taxes, to provide legal and litigation support, to conduct 
     criminal investigations, to enforce criminal statutes related 
     to violations of internal revenue laws and other financial 
     crimes, to purchase and hire passenger motor vehicles (31 
     U.S.C. 1343(b)), and to provide other services as authorized 
     by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the 
     Commissioner, $4,860,000,000, of which not less than 
     $60,257,000 shall be for the Interagency Crime and Drug 
     Enforcement program.

                           operations support

       For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to 
     support taxpayer services and enforcement programs, including 
     rent payments; facilities services; printing; postage; 
     physical security; headquarters and other IRS-wide 
     administration activities; research and statistics of income; 
     telecommunications; information technology development, 
     enhancement, operations, maintenance, and security; the hire 
     of passenger motor vehicles (31 U.S.C. 1343(b)); and other 
     services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may 
     be determined by the Commissioner; $3,638,446,000, of which 
     not to exceed $315,000,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2016; of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2017, for research; of 
     which not less than $1,850,000 shall be for the Internal 
     Revenue Service Oversight Board; of which not to exceed 
     $25,000 shall be for official reception and representation 
     expenses:  Provided, That not later than 30 days after the 
     end of each quarter, the Internal Revenue Service shall 
     submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate and the Comptroller 
     General of the United States detailing the cost and schedule 
     performance for its major information technology investments, 
     including the purpose and life-cycle stages of the 
     investments; the reasons for any cost and schedule variances; 
     the risks of such investments and strategies the Internal 
     Revenue Service is using to mitigate such risks; and the 
     expected developmental milestones to be achieved and costs to 
     be incurred in the next quarter:  Provided further, That the 
     Internal Revenue Service shall include, in its budget 
     justification for fiscal year 2016, a summary of cost and 
     schedule performance information for its major information 
     technology systems.

                     business systems modernization

       For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service's 
     business systems modernization program, $290,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2017, for the capital 
     asset acquisition of information technology systems, 
     including management and related contractual costs of said 
     acquisitions, including related Internal Revenue Service 
     labor costs, and contractual costs associated with operations 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109:  Provided, That not later than 
     30 days after the end of each quarter, the Internal Revenue 
     Service shall submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     and the Comptroller General of the United States detailing 
     the cost and schedule performance for CADE 2 and Modernized 
     e-File information technology investments, including the 
     purposes and life-cycle stages of the investments; the 
     reasons for any cost and schedule variances; the risks of 
     such investments and the strategies the Internal Revenue 
     Service is using to mitigate such risks; and the expected 
     developmental milestones to be achieved and costs to be 
     incurred in the next quarter.

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          administrative provisions--internal revenue service

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 101.  Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation 
     made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service 
     may be transferred to any other Internal Revenue Service 
     appropriation upon the advance approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       Sec. 102.  The Internal Revenue Service shall maintain an 
     employee training program, which shall include the following 
     topics: taxpayers' rights, dealing courteously with 
     taxpayers, cross-cultural relations, ethics, and the 
     impartial application of tax law.
       Sec. 103.  The Internal Revenue Service shall institute and 
     enforce policies and procedures that will safeguard the 
     confidentiality of taxpayer information and protect taxpayers 
     against identity theft.
       Sec. 104.  Funds made available by this or any other Act to 
     the Internal Revenue Service shall be available for improved 
     facilities and increased staffing to provide sufficient and 
     effective 1-800 help line service for taxpayers. The 
     Commissioner shall continue to make improvements to the 
     Internal Revenue Service 1-800 help line service a priority 
     and allocate resources necessary to enhance the response time 
     to taxpayer communications, particularly with regard to 
     victims of tax-related crimes.
       Sec. 105.  None of the funds made available to the Internal 
     Revenue Service by this Act may be used to make a video 
     unless the Service-Wide Video Editorial Board determines in 
     advance that making the video is appropriate, taking into 
     account the cost, topic, tone, and purpose of the video.
       Sec. 106.  The Internal Revenue Service shall issue a 
     notice of confirmation of any address change relating to an 
     employer making employment tax payments, and such notice 
     shall be sent to both the employer's former and new address 
     and an officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service 
     shall give special consideration to an offer-in-compromise 
     from a taxpayer who has been the victim of fraud by a third 
     party payroll tax preparer.
       Sec. 107.  None of the funds made available under this Act 
     may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target 
     citizens of the United States for exercising any right 
     guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution of 
     the United States.
       Sec. 108.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target groups for 
     regulatory scrutiny based on their ideological beliefs.
       Sec. 109.  None of funds made available by this Act to the 
     Internal Revenue Service shall be obligated or expended on 
     conferences that do not adhere to the procedures, 
     verification processes, documentation requirements, and 
     policies issued by the Chief Financial Officer, Human Capital 
     Office, and Agency-Wide Shared Services as a result of the 
     recommendations in the report published on May 31, 2013, by 
     the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration 
     entitled ``Review of the August 2010 Small Business/Self-
     Employed Division's Conference in Anaheim, California'' 
     (Reference Number 2013-10-037).
       Sec. 110.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used in contravention of section 6103 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to confidentiality and 
     disclosure of returns and return information).

         Administrative Provisions--Department of the Treasury

                     (including transfers of funds)

       Sec. 111.  Appropriations to the Department of the Treasury 
     in this Act shall be available for uniforms or allowances 
     therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901), including 
     maintenance, repairs, and cleaning; purchase of insurance for 
     official motor vehicles operated in foreign countries; 
     purchase of motor vehicles without regard to the general 
     purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased and used 
     overseas for the current fiscal year; entering into contracts 
     with the Department of State for the furnishing of health and 
     medical services to employees and their dependents serving in 
     foreign countries; and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
       Sec. 112.  Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in 
     this title made available under the headings ``Departmental 
     Offices--Salaries and Expenses'', ``Office of Inspector 
     General'', ``Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset 
     Relief Program'', ``Financial Crimes Enforcement Network'', 
     ``Bureau of the Fiscal Service'', and ``Alcohol and Tobacco 
     Tax and Trade Bureau'' may be transferred between such 
     appropriations upon the advance approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate:  Provided, That no transfer under this section may 
     increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 
     percent.
       Sec. 113.  Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriation 
     made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service 
     may be transferred to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax 
     Administration's appropriation upon the advance approval of 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate:  Provided, That no transfer 
     may increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 
     2 percent.
       Sec. 114.  None of the funds appropriated in this Act or 
     otherwise available to the Department of the Treasury or the 
     Bureau of Engraving and Printing may be used to redesign the 
     $1 Federal Reserve note.
       Sec. 115.  The Secretary of the Treasury may transfer funds 
     from the ``Bureau of the Fiscal Service-Salaries and 
     Expenses'' to the Debt Collection Fund as necessary to cover 
     the costs of debt collection:  Provided, That such amounts 
     shall be reimbursed to such salaries and expenses account 
     from debt collections received in the Debt Collection Fund.
       Sec. 116.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this or any other Act may be used by the United 
     States Mint to construct or operate any museum without the 
     explicit approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate, the House Committee 
     on Financial Services, and the Senate Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       Sec. 117.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this or any other Act or source to the 
     Department of the Treasury, the Bureau of Engraving and 
     Printing, and the United States Mint, individually or 
     collectively, may be used to consolidate any or all functions 
     of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the United States 
     Mint without the explicit approval of the House Committee on 
     Financial Services; the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs; and the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate.
       Sec. 118.  Funds appropriated by this Act, or made 
     available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for the 
     Department of the Treasury's intelligence or intelligence 
     related activities are deemed to be specifically authorized 
     by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National 
     Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year 2015 
     until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2015.
       Sec. 119.  Not to exceed $5,000 shall be made available 
     from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's Industrial 
     Revolving Fund for necessary official reception and 
     representation expenses.
       Sec. 120.  The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a 
     Capital Investment Plan to the Committees on Appropriations 
     of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than 
     30 days following the submission of the annual budget 
     submitted by the President:  Provided, That such Capital 
     Investment Plan shall include capital investment spending 
     from all accounts within the Department of the Treasury, 
     including but not limited to the Department-wide Systems and 
     Capital Investment Programs account, Treasury Franchise Fund 
     account, and the Treasury Forfeiture Fund account:  Provided 
     further, That such Capital Investment Plan shall include 
     expenditures occurring in previous fiscal years for each 
     capital investment project that has not been fully completed.
       Sec. 121. (a) Not later than 60 days after the end of each 
     quarter, the Office of Financial Stability and the Office of 
     Financial Research shall submit reports on their activities 
     to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial 
     Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       (b) The reports required under subsection (a) shall 
     include--
       (1) the obligations made during the previous quarter by 
     object class, office, and activity;
       (2) the estimated obligations for the remainder of the 
     fiscal year by object class, office, and activity;
       (3) the number of full-time equivalents within each office 
     during the previous quarter;
       (4) the estimated number of full-time equivalents within 
     each office for the remainder of the fiscal year; and
       (5) actions taken to achieve the goals, objectives, and 
     performance measures of each office.
       (c) At the request of any such Committees specified in 
     subsection (a), the Office of Financial Stability and the 
     Office of Financial Research shall make officials available 
     to testify on the contents of the reports required under 
     subsection (a).
       Sec. 122.  Within 45 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit an 
     itemized report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate on the amount of 
     total funds charged to each office by the Franchise Fund 
     including the amount charged for each service provided by the 
     Franchise Fund to each office, a detailed description of the 
     services, a detailed explanation of how each charge for each 
     service is calculated, and a description of the role 
     customers have in governing in the Franchise Fund.
       Sec. 123.  The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation 
     with the appropriate agencies, departments, bureaus, and 
     commissions that have expertise in terrorism and complex 
     financial instruments, shall provide a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the House 
     of Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs of the Senate not later than 90 days

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     after the date of enactment of this Act on economic warfare 
     and financial terrorism.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of the Treasury 
     Appropriations Act, 2015''.

                                TITLE II

    EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE 
                               PRESIDENT

                            The White House

                         salaries and expenses

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

                 Executive Residence at the White House

                           operating expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Executive Residence at the 
     White House, $12,700,000, to be expended and accounted for as 
     provided by 3 U.S.C. 105, 109, 110, and 112-114.

                         reimbursable expenses

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

                   White House Repair and Restoration

       For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the 
     Executive Residence at the White House pursuant to 3 U.S.C. 
     105(d), $625,000, to remain available until expended, for 
     required maintenance, resolution of safety and health issues, 
     and continued preventative maintenance.

                      Council of Economic Advisers

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Council of Economic Advisers 
     in carrying out its functions under the Employment Act of 
     1946 (15 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.), $4,184,000.

        National Security Council and Homeland Security Council

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the National Security Council and 
     the Homeland Security Council, including services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $12,600,000.

                        Office of Administration

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Administration, 
     including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 
     U.S.C. 107, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
     $111,300,000, of which not to exceed $12,006,000 shall remain 
     available until expended for continued modernization of the 
     information technology infrastructure within the Executive 
     Office of the President.

                    Office of Management and Budget

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and 
     services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, to carry out the 
     provisions of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, and 
     to prepare and submit the budget of the United States 
     Government, in accordance with section 1105(a) of title 31, 
     United States Code, $91,750,000, of which not to exceed 
     $3,000 shall be available for official representation 
     expenses:  Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in 
     this Act for the Office of Management and Budget may be used 
     for the purpose of reviewing any agricultural marketing 
     orders or any activities or regulations under the provisions 
     of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 
     601 et seq.):  Provided further, That none of the funds made 
     available for the Office of Management and Budget by this Act 
     may be expended for the altering of the transcript of actual 
     testimony of witnesses, except for testimony of officials of 
     the Office of Management and Budget, before the Committees on 
     Appropriations or their subcommittees:  Provided further, 
     That none of the funds provided in this or prior Acts shall 
     be used, directly or indirectly, by the Office of Management 
     and Budget, for evaluating or determining if water resource 
     project or study reports submitted by the Chief of Engineers 
     acting through the Secretary of the Army are in compliance 
     with all applicable laws, regulations, and requirements 
     relevant to the Civil Works water resource planning process:  
     Provided further, That the Office of Management and Budget 
     shall have not more than 60 days in which to perform 
     budgetary policy reviews of water resource matters on which 
     the Chief of Engineers has reported:  Provided further, That 
     the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
     notify the appropriate authorizing and appropriating 
     committees when the 60-day review is initiated:  Provided 
     further, That if water resource reports have not been 
     transmitted to the appropriate authorizing and appropriating 
     committees within 15 days after the end of the Office of 
     Management and Budget review period based on the notification 
     from the Director, Congress shall assume Office of Management 
     and Budget concurrence with the report and act accordingly.

                 Office of National Drug Control Policy

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy; for research activities pursuant to the 
     Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 
     2006 (Public Law 109-469); not to exceed $10,000 for official 
     reception and representation expenses; and for participation 
     in joint projects or in the provision of services on matters 
     of mutual interest with nonprofit, research, or public 
     organizations or agencies, with or without reimbursement, 
     $22,647,000:  Provided, That the Office is authorized to 
     accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts, both real and 
     personal, public and private, without fiscal year limitation, 
     for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the 
     Office.

                     federal drug control programs

             high intensity drug trafficking areas program

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas 
     Program, $245,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2016, for drug control activities consistent with the 
     approved strategy for each of the designated High Intensity 
     Drug Trafficking Areas (``HIDTAs''), of which not less than 
     51 percent shall be transferred to State and local entities 
     for drug control activities and shall be obligated not later 
     than 120 days after enactment of this Act:  Provided, That up 
     to 49 percent may be transferred to Federal agencies and 
     departments in amounts determined by the Director of the 
     Office of National Drug Control Policy, of which up to 
     $2,700,000 may be used for auditing services and associated 
     activities:  Provided further, That, notwithstanding the 
     requirements of Public Law 106-58, any unexpended funds 
     obligated prior to fiscal year 2013 may be used for any other 
     approved activities of that HIDTA, subject to reprogramming 
     requirements:  Provided further, That each HIDTA designated 
     as of September 30, 2014, shall be funded at not less than 
     the fiscal year 2014 base level, unless the Director submits 
     to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate justification for changes to 
     those levels based on clearly articulated priorities and 
     published Office of National Drug Control Policy performance 
     measures of effectiveness:  Provided

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     further, That the Director shall notify the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the initial allocation of fiscal year 2015 
     funding among HIDTAs not later than 45 days after enactment 
     of this Act, and shall notify the Committees of planned uses 
     of discretionary HIDTA funding, as determined in consultation 
     with the HIDTA Directors, not later than 90 days after 
     enactment of this Act:  Provided further, That upon a 
     determination that all or part of the funds so transferred 
     from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes 
     provided herein and upon notification to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate, such amounts may be transferred back to this 
     appropriation.

                  other federal drug control programs

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For other drug control activities authorized by the Office 
     of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 
     (Public Law 109-469), $107,150,000, to remain available until 
     expended, which shall be available as follows: $93,500,000 
     for the Drug-Free Communities Program, of which $2,000,000 
     shall be made available as directed by section 4 of Public 
     Law 107-82, as amended by Public Law 109-469 (21 U.S.C. 1521 
     note); $1,400,000 for drug court training and technical 
     assistance; $9,000,000 for anti-doping activities; $2,000,000 
     for the United States membership dues to the World Anti-
     Doping Agency; and $1,250,000 shall be made available as 
     directed by section 1105 of Public Law 109-469:  Provided, 
     That amounts made available under this heading may be 
     transferred to other Federal departments and agencies to 
     carry out such activities.

                          Unanticipated Needs

       For expenses necessary to enable the President to meet 
     unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national interest, 
     security, or defense which may arise at home or abroad during 
     the current fiscal year, as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 108, 
     $800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.

              Information Technology Oversight and Reform

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses for the furtherance of integrated, 
     efficient, secure, and effective uses of information 
     technology in the Federal Government, $20,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended:  Provided, That the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget may transfer these funds to 
     one or more other agencies to carry out projects to meet 
     these purposes:  Provided further, That the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget shall submit quarterly 
     reports not later than 45 days after the end of each quarter 
     to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate and the Government 
     Accountability Office identifying the savings achieved by the 
     Office of Management and Budget's government-wide information 
     technology reform efforts:  Provided further, That such 
     reports shall include savings identified by fiscal year, 
     agency, and appropriation.

                  Special Assistance to the President

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President to 
     provide assistance to the President in connection with 
     specially assigned functions; services as authorized by 5 
     U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 106, including subsistence expenses 
     as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106, which shall be expended and 
     accounted for as provided in that section; and hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles, $4,211,000.

                Official Residence of the Vice President

                           operating expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

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

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

                     (including transfers of funds)

       Sec. 201.  From funds made available in this Act under the 
     headings ``The White House'', ``Executive Residence at the 
     White House'', ``White House Repair and Restoration'', 
     ``Council of Economic Advisers'', ``National Security Council 
     and Homeland Security Council'', ``Office of 
     Administration'', ``Special Assistance to the President'', 
     and ``Official Residence of the Vice President'', the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget (or such 
     other officer as the President may designate in writing), 
     may, with advance approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate, transfer not to exceed 10 percent of any such 
     appropriation to any other such appropriation, to be merged 
     with and available for the same time and for the same 
     purposes as the appropriation to which transferred:  
     Provided, That the amount of an appropriation shall not be 
     increased by more than 50 percent by such transfers:  
     Provided further, That no amount shall be transferred from 
     ``Special Assistance to the President'' or ``Official 
     Residence of the Vice President'' without the approval of the 
     Vice President.
       Sec. 202.  Within 90 days after the date of enactment of 
     this section, the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget shall submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     on the costs of implementing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street 
     Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 111-203). Such 
     report shall include--
       (1) the estimated mandatory and discretionary obligations 
     of funds through fiscal year 2017, by Federal agency and by 
     fiscal year, including--
       (A) the estimated obligations by cost inputs such as rent, 
     information technology, contracts, and personnel;
       (B) the methodology and data sources used to calculate such 
     estimated obligations; and
       (C) the specific section of such Act that requires the 
     obligation of funds; and
       (2) the estimated receipts through fiscal year 2017 from 
     assessments, user fees, and other fees by the Federal agency 
     making the collections, by fiscal year, including--
       (A) the methodology and data sources used to calculate such 
     estimated collections; and
       (B) the specific section of such Act that authorizes the 
     collection of funds.
       Sec. 203. (a) During fiscal year 2015, any Executive order 
     issued by the President shall be accompanied by a statement 
     from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget on 
     the budgetary impact, including costs, benefits, and 
     revenues, of the Executive order.
       (b) Any such statement shall include--
       (1) a narrative summary of the budgetary impact of such 
     order on the Federal Government;
       (2) the impact on mandatory and discretionary obligations 
     and outlays, listed by Federal agency, for each year in the 
     5-fiscal year period beginning in fiscal year 2015; and
       (3) the impact on revenues of the Federal Government over 
     the 5-fiscal year period beginning in fiscal year 2015.
       (c) If an Executive order is issued during fiscal year 2015 
     due to a national emergency, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget may issue the statement required by 
     subsection (a) not later than 15 days after the date that the 
     Executive order is issued.
       Sec. 204.  The Director of the Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, and prior to the initial obligation of more than 20 
     percent of the funds appropriated in any account under the 
     heading ``Office of National Drug Control Policy'', a 
     detailed narrative and financial plan on the proposed uses of 
     all funds under the account by program, project, and 
     activity:  Provided, That the reports required by this 
     section shall be updated and submitted to the Committees on 
     Appropriations every 6 months and shall include information 
     detailing how the estimates and assumptions contained in 
     previous reports have changed:  Provided further, That any 
     new projects and changes in funding of ongoing projects shall 
     be subject to the prior approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       Sec. 205.  Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in 
     this Act made available to the Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy may be transferred between appropriated 
     programs upon the advance approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations:  Provided, That no transfer may increase or 
     decrease any such appropriation by more than 3 percent.
       Sec. 206.  Not to exceed $1,000,000 of any appropriations 
     in this Act made available to the Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy may be reprogrammed within a program, project, 
     or activity upon the advance approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       Sec. 207.  The first proviso under the heading ``Data-
     Driven Innovation'' in division E of Public Law 113-76 is 
     amended by striking ``shall'' and inserting ``may''.
        This title may be cited as the ``Executive Office of the 
     President Appropriations Act, 2015''.

                               TITLE III

                             THE JUDICIARY

                   Supreme Court of the United States

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the operation of the Supreme 
     Court, as required by law, excluding care of the building and 
     grounds, including hire of passenger motor vehicles as 
     authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; not to exceed $10,000 
     for official reception and representation expenses; and for 
     miscellaneous expenses, to be expended as the Chief Justice 
     may approve, $74,967,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain 
     available until expended.
       In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be 
     necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief 
     justice and associate justices of the court.

                    care of the building and grounds

       For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable the 
     Architect of the Capitol to carry out the duties imposed upon 
     the Architect by 40 U.S.C. 6111 and 6112, $11,640,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

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         United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

                         salaries and expenses

       For salaries of officers and employees, and for necessary 
     expenses of the court, as authorized by law, $30,212,000.
       In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be 
     necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief 
     judge and judges of the court.

               United States Court of International Trade

                         salaries and expenses

       For salaries of officers and employees of the court, 
     services, and necessary expenses of the court, as authorized 
     by law, $17,807,000.
       In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be 
     necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief 
     judge and judges of the court.

    Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services

                         salaries and expenses

       For the salaries of judges of the United States Court of 
     Federal Claims, magistrate judges, and all other officers and 
     employees of the Federal Judiciary not otherwise specifically 
     provided for, necessary expenses of the courts, and the 
     purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for 
     Probation and Pretrial Services Office staff, as authorized 
     by law, $4,846,818,000 (including the purchase of firearms 
     and ammunition); of which not to exceed $27,817,000 shall 
     remain available until expended for space alteration projects 
     and for furniture and furnishings related to new space 
     alteration and construction projects; and of which not to 
     exceed $10,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
     2016, for the Integrated Workplace Initiative:  Provided, 
     That the amount provided for the Integrated Workplace 
     Initiative shall not be available for obligation until the 
     Director of the Administrative Office of the United States 
     Courts submits a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives and the Senate showing that 
     the estimated cost savings resulting from the Initiative will 
     exceed the estimated amounts obligated for the Initiative.
       In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be 
     necessary under current law for the salaries of circuit and 
     district judges (including judges of the territorial courts 
     of the United States), bankruptcy judges, and justices and 
     judges retired from office or from regular active service.
       In addition, for expenses of the United States Court of 
     Federal Claims associated with processing cases under the 
     National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-
     660), not to exceed $5,423,000, to be appropriated from the 
     Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.

                           defender services

       For the operation of Federal Defender organizations; the 
     compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys 
     appointed to represent persons under 18 U.S.C. 3006A and 
     3599, and for the compensation and reimbursement of expenses 
     of persons furnishing investigative, expert, and other 
     services for such representations as authorized by law; the 
     compensation (in accordance with the maximums under 18 U.S.C. 
     3006A) and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed 
     to assist the court in criminal cases where the defendant has 
     waived representation by counsel; the compensation and 
     reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to represent 
     jurors in civil actions for the protection of their 
     employment, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1875(d)(1); the 
     compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys 
     appointed under 18 U.S.C. 983(b)(1) in connection with 
     certain judicial civil forfeiture proceedings; the 
     compensation and reimbursement of travel expenses of 
     guardians ad litem appointed under 18 U.S.C. 4100(b); and for 
     necessary training and general administrative expenses, 
     $1,016,499,000, to remain available until expended.

                    fees of jurors and commissioners

       For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 
     1871 and 1876; compensation of jury commissioners as 
     authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1863; and compensation of 
     commissioners appointed in condemnation cases pursuant to 
     rule 71.1(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28 
     U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71.1(h)), $52,191,000, to remain 
     available until expended:  Provided, That the compensation of 
     land commissioners shall not exceed the daily equivalent of 
     the highest rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5332.

                             court security

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
     incident to the provision of protective guard services for 
     United States courthouses and other facilities housing 
     Federal court operations, and the procurement, installation, 
     and maintenance of security systems and equipment for United 
     States courthouses and other facilities housing Federal court 
     operations, including building ingress-egress control, 
     inspection of mail and packages, directed security patrols, 
     perimeter security, basic security services provided by the 
     Federal Protective Service, and other similar activities as 
     authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improvement and 
     Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100-702), $513,975,000, of 
     which not to exceed $15,000,000 shall remain available until 
     expended, to be expended directly or transferred to the 
     United States Marshals Service, which shall be responsible 
     for administering the Judicial Facility Security Program 
     consistent with standards or guidelines agreed to by the 
     Director of the Administrative Office of the United States 
     Courts and the Attorney General.

           Administrative Office of the United States Courts

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office of the 
     United States Courts as authorized by law, including travel 
     as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a passenger motor 
     vehicle as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b), advertising and 
     rent in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $84,399,000, 
     of which not to exceed $8,500 is authorized for official 
     reception and representation expenses.

                        Federal Judicial Center

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Center, as 
     authorized by Public Law 90-219, $26,959,000; of which 
     $1,800,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2016, 
     to provide education and training to Federal court personnel; 
     and of which not to exceed $1,500 is authorized for official 
     reception and representation expenses.

                  United States Sentencing Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the 
     provisions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States Code, 
     $16,894,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is authorized for 
     official reception and representation expenses.

                Administrative Provisions--The Judiciary

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 301.  Appropriations and authorizations made in this 
     title which are available for salaries and expenses shall be 
     available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
       Sec. 302.  Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation 
     made available for the current fiscal year for the Judiciary 
     in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, 
     but no such appropriation, except ``Courts of Appeals, 
     District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Defender 
     Services'' and ``Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and 
     Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commissioners'', 
     shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such 
     transfers:  Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this 
     section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under 
     sections 604 and 608 of this Act and shall not be available 
     for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the 
     procedures set forth in section 608.
       Sec. 303.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     salaries and expenses appropriation for ``Courts of Appeals, 
     District Courts, and Other Judicial Services'' shall be 
     available for official reception and representation expenses 
     of the Judicial Conference of the United States:  Provided, 
     That such available funds shall not exceed $11,000 and shall 
     be administered by the Director of the Administrative Office 
     of the United States Courts in the capacity as Secretary of 
     the Judicial Conference.
       Sec. 304.  Section 3314(a) of title 40, United States Code, 
     shall be applied by substituting ``Federal'' for 
     ``executive'' each place it appears.
       Sec. 305.  In accordance with 28 U.S.C. 561-569, and 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States 
     Marshals Service shall provide, for such courthouses as its 
     Director may designate in consultation with the Director of 
     the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, for 
     purposes of a pilot program, the security services that 40 
     U.S.C. 1315 authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to 
     provide, except for the services specified in 40 U.S.C. 
     1315(b)(2)(E). For building-specific security services at 
     these courthouses, the Director of the Administrative Office 
     of the United States Courts shall reimburse the United States 
     Marshals Service rather than the Department of Homeland 
     Security.
       Sec. 306. (a) Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements 
     Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-650; 28 U.S.C. 133 note), is 
     amended in the matter following paragraph (12)--
       (1) in the second sentence (relating to the District of 
     Kansas), by striking ``23 years and 6 months'' and inserting 
     ``24 years and 6 months''; and
       (2) in the sixth sentence (relating to the District of 
     Hawaii), by striking ``20 years and 6 months'' and inserting 
     ``21 years and 6 months''.
       (b) Section 406 of the Transportation, Treasury, Housing 
     and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of 
     Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 
     (Public Law 109-115; 119 Stat. 2470; 28 U.S.C. 133 note) is 
     amended in the second sentence (relating to the eastern 
     District of Missouri) by striking ``21 years and 6 months'' 
     and inserting ``22 years and 6 months''.
       (c) Section 312(c)(2) of the 21st Century Department of 
     Justice Appropriations Authorization Act (Public Law 107-273; 
     28 U.S.C. 133 note), is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence by striking ``12 years'' and 
     inserting ``13 years'';

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       (2) in the second sentence (relating to the central 
     District of California), by striking ``11 years and 6 
     months'' and inserting ``12 years and 6 months''; and
       (3) in the third sentence (relating to the western district 
     of North Carolina), by striking ``10 years'' and inserting 
     ``11 years''.
       Sec. 307.  Section 84(b) of title 28, United States Code, 
     is amended in the second sentence by inserting 
     ``Bakersfield,'' after ``shall be held at''.
       Sec. 308.  Section 3155 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by deleting the words ``and the 
     Director''; and
       (2) in the first sentence, by inserting at the end ``and 
     shall ensure that case file, statistical, and other 
     information concerning the work of pretrial services is 
     provided to the Director''.
       This title may be cited as the ``Judiciary Appropriations 
     Act, 2015''.

                                TITLE IV

                          DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

                             Federal Funds

              federal payment for resident tuition support

       For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, to be 
     deposited into a dedicated account, for a nationwide program 
     to be administered by the Mayor, for District of Columbia 
     resident tuition support, $30,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended:  Provided, That such funds, including any 
     interest accrued thereon, may be used on behalf of eligible 
     District of Columbia residents to pay an amount based upon 
     the difference between in-State and out-of-State tuition at 
     public institutions of higher education, or to pay up to 
     $2,500 each year at eligible private institutions of higher 
     education:  Provided further, That the awarding of such funds 
     may be prioritized on the basis of a resident's academic 
     merit, the income and need of eligible students and such 
     other factors as may be authorized:  Provided further, That 
     the District of Columbia government shall maintain a 
     dedicated account for the Resident Tuition Support Program 
     that shall consist of the Federal funds appropriated to the 
     Program in this Act and any subsequent appropriations, any 
     unobligated balances from prior fiscal years, and any 
     interest earned in this or any fiscal year:  Provided 
     further, That the account shall be under the control of the 
     District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer, who shall use 
     those funds solely for the purposes of carrying out the 
     Resident Tuition Support Program:  Provided further, That the 
     Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall provide a 
     quarterly financial report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     for these funds showing, by object class, the expenditures 
     made and the purpose therefor.

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

       For a Federal payment of necessary expenses, as determined 
     by the Mayor of the District of Columbia in written 
     consultation with the elected county or city officials of 
     surrounding jurisdictions, $12,500,000, to remain available 
     until expended, for the costs of providing public safety at 
     events related to the presence of the National Capital in the 
     District of Columbia, including support requested by the 
     Director of the United States Secret Service in carrying out 
     protective duties under the direction of the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security, and for the costs of providing support to 
     respond to immediate and specific terrorist threats or 
     attacks in the District of Columbia or surrounding 
     jurisdictions.

           federal payment to the district of columbia courts

       For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia 
     Courts, $245,110,000 to be allocated as follows: for the 
     District of Columbia Court of Appeals, $13,622,000, of which 
     not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and 
     representation expenses; for the Superior Court of the 
     District of Columbia, $116,443,000, of which not to exceed 
     $2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; 
     for the District of Columbia Court System, $71,155,000, of 
     which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and 
     representation expenses; and $43,890,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2016, for capital improvements for 
     District of Columbia courthouse facilities:  Provided, That 
     funds made available for capital improvements shall be 
     expended consistent with the District of Columbia Courts 
     master plan study and facilities condition assessment:  
     Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned 
     quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and 
     obligated and expended in the same manner as funds 
     appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal 
     agencies:  Provided further, That 30 days after providing 
     written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate, the District of 
     Columbia Courts may reallocate not more than $6,000,000 of 
     the funds provided under this heading among the items and 
     entities funded under this heading:  Provided further, That 
     the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the 
     District of Columbia may, by regulation, establish a program 
     substantially similar to the program set forth in subchapter 
     II of chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code, for 
     employees of the District of Columbia Courts.

  federal payment for defender services in district of columbia courts

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

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

       For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire 
     of motor vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender 
     Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, as 
     authorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-
     Government Improvement Act of 1997, $234,000,000, of which 
     not to exceed $2,000 is for official reception and 
     representation expenses related to Community Supervision and 
     Pretrial Services Agency programs, of which not to exceed 
     $25,000 is for dues and assessments relating to the 
     implementation of the Court Services and Offender Supervision 
     Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 2002; of which 
     $173,155,000 shall be for necessary expenses of Community 
     Supervision and Sex Offender Registration, to include 
     expenses relating to the supervision of adults subject to 
     protection orders or the provision of services for or related 
     to such persons, of which up to $9,000,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2017, for the relocation of 
     offender supervision field offices; and of which $60,845,000 
     shall be available to the Pretrial Services Agency:  
     Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly 
     by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and 
     expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for 
     salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies:  Provided 
     further, That amounts under this heading may be used for 
     programmatic incentives for offenders and defendants 
     successfully meeting terms of supervision:  Provided further, 
     That the Director is authorized to accept and use gifts in 
     the form of in-kind contributions of the following: space and 
     hospitality to support offender and defendant programs; 
     equipment, supplies, and vocational training services 
     necessary to sustain, educate, and train offenders and 
     defendants, including their dependent children; and 
     programmatic incentives for offenders and defendants meeting 
     terms of supervision:  Provided further, That the Director 
     shall keep accurate and detailed records of the acceptance 
     and use of any gift under the previous proviso, and shall 
     make such records available for audit and public inspection:  
     Provided further, That the Court Services and Offender 
     Supervision Agency Director is authorized to accept and use 
     reimbursement from the District of Columbia Government for 
     space and services provided on a cost reimbursable basis.

  federal payment to the district of columbia public defender service

       For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire 
     of motor vehicles, of the District of Columbia Public 
     Defender Service, as authorized by the National Capital 
     Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, 
     $41,231,000, of which $1,150,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2017, is for relocation of satellite offices:  
     Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly 
     by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and 
     expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for 
     salaries and expenses of Federal agencies:  Provided further, 
     That, notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States 
     Code, and in addition to the authority provided by the 
     District of Columbia Code Section 2-1607(b), upon approval of 
     the Board of Trustees, the District of Columbia Public 
     Defender Service may accept and use voluntary and 
     uncompensated services for the purpose of aiding or 
     facilitating the work of the District of Columbia Public 
     Defender Service:  Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
     District of Columbia Code section 2-1603(d), for the purpose 
     of any action

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     brought against the Board of the Trustees of the District of 
     Columbia Public Defender Service, the trustees shall be 
     deemed to be employees of the Public Defender Service.

 federal payment to the district of columbia water and sewer authority

       For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia Water and 
     Sewer Authority, $14,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, to continue implementation of the Combined Sewer 
     Overflow Long-Term Plan:  Provided, That the District of 
     Columbia Water and Sewer Authority provides a 100 percent 
     match for this payment.

      federal payment to the criminal justice coordinating council

       For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating 
     Council, $1,900,000, to remain available until expended, to 
     support initiatives related to the coordination of Federal 
     and local criminal justice resources in the District of 
     Columbia.

                federal payment for judicial commissions

       For a Federal payment, to remain available until September 
     30, 2016, to the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and 
     Tenure, $295,000, and for the Judicial Nomination Commission, 
     $270,000.

                 federal payment for school improvement

       For a Federal payment for a school improvement program in 
     the District of Columbia, $45,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended, for payments authorized under the Scholarship 
     for Opportunity and Results Act (division C of Public Law 
     112-10):  Provided, That within funds provided for 
     opportunity scholarships $3,000,000 shall be for the 
     activities specified in sections 3007(b) through 3007(d) and 
     3009 of the Act.

      federal payment for the district of columbia national guard

       For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia National 
     Guard, $435,000, to remain available until expended for the 
     Major General David F. Wherley, Jr. District of Columbia 
     National Guard Retention and College Access Program.

         federal payment for testing and treatment of hiv/aids

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

                       District of Columbia Funds

       Local funds are appropriated for the District of Columbia 
     for the current fiscal year out of the General Fund of the 
     District of Columbia (``General Fund'') for programs and 
     activities set forth under the heading ``District of Columbia 
     Funds Summary of Expenses'' and at the rate set forth under 
     such heading, as included in the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget 
     Request Act of 2014 submitted to the Congress by the District 
     of Columbia as amended as of the date of enactment of this 
     Act:  Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, except as provided in section 450A of the District of 
     Columbia Home Rule Act (section 1-204.50a, D.C. Official 
     Code), sections 816 and 817 of the Financial Services and 
     General Government Appropriations Act, 2009 (secs. 47-369.01 
     and 47-369.02, D.C. Official Code), and provisions of this 
     Act, the total amount appropriated in this Act for operating 
     expenses for the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2015 
     under this heading shall not exceed the estimates included in 
     the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request Act of 2014 submitted to 
     Congress by the District of Columbia as amended as of the 
     date of enactment of this Act or the sum of the total 
     revenues of the District of Columbia for such fiscal year:  
     Provided further, That the amount appropriated may be 
     increased by proceeds of one-time transactions, which are 
     expended for emergency or unanticipated operating or capital 
     needs:  Provided further, That such increases shall be 
     approved by enactment of local District law and shall comply 
     with all reserve requirements contained in the District of 
     Columbia Home Rule Act:  Provided further, That the Chief 
     Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall take such 
     steps as are necessary to assure that the District of 
     Columbia meets these requirements, including the apportioning 
     by the Chief Financial Officer of the appropriations and 
     funds made available to the District during fiscal year 2015, 
     except that the Chief Financial Officer may not reprogram for 
     operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, or 
     other obligations issued for capital projects.
       This title may be cited as the ``District of Columbia 
     Appropriations Act, 2015''.

                                TITLE V

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

             Administrative Conference of the United States

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Administrative Conference of 
     the United States, authorized by 5 U.S.C. 591 et seq., 
     $3,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of 
     which not to exceed $1,000 is for official reception and 
     representation expenses.

                  Commodity Futures Trading Commission

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
     Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), including the 
     purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, and the rental 
     of space (to include multiple year leases) in the District of 
     Columbia and elsewhere, $250,000,000, including not to exceed 
     $3,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 
     and not to exceed $25,000 for the expenses for consultations 
     and meetings hosted by the Commission with foreign 
     governmental and other regulatory officials, of which not 
     less than $50,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2016, shall be for the purchase of information technology 
     and of which not less than $2,620,000 shall be for the Office 
     of the Inspector General:  Provided, That not to exceed 
     $10,000,000 of the amounts provided herein may be moved 
     between the amount for salaries and expenses and the amount 
     for the purchase of information technology subject to 
     reprogramming procedures under section 608 of this Act and 
     shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
     in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.

                   Consumer Product Safety Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
     services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for 
     individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the 
     maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376, purchase of nominal 
     awards to recognize non-Federal officials' contributions to 
     Commission activities, and not to exceed $4,000 for official 
     reception and representation expenses, $123,000,000.

                     Election Assistance Commission

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out the Help America Vote 
     Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-252), $10,000,000, of which 
     $1,900,000 shall be transferred to the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology for election reform activities 
     authorized under the Help America Vote Act of 2002.

                   Federal Communications Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Communications 
     Commission, as authorized by law, including uniforms and 
     allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; not 
     to exceed $4,000 for official reception and representation 
     expenses; purchase and hire of motor vehicles; special 
     counsel fees; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
     $339,844,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That of which not less than $300,000 shall be available for 
     consultation with federally recognized Indian tribes, Alaska 
     Native villages, and entities related to Hawaiian Home Lands: 
      Provided further, That $339,844,000 of offsetting 
     collections shall be assessed and collected pursuant to 
     section 9 of title I of the Communications Act of 1934, shall 
     be retained and used for necessary expenses and shall remain 
     available until expended:  Provided further, That the sum 
     herein appropriated shall be reduced as such offsetting 
     collections are received during fiscal year 2015 so as to 
     result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at 
     $0:  Provided further, That any offsetting collections 
     received in excess of $339,844,000 in fiscal year 2015 shall 
     not be available for obligation:  Provided further, That 
     remaining offsetting collections from prior years collected 
     in excess of the amount specified for collection in each such 
     year and otherwise becoming available on October 1, 2014, 
     shall not be available for obligation:  Provided further, 
     That notwithstanding 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B), proceeds from 
     the use of a competitive bidding system that may be retained 
     and made available for obligation shall not exceed 
     $106,000,000 for fiscal year 2015:  Provided further, That of 
     the amount appropriated under this heading, not less than 
     $11,090,000 shall be for the salaries and expenses of the 
     Office of Inspector General.

      administrative provisions--federal communications commission

       Sec. 501.  Section 302 of the Universal Service 
     Antideficiency Temporary Suspension Act is amended by 
     striking ``December 31, 2015'', each place it appears and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2016''.
       Sec. 502.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
     be used by the Federal Communications Commission to modify, 
     amend, or change its rules or regulations for universal 
     service support payments to implement the February 27, 2004 
     recommendations of the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal 
     Service regarding single connection or primary line 
     restrictions on universal service support payments.

                 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

                    office of the inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, $34,568,000, to be derived from the Deposit 
     Insurance Fund or, only when appropriate, the FSLIC 
     Resolution Fund.

                      Federal Election Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, $67,500,000, of which 
     not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for reception and 
     representation expenses.

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                   Federal Labor Relations Authority

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the 
     Federal Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorganization 
     Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service Reform Act of 
     1978, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and 
     including hire of experts and consultants, hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles, and including official reception and 
     representation expenses (not to exceed $1,500) and rental of 
     conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, 
     $25,548,000:  Provided, That public members of the Federal 
     Service Impasses Panel may be paid travel expenses and per 
     diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 
     5703) for persons employed intermittently in the Government 
     service, and compensation as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109:  
     Provided further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds 
     received from fees charged to non-Federal participants at 
     labor-management relations conferences shall be credited to 
     and merged with this account, to be available without further 
     appropriation for the costs of carrying out these 
     conferences.

                        Federal Trade Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Commission, 
     including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 
     U.S.C. 5901-5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; 
     hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $2,000 
     for official reception and representation expenses, 
     $293,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That not to exceed $300,000 shall be available for use to 
     contract with a person or persons for collection services in 
     accordance with the terms of 31 U.S.C. 3718:  Provided 
     further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     not to exceed $100,000,000 of offsetting collections derived 
     from fees collected for premerger notification filings under 
     the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 
     U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the year of collection, shall be 
     retained and used for necessary expenses in this 
     appropriation:  Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, not to exceed $14,000,000 in 
     offsetting collections derived from fees sufficient to 
     implement and enforce the Telemarketing Sales Rule, 
     promulgated under the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and 
     Abuse Prevention Act (15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), shall be 
     credited to this account, and be retained and used for 
     necessary expenses in this appropriation:  Provided further, 
     That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall 
     be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during 
     fiscal year 2015, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 
     appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more 
     than $179,000,000:  Provided further, That none of the funds 
     made available to the Federal Trade Commission may be used to 
     implement subsection (e)(2)(B) of section 43 of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1831t).

                    General Services Administration

                        real property activities

                         federal buildings fund

                 limitations on availability of revenue

                     (including transfers of funds)

       Amounts in the Fund, including revenues and collections 
     deposited into the Fund shall be available for necessary 
     expenses of real property management and related activities 
     not otherwise provided for, including operation, maintenance, 
     and protection of federally owned and leased buildings; 
     rental of buildings in the District of Columbia; restoration 
     of leased premises; moving governmental agencies (including 
     space adjustments and telecommunications relocation expenses) 
     in connection with the assignment, allocation and transfer of 
     space; contractual services incident to cleaning or servicing 
     buildings, and moving; repair and alteration of federally 
     owned buildings including grounds, approaches and 
     appurtenances; care and safeguarding of sites; maintenance, 
     preservation, demolition, and equipment; acquisition of 
     buildings and sites by purchase, condemnation, or as 
     otherwise authorized by law; acquisition of options to 
     purchase buildings and sites; conversion and extension of 
     federally owned buildings; preliminary planning and design of 
     projects by contract or otherwise; construction of new 
     buildings (including equipment for such buildings); and 
     payment of principal, interest, and any other obligations for 
     public buildings acquired by installment purchase and 
     purchase contract; in the aggregate amount of $9,238,310,000, 
     of which--
       (1) $509,670,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     construction and acquisition (including funds for sites and 
     expenses, and associated design and construction services) of 
     additional projects at--
       (A) California, Calexico, Calexico West Land Port of Entry, 
     $98,062,000;
       (B) California, San Diego, San Ysidro Land Port of Entry, 
     $216,828,000;
       (C) District of Columbia, Washington, DHS Consolidation at 
     St. Elizabeths, $144,000,000;
       (D) National Capital Region, Civilian Cyber Campus, 
     $35,000,000; and
       (E) New York, Glenville, Scotia Depot, $15,780,000:
        Provided, That each of the foregoing limits of costs on 
     new construction and acquisition projects may be exceeded to 
     the extent that savings are effected in other such projects, 
     but not to exceed 10 percent of the amounts included in a 
     transmitted prospectus, if required, unless advance approval 
     is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of a 
     greater amount;
       (2) $818,160,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     repairs and alterations, including associated design and 
     construction services, of which--
       (A) $306,894,000 is for Major Repairs and Alterations;
       (B) $390,266,000 is for Basic Repairs and Alterations; and
       (C) $121,000,000 is for Special Emphasis Programs, of 
     which--
       (i) $5,000,000 is for Energy and Water Retrofit and 
     Conservation Measures;
       (ii) $26,000,000 is for Fire and Life Safety;
       (iii) $20,000,000 is for Judiciary Capital Security; and
       (iv) $70,000,000 is for Consolidation Activities:  
     Provided, That consolidation projects result in reduced 
     annual rent paid by the tenant agency:  Provided further, 
     That no consolidation project exceed $20,000,000 in costs:  
     Provided further, That consolidation projects are approved by 
     each of the committees specified in section 3307(a) of title 
     40, United States Code:  Provided further, That preference is 
     given to consolidation projects that achieve a utilization 
     rate of 130 usable square feet or less per person for office 
     space:  Provided further, That the obligation of funds under 
     this paragraph for consolidation activities may not be made 
     until 10 days after a proposed spending plan and explanation 
     for each project to be undertaken, including estimated 
     savings, has been submitted to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate:
        Provided, That funds made available in this or any 
     previous Act in the Federal Buildings Fund for Repairs and 
     Alterations shall, for prospectus projects, be limited to the 
     amount identified for each project, except each project in 
     this or any previous Act may be increased by an amount not to 
     exceed 10 percent unless advance approval is obtained from 
     the Committees on Appropriations of a greater amount:  
     Provided further, That additional projects for which 
     prospectuses have been fully approved may be funded under 
     this category only if advance approval is obtained from the 
     Committees on Appropriations:  Provided further, That the 
     amounts provided in this or any prior Act for ``Repairs and 
     Alterations'' may be used to fund costs associated with 
     implementing security improvements to buildings necessary to 
     meet the minimum standards for security in accordance with 
     current law and in compliance with the reprogramming 
     guidelines of the appropriate Committees of the House and 
     Senate:  Provided further, That the difference between the 
     funds appropriated and expended on any projects in this or 
     any prior Act, under the heading ``Repairs and Alterations'', 
     may be transferred to Basic Repairs and Alterations or used 
     to fund authorized increases in prospectus projects:  
     Provided further, That the amount provided in this or any 
     prior Act for Basic Repairs and Alterations may be used to 
     pay claims against the Government arising from any projects 
     under the heading ``Repairs and Alterations'' or used to fund 
     authorized increases in prospectus projects;
       (3) $5,666,348,000 for rental of space to remain available 
     until expended; and
       (4) $2,244,132,000 for building operations to remain 
     available until expended, of which $1,122,727,000 is for 
     building services, and $1,121,405,000 is for salaries and 
     expenses:  Provided further, That not to exceed 5 percent of 
     any appropriation made available under this paragraph for 
     building operations may be transferred between and merged 
     with such appropriations upon notification to the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more 
     than 5 percent by any such transfers:  Provided further, That 
     section 508 of this title shall not apply with respect to 
     funds made available under this heading for building 
     operations:
        Provided further, That the total amount of funds made 
     available from this Fund to the General Services 
     Administration shall not be available for expenses of any 
     construction, repair, alteration and acquisition project for 
     which a prospectus, if required by 40 U.S.C. 3307(a), has not 
     been approved, except that necessary funds may be expended 
     for each project for required expenses for the development of 
     a proposed prospectus:  Provided further, That funds 
     available in the Federal Buildings Fund may be expended for 
     emergency repairs when advance approval is obtained from the 
     Committees on Appropriations:  Provided further, That amounts 
     necessary to provide reimbursable special services to other 
     agencies under 40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2) and amounts to provide 
     such reimbursable fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other 
     facilities on private or other property not in Government 
     ownership or control as may be appropriate to enable the 
     United States Secret Service to perform its protective 
     functions pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056, shall be available from 
     such revenues and collections:  Provided further, That 
     revenues and collections and any other sums accruing to this 
     Fund during fiscal year 2015, excluding reimbursements under 
     40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2),

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     in excess of the aggregate new obligational authority 
     authorized for Real Property Activities of the Federal 
     Buildings Fund in this Act shall remain in the Fund and shall 
     not be available for expenditure except as authorized in 
     appropriations Acts.

                           general activities

                         government-wide policy

       For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, 
     for Government-wide policy and evaluation activities 
     associated with the management of real and personal property 
     assets and certain administrative services; Government-wide 
     policy support responsibilities relating to acquisition, 
     travel, motor vehicles, information technology management, 
     and related technology activities; and services as authorized 
     by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $58,000,000.

                           operating expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, 
     for Government-wide activities associated with utilization 
     and donation of surplus personal property; disposal of real 
     property; agency-wide policy direction, management, and 
     communications; the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals; 
     services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $61,049,000, of 
     which $26,328,000 is for Real and Personal Property 
     Management and Disposal; $25,729,000 is for the Office of the 
     Administrator, of which not to exceed $7,500 is for official 
     reception and representation expenses; and $8,992,000 is for 
     the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals:  Provided further, 
     That not to exceed 5 percent of the appropriation made 
     available under this heading for Office of the Administrator 
     may be transferred to the appropriation for the Real and 
     Personal Property Management and Disposal upon notification 
     to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate, but the appropriation for the 
     Real and Personal Property Management and Disposal may not be 
     increased by more than 5 percent by any such transfer.

                      office of inspector general

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

           allowances and office staff for former presidents

       For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 
     1958 (3 U.S.C. 102 note), and Public Law 95-138, $3,250,000.

                     federal citizen services fund

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Citizen Services 
     and Innovative Technologies, including services authorized by 
     40 U.S.C. 323 and 44 U.S.C. 3604; and for necessary expenses 
     in support of interagency projects that enable the Federal 
     Government to enhance its ability to conduct activities 
     electronically, through the development and implementation of 
     innovative uses of information technology; $53,294,000, of 
     which $14,135,000 shall be available for electronic 
     government projects, to be deposited into the Federal Citizen 
     Services Fund:  Provided, That the previous amount may be 
     transferred to Federal agencies to carry out the purpose of 
     the Federal Citizen Services Fund:  Provided further, That 
     the appropriations, revenues, reimbursements, and collections 
     deposited into the Fund shall be available until expended for 
     necessary expenses of Federal Citizen Services and other 
     activities that enable the Federal Government to enhance its 
     ability to conduct activities electronically in the aggregate 
     amount not to exceed $90,000,000:  Provided further, That 
     appropriations, revenues, reimbursements, and collections 
     accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2015 in excess of 
     such amount shall remain in the Fund and shall not be 
     available for expenditure except as authorized in 
     appropriations Acts:  Provided further, That any 
     appropriations provided to the Electronic Government Fund 
     that remain unobligated as of September 30, 2014, may be 
     transferred to the Federal Citizen Services Fund:  Provided 
     further, That the transfer authorities provided herein shall 
     be in addition to any other transfer authority provided in 
     this Act.

       administrative provisions--general services administration

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 510.  Funds available to the General Services 
     Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles.
       Sec. 511.  Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made 
     available for fiscal year 2015 for Federal Buildings Fund 
     activities may be transferred between such activities only to 
     the extent necessary to meet program requirements:  Provided, 
     That any proposed transfers shall be approved in advance by 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate.
       Sec. 512.  Except as otherwise provided in this title, 
     funds made available by this Act shall be used to transmit a 
     fiscal year 2016 request for United States Courthouse 
     construction only if the request: (1) meets the design guide 
     standards for construction as established and approved by the 
     General Services Administration, the Judicial Conference of 
     the United States, and the Office of Management and Budget; 
     (2) reflects the priorities of the Judicial Conference of the 
     United States as set out in its approved 5-year construction 
     plan; and (3) includes a standardized courtroom utilization 
     study of each facility to be constructed, replaced, or 
     expanded.
       Sec. 513.  None of the funds provided in this Act may be 
     used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, 
     provide cleaning services, security enhancements, or any 
     other service usually provided through the Federal Buildings 
     Fund, to any agency that does not pay the rate per square 
     foot assessment for space and services as determined by the 
     General Services Administration in consideration of the 
     Public Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-313).
       Sec. 514.  From funds made available under the heading 
     ``Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on Availability of 
     Revenue'', claims against the Government of less than 
     $250,000 arising from direct construction projects and 
     acquisition of buildings may be liquidated from savings 
     effected in other construction projects with prior 
     notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate.
       Sec. 515.  In any case in which the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works of the Senate adopt a resolution granting lease 
     authority pursuant to a prospectus transmitted to Congress by 
     the Administrator of the General Services Administration 
     under 40 U.S.C. 3307, the Administrator shall ensure that the 
     delineated area of procurement is identical to the delineated 
     area included in the prospectus for all lease agreements, 
     except that, if the Administrator determines that the 
     delineated area of the procurement should not be identical to 
     the delineated area included in the prospectus, the 
     Administrator shall provide an explanatory statement to each 
     of such committees and the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate prior to 
     exercising any lease authority provided in the resolution.
       Sec. 516.  With respect to each project funded under the 
     heading ``Major Repairs and Alterations'' or ``Judiciary 
     Capital Security Program'', and with respect to E-Government 
     projects funded under the heading ``Federal Citizen Services 
     Fund'', the Administrator of General Services shall submit a 
     spending plan and explanation for each project to be 
     undertaken to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate not later than 30 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 517.  Any consolidation of the headquarters of the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation must result in a full 
     consolidation.

                 Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation

                         salaries and expenses

       For payment to the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation 
     Trust Fund, established by section 10 of Public Law 93-642, 
     $750,000, to remain available until expended.

                     Merit Systems Protection Board

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Merit 
     Systems Protection Board pursuant to Reorganization Plan 
     Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, and 
     the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 
     note), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
     rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and 
     elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, direct 
     procurement of survey printing, and not to exceed $2,000 for 
     official reception and representation expenses, $42,740,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2016, together with 
     not to exceed $2,345,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2016, for administrative expenses to adjudicate 
     retirement appeals to be transferred from the Civil Service 
     Retirement and Disability Fund in amounts determined by the 
     Merit Systems Protection Board.

            Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation

            morris k. udall and stewart l. udall trust fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For payment to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall 
     Trust Fund, pursuant to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. 
     Udall Foundation Act (20 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.), $1,995,000, to 
     remain available until expended, of which, notwithstanding 
     sections 8 and 9 of such Act: (1) up to $50,000 shall be used 
     to conduct financial audits pursuant to the Accountability of 
     Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-289); and (2) up to 
     $1,000,000 shall be available to carry out the activities 
     authorized by section 6(7) of Public Law 102-259 and section 
     817(a) of Public Law 106-568 (20 U.S.C. 5604(7)):  Provided, 
     That of the total amount made available under this heading 
     $200,000 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector 
     General of the Department of the

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     Interior, to remain available until expended, for audits and 
     investigations of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall 
     Foundation, consistent with the Inspector General Act of 1978 
     (5 U.S.C. App.).

                 environmental dispute resolution fund

       For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund to 
     carry out activities authorized in the Environmental Policy 
     and Conflict Resolution Act of 1998, $3,400,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

              National Archives and Records Administration

                           operating expenses

       For necessary expenses in connection with the 
     administration of the National Archives and Records 
     Administration and archived Federal records and related 
     activities, as provided by law, and for expenses necessary 
     for the review and declassification of documents, the 
     activities of the Public Interest Declassification Board, the 
     operations and maintenance of the electronic records 
     archives, the hire of passenger motor vehicles, and for 
     uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 
     U.S.C. 5901), including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning, 
     $365,000,000.

                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General 
     Reform Act of 2008, Public Law 110-409, 122 Stat. 4302-16 
     (2008), and the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
     App.), and for the hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
     $4,130,000.

                        repairs and restoration

       For the repair, alteration, and improvement of archives 
     facilities, and to provide adequate storage for holdings, 
     $7,600,000, to remain available until expended.

         national historical publications and records commission

                             grants program

       For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for 
     historical publications and records as authorized by 44 
     U.S.C. 2504, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                  National Credit Union Administration

               community development revolving loan fund

       For the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund program 
     as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 9812, 9822 and 9910, $2,000,000 
     shall be available until September 30, 2016, for technical 
     assistance to low-income designated credit unions.

                      Office of Government Ethics

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office 
     of Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in Government Act 
     of 1978, the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, and the Stop Trading 
     on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012, including services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, rental of conference rooms in 
     the District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles, and not to exceed $1,500 for official 
     reception and representation expenses, $15,420,000.

                     Office of Personnel Management

                         salaries and expenses

                  (including transfer of trust funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office 
     of Personnel Management (OPM) pursuant to Reorganization Plan 
     Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, 
     including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; medical 
     examinations performed for veterans by private physicians on 
     a fee basis; rental of conference rooms in the District of 
     Columbia and elsewhere; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not 
     to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation 
     expenses; advances for reimbursements to applicable funds of 
     OPM and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for expenses 
     incurred under Executive Order No. 10422 of January 9, 1953, 
     as amended; and payment of per diem and/or subsistence 
     allowances to employees where Voting Rights Act activities 
     require an employee to remain overnight at his or her post of 
     duty, $96,039,000, of which $642,000 may be for strengthening 
     the capacity and capabilities of the acquisition workforce 
     (as defined by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, 
     as amended (41 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.)), including the 
     recruitment, hiring, training, and retention of such 
     workforce and information technology in support of 
     acquisition workforce effectiveness or for management 
     solutions to improve acquisition management; and in addition 
     $118,425,000 for administrative expenses, to be transferred 
     from the appropriate trust funds of OPM without regard to 
     other statutes, including direct procurement of printed 
     materials, for the retirement and insurance programs:  
     Provided, That the provisions of this appropriation shall not 
     affect the authority to use applicable trust funds as 
     provided by sections 8348(a)(1)(B), 8958(f)(2)(A), 
     8988(f)(2)(A), and 9004(f)(2)(A) of title 5, United States 
     Code:  Provided further, That no part of this appropriation 
     shall be available for salaries and expenses of the Legal 
     Examining Unit of OPM established pursuant to Executive Order 
     No. 9358 of July 1, 1943, or any successor unit of like 
     purpose:  Provided further, That the President's Commission 
     on White House Fellows, established by Executive Order No. 
     11183 of October 3, 1964, may, during fiscal year 2015, 
     accept donations of money, property, and personal services:  
     Provided further, That such donations, including those from 
     prior years, may be used for the development of publicity 
     materials to provide information about the White House 
     Fellows, except that no such donations shall be accepted for 
     travel or reimbursement of travel expenses, or for the 
     salaries of employees of such Commission.

                      office of inspector general

                         salaries and expenses

                  (including transfer of trust funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
     hire of passenger motor vehicles, $4,384,000, and in 
     addition, not to exceed $21,340,000 for administrative 
     expenses to audit, investigate, and provide other oversight 
     of the Office of Personnel Management's retirement and 
     insurance programs, to be transferred from the appropriate 
     trust funds of the Office of Personnel Management, as 
     determined by the Inspector General:  Provided, That the 
     Inspector General is authorized to rent conference rooms in 
     the District of Columbia and elsewhere.

                       Office of Special Counsel

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office 
     of Special Counsel pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 
     of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-
     454), the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (Public Law 
     101-12) as amended by Public Law 107-304, the Whistleblower 
     Protection Enhancement Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-199), and 
     the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
     of 1994 (Public Law 103-353), including services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, payment of fees and expenses for 
     witnesses, rental of conference rooms in the District of 
     Columbia and elsewhere, and hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
     $22,939,000.

                      Postal Regulatory Commission

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Postal Regulatory Commission 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Postal Accountability 
     and Enhancement Act (Public Law 109-435), $14,700,000, to be 
     derived by transfer from the Postal Service Fund and expended 
     as authorized by section 603(a) of such Act.

              Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Privacy and Civil Liberties 
     Oversight Board, as authorized by section 1061 of the 
     Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 
     U.S.C. 2000ee), $7,500,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2016.

             Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Recovery Accountability and 
     Transparency Board to carry out the provisions of title XV of 
     the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public 
     Law 111-5), and to develop and test information technology 
     resources and oversight mechanisms to enhance transparency of 
     and detect and remediate waste, fraud, and abuse in Federal 
     spending, and to develop and use information technology 
     resources and oversight mechanisms to detect and remediate 
     waste, fraud, and abuse in obligation and expenditure of 
     funds as described in section 904(d) of the Disaster Relief 
     Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113-2), which shall be 
     administered under the terms and conditions of the 
     accountability authorities of title XV of Public Law 111-5, 
     $18,000,000.

                   Securities and Exchange Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
     3109, the rental of space (to include multiple year leases) 
     in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and not to exceed 
     $3,500 for official reception and representation expenses, 
     $1,500,000,000, to remain available until expended; of which 
     not less than $9,239,000 shall be for the Office of Inspector 
     General; of which not to exceed $50,000 shall be available 
     for a permanent secretariat for the International 
     Organization of Securities Commissions; of which not to 
     exceed $100,000 shall be available for expenses for 
     consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission with 
     foreign governmental and other regulatory officials, members 
     of their delegations and staffs to exchange views concerning 
     securities matters, such expenses to include necessary 
     logistic and administrative expenses and the expenses of 
     Commission staff and foreign invitees in attendance 
     including: (1) incidental expenses such as meals; (2) travel 
     and transportation; and (3) related lodging or subsistence; 
     and of which not less than $56,613,000 shall be for the 
     Division of Economic and Risk Analysis:  Provided, That fees 
     and charges authorized by section 31 of the Securities 
     Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee) shall be credited to 
     this account as offsetting collections:  Provided further, 
     That

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     not to exceed $1,500,000,000 of such offsetting collections 
     shall be available until expended for necessary expenses of 
     this account:  Provided further, That the total amount 
     appropriated under this heading from the general fund for 
     fiscal year 2015 shall be reduced as such offsetting fees are 
     received so as to result in a final total fiscal year 2015 
     appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more 
     than $0.

                        Selective Service System

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System, 
     including expenses of attendance at meetings and of training 
     for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective Service 
     System, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101-4118 for civilian 
     employees; hire of passenger motor vehicles; services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed $750 for 
     official reception and representation expenses; $22,500,000:  
     Provided, That during the current fiscal year, the President 
     may exempt this appropriation from the provisions of 31 
     U.S.C. 1341, whenever the President deems such action to be 
     necessary in the interest of national defense:  Provided 
     further, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
     be expended for or in connection with the induction of any 
     person into the Armed Forces of the United States.

                     Small Business Administration

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the 
     Small Business Administration, including hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles as authorized by sections 1343 and 1344 of 
     title 31, United States Code, and not to exceed $3,500 for 
     official reception and representation expenses, $257,000,000, 
     of which not less than $12,000,000 shall be available for 
     examinations, reviews, and other lender oversight activities: 
      Provided, That the Administrator is authorized to charge 
     fees to cover the cost of publications developed by the Small 
     Business Administration, and certain loan program activities, 
     including fees authorized by section 5(b) of the Small 
     Business Act:  Provided further, That, notwithstanding 31 
     U.S.C. 3302, revenues received from all such activities shall 
     be credited to this account, to remain available until 
     expended, for carrying out these purposes without further 
     appropriations:  Provided further, That the Small Business 
     Administration may accept gifts in an amount not to exceed 
     $4,000,000 and may co-sponsor activities, each in accordance 
     with section 132(a) of division K of Public Law 108-447, 
     during fiscal year 2015:  Provided further, That $6,100,000 
     shall be available for the Loan Modernization and Accounting 
     System, to be available until September 30, 2016:  Provided 
     further, That $2,000,000 shall be for the Federal and State 
     Technology Partnership Program under section 34 of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657d).

                  entrepreneurial development programs

       For necessary expenses of programs supporting 
     entrepreneurial and small business development, $220,000,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That 
     $115,000,000 shall be available to fund grants for 
     performance in fiscal year 2015 or fiscal year 2016 as 
     authorized by section 21 of the Small Business Act:  Provided 
     further, That $22,300,000 shall be for marketing, management, 
     and technical assistance under section 7(m) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)(4)) by intermediaries that 
     make microloans under the microloan program:  Provided 
     further, That $17,400,000 shall be available for grants to 
     States to carry out export programs that assist small 
     business concerns authorized under section 1207 of Public Law 
     111-240.

                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, $19,400,000.

                           office of advocacy

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy in 
     carrying out the provisions of title II of Public Law 94-305 
     (15 U.S.C. 634a et seq.) and the Regulatory Flexibility Act 
     of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), $9,120,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                     business loans program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the cost of direct loans, $2,500,000, to remain 
     available until expended, and for the cost of guaranteed 
     loans as authorized by section 503 of the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958 (Public Law 85-699), $45,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That such costs, 
     including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as 
     defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974:  Provided further, That subject to section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2015 
     commitments to guarantee loans under section 503 of the Small 
     Business Investment Act of 1958 shall not exceed 
     $7,500,000,000:  Provided further, That during fiscal year 
     2015 commitments for general business loans authorized under 
     section 7(a) of the Small Business Act shall not exceed 
     $18,750,000,000 for a combination of amortizing term loans 
     and the aggregated maximum line of credit provided by 
     revolving loans:  Provided further, That during fiscal year 
     2015 commitments to guarantee loans for debentures under 
     section 303(b) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 
     shall not exceed $4,000,000,000:  Provided further, That 
     during fiscal year 2015, guarantees of trust certificates 
     authorized by section 5(g) of the Small Business Act shall 
     not exceed a principal amount of $12,000,000,000. In 
     addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
     and guaranteed loan programs, $147,726,000, which may be 
     transferred to and merged with the appropriations for 
     Salaries and Expenses.

                     disaster loans program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan 
     program authorized by section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, 
     $186,858,000, to be available until expended, of which 
     $1,000,000 is for the Office of Inspector General of the 
     Small Business Administration for audits and reviews of 
     disaster loans and the disaster loan programs and shall be 
     transferred to and merged with the appropriations for the 
     Office of Inspector General; of which $176,858,000 is for 
     direct administrative expenses of loan making and servicing 
     to carry out the direct loan program, which may be 
     transferred to and merged with the appropriations for 
     Salaries and Expenses; and of which $9,000,000 is for 
     indirect administrative expenses for the direct loan program, 
     which may be transferred to and merged with the 
     appropriations for Salaries and Expenses.

        administrative provisions--small business administration

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 520.  Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation 
     made available for the current fiscal year for the Small 
     Business Administration in this Act may be transferred 
     between such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall 
     be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers:  
     Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this paragraph shall 
     be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 608 of 
     this Act and shall not be available for obligation or 
     expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set 
     forth in that section.
       Sec. 521. (a) None of the funds made available under this 
     Act may be used to collect a guarantee fee under section 
     7(a)(18) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(18)) 
     with respect to a loan guaranteed under section 7(a)(31) of 
     such Act that is made to a small business concern (as defined 
     under section 3 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 632)) that is 51 
     percent or more owned and controlled by 1 or more individuals 
     who is a veteran (as defined in section 101 of title 38, 
     United States Code) or the spouse of a veteran.
       (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the 
     authority of the Administrator of the Small Business 
     Administration to waive such a guarantee fee or any other 
     loan fee with respect to a loan to a small business concern 
     described in subsection (a) or any other borrower.

                      United States Postal Service

                   payment to the postal service fund

       For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue forgone 
     on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to subsections (c) 
     and (d) of section 2401 of title 39, United States Code, 
     $70,000,000, of which $41,000,000 shall not be available for 
     obligation until October 1, 2015:  Provided, That mail for 
     overseas voting and mail for the blind shall continue to be 
     free:  Provided further, That 6-day delivery and rural 
     delivery of mail shall continue at not less than the 1983 
     level:  Provided further, That none of the funds made 
     available to the Postal Service by this Act shall be used to 
     implement any rule, regulation, or policy of charging any 
     officer or employee of any State or local child support 
     enforcement agency, or any individual participating in a 
     State or local program of child support enforcement, a fee 
     for information requested or provided concerning an address 
     of a postal customer:  Provided further, That none of the 
     funds provided in this Act shall be used to consolidate or 
     close small rural and other small post offices.

                      office of inspector general

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, $243,883,000, to be derived by transfer from the 
     Postal Service Fund and expended as authorized by section 
     603(b)(3) of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act 
     (Public Law 109-435).

                        United States Tax Court

                         salaries and expenses

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

                                TITLE VI

                      GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT

                         (including rescission)

       Sec. 601.  None of the funds in this Act shall be used for 
     the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses 
     of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening 
     in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.

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       Sec. 602.  None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
     remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal 
     year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, 
     unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 603.  The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
     Act for any consulting service through procurement contract 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those 
     contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public 
     record and available for public inspection, except where 
     otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing 
     Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
       Sec. 604.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality 
     of the United States Government, except pursuant to a 
     transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act 
     or any other appropriations Act.
       Sec. 605.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     shall be available for any activity or for paying the salary 
     of any Government employee where funding an activity or 
     paying a salary to a Government employee would result in a 
     decision, determination, rule, regulation, or policy that 
     would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of the Tariff 
     Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307).
       Sec. 606.  No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may 
     be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in 
     expending the assistance the entity will comply with chapter 
     83 of title 41, United States Code.
       Sec. 607.  No funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available under this Act shall be made available to any 
     person or entity that has been convicted of violating chapter 
     83 of title 41, United States Code.
       Sec. 608.  Except as otherwise provided in this Act, none 
     of the funds provided in this Act, provided by previous 
     appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in 
     this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure 
     in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the 
     Treasury derived by the collection of fees and available to 
     the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for 
     obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds 
     that: (1) creates a new program; (2) eliminates a program, 
     project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel for 
     any program, project, or activity for which funds have been 
     denied or restricted by the Congress; (4) proposes to use 
     funds directed for a specific activity by the Committee on 
     Appropriations of either the House of Representatives or the 
     Senate for a different purpose; (5) augments existing 
     programs, projects, or activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 
     10 percent, whichever is less; (6) reduces existing programs, 
     projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, 
     whichever is less; or (7) creates or reorganizes offices, 
     programs, or activities unless prior approval is received 
     from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate:  Provided, That prior to any 
     significant reorganization or restructuring of offices, 
     programs, or activities, each agency or entity funded in this 
     Act shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate:  Provided 
     further, That not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall 
     submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate to establish the 
     baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer 
     authorities for the current fiscal year:  Provided further, 
     That at a minimum the report shall include: (1) a table for 
     each appropriation with a separate column to display the 
     President's budget request, adjustments made by Congress, 
     adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and 
     the fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in the table 
     for each appropriation both by object class and program, 
     project, and activity as detailed in the budget appendix for 
     the respective appropriation; and (3) an identification of 
     items of special congressional interest:  Provided further, 
     That the amount appropriated or limited for salaries and 
     expenses for an agency shall be reduced by $100,000 per day 
     for each day after the required date that the report has not 
     been submitted to the Congress.
       Sec. 609.  Except as otherwise specifically provided by 
     law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances 
     remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2015 from 
     appropriations made available for salaries and expenses for 
     fiscal year 2015 in this Act, shall remain available through 
     September 30, 2016, for each such account for the purposes 
     authorized:  Provided, That a request shall be submitted to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate for approval prior to the 
     expenditure of such funds:  Provided further, That these 
     requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming 
     guidelines.
       Sec. 610. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used by the Executive Office of the President to 
     request--
       (1) any official background investigation report on any 
     individual from the Federal Bureau of Investigation; or
       (2) a determination with respect to the treatment of an 
     organization as described in section 501(c) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 
     501(a) of such Code from the Department of the Treasury or 
     the Internal Revenue Service.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply--
       (1) in the case of an official background investigation 
     report, if such individual has given express written consent 
     for such request not more than 6 months prior to the date of 
     such request and during the same presidential administration; 
     or
       (2) if such request is required due to extraordinary 
     circumstances involving national security.
       Sec. 611.  The cost accounting standards promulgated under 
     chapter 15 of title 41, United States Code shall not apply 
     with respect to a contract under the Federal Employees Health 
     Benefits Program established under chapter 89 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       Sec. 612.  For the purpose of resolving litigation and 
     implementing any settlement agreements regarding the 
     nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance program, the Office 
     of Personnel Management may accept and utilize (without 
     regard to any restriction on unanticipated travel expenses 
     imposed in an Appropriations Act) funds made available to the 
     Office of Personnel Management pursuant to court approval.
       Sec. 613.  No funds appropriated by this Act shall be 
     available to pay for an abortion, or the administrative 
     expenses in connection with any health plan under the Federal 
     employees health benefits program which provides any benefits 
     or coverage for abortions.
       Sec. 614.  The provision of section 613 shall not apply 
     where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus 
     were carried to term, or the pregnancy is the result of an 
     act of rape or incest.
       Sec. 615.  In order to promote Government access to 
     commercial information technology, the restriction on 
     purchasing nondomestic articles, materials, and supplies set 
     forth in chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code 
     (popularly known as the Buy American Act), shall not apply to 
     the acquisition by the Federal Government of information 
     technology (as defined in section 11101 of title 40, United 
     States Code), that is a commercial item (as defined in 
     section 103 of title 41, United States Code).
       Sec. 616.  Notwithstanding section 1353 of title 31, United 
     States Code, no officer or employee of any regulatory agency 
     or commission funded by this Act may accept on behalf of that 
     agency, nor may such agency or commission accept, payment or 
     reimbursement from a non-Federal entity for travel, 
     subsistence, or related expenses for the purpose of enabling 
     an officer or employee to attend and participate in any 
     meeting or similar function relating to the official duties 
     of the officer or employee when the entity offering payment 
     or reimbursement is a person or entity subject to regulation 
     by such agency or commission, or represents a person or 
     entity subject to regulation by such agency or commission, 
     unless the person or entity is an organization described in 
     section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
     exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code.
       Sec. 617.  Notwithstanding section 708 of this Act, funds 
     made available to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission 
     and the Securities and Exchange Commission by this or any 
     other Act may be used for the interagency funding and 
     sponsorship of a joint advisory committee to advise on 
     emerging regulatory issues.
       Sec. 618. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, an Executive agency covered by this Act otherwise 
     authorized to enter into contracts for either leases or the 
     construction or alteration of real property for office, 
     meeting, storage, or other space must consult with the 
     General Services Administration before issuing a solicitation 
     for offers of new leases or construction contracts, and in 
     the case of succeeding leases, before entering into 
     negotiations with the current lessor.
       (2) Any such agency with authority to enter into an 
     emergency lease may do so during any period declared by the 
     President to require emergency leasing authority with respect 
     to such agency.
       (b) For purposes of this section, the term ``Executive 
     agency covered by this Act'' means any Executive agency 
     provided funds by this Act, but does not include the General 
     Services Administration or the United States Postal Service.
       Sec. 619. (a) There are appropriated for the following 
     activities the amounts required under current law:
       (1) Compensation of the President (3 U.S.C. 102).
       (2) Payments to--
       (A) the Judicial Officers' Retirement Fund (28 U.S.C. 
     377(o));
       (B) the Judicial Survivors' Annuities Fund (28 U.S.C. 
     376(c)); and
       (C) the United States Court of Federal Claims Judges' 
     Retirement Fund (28 U.S.C. 178(l)).
       (3) Payment of Government contributions--
       (A) with respect to the health benefits of retired 
     employees, as authorized by chapter 89 of title 5, United 
     States Code, and the Retired Federal Employees Health 
     Benefits Act (74 Stat. 849); and
       (B) with respect to the life insurance benefits for 
     employees retiring after December 31, 1989 (5 U.S.C. ch. 87).

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       (4) Payment to finance the unfunded liability of new and 
     increased annuity benefits under the Civil Service Retirement 
     and Disability Fund (5 U.S.C. 8348).
       (5) Payment of annuities authorized to be paid from the 
     Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund by statutory 
     provisions other than subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 
     84 of title 5, United States Code.
       (b) Nothing in this section may be construed to exempt any 
     amount appropriated by this section from any otherwise 
     applicable limitation on the use of funds contained in this 
     Act.
       Sec. 620.  The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board 
     (Board) shall have authority to obligate funds for the 
     scholarship program established by section 109(c)(2) of the 
     Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-204) in an 
     aggregate amount not exceeding the amount of funds collected 
     by the Board as of December 31, 2014, including accrued 
     interest, as a result of the assessment of monetary 
     penalties. Funds available for obligation in fiscal year 2015 
     shall remain available until expended.
       Sec. 621.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used by the Federal Trade Commission to complete the draft 
     report entitled ``Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed 
     to Children: Preliminary Proposed Nutrition Principles to 
     Guide Industry Self-Regulatory Efforts'' unless the 
     Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children 
     complies with Executive Order No. 13563.
       Sec. 622.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to pay the salaries and expenses for the following 
     positions:
       (1) Director, White House Office of Health Reform.
       (2) Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate 
     Change.
       (3) Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury 
     assigned to the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry 
     and Senior Counselor for Manufacturing Policy.
       (4) White House Director of Urban Affairs.
       Sec. 623.  None of the funds in this Act may be used for 
     the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to award a 
     contract, enter an extension of, or exercise an option on a 
     contract to a contractor conducting the final quality review 
     processes for background investigation fieldwork services or 
     background investigation support services that, as of the 
     date of the award of the contract, are being conducted by 
     that contractor.
       Sec. 624.  Sections 1101(a) and 1104(a)(2)(A) of the 
     Internet Tax Freedom Act (title XI of division C of Public 
     Law 105-277; 47 U.S.C. 151 note) are amended by striking 
     ``November 1, 2014'' and inserting ``October 1, 2015''.
       Sec. 625. (a) The head of each executive branch agency 
     funded by this Act shall ensure that the Chief Information 
     Officer of the agency has the authority to participate in 
     decisions regarding the budget planning process related to 
     information technology.
       (b) Amounts appropriated for any executive branch agency 
     funded by this Act that are available for information 
     technology shall be allocated within the agency, consistent 
     with the provisions of appropriations Acts and budget 
     guidelines and recommendations from the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget, in such manner as specified 
     by, or approved by, the Chief Information Officer of the 
     agency in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer of 
     the agency and budget officials.
       Sec. 626.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used in contravention of chapter 29, 31, or 33 of title 
     44, United States Code.
       Sec. 627.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to enter into any contract with an incorporated 
     entity if such entity's sealed bid or competitive proposal 
     shows that such entity is incorporated or chartered in 
     Bermuda or the Cayman Islands, and such entity's sealed bid 
     or competitive proposal shows that such entity was previously 
     incorporated in the United States.
       Sec. 628.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles for any 
     executive fleet, or for an agency's fleet inventory, except 
     in accordance with Presidential Memorandum--Federal Fleet 
     Performance, dated May 24, 2011. In instances where there is 
     not an appropriate alternative fueled vehicle commercially 
     available for a particular light duty vehicle class, an 
     exception is granted as to not impede agency missions.
       Sec. 629.  From the unobligated balances available in the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission Reserve Fund established 
     by section 991 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and 
     Consumer Protection Act (Public Law 111-203), $25,000,000 are 
     rescinded.
       Sec. 630.  Section 716 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform 
     and Consumer Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 8305) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``insured depository 
     institution'' and inserting ``covered depository 
     institution''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Covered depository institution.--The term `covered 
     depository institution' means--
       ``(A) an insured depository institution, as that term is 
     defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1813); and
       ``(B) a United States uninsured branch or agency of a 
     foreign bank.'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in the heading for such subsection, by striking 
     ``Insured'' and inserting ``Covered'';
       (B) by striking ``an insured'' and inserting ``a covered'';
       (C) by striking ``such insured'' and inserting ``such 
     covered''; and
       (D) by striking ``or savings and loan holding company'' and 
     inserting ``savings and loan holding company, or foreign 
     banking organization (as such term is defined under 
     Regulation K of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
     System (12 CFR 211.21(o)))'';
       (3) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
       ``(d) Only Bona Fide Hedging and Traditional Bank 
     Activities Permitted.--
       ``(1) In general.--The prohibition in subsection (a) shall 
     not apply to any covered depository institution that limits 
     its swap and security-based swap activities to the following:
       ``(A) Hedging and other similar risk mitigation 
     activities.--Hedging and other similar risk mitigating 
     activities directly related to the covered depository 
     institution's activities.
       ``(B) Non-structured finance swap activities.--Acting as a 
     swaps entity for swaps or security-based swaps other than a 
     structured finance swap.
       ``(C) Certain structured finance swap activities.--Acting 
     as a swaps entity for swaps or security-based swaps that are 
     structured finance swaps, if--
       ``(i) such structured finance swaps are undertaken for 
     hedging or risk management purposes; or
       ``(ii) each asset-backed security underlying such 
     structured finance swaps is of a credit quality and of a type 
     or category with respect to which the prudential regulators 
     have jointly adopted rules authorizing swap or security-based 
     swap activity by covered depository institutions.
       ``(2) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection:
       ``(A) Structured finance swap.--The term `structured 
     finance swap' means a swap or security-based swap based on an 
     asset-backed security (or group or index primarily comprised 
     of asset-backed securities).
       ``(B) Asset-backed security.--The term `asset-backed 
     security' has the meaning given such term under section 3(a) 
     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)).'';
       (4) in subsection (e), by striking ``an insured'' and 
     inserting ``a covered''; and
       (5) in subsection (f)--
       (A) by striking ``an insured depository'' and inserting ``a 
     covered depository''; and
       (B) by striking ``the insured depository'' each place such 
     term appears and inserting ``the covered depository''.

                               TITLE VII

                  GENERAL PROVISIONS--GOVERNMENT-WIDE

                Departments, Agencies, and Corporations

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 701.  No department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
     United States receiving appropriated funds under this or any 
     other Act for fiscal year 2015 shall obligate or expend any 
     such funds, unless such department, agency, or 
     instrumentality has in place, and will continue to administer 
     in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that all 
     of its workplaces are free from the illegal use, possession, 
     or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the 
     Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)) by the officers 
     and employees of such department, agency, or instrumentality.
       Sec. 702.  Unless otherwise specifically provided, the 
     maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year in 
     accordance with subsection 1343(c) of title 31, United States 
     Code, for the purchase of any passenger motor vehicle 
     (exclusive of buses, ambulances, law enforcement vehicles, 
     protective vehicles, and undercover surveillance vehicles), 
     is hereby fixed at $13,197 except station wagons for which 
     the maximum shall be $13,631:  Provided, That these limits 
     may be exceeded by not to exceed $3,700 for police-type 
     vehicles, and by not to exceed $4,000 for special heavy-duty 
     vehicles:  Provided further, That the limits set forth in 
     this section may not be exceeded by more than 5 percent for 
     electric or hybrid vehicles purchased for demonstration under 
     the provisions of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, 
     Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976:  Provided 
     further, That the limits set forth in this section may be 
     exceeded by the incremental cost of clean alternative fuels 
     vehicles acquired pursuant to Public Law 101-549 over the 
     cost of comparable conventionally fueled vehicles:  Provided 
     further, That the limits set forth in this section shall not 
     apply to any vehicle that is a commercial item and which 
     operates on emerging motor vehicle technology, including but 
     not limited to electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and 
     hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
       Sec. 703.  Appropriations of the executive departments and 
     independent establishments

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     for the current fiscal year available for expenses of travel, 
     or for the expenses of the activity concerned, are hereby 
     made available for quarters allowances and cost-of-living 
     allowances, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922-5924.
       Sec. 704.  Unless otherwise specified in law during the 
     current fiscal year, no part of any appropriation contained 
     in this or any other Act shall be used to pay the 
     compensation of any officer or employee of the Government of 
     the United States (including any agency the majority of the 
     stock of which is owned by the Government of the United 
     States) whose post of duty is in the continental United 
     States unless such person: (1) is a citizen of the United 
     States; (2) is a person who is lawfully admitted for 
     permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in 
     8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B); (3) is a person who is admitted as a 
     refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is granted asylum under 8 
     U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration of intention to 
     become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when 
     eligible; or (4) is a person who owes allegiance to the 
     United States:  Provided, That for purposes of this section, 
     affidavits signed by any such person shall be considered 
     prima facie evidence that the requirements of this section 
     with respect to his or her status are being complied with:  
     Provided further, That for purposes of subsections (2) and 
     (3) such affidavits shall be submitted prior to employment 
     and updated thereafter as necessary:  Provided further, That 
     any person making a false affidavit shall be guilty of a 
     felony, and upon conviction, shall be fined no more than 
     $4,000 or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both:  
     Provided further, That the above penal clause shall be in 
     addition to, and not in substitution for, any other 
     provisions of existing law:  Provided further, That any 
     payment made to any officer or employee contrary to the 
     provisions of this section shall be recoverable in action by 
     the Federal Government:  Provided further, That this section 
     shall not apply to any person who is an officer or employee 
     of the Government of the United States on the date of 
     enactment of this Act, or to international broadcasters 
     employed by the Broadcasting Board of Governors, or to 
     temporary employment of translators, or to temporary 
     employment in the field service (not to exceed 60 days) as a 
     result of emergencies:  Provided further, That this section 
     does not apply to the employment as Wildland firefighters for 
     not more than 120 days of nonresident aliens employed by the 
     Department of the Interior or the USDA Forest Service 
     pursuant to an agreement with another country.
       Sec. 705.  Appropriations available to any department or 
     agency during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, 
     including maintenance or operating expenses, shall also be 
     available for payment to the General Services Administration 
     for charges for space and services and those expenses of 
     renovation and alteration of buildings and facilities which 
     constitute public improvements performed in accordance with 
     the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 479), the Public 
     Buildings Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), or other 
     applicable law.
       Sec. 706.  In addition to funds provided in this or any 
     other Act, all Federal agencies are authorized to receive and 
     use funds resulting from the sale of materials, including 
     Federal records disposed of pursuant to a records schedule 
     recovered through recycling or waste prevention programs. 
     Such funds shall be available until expended for the 
     following purposes:
       (1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, and 
     recycling programs as described in Executive Order No. 13423 
     (January 24, 2007), including any such programs adopted prior 
     to the effective date of the Executive order.
       (2) Other Federal agency environmental management programs, 
     including, but not limited to, the development and 
     implementation of hazardous waste management and pollution 
     prevention programs.
       (3) Other employee programs as authorized by law or as 
     deemed appropriate by the head of the Federal agency.
       Sec. 707.  Funds made available by this or any other Act 
     for administrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the 
     corporations and agencies subject to chapter 91 of title 31, 
     United States Code, shall be available, in addition to 
     objects for which such funds are otherwise available, for 
     rent in the District of Columbia; services in accordance with 
     5 U.S.C. 3109; and the objects specified under this head, all 
     the provisions of which shall be applicable to the 
     expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the 
     Act by which they are made available:  Provided, That in the 
     event any functions budgeted as administrative expenses are 
     subsequently transferred to or paid from other funds, the 
     limitations on administrative expenses shall be 
     correspondingly reduced.
       Sec. 708.  No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     or any other Act shall be available for interagency financing 
     of boards (except Federal Executive Boards), commissions, 
     councils, committees, or similar groups (whether or not they 
     are interagency entities) which do not have a prior and 
     specific statutory approval to receive financial support from 
     more than one agency or instrumentality.
       Sec. 709.  None of the funds made available pursuant to the 
     provisions of this or any other Act shall be used to 
     implement, administer, or enforce any regulation which has 
     been disapproved pursuant to a joint resolution duly adopted 
     in accordance with the applicable law of the United States.
       Sec. 710.  During the period in which the head of any 
     department or agency, or any other officer or civilian 
     employee of the Federal Government appointed by the President 
     of the United States, holds office, no funds may be obligated 
     or expended in excess of $5,000 to furnish or redecorate the 
     office of such department head, agency head, officer, or 
     employee, or to purchase furniture or make improvements for 
     any such office, unless advance notice of such furnishing or 
     redecoration is transmitted to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate. For the purposes of this section, the term ``office'' 
     shall include the entire suite of offices assigned to the 
     individual, as well as any other space used primarily by the 
     individual or the use of which is directly controlled by the 
     individual.
       Sec. 711.  Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or section 708 
     of this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year 
     by this or any other Act shall be available for the 
     interagency funding of national security and emergency 
     preparedness telecommunications initiatives which benefit 
     multiple Federal departments, agencies, or entities, as 
     provided by Executive Order No. 13618 (July 6, 2012).
       Sec. 712. (a) None of the funds made available by this or 
     any other Act may be obligated or expended by any department, 
     agency, or other instrumentality of the Federal Government to 
     pay the salaries or expenses of any individual appointed to a 
     position of a confidential or policy-determining character 
     that is excepted from the competitive service under section 
     3302 of title 5, United States Code, (pursuant to schedule C 
     of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal 
     Regulations) unless the head of the applicable department, 
     agency, or other instrumentality employing such schedule C 
     individual certifies to the Director of the Office of 
     Personnel Management that the schedule C position occupied by 
     the individual was not created solely or primarily in order 
     to detail the individual to the White House.
       (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to 
     Federal employees or members of the armed forces detailed to 
     or from an element of the intelligence community (as that 
     term is defined under section 3(4) of the National Security 
     Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))).
       Sec. 713.  No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     or any other Act shall be available for the payment of the 
     salary of any officer or employee of the Federal Government, 
     who--
       (1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to 
     prohibit or prevent, any other officer or employee of the 
     Federal Government from having any direct oral or written 
     communication or contact with any Member, committee, or 
     subcommittee of the Congress in connection with any matter 
     pertaining to the employment of such other officer or 
     employee or pertaining to the department or agency of such 
     other officer or employee in any way, irrespective of whether 
     such communication or contact is at the initiative of such 
     other officer or employee or in response to the request or 
     inquiry of such Member, committee, or subcommittee; or
       (2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes, 
     reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance or 
     efficiency rating, denies promotion to, relocates, reassigns, 
     transfers, disciplines, or discriminates in regard to any 
     employment right, entitlement, or benefit, or any term or 
     condition of employment of, any other officer or employee of 
     the Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to commit 
     any of the foregoing actions with respect to such other 
     officer or employee, by reason of any communication or 
     contact of such other officer or employee with any Member, 
     committee, or subcommittee of the Congress as described in 
     paragraph (1).
       Sec. 714. (a) None of the funds made available in this or 
     any other Act may be obligated or expended for any employee 
     training that--
       (1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, 
     and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of 
     official duties;
       (2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of 
     emotional response or psychological stress in some 
     participants;
       (3) does not require prior employee notification of the 
     content and methods to be used in the training and written 
     end of course evaluation;
       (4) contains any methods or content associated with 
     religious or quasi-religious belief systems or ``new age'' 
     belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission Notice N-915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or
       (5) is offensive to, or designed to change, participants' 
     personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace.
       (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or 
     otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training bearing 
     directly upon the performance of official duties.
       Sec. 715.  No part of any funds appropriated in this or any 
     other Act shall be used by an

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     agency of the executive branch, other than for normal and 
     recognized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity 
     or propaganda purposes, and for the preparation, distribution 
     or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, 
     television, or film presentation designed to support or 
     defeat legislation pending before the Congress, except in 
     presentation to the Congress itself.
       Sec. 716.  None of the funds appropriated by this or any 
     other Act may be used by an agency to provide a Federal 
     employee's home address to any labor organization except when 
     the employee has authorized such disclosure or when such 
     disclosure has been ordered by a court of competent 
     jurisdiction.
       Sec. 717.  None of the funds made available in this or any 
     other Act may be used to provide any non-public information 
     such as mailing, telephone or electronic mailing lists to any 
     person or any organization outside of the Federal Government 
     without the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate.
       Sec. 718.  No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     or any other Act shall be used directly or indirectly, 
     including by private contractor, for publicity or propaganda 
     purposes within the United States not heretofore authorized 
     by Congress.
       Sec. 719. (a) In this section, the term ``agency''--
       (1) means an Executive agency, as defined under 5 U.S.C. 
     105; and
       (2) includes a military department, as defined under 
     section 102 of such title, the Postal Service, and the Postal 
     Regulatory Commission.
       (b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or regulations 
     to use such time for other purposes, an employee of an agency 
     shall use official time in an honest effort to perform 
     official duties. An employee not under a leave system, 
     including a Presidential appointee exempted under 5 U.S.C. 
     6301(2), has an obligation to expend an honest effort and a 
     reasonable proportion of such employee's time in the 
     performance of official duties.
       Sec. 720.  Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 
     of this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year 
     by this or any other Act to any department or agency, which 
     is a member of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory 
     Board (FASAB), shall be available to finance an appropriate 
     share of FASAB administrative costs.
       Sec. 721.  Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 
     of this Act, the head of each Executive department and agency 
     is hereby authorized to transfer to or reimburse ``General 
     Services Administration, Government-wide Policy'' with the 
     approval of the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, funds made available for the current fiscal year by 
     this or any other Act, including rebates from charge card and 
     other contracts:  Provided, That these funds shall be 
     administered by the Administrator of General Services to 
     support Government-wide and other multi-agency financial, 
     information technology, procurement, and other management 
     innovations, initiatives, and activities, as approved by the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in 
     consultation with the appropriate interagency and multi-
     agency groups designated by the Director (including the 
     President's Management Council for overall management 
     improvement initiatives, the Chief Financial Officers Council 
     for financial management initiatives, the Chief Information 
     Officers Council for information technology initiatives, the 
     Chief Human Capital Officers Council for human capital 
     initiatives, the Chief Acquisition Officers Council for 
     procurement initiatives, and the Performance Improvement 
     Council for performance improvement initiatives):  Provided 
     further, That the total funds transferred or reimbursed shall 
     not exceed $17,000,000 for Government-Wide innovations, 
     initiatives, and activities:  Provided further, That the 
     funds transferred to or for reimbursement of ``General 
     Services Administration, Government-wide Policy'' during 
     fiscal year 2015 shall remain available for obligation 
     through September 30, 2016:  Provided further, That such 
     transfers or reimbursements may only be made after 15 days 
     following notification of the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate by the Director 
     of the Office of Management and Budget.
       Sec. 722.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
     woman may breastfeed her child at any location in a Federal 
     building or on Federal property, if the woman and her child 
     are otherwise authorized to be present at the location.
       Sec. 723.  Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346, or section 708 
     of this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year 
     by this or any other Act shall be available for the 
     interagency funding of specific projects, workshops, studies, 
     and similar efforts to carry out the purposes of the National 
     Science and Technology Council (authorized by Executive Order 
     No. 12881), which benefit multiple Federal departments, 
     agencies, or entities:  Provided, That the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall provide a report describing the 
     budget of and resources connected with the National Science 
     and Technology Council to the Committees on Appropriations, 
     the House Committee on Science and Technology, and the Senate 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 90 days 
     after enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 724.  Any request for proposals, solicitation, grant 
     application, form, notification, press release, or other 
     publications involving the distribution of Federal funds 
     shall indicate the agency providing the funds, the Catalog of 
     Federal Domestic Assistance Number, as applicable, and the 
     amount provided:  Provided, That this section shall apply to 
     direct payments, formula funds, and grants received by a 
     State receiving Federal funds.
       Sec. 725. (a) Prohibition of Federal Agency Monitoring of 
     Individuals' Internet Use.--None of the funds made available 
     in this or any other Act may be used by any Federal agency--
       (1) to collect, review, or create any aggregation of data, 
     derived from any means, that includes any personally 
     identifiable information relating to an individual's access 
     to or use of any Federal Government Internet site of the 
     agency; or
       (2) to enter into any agreement with a third party 
     (including another government agency) to collect, review, or 
     obtain any aggregation of data, derived from any means, that 
     includes any personally identifiable information relating to 
     an individual's access to or use of any nongovernmental 
     Internet site.
       (b) Exceptions.--The limitations established in subsection 
     (a) shall not apply to--
       (1) any record of aggregate data that does not identify 
     particular persons;
       (2) any voluntary submission of personally identifiable 
     information;
       (3) any action taken for law enforcement, regulatory, or 
     supervisory purposes, in accordance with applicable law; or
       (4) any action described in subsection (a)(1) that is a 
     system security action taken by the operator of an Internet 
     site and is necessarily incident to providing the Internet 
     site services or to protecting the rights or property of the 
     provider of the Internet site.
       (c) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``regulatory'' means agency actions to 
     implement, interpret or enforce authorities provided in law.
       (2) The term ``supervisory'' means examinations of the 
     agency's supervised institutions, including assessing safety 
     and soundness, overall financial condition, management 
     practices and policies and compliance with applicable 
     standards as provided in law.
       Sec. 726. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     may be used to enter into or renew a contract which includes 
     a provision providing prescription drug coverage, except 
     where the contract also includes a provision for 
     contraceptive coverage.
       (b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract 
     with--
       (1) any of the following religious plans:
       (A) Personal Care's HMO; and
       (B) OSF HealthPlans, Inc.; and
       (2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier for the 
     plan objects to such coverage on the basis of religious 
     beliefs.
       (c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters into 
     or renews a contract under this section may not subject any 
     individual to discrimination on the basis that the individual 
     refuses to prescribe or otherwise provide for contraceptives 
     because such activities would be contrary to the individual's 
     religious beliefs or moral convictions.
       (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require 
     coverage of abortion or abortion-related services.
       Sec. 727.  The United States is committed to ensuring the 
     health of its Olympic, Pan American, and Paralympic athletes, 
     and supports the strict adherence to anti-doping in sport 
     through testing, adjudication, education, and research as 
     performed by nationally recognized oversight authorities.
       Sec. 728.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds appropriated for official travel to Federal departments 
     and agencies may be used by such departments and agencies, if 
     consistent with Office of Management and Budget Circular A-
     126 regarding official travel for Government personnel, to 
     participate in the fractional aircraft ownership pilot 
     program.
       Sec. 729.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds appropriated or made available under this or any 
     other appropriations Act may be used to implement or enforce 
     restrictions or limitations on the Coast Guard Congressional 
     Fellowship Program, or to implement the proposed regulations 
     of the Office of Personnel Management to add sections 300.311 
     through 300.316 to part 300 of title 5 of the Code of Federal 
     Regulations, published in the Federal Register, volume 68, 
     number 174, on September 9, 2003 (relating to the detail of 
     executive branch employees to the legislative branch).
       Sec. 730.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     executive branch agency shall purchase, construct, or lease 
     any additional facilities, except within or contiguous to 
     existing locations, to be used for the purpose of conducting 
     Federal law enforcement training without the advance approval 
     of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate, except that the Federal Law 
     Enforcement Training Center is authorized to obtain the 
     temporary use of additional facilities by lease, contract, or 
     other agreement for training which cannot be accommodated in 
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       Sec. 731.  Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, 
     none of the funds provided in this or any other Act may be 
     used by an executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged 
     news story intended for broadcast or distribution in the 
     United States, unless the story includes a clear notification 
     within the text or audio of the prepackaged news story that 
     the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that 
     executive branch agency.
       Sec. 732.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used in contravention of section 552a of title 5, United 
     States Code (popularly known as the Privacy Act), and 
     regulations implementing that section.
       Sec. 733. (a) In General.--None of the funds appropriated 
     or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be 
     used for any Federal Government contract with any foreign 
     incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic 
     corporation under section 835(b) of the Homeland Security Act 
     of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 395(b)) or any subsidiary of such an 
     entity.
       (b) Waivers.--
       (1) In general.--Any Secretary shall waive subsection (a) 
     with respect to any Federal Government contract under the 
     authority of such Secretary if the Secretary determines that 
     the waiver is required in the interest of national security.
       (2) Report to congress.--Any Secretary issuing a waiver 
     under paragraph (1) shall report such issuance to Congress.
       (c) Exception.--This section shall not apply to any Federal 
     Government contract entered into before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, or to any task order issued pursuant 
     to such contract.
       Sec. 734.  During fiscal year 2015, for each employee who--
       (1) retires under section 8336(d)(2) or 8414(b)(1)(B) of 
     title 5, United States Code; or
       (2) retires under any other provision of subchapter III of 
     chapter 83 or chapter 84 of such title 5 and receives a 
     payment as an incentive to separate, the separating agency 
     shall remit to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability 
     Fund an amount equal to the Office of Personnel Management's 
     average unit cost of processing a retirement claim for the 
     preceding fiscal year. Such amounts shall be available until 
     expended to the Office of Personnel Management and shall be 
     deemed to be an administrative expense under section 
     8348(a)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code.
       Sec. 735. (a) None of the funds made available in this or 
     any other Act may be used to recommend or require any entity 
     submitting an offer for a Federal contract to disclose any of 
     the following information as a condition of submitting the 
     offer:
       (1) Any payment consisting of a contribution, expenditure, 
     independent expenditure, or disbursement for an 
     electioneering communication that is made by the entity, its 
     officers or directors, or any of its affiliates or 
     subsidiaries to a candidate for election for Federal office 
     or to a political committee, or that is otherwise made with 
     respect to any election for Federal office.
       (2) Any disbursement of funds (other than a payment 
     described in paragraph (1)) made by the entity, its officers 
     or directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to any 
     person with the intent or the reasonable expectation that the 
     person will use the funds to make a payment described in 
     paragraph (1).
       (b) In this section, each of the terms ``contribution'', 
     ``expenditure'', ``independent expenditure'', 
     ``electioneering communication'', ``candidate'', 
     ``election'', and ``Federal office'' has the meaning given 
     such term in the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.).
       Sec. 736.  None of the funds made available in this or any 
     other Act may be used to pay for the painting of a portrait 
     of an officer or employee of the Federal government, 
     including the President, the Vice President, a member of 
     Congress (including a Delegate or a Resident Commissioner to 
     Congress), the head of an executive branch agency (as defined 
     in section 133 of title 41, United States Code), or the head 
     of an office of the legislative branch.
       Sec. 737. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, and except as otherwise provided in this section, no 
     part of any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 2015, 
     by this or any other Act, may be used to pay any prevailing 
     rate employee described in section 5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, 
     United States Code--
       (A) during the period from the date of expiration of the 
     limitation imposed by the comparable section for the previous 
     fiscal years until the normal effective date of the 
     applicable wage survey adjustment that is to take effect in 
     fiscal year 2015, in an amount that exceeds the rate payable 
     for the applicable grade and step of the applicable wage 
     schedule in accordance with such section; and
       (B) during the period consisting of the remainder of fiscal 
     year 2015, in an amount that exceeds, as a result of a wage 
     survey adjustment, the rate payable under subparagraph (A) by 
     more than the sum of--
       (i) the percentage adjustment taking effect in fiscal year 
     2015 under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, in 
     the rates of pay under the General Schedule; and
       (ii) the difference between the overall average percentage 
     of the locality-based comparability payments taking effect in 
     fiscal year 2015 under section 5304 of such title (whether by 
     adjustment or otherwise), and the overall average percentage 
     of such payments which was effective in the previous fiscal 
     year under such section.
       (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     prevailing rate employee described in subparagraph (B) or (C) 
     of section 5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, and no 
     employee covered by section 5348 of such title, may be paid 
     during the periods for which paragraph (1) is in effect at a 
     rate that exceeds the rates that would be payable under 
     paragraph (1) were paragraph (1) applicable to such employee.
       (3) For the purposes of this subsection, the rates payable 
     to an employee who is covered by this subsection and who is 
     paid from a schedule not in existence on September 30, 2014, 
     shall be determined under regulations prescribed by the 
     Office of Personnel Management.
       (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates of 
     premium pay for employees subject to this subsection may not 
     be changed from the rates in effect on September 30, 2014, 
     except to the extent determined by the Office of Personnel 
     Management to be consistent with the purpose of this 
     subsection.
       (5) This subsection shall apply with respect to pay for 
     service performed after September 30, 2014.
       (6) For the purpose of administering any provision of law 
     (including any rule or regulation that provides premium pay, 
     retirement, life insurance, or any other employee benefit) 
     that requires any deduction or contribution, or that imposes 
     any requirement or limitation on the basis of a rate of 
     salary or basic pay, the rate of salary or basic pay payable 
     after the application of this subsection shall be treated as 
     the rate of salary or basic pay.
       (7) Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to 
     permit or require the payment to any employee covered by this 
     subsection at a rate in excess of the rate that would be 
     payable were this subsection not in effect.
       (8) The Office of Personnel Management may provide for 
     exceptions to the limitations imposed by this subsection if 
     the Office determines that such exceptions are necessary to 
     ensure the recruitment or retention of qualified employees.
       (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the adjustment in rates 
     of basic pay for the statutory pay systems that take place in 
     fiscal year 2015 under sections 5344 and 5348 of title 5, 
     United States Code, shall be--
       (1) not less than the percentage received by employees in 
     the same location whose rates of basic pay are adjusted 
     pursuant to the statutory pay systems under sections 5303 and 
     5304 of title 5, United States Code:  Provided, That 
     prevailing rate employees at locations where there are no 
     employees whose pay is increased pursuant to sections 5303 
     and 5304 of title 5, United States Code, and prevailing rate 
     employees described in section 5343(a)(5) of title 5, United 
     States Code, shall be considered to be located in the pay 
     locality designated as ``Rest of United States'' pursuant to 
     section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, for purposes of 
     this subsection; and
       (2) effective as of the first day of the first applicable 
     pay period beginning after September 30, 2014.
       Sec. 738. (a) The Vice President may not receive a pay 
     raise in calendar year 2015, notwithstanding the rate 
     adjustment made under section 104 of title 3, United States 
     Code, or any other provision of law.
       (b) An employee serving in an Executive Schedule position, 
     or in a position for which the rate of pay is fixed by 
     statute at an Executive Schedule rate, may not receive a pay 
     rate increase in calendar year 2015, notwithstanding schedule 
     adjustments made under section 5318 of title 5, United States 
     Code, or any other provision of law, except as provided in 
     subsection (g), (h), or (i). This subsection applies only to 
     employees who are holding a position under a political 
     appointment.
       (c) A chief of mission or ambassador at large may not 
     receive a pay rate increase in calendar year 2015, 
     notwithstanding section 401 of the Foreign Service Act of 
     1980 (Public Law 96-465) or any other provision of law, 
     except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i).
       (d) Notwithstanding sections 5382 and 5383 of title 5, 
     United States Code, a pay rate increase may not be received 
     in calendar year 2015 (except as provided in subsection (g), 
     (h), or (i)) by--
       (1) a noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service 
     paid a rate of basic pay at or above level IV of the 
     Executive Schedule; or
       (2) a limited term appointee or limited emergency appointee 
     in the Senior Executive Service serving under a political 
     appointment and paid a rate of basic pay at or above level IV 
     of the Executive Schedule.
       (e) Any employee paid a rate of basic pay (including any 
     locality-based payments under section 5304 of title 5, United 
     States Code, or similar authority) at or above level IV of 
     the Executive Schedule who serves under a political 
     appointment may not receive a pay rate increase in calendar 
     year 2015, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except 
     as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i). This subsection 
     does not apply to employees in the General Schedule pay 
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     or the Foreign Service pay system, or to employees appointed 
     under section 3161 of title 5, United States Code, or to 
     employees in another pay system whose position would be 
     classified at GS-15 or below if chapter 51 of title 5, United 
     States Code, applied to them.
       (f) Nothing in subsections (b) through (e) shall prevent 
     employees who do not serve under a political appointment from 
     receiving pay increases as otherwise provided under 
     applicable law.
       (g) A career appointee in the Senior Executive Service who 
     receives a Presidential appointment and who makes an election 
     to retain Senior Executive Service basic pay entitlements 
     under section 3392 of title 5, United States Code, is not 
     subject to this section.
       (h) A member of the Senior Foreign Service who receives a 
     Presidential appointment to any position in the executive 
     branch and who makes an election to retain Senior Foreign 
     Service pay entitlements under section 302(b) of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-465) is not subject to 
     this section.
       (i) Notwithstanding subsections (b) through (e), an 
     employee in a covered position may receive a pay rate 
     increase upon an authorized movement to a different covered 
     position with higher-level duties and a pre-established 
     higher level or range of pay, except that any such increase 
     must be based on the rates of pay and applicable pay 
     limitations in effect on December 31, 2013.
       (j) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for an 
     individual who is newly appointed to a covered position 
     during the period of time subject to this section, the 
     initial pay rate shall be based on the rates of pay and 
     applicable pay limitations in effect on December 31, 2013.
       (k) If an employee affected by subsections (b) through (e) 
     is subject to a biweekly pay period that begins in calendar 
     year 2015 but ends in calendar year 2016, the bar on the 
     employee's receipt of pay rate increases shall apply through 
     the end of that pay period.
       Sec. 739. (a) The head of any Executive branch department, 
     agency, board, commission, or office funded by this or any 
     other appropriations Act shall submit annual reports to the 
     Inspector General or senior ethics official for any entity 
     without an Inspector General, regarding the costs and 
     contracting procedures related to each conference held by any 
     such department, agency, board, commission, or office during 
     fiscal year 2015 for which the cost to the United States 
     Government was more than $100,000.
       (b) Each report submitted shall include, for each 
     conference described in subsection (a) held during the 
     applicable period--
       (1) a description of its purpose;
       (2) the number of participants attending;
       (3) a detailed statement of the costs to the United States 
     Government, including--
       (A) the cost of any food or beverages;
       (B) the cost of any audio-visual services;
       (C) the cost of employee or contractor travel to and from 
     the conference; and
       (D) a discussion of the methodology used to determine which 
     costs relate to the conference; and
       (4) a description of the contracting procedures used 
     including--
       (A) whether contracts were awarded on a competitive basis; 
     and
       (B) a discussion of any cost comparison conducted by the 
     departmental component or office in evaluating potential 
     contractors for the conference.
       (c) Within 15 days of the date of a conference held by any 
     Executive branch department, agency, board, commission, or 
     office funded by this or any other appropriations Act during 
     fiscal year 2015 for which the cost to the United States 
     Government was more than $20,000, the head of any such 
     department, agency, board, commission, or office shall notify 
     the Inspector General or senior ethics official for any 
     entity without an Inspector General, of the date, location, 
     and number of employees attending such conference.
       (d) A grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by 
     this or any other appropriations Act may not be used for the 
     purpose of defraying the costs of a conference described in 
     subsection (c) that is not directly and programmatically 
     related to the purpose for which the grant or contract was 
     awarded, such as a conference held in connection with 
     planning, training, assessment, review, or other routine 
     purposes related to a project funded by the grant or 
     contract.
       (e) None of the funds made available in this or any other 
     appropriations Act may be used for travel and conference 
     activities that are not in compliance with Office of 
     Management and Budget Memorandum M-12-12 dated May 11, 2012.
       Sec. 740.  None of the funds made available in this or any 
     other appropriations Act may be used to increase, eliminate, 
     or reduce funding for a program, project, or activity as 
     proposed in the President's budget request for a fiscal year 
     until such proposed change is subsequently enacted in an 
     appropriation Act, or unless such change is made pursuant to 
     the reprogramming or transfer provisions of this or any other 
     appropriations Act.
       Sec. 741.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or 
     apply the rule entitled ``Competitive Area'' published by the 
     Office of Personnel Management in the Federal Register on 
     April 15, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 20180 et seq.).
       Sec. 742.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this or any other Act may be used to begin or 
     announce a study or public-private competition regarding the 
     conversion to contractor performance of any function 
     performed by Federal employees pursuant to Office of 
     Management and Budget Circular A-76 or any other 
     administrative regulation, directive, or policy.
       Sec. 743. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this or any other Act may be available for 
     a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with an entity 
     that requires employees or contractors of such entity seeking 
     to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal 
     confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or 
     otherwise restricting such employees or contactors from 
     lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a 
     designated investigative or law enforcement representative of 
     a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such 
     information.
       (b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not contravene 
     requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or 
     any other form issued by a Federal department or agency 
     governing the nondisclosure of classified information.
       Sec. 744.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of 
     understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant 
     to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation 
     that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been 
     assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies 
     have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being 
     paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the 
     authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where 
     the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, 
     unless a Federal agency has considered suspension or 
     debarment of the corporation and has made a determination 
     that this further action is not necessary to protect the 
     interests of the Government.
       Sec. 745.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of 
     understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant 
     to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation 
     that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any 
     Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the 
     awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless a Federal 
     agency has considered suspension or debarment of the 
     corporation and has made a determination that this further 
     action is not necessary to protect the interests of the 
     Government.
       Sec. 746.  Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, in consultation with the Council of 
     Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, the 
     Government Accountability Office, and other stakeholders 
     shall develop--
       (1) criteria for an agency that has demonstrated a 
     stabilized, effective system of internal control over 
     financial reporting, whereby the agency would qualify for a 
     consolidated Department level audit for obtaining a financial 
     statement audit opinion, rather than an agency level audit; 
     and
       (2) recommendations on how to improve current financial 
     reporting requirements to increase government transparency, 
     in conjunction with the implementation of the Digital 
     Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-
     101), and better meet the needs of all stakeholders.
       Sec. 747. (a) No funds appropriated in this or any other 
     Act may be used to implement or enforce the agreements in 
     Standard Forms 312 and 4414 of the Government or any other 
     nondisclosure policy, form, or agreement if such policy, 
     form, or agreement does not contain the following provisions: 
     ``These provisions are consistent with and do not supersede, 
     conflict with, or otherwise alter the employee obligations, 
     rights, or liabilities created by existing statute or 
     Executive order relating to (1) classified information, (2) 
     communications to Congress, (3) the reporting to an Inspector 
     General of a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or 
     mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, 
     or a substantial and specific danger to public health or 
     safety, or (4) any other whistleblower protection. The 
     definitions, requirements, obligations, rights, sanctions, 
     and liabilities created by controlling Executive orders and 
     statutory provisions are incorporated into this agreement and 
     are controlling.'':  Provided, That notwithstanding the 
     preceding provision of this section, a nondisclosure policy 
     form or agreement that is to be executed by a person 
     connected with the conduct of an intelligence or 
     intelligence-related activity, other than an employee or 
     officer of the United States Government, may contain 
     provisions appropriate to the particular activity for which 
     such document is to be used. Such form or agreement shall, at 
     a minimum, require that the person will not disclose any 
     classified information received in the course of such 
     activity unless specifically authorized to do so by the 
     United States Government. Such nondisclosure forms shall also

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     make it clear that they do not bar disclosures to Congress, 
     or to an authorized official of an executive agency or the 
     Department of Justice, that are essential to reporting a 
     substantial violation of law.
       (b) A nondisclosure agreement may continue to be 
     implemented and enforced notwithstanding subsection (a) if it 
     complies with the requirements for such agreement that were 
     in effect when the agreement was entered into.
       (c) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be 
     used to implement or enforce any agreement entered into 
     during fiscal year 2014 which does not contain substantially 
     similar language to that required in subsection (a).
       Sec. 748.  During fiscal year 2015, on the date that a 
     request is made for a transfer of funds in accordance with 
     section 1017 of Public Law 111-203, the Bureau of Consumer 
     Financial Protection shall notify Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs of the Senate of such requests.
       Sec. 749.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used to implement a new Federal Flood Risk 
     Management Standard until the Administration has solicited 
     and considered input from Governors, mayors, and other 
     stakeholders.
       Sec. 750.  Except as expressly provided otherwise, any 
     reference to ``this Act'' contained in any title other than 
     title IV or VIII shall not apply to such title IV or VIII.

                               TITLE VIII

                GENERAL PROVISIONS--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

                     (including transfers of funds)

       Sec. 801.  There are appropriated from the applicable funds 
     of the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for 
     making refunds and for the payment of legal settlements or 
     judgments that have been entered against the District of 
     Columbia government.
       Sec. 802.  None of the Federal funds provided in this Act 
     shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes or 
     implementation of any policy including boycott designed to 
     support or defeat legislation pending before Congress or any 
     State legislature.
       Sec. 803. (a) None of the Federal funds provided under this 
     Act to the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal and 
     District government agencies, that remain available for 
     obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided 
     from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States 
     derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies 
     funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or 
     expenditures for an agency through a reprogramming of funds 
     which--
       (1) creates new programs;
       (2) eliminates a program, project, or responsibility 
     center;
       (3) establishes or changes allocations specifically denied, 
     limited or increased under this Act;
       (4) increases funds or personnel by any means for any 
     program, project, or responsibility center for which funds 
     have been denied or restricted;
       (5) re-establishes any program or project previously 
     deferred through reprogramming;
       (6) augments any existing program, project, or 
     responsibility center through a reprogramming of funds in 
     excess of $3,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or
       (7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel assigned to a 
     specific program, project or responsibility center,
     unless prior approval is received from the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate.
       (b) The District of Columbia government is authorized to 
     approve and execute reprogramming and transfer requests of 
     local funds under this title through November 7, 2015.
       Sec. 804.  None of the Federal funds provided in this Act 
     may be used by the District of Columbia to provide for 
     salaries, expenses, or other costs associated with the 
     offices of United States Senator or United States 
     Representative under section 4(d) of the District of Columbia 
     Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979 (D.C. 
     Law 3-171; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1-123).
       Sec. 805.  Except as otherwise provided in this section, 
     none of the funds made available by this Act or by any other 
     Act may be used to provide any officer or employee of the 
     District of Columbia with an official vehicle unless the 
     officer or employee uses the vehicle only in the performance 
     of the officer's or employee's official duties. For purposes 
     of this section, the term ``official duties'' does not 
     include travel between the officer's or employee's residence 
     and workplace, except in the case of--
       (1) an officer or employee of the Metropolitan Police 
     Department who resides in the District of Columbia or is 
     otherwise designated by the Chief of the Department;
       (2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an officer or 
     employee of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency 
     Medical Services Department who resides in the District of 
     Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day;
       (3) at the discretion of the Director of the Department of 
     Corrections, an officer or employee of the District of 
     Columbia Department of Corrections who resides in the 
     District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day;
       (4) at the discretion of the Chief Medical Examiner, an 
     officer or employee of the Office of the Chief Medical 
     Examiner who resides in the District of Columbia and is on 
     call 24 hours a day;
       (5) at the discretion of the Director of the Homeland 
     Security and Emergency Management Agency, an officer or 
     employee of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management 
     Agency who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 
     24 hours a day;
       (6) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and
       (7) the Chairman of the Council of the District of 
     Columbia.
       Sec. 806. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in this 
     Act may be used by the District of Columbia Attorney General 
     or any other officer or entity of the District government to 
     provide assistance for any petition drive or civil action 
     which seeks to require Congress to provide for voting 
     representation in Congress for the District of Columbia.
       (b) Nothing in this section bars the District of Columbia 
     Attorney General from reviewing or commenting on briefs in 
     private lawsuits, or from consulting with officials of the 
     District government regarding such lawsuits.
       Sec. 807.  None of the Federal funds contained in this Act 
     may be used to distribute any needle or syringe for the 
     purpose of preventing the spread of blood borne pathogens in 
     any location that has been determined by the local public 
     health or local law enforcement authorities to be 
     inappropriate for such distribution.
       Sec. 808.  Nothing in this Act may be construed to prevent 
     the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia from 
     addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive 
     coverage by health insurance plans, but it is the intent of 
     Congress that any legislation enacted on such issue should 
     include a ``conscience clause'' which provides exceptions for 
     religious beliefs and moral convictions.
       Sec. 809. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in this 
     Act may be used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or 
     regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties 
     associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any 
     schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act (21 
     U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative.
       (b) None of the funds contained in this Act may be used to 
     enact any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise 
     reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or 
     distribution of any schedule I substance under the Controlled 
     Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or any 
     tetrahydrocannabinols derivative for recreational purposes.
       Sec. 810.  None of the funds appropriated under this Act 
     shall be expended for any abortion except where the life of 
     the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to 
     term or where the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape 
     or incest.
       Sec. 811. (a) No later than 30 calendar days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for 
     the District of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council of the 
     District of Columbia, a revised appropriated funds operating 
     budget in the format of the budget that the District of 
     Columbia government submitted pursuant to section 442 of the 
     District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 
     1-204.42), for all agencies of the District of Columbia 
     government for fiscal year 2015 that is in the total amount 
     of the approved appropriation and that realigns all budgeted 
     data for personal services and other-than-personal services, 
     respectively, with anticipated actual expenditures.
       (b) This section shall apply only to an agency for which 
     the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia 
     certifies that a reallocation is required to address 
     unanticipated changes in program requirements.
       Sec. 812.  No later than 30 calendar days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for 
     the District of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council for the 
     District of Columbia, a revised appropriated funds operating 
     budget for the District of Columbia Public Schools that 
     aligns schools budgets to actual enrollment. The revised 
     appropriated funds budget shall be in the format of the 
     budget that the District of Columbia government submitted 
     pursuant to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule 
     Act (D.C. Official Code, Sec. 1-204.42).
       Sec. 813. (a) Amounts appropriated in this Act as operating 
     funds may be transferred to the District of Columbia's 
     enterprise and capital funds and such amounts, once 
     transferred, shall retain appropriation authority consistent 
     with the provisions of this Act.
       (b) The District of Columbia government is authorized to 
     reprogram or transfer for operating expenses any local funds 
     transferred or reprogrammed in this or the four prior fiscal 
     years from operating funds to capital funds, and such 
     amounts, once transferred or reprogrammed, shall retain 
     appropriation authority consistent with the provisions of 
     this Act.
       (c) The District of Columbia government may not transfer or 
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     expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, or other 
     obligations issued for capital projects.
       Sec. 814.  None of the Federal funds appropriated in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other 
     appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 815.  Except as otherwise specifically provided by law 
     or under this Act, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated 
     balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2015 
     from appropriations of Federal funds made available for 
     salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2015 in this Act, shall 
     remain available through September 30, 2016, for each such 
     account for the purposes authorized:  Provided, That a 
     request shall be submitted to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds:  
     Provided further, That these requests shall be made in 
     compliance with reprogramming guidelines outlined in section 
     803 of this Act.
       Sec. 816. (a) During fiscal year 2016, during a period in 
     which neither a District of Columbia continuing resolution or 
     a regular District of Columbia appropriation bill is in 
     effect, local funds are appropriated in the amount provided 
     for any project or activity for which local funds are 
     provided in the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request Act of 2015 
     as submitted to Congress (subject to any modifications 
     enacted by the District of Columbia as of the beginning of 
     the period during which this subsection is in effect) at the 
     rate set forth by such Act.
       (b) Appropriations made by subsection (a) shall cease to be 
     available--
       (1) during any period in which a District of Columbia 
     continuing resolution for fiscal year 2016 is in effect; or
       (2) upon the enactment into law of the regular District of 
     Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 2016.
       (c) An appropriation made by subsection (a) is provided 
     under the authority and conditions as provided under this Act 
     and shall be available to the extent and in the manner that 
     would be provided by this Act.
       (d) An appropriation made by subsection (a) shall cover all 
     obligations or expenditures incurred for such project or 
     activity during the portion of fiscal year 2016 for which 
     this section applies to such project or activity.
       (e) This section shall not apply to a project or activity 
     during any period of fiscal year 2016 if any other provision 
     of law (other than an authorization of appropriations)--
       (1) makes an appropriation, makes funds available, or 
     grants authority for such project or activity to continue for 
     such period; or
       (2) specifically provides that no appropriation shall be 
     made, no funds shall be made available, or no authority shall 
     be granted for such project or activity to continue for such 
     period.
       (f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect 
     obligations of the government of the District of Columbia 
     mandated by other law.
       Sec. 817.  Except as expressly provided otherwise, any 
     reference to ``this Act'' contained in this title or in title 
     IV shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of 
     this title or of title IV.
       This division may be cited as the ``Financial Services and 
     General Government Appropriations Act, 2015''.

       

   DIVISION F--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED 
                   AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

                                TITLE I

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                       Bureau of Land Management

                   management of lands and resources

       For necessary expenses for protection, use, improvement, 
     development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classification, 
     acquisition of easements and other interests in lands, and 
     performance of other functions, including maintenance of 
     facilities, as authorized by law, in the management of lands 
     and their resources under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of 
     Land Management, including the general administration of the 
     Bureau, and assessment of mineral potential of public lands 
     pursuant to section 1010(a) of Public Law 96-487 (16 U.S.C. 
     3150(a)), $970,016,000, to remain available until expended; 
     of which $3,000,000 shall be available in fiscal year 2015 
     subject to a match by at least an equal amount by the 
     National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for cost-shared 
     projects supporting conservation of Bureau lands; and such 
     funds shall be advanced to the Foundation as a lump-sum grant 
     without regard to when expenses are incurred.
       In addition, $32,500,000 is for the processing of 
     applications for permit to drill and related use 
     authorizations, to remain available until expended, to be 
     reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau and credited to 
     this appropriation that shall be derived from a fee of $6,500 
     per new application for permit to drill that the Bureau shall 
     collect upon submission of each new application, and, in 
     addition, $39,696,000 is for Mining Law Administration 
     program operations, including the cost of administering the 
     mining claim fee program, to remain available until expended, 
     to be reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau and credited 
     to this appropriation from mining claim maintenance fees and 
     location fees that are hereby authorized for fiscal year 2015 
     so as to result in a final appropriation estimated at not 
     more than $970,016,000, and $2,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended, from communication site rental fees 
     established by the Bureau for the cost of administering 
     communication site activities.

                            land acquisition

       For expenses necessary to carry out sections 205, 206, and 
     318(d) of Public Law 94-579, including administrative 
     expenses and acquisition of lands or waters, or interests 
     therein, $19,746,000, to be derived from the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund and to remain available until expended.

                   oregon and california grant lands

       For expenses necessary for management, protection, and 
     development of resources and for construction, operation, and 
     maintenance of access roads, reforestation, and other 
     improvements on the revested Oregon and California Railroad 
     grant lands, on other Federal lands in the Oregon and 
     California land-grant counties of Oregon, and on adjacent 
     rights-of-way; and acquisition of lands or interests therein, 
     including existing connecting roads on or adjacent to such 
     grant lands; $113,777,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That 25 percent of the aggregate of all 
     receipts during the current fiscal year from the revested 
     Oregon and California Railroad grant lands is hereby made a 
     charge against the Oregon and California land-grant fund and 
     shall be transferred to the General Fund in the Treasury in 
     accordance with the second paragraph of subsection (b) of 
     title II of the Act of August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181(f)).

                           range improvements

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

               service charges, deposits, and forfeitures

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

                       miscellaneous trust funds

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

                       administrative provisions

       The Bureau of Land Management may carry out the operations 
     funded under this Act by direct expenditure, contracts, 
     grants, cooperative agreements and reimbursable agreements 
     with public and private entities, including with States. 
     Appropriations for the Bureau shall be available for 
     purchase, erection, and dismantlement of temporary 
     structures, and alteration and maintenance of necessary 
     buildings and appurtenant facilities to which the United 
     States has title; up to $100,000 for payments, at the 
     discretion of

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     the Secretary, for information or evidence concerning 
     violations of laws administered by the Bureau; miscellaneous 
     and emergency expenses of enforcement activities authorized 
     or approved by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely 
     on the Secretary's certificate, not to exceed $10,000:  
     Provided, That notwithstanding Public Law 90-620 (44 U.S.C. 
     501), the Bureau may, under cooperative cost-sharing and 
     partnership arrangements authorized by law, procure printing 
     services from cooperators in connection with jointly produced 
     publications for which the cooperators share the cost of 
     printing either in cash or in services, and the Bureau 
     determines the cooperator is capable of meeting accepted 
     quality standards:  Provided further, That projects to be 
     funded pursuant to a written commitment by a State government 
     to provide an identified amount of money in support of the 
     project may be carried out by the Bureau on a reimbursable 
     basis. Appropriations herein made shall not be available for 
     the destruction of healthy, unadopted, wild horses and burros 
     in the care of the Bureau or its contractors or for the sale 
     of wild horses and burros that results in their destruction 
     for processing into commercial products.

                United States Fish and Wildlife Service

                          resource management

       For necessary expenses of the United States Fish and 
     Wildlife Service, as authorized by law, and for scientific 
     and economic studies, general administration, and for the 
     performance of other authorized functions related to such 
     resources, $1,207,658,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2016 except as otherwise provided herein:  
     Provided, That not to exceed $20,515,000 shall be used for 
     implementing subsections (a), (b), (c), and (e) of section 4 
     of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533) 
     (except for processing petitions, developing and issuing 
     proposed and final regulations, and taking any other steps to 
     implement actions described in subsection (c)(2)(A), 
     (c)(2)(B)(i), or (c)(2)(B)(ii)), of which not to exceed 
     $4,605,000 shall be used for any activity regarding the 
     designation of critical habitat, pursuant to subsection 
     (a)(3), excluding litigation support, for species listed 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(1) prior to October 1, 2012; of 
     which not to exceed $1,501,000 shall be used for any activity 
     regarding petitions to list species that are indigenous to 
     the United States pursuant to subsections (b)(3)(A) and 
     (b)(3)(B); and, of which not to exceed $1,504,000 shall be 
     used for implementing subsections (a), (b), (c), and (e) of 
     section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
     1533) for species that are not indigenous to the United 
     States.

                              construction

       For construction, improvement, acquisition, or removal of 
     buildings and other facilities required in the conservation, 
     management, investigation, protection, and utilization of 
     fish and wildlife resources, and the acquisition of lands and 
     interests therein; $15,687,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                            land acquisition

       For expenses necessary to carry out the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund Act of 1965, (16 U.S.C. 460l-4 et seq.), 
     including administrative expenses, and for acquisition of 
     land or waters, or interest therein, in accordance with 
     statutory authority applicable to the United States Fish and 
     Wildlife Service, $47,535,000, to be derived from the Land 
     and Water Conservation Fund and to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That none of the funds appropriated for 
     specific land acquisition projects may be used to pay for any 
     administrative overhead, planning or other management costs.

            cooperative endangered species conservation fund

       For expenses necessary to carry out section 6 of the 
     Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1535), $50,095,000, 
     to remain available until expended, of which $22,695,000 is 
     to be derived from the Cooperative Endangered Species 
     Conservation Fund; and of which $27,400,000 is to be derived 
     from the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

                     national wildlife refuge fund

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

               north american wetlands conservation fund

       For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the 
     North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4401 et 
     seq.), $34,145,000, to remain available until expended.

                neotropical migratory bird conservation

       For expenses necessary to carry out the Neotropical 
     Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), 
     $3,660,000, to remain available until expended.

                multinational species conservation fund

       For expenses necessary to carry out the African Elephant 
     Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.), the Asian Elephant 
     Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4261 et seq.), the 
     Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5301 
     et seq.), the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 
     6301 et seq.), and the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 
     (16 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), $9,061,000, to remain available 
     until expended.

                    state and tribal wildlife grants

       For wildlife conservation grants to States and to the 
     District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States 
     Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, 
     and Indian tribes under the provisions of the Fish and 
     Wildlife Act of 1956 and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination 
     Act, for the development and implementation of programs for 
     the benefit of wildlife and their habitat, including species 
     that are not hunted or fished, $58,695,000, to remain 
     available until expended:  Provided, That of the amount 
     provided herein, $4,084,000 is for a competitive grant 
     program for Indian tribes not subject to the remaining 
     provisions of this appropriation:  Provided further, That 
     $5,487,000 is for a competitive grant program for States, 
     territories, and other jurisdictions and at the discretion of 
     affected States, the regional Associations of fish and 
     wildlife agencies, not subject to the remaining provisions of 
     this appropriation:  Provided further, That the Secretary 
     shall, after deducting $9,571,000 and administrative 
     expenses, apportion the amount provided herein in the 
     following manner: (1) to the District of Columbia and to the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, each a sum equal to not more 
     than one-half of 1 percent thereof; and (2) to Guam, American 
     Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth 
     of the Northern Mariana Islands, each a sum equal to not more 
     than one-fourth of 1 percent thereof:  Provided further, That 
     the Secretary shall apportion the remaining amount in the 
     following manner: (1) one-third of which is based on the 
     ratio to which the land area of such State bears to the total 
     land area of all such States; and (2) two-thirds of which is 
     based on the ratio to which the population of such State 
     bears to the total population of all such States:  Provided 
     further, That the amounts apportioned under this paragraph 
     shall be adjusted equitably so that no State shall be 
     apportioned a sum which is less than 1 percent of the amount 
     available for apportionment under this paragraph for any 
     fiscal year or more than 5 percent of such amount:  Provided 
     further, That the Federal share of planning grants shall not 
     exceed 75 percent of the total costs of such projects and the 
     Federal share of implementation grants shall not exceed 65 
     percent of the total costs of such projects:  Provided 
     further, That the non-Federal share of such projects may not 
     be derived from Federal grant programs:  Provided further, 
     That any amount apportioned in 2015 to any State, territory, 
     or other jurisdiction that remains unobligated as of 
     September 30, 2016, shall be reapportioned, together with 
     funds appropriated in 2017, in the manner provided herein.

                       administrative provisions

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

                         National Park Service

                 operation of the national park system

       For expenses necessary for the management, operation, and 
     maintenance of areas and facilities administered by the 
     National Park Service and for the general administration of 
     the National Park Service, $2,275,773,000, of which 
     $9,923,000 for planning and interagency coordination in 
     support of Everglades restoration and $81,961,000 for 
     maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation projects for 
     constructed assets shall remain available until September 30, 
     2016:  Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading 
     in this Act and previous Appropriations Acts

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     are available for the purposes of section 5 of Public Law 95-
     348 and section 204 of Public Law 93-486, as amended by 
     section 1(3) of Public Law 100-355.

                  national recreation and preservation

       For expenses necessary to carry out recreation programs, 
     natural programs, cultural programs, heritage partnership 
     programs, environmental compliance and review, international 
     park affairs, and grant administration, not otherwise 
     provided for, $63,117,000.

                       historic preservation fund

       For expenses necessary in carrying out the National 
     Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), 
     $56,410,000, to be derived from the Historic Preservation 
     Fund and to remain available until September 30, 2016.

                              construction

       For construction, improvements, repair, or replacement of 
     physical facilities, including modifications authorized by 
     section 104 of the Everglades National Park Protection and 
     Expansion Act of 1989 (16 U.S.C. 410r-8), $138,339,000, to 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, for any project 
     initially funded in fiscal year 2015 with a future phase 
     indicated in the National Park Service 5-Year Line Item 
     Construction Plan, a single procurement may be issued which 
     includes the full scope of the project:  Provided further, 
     That the solicitation and contract shall contain the clause 
     ``availability of funds'' found at 48 CFR 52.232-18.

                    land and water conservation fund

                              (rescission)

       The contract authority provided for fiscal year 2015 by 
     section 9 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 
     (16 U.S.C. 460l-10a) is rescinded.

                 land acquisition and state assistance

       For expenses necessary to carry out the Land and Water 
     Conservation Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-4 through 11), 
     including administrative expenses, and for acquisition of 
     lands or waters, or interest therein, in accordance with the 
     statutory authority applicable to the National Park Service, 
     $98,960,000, to be derived from the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund and to remain available until expended, of 
     which $48,117,000 is for the State assistance program and of 
     which $8,986,000 shall be for the American Battlefield 
     Protection Program grants as authorized by section 7301 of 
     the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 
     111-11).

                          centennial challenge

       For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of 
     section 814(g) of Public Law 104-333 (16 U.S.C. 1f) relating 
     to challenge cost share agreements, $10,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, for Centennial Challenge projects 
     and programs:  Provided, That not less than 50 percent of the 
     total cost of each project or program shall be derived from 
     non-Federal sources in the form of donated cash, assets, or a 
     pledge of donation guaranteed by an irrevocable letter of 
     credit.

                       administrative provisions

                     (including transfer of funds)

       In addition to other uses set forth in section 407(d) of 
     Public Law 105-391, franchise fees credited to a sub-account 
     shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary, without 
     further appropriation, for use at any unit within the 
     National Park System to extinguish or reduce liability for 
     Possessory Interest or leasehold surrender interest. Such 
     funds may only be used for this purpose to the extent that 
     the benefitting unit anticipated franchise fee receipts over 
     the term of the contract at that unit exceed the amount of 
     funds used to extinguish or reduce liability. Franchise fees 
     at the benefitting unit shall be credited to the sub-account 
     of the originating unit over a period not to exceed the term 
     of a single contract at the benefitting unit, in the amount 
     of funds so expended to extinguish or reduce liability.
       For the costs of administration of the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund grants authorized by section 105(a)(2)(B) 
     of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (Public Law 
     109-432), the National Park Service may retain up to 3 
     percent of the amounts which are authorized to be disbursed 
     under such section, such retained amounts to remain available 
     until expended.
       National Park Service funds may be transferred to the 
     Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of 
     Transportation, for purposes authorized under 23 U.S.C. 204. 
     Transfers may include a reasonable amount for FHWA 
     administrative support costs.

                    United States Geological Survey

                 surveys, investigations, and research

       For expenses necessary for the United States Geological 
     Survey to perform surveys, investigations, and research 
     covering topography, geology, hydrology, biology, and the 
     mineral and water resources of the United States, its 
     territories and possessions, and other areas as authorized by 
     43 U.S.C. 31, 1332, and 1340; classify lands as to their 
     mineral and water resources; give engineering supervision to 
     power permittees and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
     licensees; administer the minerals exploration program (30 
     U.S.C. 641); conduct inquiries into the economic conditions 
     affecting mining and materials processing industries (30 
     U.S.C. 3, 21a, and 1603; 50 U.S.C. 98g(1)) and related 
     purposes as authorized by law; and to publish and disseminate 
     data relative to the foregoing activities; $1,045,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2016; of which 
     $53,337,189 shall remain available until expended for 
     satellite operations; and of which $7,280,000 shall be 
     available until expended for deferred maintenance and capital 
     improvement projects that exceed $100,000 in cost:  Provided, 
     That none of the funds provided for the ecosystem research 
     activity shall be used to conduct new surveys on private 
     property, unless specifically authorized in writing by the 
     property owner:  Provided further, That no part of this 
     appropriation shall be used to pay more than one-half the 
     cost of topographic mapping or water resources data 
     collection and investigations carried on in cooperation with 
     States and municipalities.

                       administrative provisions

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

                   Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

                        ocean energy management

       For expenses necessary for granting leases, easements, 
     rights-of-way and agreements for use for oil and gas, other 
     minerals, energy, and marine-related purposes on the Outer 
     Continental Shelf and approving operations related thereto, 
     as authorized by law; for environmental studies, as 
     authorized by law; for implementing other laws and to the 
     extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial delegation; 
     and for matching grants or cooperative agreements, 
     $169,770,000, of which $72,422,000 is to remain available 
     until September 30, 2016 and of which $97,348,000 is to 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That this total 
     appropriation shall be reduced by amounts collected by the 
     Secretary and credited to this appropriation from additions 
     to receipts resulting from increases to lease rental rates in 
     effect on August 5, 1993, and from cost recovery fees from 
     activities conducted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 
     pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including 
     studies, assessments, analysis, and miscellaneous 
     administrative activities:  Provided further, That the sum 
     herein appropriated shall be reduced as such collections are 
     received during the fiscal year, so as to result in a final 
     fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than 
     $72,422,000:  Provided further, That not to exceed $3,000 
     shall be available for reasonable expenses related to 
     promoting volunteer beach and marine cleanup activities.

             Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

             offshore safety and environmental enforcement

       For expenses necessary for the regulation of operations 
     related to leases, easements, rights-of-way and agreements 
     for use for oil and gas, other minerals, energy, and marine-
     related purposes on the Outer Continental Shelf, as 
     authorized by law; for enforcing and implementing laws and 
     regulations as authorized by law and to the extent provided 
     by Presidential or Secretarial delegation; and for matching 
     grants or cooperative agreements, $124,726,000, of which 
     $66,147,000 is to remain available until September 30, 2016 
     and of which $58,579,000 is to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That this total appropriation shall be 
     reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary and credited to 
     this appropriation from additions to receipts resulting from 
     increases to lease rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, 
     and from cost recovery fees from activities conducted by the 
     Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement pursuant to 
     the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including studies, 
     assessments, analysis, and miscellaneous administrative 
     activities:  Provided further,

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     That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such 
     collections are received during the fiscal year, so as to 
     result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at 
     not more than $66,147,000.
       For an additional amount, $65,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the 
     Secretary and credited to this appropriation, which shall be 
     derived from non-refundable inspection fees collected in 
     fiscal year 2015, as provided in this Act:  Provided, That to 
     the extent that amounts realized from such inspection fees 
     exceed $65,000,000, the amounts realized in excess of 
     $65,000,000 shall be credited to this appropriation and 
     remain available until expended:  Provided further, That for 
     fiscal year 2015, not less than 50 percent of the inspection 
     fees expended by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental 
     Enforcement will be used to fund personnel and mission-
     related costs to expand capacity and expedite the orderly 
     development, subject to environmental safeguards, of the 
     Outer Continental Shelf pursuant to the Outer Continental 
     Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), including the 
     review of applications for permits to drill.

                           oil spill research

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

          Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

                       regulation and technology

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
     Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public 
     Law 95-87, $122,713,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2016:  Provided, That appropriations for the Office of 
     Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement may provide for 
     the travel and per diem expenses of State and tribal 
     personnel attending Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
     Enforcement sponsored training.
       In addition, for costs to review, administer, and enforce 
     permits issued by the Bureau pursuant to section 507 of 
     Public Law 95-87 (30 U.S.C. 1257), $40,000, to remain 
     available until expended:  Provided, That fees assessed and 
     collected by the Bureau pursuant to such section 507 shall be 
     credited to this account as discretionary offsetting 
     collections, to remain available until expended:  Provided 
     further, That the sum herein appropriated from the general 
     fund shall be reduced as collections are received during the 
     fiscal year, so as to result in a fiscal year 2015 
     appropriation estimated at not more than $122,713,000.

                    abandoned mine reclamation fund

       For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the Surface 
     Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95-87, 
     $27,399,000, to be derived from receipts of the Abandoned 
     Mine Reclamation Fund and to remain available until expended: 
      Provided, That pursuant to Public Law 97-365, the Department 
     of the Interior is authorized to use up to 20 percent from 
     the recovery of the delinquent debt owed to the United States 
     Government to pay for contracts to collect these debts:  
     Provided further, That funds made available under title IV of 
     Public Law 95-87 may be used for any required non-Federal 
     share of the cost of projects funded by the Federal 
     Government for the purpose of environmental restoration 
     related to treatment or abatement of acid mine drainage from 
     abandoned mines:  Provided further, That such projects must 
     be consistent with the purposes and priorities of the Surface 
     Mining Control and Reclamation Act:  Provided further, That 
     amounts provided under this heading may be used for the 
     travel and per diem expenses of State and tribal personnel 
     attending Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
     Enforcement sponsored training.

                        administrative provision

       In fiscal year 2015 and each fiscal year thereafter, with 
     funds available for the Technical Innovation and Professional 
     Services program in this or any other Act with respect to any 
     fiscal year, the Secretary may transfer title for computer 
     hardware, software and other technical equipment to State and 
     tribal regulatory and reclamation programs.

        Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education

                      operation of indian programs

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian 
     programs, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act of 
     November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 
     450 et seq.), the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 
     2001-2019), and the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 
     (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), $2,429,236,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2016, except as otherwise provided 
     herein; of which not to exceed $8,500 may be for official 
     reception and representation expenses; of which not to exceed 
     $74,809,000 shall be for welfare assistance payments:  
     Provided, That in cases of designated Federal disasters, the 
     Secretary may exceed such cap, from the amounts provided 
     herein, to provide for disaster relief to Indian communities 
     affected by the disaster:  Provided further, That federally 
     recognized Indian tribes and tribal organizations of 
     federally recognized Indian tribes may use their tribal 
     priority allocations for unmet welfare assistance costs:  
     Provided further, That not to exceed $606,690,000 for school 
     operations costs of Bureau-funded schools and other education 
     programs shall become available on July 1, 2015, and shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2016:  Provided further, 
     That not to exceed $48,553,000 shall remain available until 
     expended for housing improvement, road maintenance, attorney 
     fees, litigation support, land records improvement, and the 
     Navajo-Hopi Settlement Program:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, including but not 
     limited to the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 (25 
     U.S.C. 450f et seq.) and section 1128 of the Education 
     Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2008), not to exceed 
     $62,395,000 within and only from such amounts made available 
     for school operations shall be available for administrative 
     cost grants associated with ongoing grants entered into with 
     the Bureau prior to or during fiscal year 2014 for the 
     operation of Bureau-funded schools, and up to $500,000 within 
     and only from such amounts made available for administrative 
     cost grants shall be available for the transitional costs of 
     initial administrative cost grants to grantees that assume 
     operation on or after July 1, 2014, of Bureau-funded schools: 
      Provided further, That any forestry funds allocated to a 
     federally recognized tribe which remain unobligated as of 
     September 30, 2016, may be transferred during fiscal year 
     2017 to an Indian forest land assistance account established 
     for the benefit of the holder of the funds within the 
     holder's trust fund account:  Provided further, That any such 
     unobligated balances not so transferred shall expire on 
     September 30, 2017:  Provided further, That in order to 
     enhance the safety of Bureau field employees, the Bureau may 
     use funds to purchase uniforms or other identifying articles 
     of clothing for personnel.

                              construction

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of 
     irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities, and other 
     facilities, including architectural and engineering services 
     by contract; acquisition of lands, and interests in lands; 
     and preparation of lands for farming, and for construction of 
     the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project pursuant to Public Law 
     87-483, $128,876,000, to remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That such amounts as may be available for the 
     construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project may be 
     transferred to the Bureau of Reclamation:  Provided further, 
     That not to exceed 6 percent of contract authority available 
     to the Bureau of Indian Affairs from the Federal Highway 
     Trust Fund may be used to cover the road program management 
     costs of the Bureau:  Provided further, That any funds 
     provided for the Safety of Dams program pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 
     13 shall be made available on a nonreimbursable basis:  
     Provided further, That for fiscal year 2015, in implementing 
     new construction or facilities improvement and repair project 
     grants in excess of $100,000 that are provided to grant 
     schools under Public Law 100-297, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall use the Administrative and Audit Requirements 
     and Cost Principles for Assistance Programs contained in 43 
     CFR part 12 as the regulatory requirements:  Provided 
     further, That such grants shall not be subject to section 
     12.61 of 43 CFR; the Secretary and the grantee shall 
     negotiate and determine a schedule of payments for the work 
     to be performed:  Provided further, That in considering grant 
     applications, the Secretary shall consider whether such 
     grantee would be deficient in assuring that the construction 
     projects conform to applicable building standards and codes 
     and Federal, tribal, or State health and safety standards as 
     required by 25 U.S.C. 2005(b), with respect to organizational 
     and financial management capabilities:  Provided further, 
     That if the Secretary declines a grant application, the 
     Secretary shall follow the requirements contained in 25 
     U.S.C. 2504(f):  Provided further, That any disputes between 
     the Secretary and any grantee concerning a grant shall be 
     subject to the disputes provision in 25 U.S.C. 2507(e):  
     Provided further, That in order to ensure timely completion 
     of construction projects, the Secretary may assume control of 
     a project and all funds related to the project, if, within 18 
     months of the date of enactment of this Act, any grantee 
     receiving funds appropriated in this Act or in any prior Act, 
     has not completed the planning and design phase of the 
     project and commenced construction:  Provided further, That 
     this appropriation may be reimbursed from the Office of the 
     Special Trustee for American Indians appropriation for the 
     appropriate share of construction costs for space expansion 
     needed in agency offices to meet trust reform implementation.

 indian land and water claim settlements and miscellaneous payments to 
                                indians

       For payments and necessary administrative expenses for 
     implementation of Indian land and water claim settlements 
     pursuant to Public Laws 99-264, 100-580, 101-618, 111-11, and 
     111-291, and for implementation of other

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     land and water rights settlements, $35,655,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                 indian guaranteed loan program account

       For the cost of guaranteed loans and insured loans, 
     $7,731,000, of which $1,045,000 is for administrative 
     expenses, as authorized by the Indian Financing Act of 1974:  
     Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
     such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974:  Provided further, That 
     these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, 
     any part of which is to be guaranteed or insured, not to 
     exceed $100,496,183.

                       administrative provisions

       The Bureau of Indian Affairs may carry out the operation of 
     Indian programs by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative 
     agreements, compacts, and grants, either directly or in 
     cooperation with States and other organizations.
       Notwithstanding 25 U.S.C. 15, the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
     may contract for services in support of the management, 
     operation, and maintenance of the Power Division of the San 
     Carlos Irrigation Project.
       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 
     available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for central office 
     oversight and Executive Direction and Administrative Services 
     (except executive direction and administrative services 
     funding for Tribal Priority Allocations, regional offices, 
     and facilities operations and maintenance) shall be available 
     for contracts, grants, compacts, or cooperative agreements 
     with the Bureau of Indian Affairs under the provisions of the 
     Indian Self-Determination Act or the Tribal Self-Governance 
     Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-413).
       In the event any tribe returns appropriations made 
     available by this Act to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, this 
     action shall not diminish the Federal Government's trust 
     responsibility to that tribe, or the government-to-government 
     relationship between the United States and that tribe, or 
     that tribe's ability to access future appropriations.
       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 
     available to the Bureau of Indian Education, other than the 
     amounts provided herein for assistance to public schools 
     under 25 U.S.C. 452 et seq., shall be available to support 
     the operation of any elementary or secondary school in the 
     State of Alaska.
       No funds available to the Bureau of Indian Education shall 
     be used to support expanded grades for any school or 
     dormitory beyond the grade structure in place or approved by 
     the Secretary of the Interior at each school in the Bureau of 
     Indian Education school system as of October 1, 1995, except 
     that the Secretary of the Interior may waive this prohibition 
     to support expansion of up to one additional grade when the 
     Secretary determines such waiver is needed to support 
     accomplishment of the mission of the Bureau of Indian 
     Education. Appropriations made available in this or any prior 
     Act for schools funded by the Bureau shall be available, in 
     accordance with the Bureau's funding formula, only to the 
     schools in the Bureau school system as of September 1, 1996, 
     and to any school or school program that was reinstated in 
     fiscal year 2012. Funds made available under this Act may not 
     be used to establish a charter school at a Bureau-funded 
     school (as that term is defined in section 1141 of the 
     Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021)), except that a 
     charter school that is in existence on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and that has operated at a Bureau-
     funded school before September 1, 1999, may continue to 
     operate during that period, but only if the charter school 
     pays to the Bureau a pro rata share of funds to reimburse the 
     Bureau for the use of the real and personal property 
     (including buses and vans), the funds of the charter school 
     are kept separate and apart from Bureau funds, and the Bureau 
     does not assume any obligation for charter school programs of 
     the State in which the school is located if the charter 
     school loses such funding. Employees of Bureau-funded schools 
     sharing a campus with a charter school and performing 
     functions related to the charter school's operation and 
     employees of a charter school shall not be treated as Federal 
     employees for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United 
     States Code.
       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including 
     section 113 of title I of appendix C of Public Law 106-113, 
     if in fiscal year 2003 or 2004 a grantee received indirect 
     and administrative costs pursuant to a distribution formula 
     based on section 5(f) of Public Law 101-301, the Secretary 
     shall continue to distribute indirect and administrative cost 
     funds to such grantee using the section 5(f) distribution 
     formula.
       Funds available under this Act may not be used to establish 
     satellite locations of schools in the Bureau school system as 
     of September 1, 1996, except that the Secretary may waive 
     this prohibition in order for an Indian tribe to provide 
     language and cultural immersion educational programs for non-
     public schools located within the jurisdictional area of the 
     tribal government which exclusively serve tribal members, do 
     not include grades beyond those currently served at the 
     existing Bureau-funded school, provide an educational 
     environment with educator presence and academic facilities 
     comparable to the Bureau-funded school, comply with all 
     applicable Tribal, Federal, or State health and safety 
     standards, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, and 
     demonstrate the benefits of establishing operations at a 
     satellite location in lieu of incurring extraordinary costs, 
     such as for transportation or other impacts to students such 
     as those caused by busing students extended distances:  
     Provided, That no funds available under this Act may be used 
     to fund operations, maintenance, rehabilitation, construction 
     or other facilities-related costs for such assets that are 
     not owned by the Bureau:  Provided further, That the term 
     ``satellite school'' means a school location physically 
     separated from the existing Bureau school by more than 50 
     miles but that forms part of the existing school in all other 
     respects.

                          Departmental Offices

                        Office of the Secretary

                        departmental operations

       For necessary expenses for management of the Department of 
     the Interior, including the collection and disbursement of 
     royalties, fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds, and for 
     grants and cooperative agreements, as authorized by law, 
     $265,263,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016; 
     of which not to exceed $15,000 may be for official reception 
     and representation expenses; and of which up to $1,000,000 
     shall be available for workers compensation payments and 
     unemployment compensation payments associated with the 
     orderly closure of the United States Bureau of Mines; and of 
     which $12,000,000 for the Office of Valuation Services is to 
     be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and 
     shall remain available until expended; and of which 
     $38,300,000 shall remain available until expended for the 
     purpose of mineral revenue management activities:  Provided, 
     That notwithstanding any other provision of law, $15,000 
     under this heading shall be available for refunds of 
     overpayments in connection with certain Indian leases in 
     which the Secretary concurred with the claimed refund due, to 
     pay amounts owed to Indian allottees or tribes, or to correct 
     prior unrecoverable erroneous payments.

                       administrative provisions

       For fiscal year 2015, up to $400,000 of the payments 
     authorized by the Act of October 20, 1976 (31 U.S.C. 6901-
     6907) may be retained for administrative expenses of the 
     Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program:  Provided, That no payment 
     shall be made pursuant to that Act to otherwise eligible 
     units of local government if the computed amount of the 
     payment is less than $100:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary may reduce the payment authorized by 31 U.S.C. 
     6901-6907 for an individual county by the amount necessary to 
     correct prior year overpayments to that county:  Provided 
     further, That the amount needed to correct a prior year 
     underpayment to an individual county shall be paid from any 
     reductions for overpayments to other counties and the amount 
     necessary to cover any remaining underpayment is hereby 
     appropriated and shall be paid to individual counties.

                            Insular Affairs

                       assistance to territories

       For expenses necessary for assistance to territories under 
     the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and other 
     jurisdictions identified in section 104(e) of Public Law 108-
     188, $85,976,000, of which: (1) $76,528,000 shall remain 
     available until expended for territorial assistance, 
     including general technical assistance, maintenance 
     assistance, disaster assistance, coral reef initiative 
     activities, and brown tree snake control and research; grants 
     to the judiciary in American Samoa for compensation and 
     expenses, as authorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1661(c)); grants to 
     the Government of American Samoa, in addition to current 
     local revenues, for construction and support of governmental 
     functions; grants to the Government of the Virgin Islands as 
     authorized by law; grants to the Government of Guam, as 
     authorized by law; and grants to the Government of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands as authorized by law (Public Law 94-
     241; 90 Stat. 272); and (2) $9,448,000 shall be available 
     until September 30, 2016, for salaries and expenses of the 
     Office of Insular Affairs:  Provided, That all financial 
     transactions of the territorial and local governments herein 
     provided for, including such transactions of all agencies or 
     instrumentalities established or used by such governments, 
     may be audited by the Government Accountability Office, at 
     its discretion, in accordance with chapter 35 of title 31, 
     United States Code:  Provided further, That Northern Mariana 
     Islands Covenant grant funding shall be provided according to 
     those terms of the Agreement of the Special Representatives 
     on Future United States Financial Assistance for the Northern 
     Mariana Islands approved by Public Law 104-134:  Provided 
     further, That the funds for the program of operations and 
     maintenance improvement are appropriated to institutionalize 
     routine operations and maintenance improvement of capital 
     infrastructure with territorial participation and cost 
     sharing to be determined by the Secretary based on the 
     grantee's commitment to timely maintenance of its capital 
     assets:  Provided further, That any appropriation for 
     disaster assistance under this

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     heading in this Act or previous appropriations Acts may be 
     used as non-Federal matching funds for the purpose of hazard 
     mitigation grants provided pursuant to section 404 of the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c).

                      compact of free association

       For grants and necessary expenses, $3,318,000, to remain 
     available until expended, as provided for in sections 
     221(a)(2) and 233 of the Compact of Free Association for the 
     Republic of Palau; and section 221(a)(2) of the Compacts of 
     Free Association for the Government of the Republic of the 
     Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia, as 
     authorized by Public Law 99-658 and Public Law 108-188.

                       Administrative Provisions

                     (including transfer of funds)

       At the request of the Governor of Guam, the Secretary may 
     transfer discretionary funds or mandatory funds provided 
     under section 104(e) of Public Law 108-188 and Public Law 
     104-134, that are allocated for Guam, to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture for the subsidy cost of direct or guaranteed 
     loans, plus not to exceed three percent of the amount of the 
     subsidy transferred for the cost of loan administration, for 
     the purposes authorized by the Rural Electrification Act of 
     1936 and section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act for construction and repair projects in Guam, 
     and such funds shall remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
     such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974:  Provided further, That 
     such loans or loan guarantees may be made without regard to 
     the population of the area, credit elsewhere requirements, 
     and restrictions on the types of eligible entities under the 
     Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) of 
     the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act:  Provided 
     further, That any funds transferred to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall be in addition to funds otherwise made 
     available to make or guarantee loans under such authorities.

                        Office of the Solicitor

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, 
     $65,800,000.

                      Office of Inspector General

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
     $50,047,000.

           Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians

                         federal trust programs

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the operation of trust programs for Indians by direct 
     expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and 
     grants, $139,029,000, to remain available until expended, of 
     which not to exceed $23,061,000 from this or any other Act, 
     may be available for historical accounting:  Provided, That 
     funds for trust management improvements and litigation 
     support may, as needed, be transferred to or merged with the 
     Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, 
     ``Operation of Indian Programs'' account; the Office of the 
     Solicitor, ``Salaries and Expenses'' account; and the Office 
     of the Secretary, ``Departmental Operations'' account:  
     Provided further, That funds made available through contracts 
     or grants obligated during fiscal year 2015, as authorized by 
     the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450 et 
     seq.), shall remain available until expended by the 
     contractor or grantee:  Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
     shall not be required to provide a quarterly statement of 
     performance for any Indian trust account that has not had 
     activity for at least 18 months and has a balance of $15 or 
     less:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall issue an 
     annual account statement and maintain a record of any such 
     accounts and shall permit the balance in each such account to 
     be withdrawn upon the express written request of the account 
     holder:  Provided further, That not to exceed $50,000 is 
     available for the Secretary to make payments to correct 
     administrative errors of either disbursements from or 
     deposits to Individual Indian Money or Tribal accounts after 
     September 30, 2002:  Provided further, That erroneous 
     payments that are recovered shall be credited to and remain 
     available in this account for this purpose:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary shall not be required to 
     reconcile Special Deposit Accounts with a balance of less 
     than $500 unless the Office of the Special Trustee receives 
     proof of ownership from a Special Deposit Accounts claimant.

                        Department-wide Programs

                        wildland fire management

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses for fire preparedness, fire 
     suppression operations, fire science and research, emergency 
     rehabilitation, hazardous fuels management activities, and 
     rural fire assistance by the Department of the Interior, 
     $804,779,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     not to exceed $6,127,000 shall be for the renovation or 
     construction of fire facilities:  Provided, That such funds 
     are also available for repayment of advances to other 
     appropriation accounts from which funds were previously 
     transferred for such purposes:  Provided further, That of the 
     funds provided $164,000,000 is for hazardous fuels management 
     activities, of which $10,000,000 is for resilient landscapes 
     activities:  Provided further, That of the funds provided 
     $18,035,000 is for burned area rehabilitation:  Provided 
     further, That persons hired pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1469 may be 
     furnished subsistence and lodging without cost from funds 
     available from this appropriation:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 1856d, sums received by a bureau or 
     office of the Department of the Interior for fire protection 
     rendered pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1856 et seq., protection of 
     United States property, may be credited to the appropriation 
     from which funds were expended to provide that protection, 
     and are available without fiscal year limitation:  Provided 
     further, That using the amounts designated under this title 
     of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into 
     procurement contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements, for 
     hazardous fuels management and resilient landscapes 
     activities, and for training and monitoring associated with 
     such hazardous fuels management and resilient landscapes 
     activities on Federal land, or on adjacent non-Federal land 
     for activities that benefit resources on Federal land:  
     Provided further, That the costs of implementing any 
     cooperative agreement between the Federal Government and any 
     non-Federal entity may be shared, as mutually agreed on by 
     the affected parties:  Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     requirements of the Competition in Contracting Act, the 
     Secretary, for purposes of hazardous fuels management and 
     resilient landscapes activities, may obtain maximum 
     practicable competition among: (1) local private, nonprofit, 
     or cooperative entities; (2) Youth Conservation Corps crews, 
     Public Lands Corps (Public Law 109-154), or related 
     partnerships with State, local, or nonprofit youth groups; 
     (3) small or micro-businesses; or (4) other entities that 
     will hire or train locally a significant percentage, defined 
     as 50 percent or more, of the project workforce to complete 
     such contracts:  Provided further, That in implementing this 
     section, the Secretary shall develop written guidance to 
     field units to ensure accountability and consistent 
     application of the authorities provided herein:  Provided 
     further, That funds appropriated under this heading may be 
     used to reimburse the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
     and the National Marine Fisheries Service for the costs of 
     carrying out their responsibilities under the Endangered 
     Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to consult and 
     conference, as required by section 7 of such Act, in 
     connection with wildland fire management activities:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior may use 
     wildland fire appropriations to enter into leases of real 
     property with local governments, at or below fair market 
     value, to construct capitalized improvements for fire 
     facilities on such leased properties, including but not 
     limited to fire guard stations, retardant stations, and other 
     initial attack and fire support facilities, and to make 
     advance payments for any such lease or for construction 
     activity associated with the lease:  Provided further, That 
     the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
     Agriculture may authorize the transfer of funds appropriated 
     for wildland fire management, in an aggregate amount not to 
     exceed $50,000,000, between the Departments when such 
     transfers would facilitate and expedite wildland fire 
     management programs and projects:  Provided further, That 
     funds provided for wildfire suppression shall be available 
     for support of Federal emergency response actions:  Provided 
     further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
     available for assistance to or through the Department of 
     State in connection with forest and rangeland research, 
     technical information, and assistance in foreign countries, 
     and, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall be 
     available to support forestry, wildland fire management, and 
     related natural resource activities outside the United States 
     and its territories and possessions, including technical 
     assistance, education and training, and cooperation with 
     United States and international organizations.

                flame wildfire suppression reserve fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses for large fire suppression 
     operations of the Department of the Interior and as a reserve 
     fund for suppression and Federal emergency response 
     activities, $92,000,000, to remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That such amounts are only available for transfer 
     to the ``Wildland Fire Management'' account following a 
     declaration by the Secretary in accordance with section 502 
     of the FLAME Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 1748a).

                    central hazardous materials fund

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

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           natural resource damage assessment and restoration

                natural resource damage assessment fund

       To conduct natural resource damage assessment, restoration 
     activities, and onshore oil spill preparedness by the 
     Department of the Interior necessary to carry out the 
     provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), 
     the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), and 
     Public Law 101-337 (16 U.S.C. 19jj et seq.), $7,767,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

                          working capital fund

       For the operation and maintenance of a departmental 
     financial and business management system, information 
     technology improvements of general benefit to the Department, 
     consolidation of facilities and operations throughout the 
     Department, $57,100,000, to remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in this Act or 
     any other Act may be used to establish reserves in the 
     Working Capital Fund account other than for accrued annual 
     leave and depreciation of equipment without prior approval of 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary may assess reasonable charges to State, local and 
     tribal government employees for training services provided by 
     the National Indian Program Training Center, other than 
     training related to Public Law 93-638:  Provided further, 
     That the Secretary may lease or otherwise provide space and 
     related facilities, equipment or professional services of the 
     National Indian Program Training Center to State, local and 
     tribal government employees or persons or organizations 
     engaged in cultural, educational, or recreational activities 
     (as defined in section 3306(a) of title 40, United States 
     Code) at the prevailing rate for similar space, facilities, 
     equipment, or services in the vicinity of the National Indian 
     Program Training Center:  Provided further, That all funds 
     received pursuant to the two preceding provisos shall be 
     credited to this account, shall be available until expended, 
     and shall be used by the Secretary for necessary expenses of 
     the National Indian Program Training Center:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary may enter into grants and 
     cooperative agreements to support the Office of Natural 
     Resource Revenue's collection and disbursement of royalties, 
     fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds, as authorized by 
     law.

                        administrative provision

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

             General Provisions, Department of the Interior

                     (including transfers of funds)

               emergency transfer authority--intra-bureau

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

             emergency transfer authority--department-wide

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

                        authorized use of funds

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

            authorized use of funds, indian trust management

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

           redistribution of funds, bureau of indian affairs

       Sec. 105.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of the Interior is authorized to redistribute any 
     Tribal Priority Allocation funds, including tribal base 
     funds, to alleviate tribal funding inequities by transferring 
     funds to address identified, unmet needs, dual enrollment, 
     overlapping service areas or inaccurate distribution 
     methodologies. No tribe shall receive a reduction in Tribal 
     Priority Allocation funds of more than 10 percent in fiscal 
     year 2015. Under circumstances of dual enrollment, 
     overlapping service areas or inaccurate distribution 
     methodologies, the 10 percent limitation does not apply.

                 ellis, governors, and liberty islands

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

                outer continental shelf inspection fees

       Sec. 107. (a) In fiscal year 2015, the Secretary shall 
     collect a nonrefundable inspection fee, which shall be 
     deposited in the ``Offshore Safety and Environmental 
     Enforcement'' account, from the designated operator for 
     facilities subject to inspection under 43 U.S.C. 1348(c).
       (b) Annual fees shall be collected for facilities that are 
     above the waterline, excluding drilling rigs, and are in 
     place at the start of the fiscal year. Fees for fiscal year 
     2015 shall be:
       (1) $10,500 for facilities with no wells, but with 
     processing equipment or gathering lines;
       (2) $17,000 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, with any 
     combination of active or inactive wells; and
       (3) $31,500 for facilities with more than 10 wells, with 
     any combination of active or inactive wells.
       (c) Fees for drilling rigs shall be assessed for all 
     inspections completed in fiscal year 2015. Fees for fiscal 
     year 2015 shall be:
       (1) $30,500 per inspection for rigs operating in water 
     depths of 500 feet or more; and

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       (2) $16,700 per inspection for rigs operating in water 
     depths of less than 500 feet.
       (d) The Secretary shall bill designated operators under 
     subsection (b) within 60 days, with payment required within 
     30 days of billing. The Secretary shall bill designated 
     operators under subsection (c) within 30 days of the end of 
     the month in which the inspection occurred, with payment 
     required within 30 days of billing.

                  oil and gas leasing internet program

       Sec. 108. (a) Notwithstanding section 17(b)(1)(A) of the 
     Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1)(A)), the Secretary 
     of the Interior shall have the authority to implement an oil 
     and gas leasing Internet program, under which the Secretary 
     may conduct lease sales through methods other than oral 
     bidding.
       (b) The authority in subsection (a) shall be effective for 
     fiscal year 2015 until the date of the enactment of a 
     provision of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 that 
     amends section 17(b)(1) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
     226(b)(1)) to authorize onshore lease sales through Internet-
     based bidding methods.

     bureau of ocean energy management, regulation and enforcement 
                             reorganization

       Sec. 109.  The Secretary of the Interior, in order to 
     implement a reorganization of the Bureau of Ocean Energy 
     Management, Regulation and Enforcement, may transfer funds 
     among and between the successor offices and bureaus affected 
     by the reorganization only in conformance with the 
     reprogramming guidelines for division F in the explanatory 
     statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
     division A of this consolidated Act).

  contracts and agreements for wild horse and burro holding facilities

       Sec. 110.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     the Secretary of the Interior may enter into multiyear 
     cooperative agreements with nonprofit organizations and other 
     appropriate entities, and may enter into multiyear contracts 
     in accordance with the provisions of section 304B of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
     U.S.C. 254c) (except that the 5-year term restriction in 
     subsection (d) shall not apply), for the long-term care and 
     maintenance of excess wild free roaming horses and burros by 
     such organizations or entities on private land. Such 
     cooperative agreements and contracts may not exceed 10 years, 
     subject to renewal at the discretion of the Secretary.

                       mass marking of salmonids

       Sec. 111.  The United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
     shall, in carrying out its responsibilities to protect 
     threatened and endangered species of salmon, implement a 
     system of mass marking of salmonid stocks, intended for 
     harvest, that are released from federally operated or 
     federally financed hatcheries including but not limited to 
     fish releases of coho, chinook, and steelhead species. Marked 
     fish must have a visible mark that can be readily identified 
     by commercial and recreational fishers.

                      prohibition on use of funds

       Sec. 112. (a) Any proposed new use of the Arizona & 
     California Railroad Company's Right of Way for conveyance of 
     water shall not proceed unless the Secretary of the Interior 
     certifies that the proposed new use is within the scope of 
     the Right of Way.
       (b) No funds appropriated or otherwise made available to 
     the Department of the Interior may be used, in relation to 
     any proposal to store water underground for the purpose of 
     export, for approval of any right-of-way or similar 
     authorization on the Mojave National Preserve or lands 
     managed by the Needles Field Office of the Bureau of Land 
     Management, or for carrying out any activities associated 
     with such right-of-way or similar approval.

                           republic of palau

       Sec. 113. (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (c), the 
     United States Government, through the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall provide to the Government of Palau for fiscal 
     year 2015 grants in amounts equal to the annual amounts 
     specified in subsections (a), (c), and (d) of section 211 of 
     the Compact of Free Association between the Government of the 
     United States of America and the Government of Palau (48 
     U.S.C. 1931 note) (referred to in this section as the 
     ``Compact'').
       (b) Programmatic Assistance.--Subject to subsection (c), 
     the United States shall provide programmatic assistance to 
     the Republic of Palau for fiscal year 2015 in amounts equal 
     to the amounts provided in subsections (a) and (b)(1) of 
     section 221 of the Compact.
       (c) Limitations on Assistance.--
       (1) In general.--The grants and programmatic assistance 
     provided under subsections (a) and (b) shall be provided to 
     the same extent and in the same manner as the grants and 
     assistance were provided in fiscal year 2009.
       (2) Trust fund.--If the Government of Palau withdraws more 
     than $5,000,000 from the trust fund established under section 
     211(f) of the Compact, amounts to be provided under 
     subsections (a) and (b) shall be withheld from the Government 
     of Palau.

                  exhaustion of administrative review

       Sec. 114.  Paragraph (1) of section 122(a) of division E of 
     Public Law 112-74 (125 Stat. 1013), as amended by section 122 
     of division G of Public Law 113-76 (128 Stat. 314), is 
     further amended by striking ``through 2015,'' in the first 
     sentence and inserting ``through 2016,''.

                     wild lands funding prohibition

       Sec. 115.  None of the funds made available in this Act or 
     any other Act may be used to implement, administer, or 
     enforce Secretarial Order No. 3310 issued by the Secretary of 
     the Interior on December 22, 2010:  Provided, That nothing in 
     this section shall restrict the Secretary's authorities under 
     sections 201 and 202 of the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1711 and 1712).

              bureau of indian education operated schools

       Sec. 116.  Section 115(d) of division E of Public Law 112-
     74 (125 Stat. 1010) is amended by striking ``2014'' and 
     inserting ``2017''.

      reauthorization of forest ecosystem health and recovery fund

       Sec. 117.  Title I of the Department of the Interior, 
     Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 
     (Public Law 111-88) is amended in the text under the heading 
     ``FOREST ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND RECOVERY FUND'' by striking 
     ``2015'' each place it appears and inserting ``2020''.

                          volunteers in parks

       Sec. 118.  Section 4 of Public Law 91-357 (16 U.S.C. 18j), 
     as amended, is further amended by striking ``$3,500,000'' and 
     inserting ``$5,000,000''.

              contracts and agreements with indian affairs

       Sec. 119.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     during fiscal year 2015, in carrying out work involving 
     cooperation with State, local, and tribal governments or any 
     political subdivision thereof, Indian Affairs may record 
     obligations against accounts receivable from any such 
     entities, except that total obligations at the end of the 
     fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary resources 
     available at the end of the fiscal year.

                             heritage areas

       Sec. 120. (a) Section 109 of title I of Public Law 105-355 
     (16 U.S.C. 461 note) shall be applied for fiscal year 2015 by 
     substituting ``2015'' for ``2014''.
       (b) Section 157(h)(1) of title I of Public Law 106-291 (16 
     U.S.C. 461 note) is amended by striking ``$10,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$11,000,000''.

                        ratification of payments

       Sec. 121.  All payments made to school districts under the 
     first section of the Act of June 4, 1948 (62 Stat. 338, 
     chapter 417; 16 U.S.C. 40a), during the period beginning in 
     fiscal year 1976 and ending on the date of enactment of this 
     Act are ratified and approved, notwithstanding the payments 
     made under chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code to the 
     units of general local government.

                              sage-grouse

       Sec. 122.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to 
     write or issue pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered 
     Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533)--
       (1) a proposed rule for greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus 
     urophasianus);
       (2) a proposed rule for the Columbia basin distinct 
     population segment of greater sage-grouse;
       (3) a final rule for the bi-state distinct population 
     segment of greater sage-grouse; or
       (4) a final rule for Gunnison sage-grouse (Centrocercus 
     minimus).

                                TITLE II

                    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

                         Science and Technology

       For science and technology, including research and 
     development activities, which shall include research and 
     development activities under the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980; necessary 
     expenses for personnel and related costs and travel expenses; 
     procurement of laboratory equipment and supplies; and other 
     operating expenses in support of research and development, 
     $734,648,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:  
     Provided, That of the funds included under this heading, 
     $4,100,000 shall be for Research: National Priorities as 
     specified in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act.

                 Environmental Programs and Management

       For environmental programs and management, including 
     necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for personnel 
     and related costs and travel expenses; hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; 
     purchase of reprints; library memberships in societies or 
     associations which issue publications to members only or at a 
     price to members lower than to subscribers who are not 
     members; administrative costs of the brownfields program 
     under the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields 
     Revitalization Act of 2002; and not to exceed $19,000 for 
     official reception and representation expenses, 
     $2,613,679,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: 
      Provided, That of the funds included under this heading, 
     $12,700,000 shall

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     be for Environmental Protection: National Priorities as 
     specified in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act: 
      Provided further, That of the funds included under this 
     heading, $427,737,000 shall be for Geographic Programs 
     specified in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act: 
      Provided further, That of the funds provided under this 
     heading for Information Exchange and Outreach, $856,750 of 
     funds made available for the Immediate Office of the 
     Administrator and $1,790,750 of funds made available for the 
     Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations shall 
     be withheld from obligation until reports detailed in the 
     explanatory statement accompanying this Act are provided to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate; and of the funds provided 
     under this heading for Operations and Administration for the 
     Office of the Chief Financial Officer, $741,500 shall be 
     withheld from obligation until such reports are provided to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate.

            Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Fund

       For necessary expenses to carry out section 3024 of the 
     Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6939g), including the 
     development, operation, maintenance, and upgrading of the 
     hazardous waste electronic manifest system established by 
     such section, $3,674,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2017.

                      Office of Inspector General

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, $41,489,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2016.

                        Buildings and Facilities

       For construction, repair, improvement, extension, 
     alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, 
     or for use by, the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     $42,317,000, to remain available until expended.

                     Hazardous Substance Superfund

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (CERCLA), including sections 111(c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6), 
     and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 9611) $1,088,769,000, to remain 
     available until expended, consisting of such sums as are 
     available in the Trust Fund on September 30, 2014, as 
     authorized by section 517(a) of the Superfund Amendments and 
     Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) and up to $1,088,769,000 
     as a payment from general revenues to the Hazardous Substance 
     Superfund for purposes as authorized by section 517(b) of 
     SARA:  Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading 
     may be allocated to other Federal agencies in accordance with 
     section 111(a) of CERCLA:  Provided further, That of the 
     funds appropriated under this heading, $9,939,000 shall be 
     paid to the ``Office of Inspector General'' appropriation to 
     remain available until September 30, 2016, and $18,850,000 
     shall be paid to the ``Science and Technology'' appropriation 
     to remain available until September 30, 2016.

          Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program

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

                       Inland Oil Spill Programs

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

                   State and Tribal Assistance Grants

       For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance, 
     including capitalization grants for State revolving funds and 
     performance partnership grants, $3,545,161,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which--
       (1) $1,448,887,000 shall be for making capitalization 
     grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under title 
     VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; and of which 
     $906,896,000 shall be for making capitalization grants for 
     the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds under section 1452 
     of the Safe Drinking Water Act:  Provided, That for fiscal 
     year 2015, to the extent there are sufficient eligible 
     project applications, not less than 10 percent of the funds 
     made available under this title to each State for Clean Water 
     State Revolving Fund capitalization grants shall be used by 
     the State for projects to address green infrastructure, water 
     or energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally 
     innovative activities:  Provided further, That for fiscal 
     year 2015, funds made available under this title to each 
     State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization 
     grants may, at the discretion of each State, be used for 
     projects to address green infrastructure, water or energy 
     efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative 
     activities:  Provided further, That notwithstanding section 
     603(d)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the 
     limitation on the amounts in a State water pollution control 
     revolving fund that may be used by a State to administer the 
     fund shall not apply to amounts included as principal in 
     loans made by such fund in fiscal year 2015 and prior years 
     where such amounts represent costs of administering the fund 
     to the extent that such amounts are or were deemed reasonable 
     by the Administrator, accounted for separately from other 
     assets in the fund, and used for eligible purposes of the 
     fund, including administration:  Provided further, That for 
     fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding the limitation on amounts 
     in section 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     and section 1452(i) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, up to a 
     total of 2 percent of the funds appropriated for State 
     Revolving Funds under such Acts may be reserved by the 
     Administrator for grants under section 518(c) and section 
     1452(i) of such Acts:  Provided further, That for fiscal year 
     2015, notwithstanding the amounts specified in section 205(c) 
     of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, up to 1.5 percent 
     of the aggregate funds appropriated for the Clean Water State 
     Revolving Fund program under the Act less any sums reserved 
     under section 518(c) of the Act, may be reserved by the 
     Administrator for grants made under title II of the Clean 
     Water Act for American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Marianas, and United States Virgin Islands:  
     Provided further, That for fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding 
     the limitations on amounts specified in section 1452(j) of 
     the Safe Drinking Water Act, up to 1.5 percent of the funds 
     appropriated for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund 
     programs under the Safe Drinking Water Act may be reserved by 
     the Administrator for grants made under section 1452(j) of 
     the Safe Drinking Water Act:  Provided further, That not less 
     than 20 percent but not more than 30 percent of the funds 
     made available under this title to each State for Drinking 
     Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants shall be 
     used by the State to provide additional subsidy to eligible 
     recipients in the form of forgiveness of principal, negative 
     interest loans, or grants (or any combination of these), and 
     shall be so used by the State only where such funds are 
     provided as initial financing for an eligible recipient or to 
     buy, refinance, or restructure the debt obligations of 
     eligible recipients only where such debt was incurred on or 
     after the date of enactment of this Act;
       (2) $5,000,000 shall be for architectural, engineering, 
     planning, design, construction and related activities in 
     connection with the construction of high priority water and 
     wastewater facilities in the area of the United States-Mexico 
     Border, after consultation with the appropriate border 
     commission;  Provided, That no funds provided by this 
     appropriations Act to address the water, wastewater and other 
     critical infrastructure needs of the colonias in the United 
     States along the United States-Mexico border shall be made 
     available to a county or municipal government unless that 
     government has established an enforceable local ordinance, or 
     other zoning rule, which prevents in that jurisdiction the 
     development or construction of any additional colonia areas, 
     or the development within an existing colonia the 
     construction of any new home, business, or other structure 
     which lacks water, wastewater, or other necessary 
     infrastructure;
       (3) $10,000,000 shall be for grants to the State of Alaska 
     to address drinking water and wastewater infrastructure needs 
     of rural and Alaska Native Villages:  Provided, That of these 
     funds: (A) the State of Alaska shall provide a match of 25 
     percent; (B) no more than 5 percent of the funds may be used 
     for administrative and overhead expenses; and (C) the State 
     of Alaska shall make awards consistent with the Statewide 
     priority list established in conjunction with the Agency and 
     the U.S. Department of Agriculture for all water, sewer, 
     waste disposal, and similar projects carried out by the State 
     of Alaska that are funded under section 221 of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301) or the 
     Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1921 et 
     seq.) which shall allocate not less than 25 percent of the 
     funds provided for projects in regional hub communities;
       (4) $80,000,000 shall be to carry out section 104(k) of the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including grants, interagency 
     agreements, and associated program support costs:  Provided, 
     That not more than 25 percent of the amount appropriated to 
     carry out section 104(k) of CERCLA shall be used for site 
     characterization, assessment, and remediation of facilities 
     described in section 101(39)(D)(ii)(II) of CERCLA;

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       (5) $30,000,000 shall be for grants under title VII, 
     subtitle G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005;
       (6) $10,000,000 shall be for targeted airshed grants in 
     accordance with the terms and conditions of the explanatory 
     statement accompanying this Act; and
       (7) $1,054,378,000 shall be for grants, including 
     associated program support costs, to States, federally 
     recognized tribes, interstate agencies, tribal consortia, and 
     air pollution control agencies for multi-media or single 
     media pollution prevention, control and abatement and related 
     activities, including activities pursuant to the provisions 
     set forth under this heading in Public Law 104-134, and for 
     making grants under section 103 of the Clean Air Act for 
     particulate matter monitoring and data collection activities 
     subject to terms and conditions specified by the 
     Administrator, of which: $47,745,000 shall be for carrying 
     out section 128 of CERCLA; $9,646,000 shall be for 
     Environmental Information Exchange Network grants, including 
     associated program support costs; $1,498,000 shall be for 
     grants to States under section 2007(f)(2) of the Solid Waste 
     Disposal Act, which shall be in addition to funds 
     appropriated under the heading ``Leaking Underground Storage 
     Tank Trust Fund Program'' to carry out the provisions of the 
     Solid Waste Disposal Act specified in section 9508(c) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code other than section 9003(h) of the Solid 
     Waste Disposal Act; $17,848,000 of the funds available for 
     grants under section 106 of the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act shall be for State participation in national- and 
     State- level statistical surveys of water resources and 
     enhancements to State monitoring programs.

       Administrative Provisions--Environmental Protection Agency

              (including transfer and rescission of funds)

       For fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 6303(1) and 
     6305(1), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, in carrying out the Agency's function to implement 
     directly Federal environmental programs required or 
     authorized by law in the absence of an acceptable tribal 
     program, may award cooperative agreements to federally 
     recognized Indian tribes or Intertribal consortia, if 
     authorized by their member tribes, to assist the 
     Administrator in implementing Federal environmental programs 
     for Indian tribes required or authorized by law, except that 
     no such cooperative agreements may be awarded from funds 
     designated for State financial assistance agreements.
       The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is 
     authorized to collect and obligate pesticide registration 
     service fees in accordance with section 33 of the Federal 
     Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as amended by 
     Public Law 112-177, the Pesticide Registration Improvement 
     Extension Act of 2012.
       Notwithstanding section 33(d)(2) of the Federal 
     Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 
     136w-8(d)(2)), the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency may assess fees under section 33 of FIFRA 
     (7 U.S.C. 136w-8) for fiscal year 2015.
       The Administrator is authorized to transfer up to 
     $300,000,000 of the funds appropriated for the Great Lakes 
     Restoration Initiative under the heading ``Environmental 
     Programs and Management'' to the head of any Federal 
     department or agency, with the concurrence of such head, to 
     carry out activities that would support the Great Lakes 
     Restoration Initiative and Great Lakes Water Quality 
     Agreement programs, projects, or activities; to enter into an 
     interagency agreement with the head of such Federal 
     department or agency to carry out these activities; and to 
     make grants to governmental entities, nonprofit 
     organizations, institutions, and individuals for planning, 
     research, monitoring, outreach, and implementation in 
     furtherance of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the 
     Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.
       The Science and Technology, Environmental Programs and 
     Management, Office of Inspector General, Hazardous Substance 
     Superfund, and Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund 
     Program Accounts, are available for the construction, 
     alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of 
     facilities provided that the cost does not exceed $150,000 
     per project.
       The fourth paragraph under the heading ``Administrative 
     Provisions'' in title II of Public Law 109-54 is amended by 
     striking ``2015'' and inserting ``2020''.
       For fiscal year 2015, and notwithstanding section 518(f) of 
     the Water Pollution Control Act, the Administrator is 
     authorized to use the amounts appropriated for any fiscal 
     year under Section 319 of the Act to make grants to federally 
     recognized Indian tribes pursuant to sections 319(h) and 
     518(e) of that Act.
       The Administrator is authorized to use the amounts 
     appropriated under the heading ``Environmental Programs and 
     Management'' for fiscal year 2015 to provide grants to 
     implement the Southeastern New England Watershed Restoration 
     Program.
       From unobligated balances to carry out projects and 
     activities funded through the ``State and Tribal Assistance 
     Grants'' account, $40,000,000, are hereby permanently 
     rescinded:  Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from 
     amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget 
     or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985.

                               TITLE III

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                             Forest Service

                     forest and rangeland research

       For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland research as 
     authorized by law, $296,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That of the funds provided, $70,000,000 
     is for the forest inventory and analysis program.

                       state and private forestry

       For necessary expenses of cooperating with and providing 
     technical and financial assistance to States, territories, 
     possessions, and others, and for forest health management, 
     including treatments of pests, pathogens, and invasive or 
     noxious plants and for restoring and rehabilitating forests 
     damaged by pests or invasive plants, cooperative forestry, 
     and education and land conservation activities and conducting 
     an international program as authorized, $232,653,000, to 
     remain available until expended, as authorized by law; of 
     which $53,000,000 is to be derived from the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund.

                         national forest system

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise 
     provided for, for management, protection, improvement, and 
     utilization of the National Forest System, $1,494,330,000, to 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That of the funds 
     provided, $40,000,000 shall be deposited in the Collaborative 
     Forest Landscape Restoration Fund for ecological restoration 
     treatments as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 7303(f):  Provided 
     further, That of the funds provided, $339,130,000 shall be 
     for forest products:  Provided further, That of the funds 
     provided, up to $81,941,000 is for the Integrated Resource 
     Restoration pilot program for Region 1, Region 3 and Region 
     4:  Provided further, That of the funds provided for forest 
     products, up to $65,560,000 may be transferred to support the 
     Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program in the 
     preceding proviso:  Provided further, That the Secretary of 
     Agriculture may transfer to the Secretary of the Interior any 
     unobligated funds appropriated in this fiscal year or in a 
     previous fiscal year for operation of the Valles Caldera 
     National Preserve.

                  capital improvement and maintenance

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise 
     provided for, $360,374,000, to remain available until 
     expended, for construction, capital improvement, maintenance 
     and acquisition of buildings and other facilities and 
     infrastructure; and for construction, reconstruction, 
     decommissioning of roads that are no longer needed, including 
     unauthorized roads that are not part of the transportation 
     system, and maintenance of forest roads and trails by the 
     Forest Service as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 532-538 and 23 
     U.S.C. 101 and 205:  Provided, That $40,000,000 shall be 
     designated for urgently needed road decommissioning, road and 
     trail repair and maintenance and associated activities, and 
     removal of fish passage barriers, especially in areas where 
     Forest Service roads may be contributing to water quality 
     problems in streams and water bodies which support 
     threatened, endangered, or sensitive species or community 
     water sources:  Provided further, That funds becoming 
     available in fiscal year 2015 under the Act of March 4, 1913 
     (16 U.S.C. 501) shall be transferred to the General Fund of 
     the Treasury and shall not be available for transfer or 
     obligation for any other purpose unless the funds are 
     appropriated:  Provided further, That of the funds provided 
     for decommissioning of roads, up to $14,743,000 may be 
     transferred to the ``National Forest System'' to support the 
     Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program.

                            land acquisition

       For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the 
     Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, (16 U.S.C. 
     460l-4 et seq.), including administrative expenses, and for 
     acquisition of land or waters, or interest therein, in 
     accordance with statutory authority applicable to the Forest 
     Service, $47,500,000, to be derived from the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund and to remain available until expended.

         acquisition of lands for national forests special acts

       For acquisition of lands within the exterior boundaries of 
     the Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National Forests, Utah; the 
     Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada; and the Angeles, San 
     Bernardino, Sequoia, and Cleveland National Forests, 
     California, as authorized by law, $950,000, to be derived 
     from forest receipts.

            acquisition of lands to complete land exchanges

       For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived from 
     funds deposited by State, county, or municipal governments, 
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     districts, or other public school authorities, and for 
     authorized expenditures from funds deposited by non-Federal 
     parties pursuant to Land Sale and Exchange Acts, pursuant to 
     the Act of December 4, 1967, (16 U.S.C. 484a), to remain 
     available until expended (16 U.S.C. 460l-516-617a, 555a; 
     Public Law 96-586; Public Law 76-589, 76-591; and Public Law 
     78-310).

                         range betterment fund

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

    gifts, donations and bequests for forest and rangeland research

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

        management of national forest lands for subsistence uses

       For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to manage 
     Federal lands in Alaska for subsistence uses under title VIII 
     of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act 
     (Public Law 96-487), $2,500,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                        wildland fire management

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression 
     activities on National Forest System lands, for emergency 
     fire suppression on or adjacent to such lands or other lands 
     under fire protection agreement, hazardous fuels management 
     on or adjacent to such lands, emergency rehabilitation of 
     burned-over National Forest System lands and water, and for 
     State and volunteer fire assistance, $2,333,298,000, to 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That such funds 
     including unobligated balances under this heading, are 
     available for repayment of advances from other appropriations 
     accounts previously transferred for such purposes:  Provided 
     further, That such funds shall be available to reimburse 
     State and other cooperating entities for services provided in 
     response to wildfire and other emergencies or disasters to 
     the extent such reimbursements by the Forest Service for non-
     fire emergencies are fully repaid by the responsible 
     emergency management agency:  Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, $6,914,000 of 
     funds appropriated under this appropriation shall be 
     available for the Forest Service in support of fire science 
     research authorized by the Joint Fire Science Program, 
     including all Forest Service authorities for the use of 
     funds, such as contracts, grants, research joint venture 
     agreements, and cooperative agreements:  Provided further, 
     That all authorities for the use of funds, including the use 
     of contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements, available 
     to execute the Forest and Rangeland Research appropriation, 
     are also available in the utilization of these funds for Fire 
     Science Research:  Provided further, That funds provided 
     shall be available for emergency rehabilitation and 
     restoration, hazardous fuels management activities, support 
     to Federal emergency response, and wildfire suppression 
     activities of the Forest Service:  Provided further, That of 
     the funds provided, $361,749,000 is for hazardous fuels 
     management activities, $19,795,000 is for research activities 
     and to make competitive research grants pursuant to the 
     Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act, (16 
     U.S.C. 1641 et seq.), $78,000,000 is for State fire 
     assistance, and $13,000,000 is for volunteer fire assistance 
     under section 10 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act 
     of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2106):  Provided further, That amounts in 
     this paragraph may be transferred to the ``National Forest 
     System'', and ``Forest and Rangeland Research'' accounts to 
     fund forest and rangeland research, the Joint Fire Science 
     Program, vegetation and watershed management, heritage site 
     rehabilitation, and wildlife and fish habitat management and 
     restoration:  Provided further, That, of the funds provided, 
     $65,000,000 shall be available for the purpose of acquiring 
     aircraft for the next-generation airtanker fleet to enhance 
     firefighting mobility, effectiveness, efficiency, and safety, 
     and such aircraft shall be suitable for contractor operation 
     over the terrain and forested-ecosystems characteristic of 
     National Forest System lands, as determined by the Chief of 
     the Forest Service:  Provided further, That the costs of 
     implementing any cooperative agreement between the Federal 
     Government and any non-Federal entity may be shared, as 
     mutually agreed on by the affected parties:  Provided 
     further, That up to $15,000,000 of the funds provided herein 
     may be used by the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into 
     procurement contracts or cooperative agreements or to issue 
     grants for hazardous fuels management activities and for 
     training or monitoring associated with such hazardous fuels 
     management activities on Federal land or on non-Federal land 
     if the Secretary determines such activities implement a 
     community wildfire protection plan (or equivalent) and 
     benefit resources on Federal land:  Provided further, That 
     funds made available to implement the Community Forest 
     Restoration Act, Public Law 106-393, title VI, shall be 
     available for use on non-Federal lands in accordance with 
     authorities made available to the Forest Service under the 
     ``State and Private Forestry'' appropriation:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
     of Agriculture may authorize the transfer of funds 
     appropriated for wildland fire management, in an aggregate 
     amount not to exceed $50,000,000, between the Departments 
     when such transfers would facilitate and expedite wildland 
     fire management programs and projects:  Provided further, 
     That of the funds provided for hazardous fuels management, 
     not to exceed $15,000,000 may be used to make grants, using 
     any authorities available to the Forest Service under the 
     ``State and Private Forestry'' appropriation, for the purpose 
     of creating incentives for increased use of biomass from 
     National Forest System lands:  Provided further, That funds 
     designated for wildfire suppression, including funds 
     transferred from the ``FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve 
     Fund,'' shall be assessed for cost pools on the same basis as 
     such assessments are calculated against other agency 
     programs:  Provided further, That of the funds for hazardous 
     fuels management, up to $28,077,000 may be transferred to the 
     ``National Forest System'' to support the Integrated Resource 
     Restoration pilot program.

                flame wildfire suppression reserve fund

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses for large fire suppression 
     operations of the Department of Agriculture and as a reserve 
     fund for suppression and Federal emergency response 
     activities, $303,060,000, to remain available until expended: 
      Provided, That such amounts are only available for transfer 
     to the ``Wildland Fire Management'' account following a 
     declaration by the Secretary in accordance with section 502 
     of the FLAME Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 1748a).

               administrative provisions--forest service

                     (including transfers of funds)

       Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current fiscal 
     year shall be available for: (1) purchase of passenger motor 
     vehicles; acquisition of passenger motor vehicles from excess 
     sources, and hire of such vehicles; purchase, lease, 
     operation, maintenance, and acquisition of aircraft to 
     maintain the operable fleet for use in Forest Service 
     wildland fire programs and other Forest Service programs; 
     notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing aircraft 
     being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in 
     value used to offset the purchase price for the replacement 
     aircraft; (2) services pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2225, and not to 
     exceed $100,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; (3) 
     purchase, erection, and alteration of buildings and other 
     public improvements (7 U.S.C. 2250); (4) acquisition of land, 
     waters, and interests therein pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 428a; (5) 
     for expenses pursuant to the Volunteers in the National 
     Forest Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 558a, 558d, and 558a note); (6) 
     the cost of uniforms as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; and 
     (7) for debt collection contracts in accordance with 31 
     U.S.C. 3718(c).
       Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service 
     may be transferred to the Wildland Fire Management 
     appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency 
     rehabilitation of burned-over or damaged lands or waters 
     under its jurisdiction, and fire preparedness due to severe 
     burning conditions upon the Secretary's notification of the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that all fire 
     suppression funds appropriated under the headings ``Wildland 
     Fire Management'' and ``FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve 
     Fund'' will be obligated within 30 days:  Provided, That all 
     funds used pursuant to this paragraph must be replenished by 
     a supplemental appropriation which must be requested as 
     promptly as possible.
       Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available 
     for assistance to or through the Agency for International 
     Development in connection with forest and rangeland research, 
     technical information, and assistance in foreign countries, 
     and shall be available to support forestry and related 
     natural resource activities outside the United States and its 
     territories and possessions, including technical assistance, 
     education and training, and cooperation with U.S., private, 
     and international organizations. The Forest Service, acting 
     for the International Program, may sign direct funding 
     agreements with foreign governments and institutions as well 
     as other domestic agencies (including the U.S. Agency for 
     International Development, the Department of State, and the 
     Millennium Challenge Corporation), U.S. private sector firms, 
     institutions and organizations to provide technical 
     assistance and training programs overseas on forestry and 
     rangeland management.
       Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available 
     for expenditure or transfer to the Department of the 
     Interior, Bureau of Land Management, for removal, 
     preparation, and adoption of excess wild horses and burros 
     from National Forest System lands, and for the performance of 
     cadastral surveys to designate the boundaries of such lands.
       None of the funds made available to the Forest Service in 
     this Act or any other Act

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     with respect to any fiscal year shall be subject to transfer 
     under the provisions of section 702(b) of the Department of 
     Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257), section 442 
     of Public Law 106-224 (7 U.S.C. 7772), or section 10417(b) of 
     Public Law 107-107 (7 U.S.C. 8316(b)).
       None of the funds available to the Forest Service may be 
     reprogrammed without the advance approval of the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations in accordance with the 
     reprogramming procedures contained in the explanatory 
     statement accompanying this Act.
       Not more than $82,000,000 of funds available to the Forest 
     Service shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund of 
     the Department of Agriculture and not more than $14,500,000 
     of funds available to the Forest Service shall be transferred 
     to the Department of Agriculture for Department Reimbursable 
     Programs, commonly referred to as Greenbook charges. Nothing 
     in this paragraph shall prohibit or limit the use of 
     reimbursable agreements requested by the Forest Service in 
     order to obtain services from the Department of Agriculture's 
     National Information Technology Center. Nothing in this 
     paragraph shall limit the Forest Service portion of 
     implementation costs to be paid to the Department of 
     Agriculture for the International Technology Service.
       Of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to 
     $5,000,000 shall be available for priority projects within 
     the scope of the approved budget, which shall be carried out 
     by the Youth Conservation Corps and shall be carried out 
     under the authority of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993, 
     Public Law 103-82, as amended by Public Lands Corps Healthy 
     Forests Restoration Act of 2005, Public Law 109-154.
       Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $4,000 is 
     available to the Chief of the Forest Service for official 
     reception and representation expenses.
       Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of Public Law 101-
     593, of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to 
     $3,000,000 may be advanced in a lump sum to the National 
     Forest Foundation to aid conservation partnership projects in 
     support of the Forest Service mission, without regard to when 
     the Foundation incurs expenses, for projects on or 
     benefitting National Forest System lands or related to Forest 
     Service programs:  Provided, That of the Federal funds made 
     available to the Foundation, no more than $300,000 shall be 
     available for administrative expenses:  Provided further, 
     That the Foundation shall obtain, by the end of the period of 
     Federal financial assistance, private contributions to match 
     on at least one-for-one basis funds made available by the 
     Forest Service:  Provided further, That the Foundation may 
     transfer Federal funds to a Federal or a non-Federal 
     recipient for a project at the same rate that the recipient 
     has obtained the non-Federal matching funds.
       Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98-244, up to 
     $3,000,000 of the funds available to the Forest Service may 
     be advanced to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in a 
     lump sum to aid cost-share conservation projects, without 
     regard to when expenses are incurred, on or benefitting 
     National Forest System lands or related to Forest Service 
     programs:  Provided, That such funds shall be matched on at 
     least a one-for-one basis by the Foundation or its sub-
     recipients:  Provided further, That the Foundation may 
     transfer Federal funds to a Federal or non-Federal recipient 
     for a project at the same rate that the recipient has 
     obtained the non-Federal matching funds.
       Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available 
     for interactions with and providing technical assistance to 
     rural communities and natural resource-based businesses for 
     sustainable rural development purposes.
       Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available 
     for payments to counties within the Columbia River Gorge 
     National Scenic Area, pursuant to section 14(c)(1) and (2), 
     and section 16(a)(2) of Public Law 99-663.
       Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may be used to 
     meet the non-Federal share requirement in section 502(c) of 
     the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056(c)(2)).
       Funds available to the Forest Service, not to exceed 
     $55,000,000, shall be assessed for the purpose of performing 
     fire, administrative and other facilities maintenance and 
     decommissioning. Such assessments shall occur using a square 
     foot rate charged on the same basis the agency uses to assess 
     programs for payment of rent, utilities, and other support 
     services.
       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
     appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service not 
     to exceed $500,000 may be used to reimburse the Office of the 
     General Counsel (OGC), Department of Agriculture, for travel 
     and related expenses incurred as a result of OGC assistance 
     or participation requested by the Forest Service at meetings, 
     training sessions, management reviews, land purchase 
     negotiations and similar nonlitigation-related matters. 
     Future budget justifications for both the Forest Service and 
     the Department of Agriculture should clearly display the sums 
     previously transferred and the requested funding transfers.
       An eligible individual who is employed in any project 
     funded under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
     U.S.C. 3056 et seq.) and administered by the Forest Service 
     shall be considered to be a Federal employee for purposes of 
     chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code.

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                         Indian Health Service

                         indian health services

       For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of August 5, 
     1954 (68 Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act, the Indian Health Care Improvement 
     Act, and titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to the Indian Health Service, $4,182,147,000, 
     together with payments received during the fiscal year 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 238(b) and 238b, for services furnished 
     by the Indian Health Service:  Provided, That funds made 
     available to tribes and tribal organizations through 
     contracts, grant agreements, or any other agreements or 
     compacts authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450), shall be 
     deemed to be obligated at the time of the grant or contract 
     award and thereafter shall remain available to the tribe or 
     tribal organization without fiscal year limitation:  Provided 
     further, That, $914,139,000 for Purchased/Referred Care, 
     including $51,500,000 for the Indian Catastrophic Health 
     Emergency Fund, shall remain available until expended:  
     Provided further, That, of the funds provided, up to 
     $36,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     implementation of the loan repayment program under section 
     108 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act:  Provided 
     further, That the amounts collected by the Federal Government 
     as authorized by sections 104 and 108 of the Indian Health 
     Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a) during the 
     preceding fiscal year for breach of contracts shall be 
     deposited to the Fund authorized by section 108A of the Act 
     (25 U.S.C. 1616a-1) and shall remain available until expended 
     and, notwithstanding section 108A(c) of the Act (25 U.S.C. 
     1616a-1(c)), funds shall be available to make new awards 
     under the loan repayment and scholarship programs under 
     sections 104 and 108 of the Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a):  
     Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the amounts made available within this account for the 
     methamphetamine and suicide prevention and treatment 
     initiative and for the domestic violence prevention 
     initiative shall be allocated at the discretion of the 
     Director of the Indian Health Service and shall remain 
     available until expended:  Provided further, That funds 
     provided in this Act may be used for annual contracts and 
     grants that fall within 2 fiscal years, provided the total 
     obligation is recorded in the year the funds are 
     appropriated:  Provided further, That the amounts collected 
     by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under the 
     authority of title IV of the Indian Health Care Improvement 
     Act shall remain available until expended for the purpose of 
     achieving compliance with the applicable conditions and 
     requirements of titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security 
     Act, except for those related to the planning, design, or 
     construction of new facilities:  Provided further, That 
     funding contained herein for scholarship programs under the 
     Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613) shall 
     remain available until expended:  Provided further, That 
     amounts received by tribes and tribal organizations under 
     title IV of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act shall be 
     reported and accounted for and available to the receiving 
     tribes and tribal organizations until expended:  Provided 
     further, That the Bureau of Indian Affairs may collect from 
     the Indian Health Service, tribes and tribal organizations 
     operating health facilities pursuant to Public Law 93-638, 
     such individually identifiable health information relating to 
     disabled children as may be necessary for the purpose of 
     carrying out its functions under the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400, et seq.):  
     Provided further, That the Indian Health Care Improvement 
     Fund may be used, as needed, to carry out activities 
     typically funded under the Indian Health Facilities account.

                        indian health facilities

       For construction, repair, maintenance, improvement, and 
     equipment of health and related auxiliary facilities, 
     including quarters for personnel; preparation of plans, 
     specifications, and drawings; acquisition of sites, purchase 
     and erection of modular buildings, and purchases of trailers; 
     and for provision of domestic and community sanitation 
     facilities for Indians, as authorized by section 7 of the Act 
     of August 5, 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2004a), the Indian Self-
     Determination Act, and the Indian Health Care Improvement 
     Act, and for expenses necessary to carry out such Acts and 
     titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act with 
     respect to environmental health and facilities support 
     activities of the Indian Health Service, $460,234,000 to 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
     appropriated for the planning, design, construction, 
     renovation or expansion of health facilities for the benefit 
     of an Indian tribe or tribes may be used to purchase land on 
     which such facilities will be located:  Provided further, 
     That not to exceed $500,000 may be

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     used by the Indian Health Service to purchase TRANSAM 
     equipment from the Department of Defense for distribution to 
     the Indian Health Service and tribal facilities:  Provided 
     further, That none of the funds appropriated to the Indian 
     Health Service may be used for sanitation facilities 
     construction for new homes funded with grants by the housing 
     programs of the United States Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development:  Provided further, That not to exceed $2,700,000 
     from this account and the ``Indian Health Services'' account 
     may be used by the Indian Health Service to obtain ambulances 
     for the Indian Health Service and tribal facilities in 
     conjunction with an existing interagency agreement between 
     the Indian Health Service and the General Services 
     Administration:  Provided further, That not to exceed 
     $500,000 may be placed in a Demolition Fund, to remain 
     available until expended, and be used by the Indian Health 
     Service for the demolition of Federal buildings.

            administrative provisions--indian health service

       Appropriations provided in this Act to the Indian Health 
     Service shall be available for services as authorized by 5 
     U.S.C. 3109 at rates not to exceed the per diem rate 
     equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior-level 
     positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; hire of passenger motor 
     vehicles and aircraft; purchase of medical equipment; 
     purchase of reprints; purchase, renovation and erection of 
     modular buildings and renovation of existing facilities; 
     payments for telephone service in private residences in the 
     field, when authorized under regulations approved by the 
     Secretary; uniforms or allowances therefor as authorized by 5 
     U.S.C. 5901-5902; and for expenses of attendance at meetings 
     that relate to the functions or activities of the Indian 
     Health Service:  Provided, That in accordance with the 
     provisions of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, non-
     Indian patients may be extended health care at all tribally 
     administered or Indian Health Service facilities, subject to 
     charges, and the proceeds along with funds recovered under 
     the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651-2653) 
     shall be credited to the account of the facility providing 
     the service and shall be available without fiscal year 
     limitation:  Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
     law or regulation, funds transferred from the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development to the Indian Health Service 
     shall be administered under Public Law 86-121, the Indian 
     Sanitation Facilities Act and Public Law 93-638:  Provided 
     further, That funds appropriated to the Indian Health Service 
     in this Act, except those used for administrative and program 
     direction purposes, shall not be subject to limitations 
     directed at curtailing Federal travel and transportation:  
     Provided further, That none of the funds made available to 
     the Indian Health Service in this Act shall be used for any 
     assessments or charges by the Department of Health and Human 
     Services unless identified in the budget justification and 
     provided in this Act, or approved by the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations through the reprogramming 
     process:  Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, funds previously or herein made available 
     to a tribe or tribal organization through a contract, grant, 
     or agreement authorized by title I or title V of the Indian 
     Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 
     U.S.C. 450), may be deobligated and reobligated to a self-
     determination contract under title I, or a self-governance 
     agreement under title V of such Act and thereafter shall 
     remain available to the tribe or tribal organization without 
     fiscal year limitation:  Provided further, That none of the 
     funds made available to the Indian Health Service in this Act 
     shall be used to implement the final rule published in the 
     Federal Register on September 16, 1987, by the Department of 
     Health and Human Services, relating to the eligibility for 
     the health care services of the Indian Health Service until 
     the Indian Health Service has submitted a budget request 
     reflecting the increased costs associated with the proposed 
     final rule, and such request has been included in an 
     appropriations Act and enacted into law:  Provided further, 
     That with respect to functions transferred by the Indian 
     Health Service to tribes or tribal organizations, the Indian 
     Health Service is authorized to provide goods and services to 
     those entities on a reimbursable basis, including payments in 
     advance with subsequent adjustment, and the reimbursements 
     received therefrom, along with the funds received from those 
     entities pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination Act, may 
     be credited to the same or subsequent appropriation account 
     from which the funds were originally derived, with such 
     amounts to remain available until expended:  Provided 
     further, That reimbursements for training, technical 
     assistance, or services provided by the Indian Health Service 
     will contain total costs, including direct, administrative, 
     and overhead associated with the provision of goods, 
     services, or technical assistance:  Provided further, That 
     the appropriation structure for the Indian Health Service may 
     not be altered without advance notification to the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations.

                     National Institutes of Health

          national institute of environmental health sciences

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

            Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

            toxic substances and environmental public health

       For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Substances 
     and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out activities set 
     forth in sections 104(i) and 111(c)(4) of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (CERCLA) and section 3019 of the Solid Waste Disposal 
     Act, $74,691,000, of which up to $1,000 per eligible employee 
     of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry shall 
     remain available until expended for Individual Learning 
     Accounts:  Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, in lieu of performing a health assessment under 
     section 104(i)(6) of CERCLA, the Administrator of ATSDR may 
     conduct other appropriate health studies, evaluations, or 
     activities, including, without limitation, biomedical 
     testing, clinical evaluations, medical monitoring, and 
     referral to accredited healthcare providers:  Provided 
     further, That in performing any such health assessment or 
     health study, evaluation, or activity, the Administrator of 
     ATSDR shall not be bound by the deadlines in section 
     104(i)(6)(A) of CERCLA:  Provided further, That none of the 
     funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for 
     ATSDR to issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles 
     pursuant to section 104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal year 2015, 
     and existing profiles may be updated as necessary.

                         OTHER RELATED AGENCIES

                   Executive Office of the President

  council on environmental quality and office of environmental quality

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

             Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

                         salaries and expenses

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

              Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Navajo and Hopi 
     Indian Relocation as authorized by Public Law 93-531, 
     $7,341,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That funds provided in this or any other appropriations Act 
     are to be used to relocate eligible individuals and groups 
     including evictees from District 6, Hopi-partitioned lands 
     residents, those in significantly substandard housing, and 
     all others certified as eligible and not included in the 
     preceding categories:  Provided further, That none of the 
     funds contained in this or any other Act may be used by the 
     Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation to evict any 
     single Navajo or Navajo family who, as of November 30, 1985, 
     was physically domiciled on the lands partitioned to the Hopi 
     Tribe unless a new or replacement home is provided for such 
     household:  Provided further, That no relocatee will be 
     provided with more than one new or replacement home:  
     Provided further, That the Office shall relocate any 
     certified eligible relocatees who have selected and received 
     an approved homesite on the Navajo reservation

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     or selected a replacement residence off the Navajo 
     reservation or on the land acquired pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 
     640d-10:  Provided further, That $200,000 shall be 
     transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the 
     Department of the Interior, to remain available until 
     expended, for audits and investigations of the Office of 
     Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, consistent with the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).

    Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts 
                              Development

                        payment to the institute

       For payment to the Institute of American Indian and Alaska 
     Native Culture and Arts Development, as authorized by title 
     XV of Public Law 99-498 (20 U.S.C. 56 part A), $9,469,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2016.

                        Smithsonian Institution

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Smithsonian Institution, as 
     authorized by law, including research in the fields of art, 
     science, and history; development, preservation, and 
     documentation of the National Collections; presentation of 
     public exhibits and performances; collection, preparation, 
     dissemination, and exchange of information and publications; 
     conduct of education, training, and museum assistance 
     programs; maintenance, alteration, operation, lease 
     agreements of no more than 30 years, and protection of 
     buildings, facilities, and approaches; not to exceed $100,000 
     for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and purchase, 
     rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for employees, 
     $675,343,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, 
     except as otherwise provided herein; of which not to exceed 
     $47,522,000 for the instrumentation program, collections 
     acquisition, exhibition reinstallation, the National Museum 
     of African American History and Culture, and the repatriation 
     of skeletal remains program shall remain available until 
     expended; and including such funds as may be necessary to 
     support American overseas research centers:  Provided, That 
     funds appropriated herein are available for advance payments 
     to independent contractors performing research services or 
     participating in official Smithsonian presentations.

                           facilities capital

       For necessary expenses of repair, revitalization, and 
     alteration of facilities owned or occupied by the Smithsonian 
     Institution, by contract or otherwise, as authorized by 
     section 2 of the Act of August 22, 1949 (63 Stat. 623), and 
     for construction, including necessary personnel, 
     $144,198,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     not to exceed $10,000 shall be for services as authorized by 
     5 U.S.C. 3109, and of which $24,010,000 shall be for 
     construction of the National Museum of African American 
     History and Culture.

                        National Gallery of Art

                         salaries and expenses

       For the upkeep and operations of the National Gallery of 
     Art, the protection and care of the works of art therein, and 
     administrative expenses incident thereto, as authorized by 
     the Act of March 24, 1937 (50 Stat. 51), as amended by the 
     public resolution of April 13, 1939 (Public Resolution 9, 
     Seventy-sixth Congress), including services as authorized by 
     5 U.S.C. 3109; payment in advance when authorized by the 
     treasurer of the Gallery for membership in library, museum, 
     and art associations or societies whose publications or 
     services are available to members only, or to members at a 
     price lower than to the general public; purchase, repair, and 
     cleaning of uniforms for guards, and uniforms, or allowances 
     therefor, for other employees as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 
     5901-5902); purchase or rental of devices and services for 
     protecting buildings and contents thereof, and maintenance, 
     alteration, improvement, and repair of buildings, approaches, 
     and grounds; and purchase of services for restoration and 
     repair of works of art for the National Gallery of Art by 
     contracts made, without advertising, with individuals, firms, 
     or organizations at such rates or prices and under such terms 
     and conditions as the Gallery may deem proper, $119,500,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which not to 
     exceed $3,578,000 for the special exhibition program shall 
     remain available until expended.

            repair, restoration and renovation of buildings

       For necessary expenses of repair, restoration and 
     renovation of buildings, grounds and facilities owned or 
     occupied by the National Gallery of Art, by contract or 
     otherwise, for operating lease agreements of no more than 10 
     years, with no extensions or renewals beyond the 10 years, 
     that address space needs created by the ongoing renovations 
     in the Master Facilities Plan, as authorized, $19,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That contracts 
     awarded for environmental systems, protection systems, and 
     exterior repair or renovation of buildings of the National 
     Gallery of Art may be negotiated with selected contractors 
     and awarded on the basis of contractor qualifications as well 
     as price.

             John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

                       operations and maintenance

       For necessary expenses for the operation, maintenance and 
     security of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
     Arts, $22,000,000.

                     capital repair and restoration

       For necessary expenses for capital repair and restoration 
     of the existing features of the building and site of the John 
     F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, $10,800,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

            Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of 
     the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 1356) 
     including hire of passenger vehicles and services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $10,500,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2016.

           National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

                    National Endowment for the Arts

                       grants and administration

       For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation 
     on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $146,021,000 
     shall be available to the National Endowment for the Arts for 
     the support of projects and productions in the arts, 
     including arts education and public outreach activities, 
     through assistance to organizations and individuals pursuant 
     to section 5 of the Act, for program support, and for 
     administering the functions of the Act, to remain available 
     until expended.

                 National Endowment for the Humanities

                       grants and administration

       For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation 
     on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $146,021,000 to 
     remain available until expended, of which $135,121,000 shall 
     be available for support of activities in the humanities, 
     pursuant to section 7(c) of the Act and for administering the 
     functions of the Act; and $10,900,000 shall be available to 
     carry out the matching grants program pursuant to section 
     10(a)(2) of the Act, including $8,500,000 for the purposes of 
     section 7(h):  Provided, That appropriations for carrying out 
     section 10(a)(2) shall be available for obligation only in 
     such amounts as may be equal to the total amounts of gifts, 
     bequests, devises of money, and other property accepted by 
     the chairman or by grantees of the National Endowment for the 
     Humanities under the provisions of sections 11(a)(2)(B) and 
     11(a)(3)(B) during the current and preceding fiscal years for 
     which equal amounts have not previously been appropriated.

                       Administrative Provisions

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

                        Commission of Fine Arts

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses of the Commission of Fine Arts under Chapter 
     91 of title 40, United States Code, $2,524,000:  Provided, 
     That the Commission is authorized to charge fees to cover the 
     full costs of its publications, and such fees shall be 
     credited to this account as an offsetting collection, to 
     remain available until expended without further 
     appropriation:  Provided further, That the Commission is 
     authorized to accept gifts, including objects, papers, 
     artwork, drawings and artifacts, that pertain to the history 
     and design of the Nation's Capital or the history and 
     activities of the Commission of Fine Arts, for the purpose of 
     artistic display, study or education.

               National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs

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

               Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Advisory Council on Historic 
     Preservation (Public Law 89-665), $6,204,000.

                  National Capital Planning Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the National Capital Planning 
     Commission under chapter 87 of title 40, United States Code, 
     including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
     $7,948,000:  Provided, That one-quarter of 1 percent of the 
     funds provided under this heading may be used for official 
     reception

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     and representational expenses associated with hosting 
     international visitors engaged in the planning and physical 
     development of world capitals.

                United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

                       holocaust memorial museum

       For expenses of the Holocaust Memorial Museum, as 
     authorized by Public Law 106-292 (36 U.S.C. 2301-2310), 
     $52,385,000, of which $515,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2017, for the Museum's equipment replacement 
     program; and of which $1,900,000 for the Museum's repair and 
     rehabilitation program and $1,264,000 for the Museum's 
     outreach initiatives program shall remain available until 
     expended.

                Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission

                         salaries and expenses

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

                                TITLE IV

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

                     (including transfers of funds)

                      restriction on use of funds

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

                      obligation of appropriations

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

                 disclosure of administrative expenses

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

                          mining applications

       Sec. 404. (a) Limitation of Funds.--None of the funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act 
     shall be obligated or expended to accept or process 
     applications for a patent for any mining or mill site claim 
     located under the general mining laws.
       (b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply if the 
     Secretary of the Interior determines that, for the claim 
     concerned (1) a patent application was filed with the 
     Secretary on or before September 30, 1994; and (2) all 
     requirements established under sections 2325 and 2326 of the 
     Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30) for vein or lode 
     claims, sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the Revised 
     Statutes (30 U.S.C. 35, 36, and 37) for placer claims, and 
     section 2337 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 42) for mill 
     site claims, as the case may be, were fully complied with by 
     the applicant by that date.
       (c) Report.--On September 30, 2015, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall file with the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations and the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
     House and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
     the Senate a report on actions taken by the Department under 
     the plan submitted pursuant to section 314(c) of the 
     Department of the Interior and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-208).
       (d) Mineral Examinations.--In order to process patent 
     applications in a timely and responsible manner, upon the 
     request of a patent applicant, the Secretary of the Interior 
     shall allow the applicant to fund a qualified third-party 
     contractor to be selected by the Director of the Bureau of 
     Land Management to conduct a mineral examination of the 
     mining claims or mill sites contained in a patent application 
     as set forth in subsection (b). The Bureau of Land Management 
     shall have the sole responsibility to choose and pay the 
     third-party contractor in accordance with the standard 
     procedures employed by the Bureau of Land Management in the 
     retention of third-party contractors.

             contract support costs, prior year limitation

       Sec. 405.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     amounts appropriated to or otherwise designated in committee 
     reports for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian 
     Health Service by Public Laws 103-138, 103-332, 104-134, 104-
     208, 105-83, 105-277, 106-113, 106-291, 107-63, 108-7, 108-
     108, 108-447, 109-54, 109-289, division B and Continuing 
     Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 
     109-289, as amended by Public Laws 110-5 and 110-28), Public 
     Laws 110-92, 110-116, 110-137, 110-149, 110-161, 110-329, 
     111-6, 111-8, 111-88, 112-10, 112-74, and 113-6 for payments 
     for contract support costs associated with self-determination 
     or self-governance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual 
     funding agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the 
     Indian Health Service as funded by such Acts, are the total 
     amounts available for fiscal years 1994 through 2013 for such 
     purposes, except that the Bureau of Indian Affairs, tribes 
     and tribal organizations may use their tribal priority 
     allocations for unmet contract support costs of ongoing 
     contracts, grants, self-governance compacts, or annual 
     funding agreements.

          contract support costs, fiscal year 2014 limitation

       Sec. 406.  Amounts provided under the headings ``Department 
     of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of 
     Indian Education, Operation of Indian Programs'' and 
     ``Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health 
     Service, Indian Health Services'' in the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 113-76) are the only 
     amounts available for contract support costs arising out of 
     self-determination or self-governance contracts, grants, 
     compacts, or annual funding agreements with the Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs or the Indian Health Service for activities 
     funded by the fiscal year 2014 appropriation:  Provided, That 
     such amounts provided by that Act are not available for 
     payment of claims for contract support costs for prior years, 
     or for repayments of payments for settlements or judgments 
     awarding contract support costs for prior years.

          contract support costs, fiscal year 2015 limitation

       Sec. 407.  Amounts provided by this Act for fiscal year 
     2015 under the headings ``Department of Health and Human 
     Services, Indian Health Service, Indian Health Services'' and 
     ``Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs and 
     Bureau of Indian Education, Operation of Indian Programs'' 
     are the only amounts available for contract support costs 
     arising out of self-determination or self-governance 
     contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding agreements for 
     fiscal year 2015 with the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the 
     Indian Health Service:  Provided, That such amounts provided 
     by this Act are not available for payment of claims for 
     contract support costs for prior years, or for repayments of 
     payments for settlements or judgments awarding contract 
     support costs for prior years.

                        forest management plans

       Sec. 408.  The Secretary of Agriculture shall not be 
     considered to be in violation of subparagraph 6(f)(5)(A) of 
     the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 
     1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604(f)(5)(A)) solely because more than 15 
     years have passed without revision of the plan for a unit of 
     the National Forest System. Nothing in this section exempts 
     the Secretary from any other requirement of the Forest and 
     Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act (16 U.S.C. 1600 et 
     seq.) or any other law:  Provided, That if the Secretary is 
     not acting expeditiously and in good faith, within the 
     funding available, to revise a plan for a unit of the 
     National Forest System, this section shall be void with 
     respect to such plan and a court of proper jurisdiction may 
     order completion of the plan on an accelerated basis.

                 prohibition within national monuments

       Sec. 409.  No funds provided in this Act may be expended to 
     conduct preleasing, leasing and related activities under 
     either the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) or the 
     Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) 
     within the boundaries of a National Monument established 
     pursuant to the Act of June 8, 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) 
     as such boundary existed on January 20, 2001, except where 
     such activities are allowed under the Presidential 
     proclamation establishing such monument.

                         limitation on takings

       Sec. 410.  Unless otherwise provided herein, no funds 
     appropriated in this Act for the acquisition of lands or 
     interests in lands may be expended for the filing of 
     declarations of taking or complaints in condemnation without 
     the approval of the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations:  Provided, That this provision shall not 
     apply to funds appropriated to implement the Everglades 
     National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989, or to 
     funds appropriated for Federal assistance to the State of 
     Florida to acquire lands for Everglades restoration purposes.

                        timber sale requirements

       Sec. 411.  No timber sale in Alaska's Region 10 shall be 
     advertised if the indicated rate is deficit (defined as the 
     value of the timber is not sufficient to cover all logging 
     and stumpage costs and provide a normal profit and risk 
     allowance under the Forest Service's appraisal process) when 
     appraised using a residual value appraisal. The western red 
     cedar timber from those sales which is surplus to the needs 
     of the domestic processors in Alaska, shall be made available 
     to domestic processors in the contiguous 48 United States at 
     prevailing domestic prices. All additional western red cedar 
     volume not sold to Alaska or contiguous 48 United States 
     domestic processors may be exported to foreign markets at the 
     election of the timber sale holder. All Alaska yellow cedar 
     may be sold at prevailing export prices at the election of 
     the timber sale holder.

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                    prohibition on no-bid contracts

       Sec. 412.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act to executive branch agencies may be 
     used to enter into any Federal contract unless such contract 
     is entered into in accordance with the requirements of 
     Chapter 33 of title 41, United States Code, or Chapter 137 of 
     title 10, United States Code, and the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation, unless--
       (1) Federal law specifically authorizes a contract to be 
     entered into without regard for these requirements, including 
     formula grants for States, or federally recognized Indian 
     tribes; or
       (2) such contract is authorized by the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education and Assistance Act (Public Law 
     93-638, 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) or by any other Federal laws 
     that specifically authorize a contract within an Indian tribe 
     as defined in section 4(e) of that Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)); 
     or
       (3) such contract was awarded prior to the date of 
     enactment of this Act.

                           posting of reports

       Sec. 413. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in 
     this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on 
     the public website of that agency any report required to be 
     submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the 
     determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve 
     the national interest.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if--
       (1) the public posting of the report compromises national 
     security; or
       (2) the report contains proprietary information.
       (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so 
     only after such report has been made available to the 
     requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less 
     than 45 days.

            national endowment for the arts grant guidelines

       Sec. 414.  Of the funds provided to the National Endowment 
     for the Arts--
       (1) The Chairperson shall only award a grant to an 
     individual if such grant is awarded to such individual for a 
     literature fellowship, National Heritage Fellowship, or 
     American Jazz Masters Fellowship.
       (2) The Chairperson shall establish procedures to ensure 
     that no funding provided through a grant, except a grant made 
     to a State or local arts agency, or regional group, may be 
     used to make a grant to any other organization or individual 
     to conduct activity independent of the direct grant 
     recipient. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit payments 
     made in exchange for goods and services.
       (3) No grant shall be used for seasonal support to a group, 
     unless the application is specific to the contents of the 
     season, including identified programs and/or projects.

           national endowment for the arts program priorities

       Sec. 415. (a) In providing services or awarding financial 
     assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the 
     Humanities Act of 1965 from funds appropriated under this 
     Act, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts 
     shall ensure that priority is given to providing services or 
     awarding financial assistance for projects, productions, 
     workshops, or programs that serve underserved populations.
       (b) In this section:
       (1) The term ``underserved population'' means a population 
     of individuals, including urban minorities, who have 
     historically been outside the purview of arts and humanities 
     programs due to factors such as a high incidence of income 
     below the poverty line or to geographic isolation.
       (2) The term ``poverty line'' means the poverty line (as 
     defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised 
     annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community 
     Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) applicable to a 
     family of the size involved.
       (c) In providing services and awarding financial assistance 
     under the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act 
     of 1965 with funds appropriated by this Act, the Chairperson 
     of the National Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that 
     priority is given to providing services or awarding financial 
     assistance for projects, productions, workshops, or programs 
     that will encourage public knowledge, education, 
     understanding, and appreciation of the arts.
       (d) With funds appropriated by this Act to carry out 
     section 5 of the National Foundation on the Arts and 
     Humanities Act of 1965--
       (1) the Chairperson shall establish a grant category for 
     projects, productions, workshops, or programs that are of 
     national impact or availability or are able to tour several 
     States;
       (2) the Chairperson shall not make grants exceeding 15 
     percent, in the aggregate, of such funds to any single State, 
     excluding grants made under the authority of paragraph (1);
       (3) the Chairperson shall report to the Congress annually 
     and by State, on grants awarded by the Chairperson in each 
     grant category under section 5 of such Act; and
       (4) the Chairperson shall encourage the use of grants to 
     improve and support community-based music performance and 
     education.

                       arts indemnity limitations

       Sec. 416.  Section 5 of the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity 
     Act (20 U.S.C. 974) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``$10,000,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$15,000,000,000''; and
       (B) by striking ``$5,000,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$7,500,000,000''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``$1,200,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$1,800,000,000''; and
       (B) by striking ``$750,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$1,000,000,000''.

                  status of balances of appropriations

       Sec. 417.  The Department of the Interior, the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and the 
     Indian Health Service shall provide the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate 
     quarterly reports on the status of balances of appropriations 
     including all uncommitted, committed, and unobligated funds 
     in each program and activity.

                 report on use of climate change funds

       Sec. 418.  Not later than 120 days after the date on which 
     the President's fiscal year 2016 budget request is submitted 
     to the Congress, the President shall submit a comprehensive 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate describing in detail all 
     Federal agency funding, domestic and international, for 
     climate change programs, projects, and activities in fiscal 
     years 2014 and 2015, including an accounting of funding by 
     agency with each agency identifying climate change programs, 
     projects, and activities and associated costs by line item as 
     presented in the President's Budget Appendix, and including 
     citations and linkages where practicable to each strategic 
     plan that is driving funding within each climate change 
     program, project, and activity listed in the report.

                      prohibition on use of funds

       Sec. 419.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds made available in this Act or any other Act may 
     be used to promulgate or implement any regulation requiring 
     the issuance of permits under title V of the Clean Air Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 7661 et seq.) for carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, 
     water vapor, or methane emissions resulting from biological 
     processes associated with livestock production.

                 greenhouse gas reporting restrictions

       Sec. 420.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be 
     used to implement any provision in a rule, if that provision 
     requires mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from 
     manure management systems.

             american battlefield protection program grants

       Sec. 421.  Section 7301(c) of Public Law 111-11 (16 U.S.C. 
     469k-1(c)) is amended by striking ``2014'' and inserting 
     ``2021''.

                             recreation fee

       Sec. 422.  Section 810 of the Federal Lands Recreation 
     Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6809) is amended by striking ``10 
     years after December 8, 2004'' and inserting ``on September 
     30, 2016''.

                      modification of authorities

       Sec. 423. (a) Section 8162(m)(3) of the Department of 
     Defense Appropriations Act, 2000 (40 U.S.C. 8903 note; Public 
     Law 106-79) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2014'' and 
     inserting ``September 30, 2015''.
       (b) For fiscal year 2015, the authority provided by the 
     provisos under the heading ``Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial 
     Commission--Capital Construction'' in division E of Public 
     Law 112-74 shall not be in effect.

                     use of american iron and steel

       Sec. 424. (a)(1) None of the funds made available by a 
     State water pollution control revolving fund as authorized by 
     section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-
     12) shall be used for a project for the construction, 
     alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public water system 
     or treatment works unless all of the iron and steel products 
     used in the project are produced in the United States.
       (2) In this section, the term ``iron and steel products'' 
     means the following products made primarily of iron or steel: 
     lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other 
     municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and 
     restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast 
     concrete, and construction materials.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or category 
     of cases in which the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Administrator'') finds that--
       (1) applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the 
     public interest;
       (2) iron and steel products are not produced in the United 
     States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and 
     of a satisfactory quality; or
       (3) inclusion of iron and steel products produced in the 
     United States will increase the cost of the overall project 
     by more than 25 percent.
       (c) If the Administrator receives a request for a waiver 
     under this section, the Administrator shall make available to 
     the public on

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     an informal basis a copy of the request and information 
     available to the Administrator concerning the request, and 
     shall allow for informal public input on the request for at 
     least 15 days prior to making a finding based on the request. 
     The Administrator shall make the request and accompanying 
     information available by electronic means, including on the 
     official public Internet Web site of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency.
       (d) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent 
     with United States obligations under international 
     agreements.
       (e) The Administrator may retain up to 0.25 percent of the 
     funds appropriated in this Act for the Clean and Drinking 
     Water State Revolving Funds for carrying out the provisions 
     described in subsection (a)(1) for management and oversight 
     of the requirements of this section.
       (f) This section does not apply with respect to a project 
     if a State agency approves the engineering plans and 
     specifications for the project, in that agency's capacity to 
     approve such plans and specifications prior to a project 
     requesting bids, prior to the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

                          funding prohibition

       Sec. 425.  None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used to regulate the lead content of 
     ammunition, ammunition components, or fishing tackle under 
     the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) or 
     any other law.
       This division may be cited as the ``Department of the 
     Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
     Act, 2015''.

       

   DIVISION G--DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND 
        EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

                                TITLE I

                          DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

                 Employment and Training Administration

                    training and employment services

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act (referred to in this Act as ``WIOA''), the 
     Second Chance Act of 2007, and the Women in Apprenticeship 
     and Non-Traditional Occupations Act of 1992 (``WANTO Act''), 
     $3,139,706,000, plus reimbursements, shall be available. Of 
     the amounts provided:
       (1) for grants to States for adult employment and training 
     activities, youth activities, and dislocated worker 
     employment and training activities, $2,624,108,000 as 
     follows:
       (A) $776,736,000 for adult employment and training 
     activities, of which $64,736,000 shall be available for the 
     period July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016, and of which 
     $712,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 
     2015 through June 30, 2016;
       (B) $831,842,000 for youth activities, which shall be 
     available for the period April 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; 
     and
       (C) $1,015,530,000 for dislocated worker employment and 
     training activities, of which $155,530,000 shall be available 
     for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, and of 
     which $860,000,000 shall be available for the period October 
     1, 2015 through June 30, 2016:

       Provided, That notwithstanding section 128(a)(1) of the 
     WIOA, the amount available to the Governor for statewide 
     workforce investment activities shall not exceed 10 percent 
     of the amount allotted to the State from each of the 
     appropriations under the preceding subparagraphs;
       (2) for federally administered programs, $429,520,000 as 
     follows:
       (A) $220,859,000 for the dislocated workers assistance 
     national reserve, of which $20,859,000 shall be available for 
     the period July 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016, and of 
     which $200,000,000 shall be available for the period October 
     1, 2015 through September 30, 2016:  Provided, That funds 
     provided to carry out section 132(a)(2)(A) of the WIOA may be 
     used to provide assistance to a State for statewide or local 
     use in order to address cases where there have been worker 
     dislocations across multiple sectors or across multiple local 
     areas and such workers remain dislocated; coordinate the 
     State workforce development plan with emerging economic 
     development needs; and train such eligible dislocated 
     workers:  Provided further, That funds provided to carry out 
     sections 168(b) and 169(c) of the WIOA may be used for 
     technical assistance and demonstration projects, 
     respectively, that provide assistance to new entrants in the 
     workforce and incumbent workers:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 168(b) of the WIOA and section 170(b) 
     of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (referred to in this 
     Act as ``WIA''), of the funds provided under this 
     subparagraph, and the funds available from the appropriation 
     under this subparagraph under the authority of the WIA in 
     Public Law 113-76, the Secretary of Labor (referred to in 
     this title as ``Secretary'') may reserve not more than 10 
     percent of such funds to provide technical assistance and 
     carry out additional activities related to the transition to 
     the WIOA;
       (B) $46,082,000 for Native American programs, which shall 
     be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 
     2016;
       (C) $81,896,000 for migrant and seasonal farmworker 
     programs under section 167 of the WIOA, including $75,885,000 
     for formula grants (of which not less than 70 percent shall 
     be for employment and training services), $5,517,000 for 
     migrant and seasonal housing (of which not less than 70 
     percent shall be for permanent housing), and $494,000 for 
     other discretionary purposes, which shall be available for 
     the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016:  Provided, 
     That notwithstanding any other provision of law or related 
     regulation, the Department of Labor shall take no action 
     limiting the number or proportion of eligible participants 
     receiving related assistance services or discouraging 
     grantees from providing such services;
       (D) $994,000 for carrying out the WANTO Act, which shall be 
     available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; 
     and
       (E) $79,689,000 for YouthBuild activities as described in 
     section 171 of the WIOA, which shall be available for the 
     period April 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016;
       (3) for national activities, $86,078,000, as follows:
       (A) $82,078,000 for ex-offender activities, under the 
     authority of section 169 of the WIOA and section 212 of the 
     Second Chance Act of 2007, which shall be available for the 
     period April 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016:  Provided, That 
     of this amount, $20,000,000 shall be for competitive grants 
     to national and regional intermediaries for activities that 
     prepare young ex-offenders and school dropouts for 
     employment, with a priority for projects serving high-crime, 
     high-poverty areas; and
       (B) $4,000,000 for the Workforce Data Quality Initiative, 
     under the authority of section 169 of the WIOA, which shall 
     be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 
     2016.

                               job corps

                     (including transfer of funds)

       To carry out subtitle C of title I of the WIOA, including 
     Federal administrative expenses, the purchase and hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles, the construction, alteration, and 
     repairs of buildings and other facilities, and the purchase 
     of real property for training centers as authorized by the 
     WIOA, $1,688,155,000, plus reimbursements, as follows:
       (1) $1,580,825,000 for Job Corps Operations, which shall be 
     available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016;
       (2) $75,000,000 for construction, rehabilitation and 
     acquisition of Job Corps Centers, which shall be available 
     for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2018, and which 
     may include the acquisition, maintenance, and repair of major 
     items of equipment:  Provided, That the Secretary may 
     transfer up to 15 percent of such funds to meet the 
     operational needs of such centers or to achieve 
     administrative efficiencies:  Provided further, That any 
     funds transferred pursuant to the preceding proviso shall not 
     be available for obligation after June 30, 2016:  Provided 
     further, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 
     days in advance of any transfer; and
       (3) $32,330,000 for necessary expenses of Job Corps, 
     including expenses under the authority of the WIA, which 
     shall be available for obligation for the period October 1, 
     2014 through September 30, 2015:

       Provided, That no funds from any other appropriation shall 
     be used to provide meal services at or for Job Corps centers: 
      Provided further, That an entity operating a Job Corps 
     center that is ranked among the top 5 percent of all Job 
     Corps centers based on the Outcome Measurement System for 
     program year 2013 shall be eligible to compete in any 
     selection process to operate such center that is carried out 
     during the period beginning on October 1, 2014 and ending on 
     June 30, 2015.

            community service employment for older americans

       To carry out title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     (referred to in this Act as ``OAA''), $434,371,000, which 
     shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 
     30, 2016, and may be recaptured and reobligated in accordance 
     with section 517(c) of the OAA.

              federal unemployment benefits and allowances

       For payments during fiscal year 2015 of trade adjustment 
     benefit payments and allowances under part I of subchapter B 
     of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and 
     section 246 of that Act; and for training, employment and 
     case management services, allowances for job search and 
     relocation, and related State administrative expenses under 
     part II of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade 
     Act of 1974, and including benefit payments, allowances, 
     training, employment and case management services, and 
     related State administration provided pursuant to section 
     231(a) and section 233(b) of the Trade Adjustment Assistance 
     Extension Act of 2011, $710,600,000, together with such 
     amounts as may be necessary to be charged to the subsequent 
     appropriation for payments for any period subsequent to 
     September 15, 2015.

     state unemployment insurance and employment service operations

       For authorized administrative expenses, $81,566,000, 
     together with not to exceed $3,495,584,000 which may be 
     expended from

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     the Employment Security Administration Account in the 
     Unemployment Trust Fund (``the Trust Fund''), of which:
       (1) $2,757,793,000 from the Trust Fund is for grants to 
     States for the administration of State unemployment insurance 
     laws as authorized under title III of the Social Security Act 
     (including not less than $60,000,000 to conduct in-person 
     reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment 
     insurance improper payment reviews, and to provide 
     reemployment services and referrals to training as 
     appropriate, $10,000,000 for activities to address the 
     misclassification of workers, and $3,000,000 for continued 
     support of the Unemployment Insurance Integrity Center of 
     Excellence), the administration of unemployment insurance for 
     Federal employees and for ex-service members as authorized 
     under 5 U.S.C. 8501-8523, and the administration of trade 
     readjustment allowances, reemployment trade adjustment 
     assistance, and alternative trade adjustment assistance under 
     the Trade Act of 1974 and under sections 231(a) and 233(b) of 
     the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011, and 
     shall be available for obligation by the States through 
     December 31, 2015, except that funds used for automation 
     acquisitions shall be available for Federal obligation 
     through December 31, 2015, and for State obligation through 
     September 30, 2017, or, if the automation acquisition is 
     being carried out through consortia of States, for State 
     obligation through September 30, 2020, and for expenditure 
     through September 30, 2021, and funds for competitive grants 
     awarded to States for improved operations, to conduct in-
     person assessments and reviews and provide reemployment 
     services and referrals, and to address misclassification of 
     workers shall be available for Federal obligation through 
     December 31, 2015 and for obligation by the States through 
     September 30, 2017, and funds used for unemployment insurance 
     workloads experienced by the States through September 30, 
     2015 shall be available for Federal obligation through 
     December 31, 2015:  Provided, That funds provided under this 
     heading for fiscal year 2011 through fiscal year 2014 for 
     automation acquisitions that are being carried out by 
     consortia of States shall be available for expenditure by the 
     States for six fiscal years after the fiscal year in which 
     the funds were obligated to the States;
       (2) $12,892,000 from the Trust Fund is for national 
     activities necessary to support the administration of the 
     Federal-State unemployment insurance system;
       (3) $642,771,000 from the Trust Fund, together with 
     $21,413,000 from the General Fund of the Treasury, is for 
     grants to States in accordance with section 6 of the Wagner-
     Peyser Act, and shall be available for Federal obligation for 
     the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016;
       (4) $19,818,000 from the Trust Fund is for national 
     activities of the Employment Service, including 
     administration of the work opportunity tax credit under 
     section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the 
     provision of technical assistance and staff training under 
     the Wagner-Peyser Act;
       (5) $62,310,000 from the Trust Fund is for the 
     administration of foreign labor certifications and related 
     activities under the Immigration and Nationality Act and 
     related laws, of which $48,028,000 shall be available for the 
     Federal administration of such activities, and $14,282,000 
     shall be available for grants to States for the 
     administration of such activities; and
       (6) $60,153,000 from the General Fund is to provide 
     workforce information, national electronic tools, and one-
     stop system building under the Wagner-Peyser Act and shall be 
     available for Federal obligation for the period July 1, 2015 
     through June 30, 2016:

       Provided, That to the extent that the Average Weekly 
     Insured Unemployment (``AWIU'') for fiscal year 2015 is 
     projected by the Department of Labor to exceed 2,957,000, an 
     additional $28,600,000 from the Trust Fund shall be available 
     for obligation for every 100,000 increase in the AWIU level 
     (including a pro rata amount for any increment less than 
     100,000) to carry out title III of the Social Security Act:  
     Provided further, That funds appropriated in this Act that 
     are allotted to a State to carry out activities under title 
     III of the Social Security Act may be used by such State to 
     assist other States in carrying out activities under such 
     title III if the other States include areas that have 
     suffered a major disaster declared by the President under the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act:  Provided further, That the Secretary may use funds 
     appropriated for grants to States under title III of the 
     Social Security Act to make payments on behalf of States for 
     the use of the National Directory of New Hires under section 
     453(j)(8) of such Act:  Provided further, That the Secretary 
     may use funds appropriated for grants to States under title 
     III of the Social Security Act to make payments on behalf of 
     States to the entity operating the State Information Data 
     Exchange System:  Provided further, That funds appropriated 
     in this Act which are used to establish a national one-stop 
     career center system, or which are used to support the 
     national activities of the Federal-State unemployment 
     insurance, employment service, or immigration programs, may 
     be obligated in contracts, grants, or agreements with States 
     and non-State entities:  Provided further, That States 
     awarded competitive grants for improved operations under 
     title III of the Social Security Act, or awarded grants to 
     support the national activities of the Federal-State 
     unemployment insurance system, may award subgrants to other 
     States under such grants, subject to the conditions 
     applicable to the grants:  Provided further, That funds 
     appropriated under this Act for activities authorized under 
     title III of the Social Security Act and the Wagner-Peyser 
     Act may be used by States to fund integrated Unemployment 
     Insurance and Employment Service automation efforts, 
     notwithstanding cost allocation principles prescribed under 
     the Office of Management and Budget Circular A-87:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary, at the request of a State 
     participating in a consortium with other States, may reallot 
     funds allotted to such State under title III of the Social 
     Security Act to other States participating in the consortium 
     in order to carry out activities that benefit the 
     administration of the unemployment compensation law of the 
     State making the request:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary may collect fees for the costs associated with 
     additional data collection, analyses, and reporting services 
     relating to the National Agricultural Workers Survey 
     requested by State and local governments, public and private 
     institutions of higher education, and non-profit 
     organizations and may utilize such sums, in accordance with 
     the provisions of 29 U.S.C. 9a, for the National Agricultural 
     Workers Survey infrastructure, methodology, and data to meet 
     the information collection and reporting needs of such 
     entities, which shall be credited to this appropriation and 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2016, for such 
     purposes.
        In addition, $20,000,000 from the Employment Security 
     Administration Account of the Unemployment Trust Fund shall 
     be available for in-person reemployment and eligibility 
     assessments and unemployment insurance improper payment 
     reviews and to provide reemployment services and referrals to 
     training as appropriate, which shall be available for Federal 
     obligations through December 31, 2015, and for State 
     obligation through September 30, 2017.

        advances to the unemployment trust fund and other funds

       For repayable advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund as 
     authorized by sections 905(d) and 1203 of the Social Security 
     Act, and to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund as 
     authorized by section 9501(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986; and for nonrepayable advances to the revolving fund 
     established by section 901(e) of the Social Security Act, to 
     the Unemployment Trust Fund as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8509, 
     and to the ``Federal Unemployment Benefits and Allowances'' 
     account, such sums as may be necessary, which shall be 
     available for obligation through September 30, 2016.

                         program administration

       For expenses of administering employment and training 
     programs, $104,577,000, together with not to exceed 
     $49,982,000 which may be expended from the Employment 
     Security Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust 
     Fund.

               Employee Benefits Security Administration

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Employee Benefits Security 
     Administration, $181,000,000.

                  Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

               pension benefit guaranty corporation fund

       The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (``Corporation'') 
     is authorized to make such expenditures, including financial 
     assistance authorized by subtitle E of title IV of the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, within 
     limits of funds and borrowing authority available to the 
     Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such 
     contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year 
     limitations, as provided by 31 U.S.C. 9104, as may be 
     necessary in carrying out the program, including associated 
     administrative expenses, through September 30, 2015, for the 
     Corporation:  Provided, That none of the funds available to 
     the Corporation for fiscal year 2015 shall be available for 
     obligations for administrative expenses in excess of 
     $415,394,000:  Provided further, That to the extent that the 
     number of new plan participants in plans terminated by the 
     Corporation exceeds 100,000 in fiscal year 2015, an amount 
     not to exceed an additional $9,200,000 shall be available 
     through September 30, 2016, for obligation for administrative 
     expenses for every 20,000 additional terminated participants: 
      Provided further, That obligations in excess of the amounts 
     provided in this paragraph may be incurred for unforeseen and 
     extraordinary pretermination expenses or extraordinary 
     multiemployer program related expenses after approval by the 
     Office of Management and Budget and notification of the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate.

                         Wage and Hour Division

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Wage and Hour Division, 
     including reimbursement to

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     State, Federal, and local agencies and their employees for 
     inspection services rendered, $227,500,000.

                  Office of Labor-Management Standards

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Office of Labor-Management 
     Standards, $39,129,000.

             Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Office of Federal Contract 
     Compliance Programs, $106,476,000.

                Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Office of Workers' 
     Compensation Programs, $110,823,000, together with $2,177,000 
     which may be expended from the Special Fund in accordance 
     with sections 39(c), 44(d), and 44(j) of the Longshore and 
     Harbor Workers' Compensation Act.

                            special benefits

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses 
     (except administrative expenses) accruing during the current 
     or any prior fiscal year authorized by 5 U.S.C. 81; 
     continuation of benefits as provided for under the heading 
     ``Civilian War Benefits'' in the Federal Security Agency 
     Appropriation Act, 1947; the Employees' Compensation 
     Commission Appropriation Act, 1944; sections 4(c) and 5(f) of 
     the War Claims Act of 1948; and 50 percent of the additional 
     compensation and benefits required by section 10(h) of the 
     Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, $210,000,000, 
     together with such amounts as may be necessary to be charged 
     to the subsequent year appropriation for the payment of 
     compensation and other benefits for any period subsequent to 
     August 15 of the current year:  Provided, That amounts 
     appropriated may be used under 5 U.S.C. 8104 by the Secretary 
     to reimburse an employer, who is not the employer at the time 
     of injury, for portions of the salary of a re-employed, 
     disabled beneficiary:  Provided further, That balances of 
     reimbursements unobligated on September 30, 2014, shall 
     remain available until expended for the payment of 
     compensation, benefits, and expenses:  Provided further, That 
     in addition there shall be transferred to this appropriation 
     from the Postal Service and from any other corporation or 
     instrumentality required under 5 U.S.C. 8147(c) to pay an 
     amount for its fair share of the cost of administration, such 
     sums as the Secretary determines to be the cost of 
     administration for employees of such fair share entities 
     through September 30, 2015:  Provided further, That of those 
     funds transferred to this account from the fair share 
     entities to pay the cost of administration of the Federal 
     Employees' Compensation Act, $60,334,000 shall be made 
     available to the Secretary as follows:
       (1) For enhancement and maintenance of automated data 
     processing systems operations and telecommunications systems, 
     $19,499,000;
       (2) For automated workload processing operations, including 
     document imaging, centralized mail intake, and medical bill 
     processing, $22,968,000;
       (3) For periodic roll disability management and medical 
     review, $16,482,000;
       (4) For program integrity, $1,385,000; and
       (5) The remaining funds shall be paid into the Treasury as 
     miscellaneous receipts:

       Provided further, That the Secretary may require that any 
     person filing a notice of injury or a claim for benefits 
     under 5 U.S.C. 81, or the Longshore and Harbor Workers' 
     Compensation Act, provide as part of such notice and claim, 
     such identifying information (including Social Security 
     account number) as such regulations may prescribe.

               special benefits for disabled coal miners

       For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and 
     Health Act of 1977, as amended by Public Law 107-275, 
     $77,262,000, to remain available until expended.
       For making after July 31 of the current fiscal year, 
     benefit payments to individuals under title IV of such Act, 
     for costs incurred in the current fiscal year, such amounts 
     as may be necessary.
       For making benefit payments under title IV for the first 
     quarter of fiscal year 2016, $21,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended.

    administrative expenses, energy employees occupational illness 
                           compensation fund

       For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Employees 
     Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, $56,406,000, 
     to remain available until expended:  Provided, That the 
     Secretary may require that any person filing a claim for 
     benefits under the Act provide as part of such claim such 
     identifying information (including Social Security account 
     number) as may be prescribed.

                    black lung disability trust fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Such sums as may be necessary from the Black Lung 
     Disability Trust Fund (the ``Fund''), to remain available 
     until expended, for payment of all benefits authorized by 
     section 9501(d)(1), (2), (6), and (7) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986; and repayment of, and payment of interest on 
     advances, as authorized by section 9501(d)(4) of that Act. In 
     addition, the following amounts may be expended from the Fund 
     for fiscal year 2015 for expenses of operation and 
     administration of the Black Lung Benefits program, as 
     authorized by section 9501(d)(5): not to exceed $33,321,000 
     for transfer to the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, 
     ``Salaries and Expenses''; not to exceed $30,403,000 for 
     transfer to Departmental Management, ``Salaries and 
     Expenses''; not to exceed $327,000 for transfer to 
     Departmental Management, ``Office of Inspector General''; and 
     not to exceed $356,000 for payments into miscellaneous 
     receipts for the expenses of the Department of the Treasury.

             Occupational Safety and Health Administration

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Administration, $552,787,000, including not to exceed 
     $100,850,000 which shall be the maximum amount available for 
     grants to States under section 23(g) of the Occupational 
     Safety and Health Act (the ``Act''), which grants shall be no 
     less than 50 percent of the costs of State occupational 
     safety and health programs required to be incurred under 
     plans approved by the Secretary under section 18 of the Act; 
     and, in addition, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the 
     Occupational Safety and Health Administration may retain up 
     to $499,000 per fiscal year of training institute course 
     tuition and fees, otherwise authorized by law to be 
     collected, and may utilize such sums for occupational safety 
     and health training and education:  Provided, That 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Secretary is authorized, 
     during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, to collect 
     and retain fees for services provided to Nationally 
     Recognized Testing Laboratories, and may utilize such sums, 
     in accordance with the provisions of 29 U.S.C. 9a, to 
     administer national and international laboratory recognition 
     programs that ensure the safety of equipment and products 
     used by workers in the workplace:  Provided further, That 
     none of the funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be 
     obligated or expended to prescribe, issue, administer, or 
     enforce any standard, rule, regulation, or order under the 
     Act which is applicable to any person who is engaged in a 
     farming operation which does not maintain a temporary labor 
     camp and employs 10 or fewer employees:  Provided further, 
     That no funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be 
     obligated or expended to administer or enforce any standard, 
     rule, regulation, or order under the Act with respect to any 
     employer of 10 or fewer employees who is included within a 
     category having a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred 
     (``DART'') occupational injury and illness rate, at the most 
     precise industrial classification code for which such data 
     are published, less than the national average rate as such 
     rates are most recently published by the Secretary, acting 
     through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in accordance with 
     section 24 of the Act, except--
       (1) to provide, as authorized by the Act, consultation, 
     technical assistance, educational and training services, and 
     to conduct surveys and studies;
       (2) to conduct an inspection or investigation in response 
     to an employee complaint, to issue a citation for violations 
     found during such inspection, and to assess a penalty for 
     violations which are not corrected within a reasonable 
     abatement period and for any willful violations found;
       (3) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect 
     to imminent dangers;
       (4) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect 
     to health hazards;
       (5) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect 
     to a report of an employment accident which is fatal to one 
     or more employees or which results in hospitalization of two 
     or more employees, and to take any action pursuant to such 
     investigation authorized by the Act; and
       (6) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect 
     to complaints of discrimination against employees for 
     exercising rights under the Act:

       Provided further, That the foregoing proviso shall not 
     apply to any person who is engaged in a farming operation 
     which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and employs 10 
     or fewer employees:  Provided further, That $10,537,000 shall 
     be available for Susan Harwood training grants.

                 Mine Safety and Health Administration

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and Health 
     Administration, $375,887,000, including purchase and bestowal 
     of certificates and trophies in connection with mine rescue 
     and first-aid work, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
     including up to $2,000,000 for mine rescue and recovery 
     activities and not less than $8,441,000 for state assistance 
     grants:  Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, not 
     to exceed $750,000 may be collected by the National Mine 
     Health and Safety Academy for room, board, tuition, and the 
     sale of training materials, otherwise authorized by law to be 
     collected, to be available for mine safety and health 
     education and

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     training activities:  Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     31 U.S.C. 3302, the Mine Safety and Health Administration is 
     authorized to collect and retain up to $2,499,000 from fees 
     collected for the approval and certification of equipment, 
     materials, and explosives for use in mines, and may utilize 
     such sums for such activities:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary is authorized to accept lands, buildings, 
     equipment, and other contributions from public and private 
     sources and to prosecute projects in cooperation with other 
     agencies, Federal, State, or private:  Provided further, That 
     the Mine Safety and Health Administration is authorized to 
     promote health and safety education and training in the 
     mining community through cooperative programs with States, 
     industry, and safety associations:  Provided further, That 
     the Secretary is authorized to recognize the Joseph A. Holmes 
     Safety Association as a principal safety association and, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, may provide funds 
     and, with or without reimbursement, personnel, including 
     service of Mine Safety and Health Administration officials as 
     officers in local chapters or in the national organization:  
     Provided further, That any funds available to the Department 
     of Labor may be used, with the approval of the Secretary, to 
     provide for the costs of mine rescue and survival operations 
     in the event of a major disaster.

                       Bureau of Labor Statistics

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 
     including advances or reimbursements to State, Federal, and 
     local agencies and their employees for services rendered, 
     $527,212,000, together with not to exceed $65,000,000 which 
     may be expended from the Employment Security Administration 
     account in the Unemployment Trust Fund.

                 Office of Disability Employment Policy

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Office of Disability 
     Employment Policy to provide leadership, develop policy and 
     initiatives, and award grants furthering the objective of 
     eliminating barriers to the training and employment of people 
     with disabilities, $38,500,000.

                        Departmental Management

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses for Departmental Management, 
     including the hire of three passenger motor vehicles, 
     $337,621,000, together with not to exceed $308,000, which may 
     be expended from the Employment Security Administration 
     account in the Unemployment Trust Fund:  Provided, That 
     $64,825,000 for the Bureau of International Labor Affairs 
     shall be available for obligation through December 31, 2015:  
     Provided further, That funds available to the Bureau of 
     International Labor Affairs may be used to administer or 
     operate international labor activities, bilateral and 
     multilateral technical assistance, and microfinance programs, 
     by or through contracts, grants, subgrants and other 
     arrangements:  Provided further, That not more than 
     $58,825,000 shall be for programs to combat exploitative 
     child labor internationally and not less than $6,000,000 
     shall be used to implement model programs that address worker 
     rights issues through technical assistance in countries with 
     which the United States has free trade agreements or trade 
     preference programs:  Provided further, That $8,040,000 shall 
     be used for program evaluation and shall be available for 
     obligation through September 30, 2016:  Provided further, 
     That funds available for program evaluation may be 
     transferred to any other appropriate account in the 
     Department for such purpose:  Provided further, That the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of 
     any transfer:  Provided further, That the funds available to 
     the Women's Bureau may be used for grants to serve and 
     promote the interests of women in the workforce.

                    veterans employment and training

       Not to exceed $231,872,000 may be derived from the 
     Employment Security Administration account in the 
     Unemployment Trust Fund to carry out the provisions of 
     chapters 41, 42, and 43 of title 38, United States Code, of 
     which:
       (1) $175,000,000 is for Jobs for Veterans State grants 
     under 38 U.S.C. 4102A(b)(5) to support disabled veterans' 
     outreach program specialists under section 4103A of such 
     title and local veterans' employment representatives under 
     section 4104(b) of such title, and for the expenses described 
     in section 4102A(b)(5)(C), which shall be available for 
     obligation by the States through December 31, 2015 and not to 
     exceed 3 percent for the necessary Federal expenditures for 
     data systems and contract support to allow for the tracking 
     of participant and performance information:  Provided, That, 
     in addition, such funds may be used to support such 
     specialists and representatives in the provision of services 
     to transitioning members of the Armed Forces who have 
     participated in the Transition Assistance Program and have 
     been identified as in need of intensive services, to members 
     of the Armed Forces who are wounded, ill, or injured and 
     receiving treatment in military treatment facilities or 
     warrior transition units, and to the spouses or other family 
     caregivers of such wounded, ill, or injured members;
       (2) $14,000,000 is for carrying out the Transition 
     Assistance Program under 38 U.S.C. 4113 and 10 U.S.C. 1144;
       (3) $39,458,000 is for Federal administration of chapters 
     41, 42, and 43 of title 38, United States Code; and
       (4) $3,414,000 is for the National Veterans' Employment and 
     Training Services Institute under 38 U.S.C. 4109:

       Provided, That the Secretary may reallocate among the 
     appropriations provided under paragraphs (1) through (4) 
     above an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the appropriation 
     from which such reallocation is made.
       In addition, from the General Fund of the Treasury, 
     $38,109,000 is for carrying out programs to assist homeless 
     veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness who are 
     transitioning from certain institutions under sections 2021, 
     2021A, and 2023 of title 38, United States Code:  Provided, 
     That notwithstanding subsections (c)(3) and (d) of section 
     2023, the Secretary may award grants through September 30, 
     2015, to provide services under such section:  Provided 
     further, That services provided under section 2023 may 
     include, in addition to services to the individuals described 
     in subsection (e) of such section, services to veterans 
     recently released from incarceration who are at risk of 
     homelessness.

                            it modernization

       For necessary expenses for Department of Labor centralized 
     infrastructure technology investment activities related to 
     support systems and modernization, $15,394,000.

                      office of inspector general

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector 
     General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978, $76,000,000, together with not to exceed 
     $5,590,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security 
     Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund.

                           General Provisions

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

                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 102.  Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary 
     funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the current 
     fiscal year for the Department of Labor in this Act may be 
     transferred between a program, project, or activity, but no 
     such program, project, or activity shall be increased by more 
     than 3 percent by any such transfer:  Provided, That the 
     transfer authority granted by this section shall not be used 
     to create any new program or to fund any project or activity 
     for which no funds are provided in this Act:  Provided 
     further, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 
     days in advance of any transfer.
       Sec. 103.  In accordance with Executive Order 13126, none 
     of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
     pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended for the 
     procurement of goods mined, produced, manufactured, or 
     harvested or services rendered, in whole or in part, by 
     forced or indentured child labor in industries and host 
     countries already identified by the United States Department 
     of Labor prior to enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 104.  None of the funds made available to the 
     Department of Labor for grants under section 414(c) of the 
     American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 
     1998 may be used for any purpose other than competitive 
     grants for training individuals over the age of 16 who are 
     not currently enrolled in school within a local educational 
     agency in the occupations and industries for which employers 
     are using H-1B visas to hire foreign workers, and the related 
     activities necessary to support such training:  Provided, 
     That the preceding limitation shall not apply to funding 
     provided pursuant to solicitations for grant applications 
     issued prior to January 15, 2014.
       Sec. 105.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     under the heading ``Employment and Training Administration'' 
     shall be used by a recipient or subrecipient of such funds to 
     pay the salary and bonuses of an individual, either as direct 
     costs or indirect costs, at a rate in excess of Executive 
     Level II. This limitation shall not apply to vendors 
     providing goods and services as defined in Office of 
     Management and Budget Circular A-133. Where States are 
     recipients of such funds, States may establish a lower limit 
     for salaries and bonuses of those receiving salaries and 
     bonuses from subrecipients of such funds, taking into account 
     factors including the relative cost-of-living in the State, 
     the compensation levels for comparable State or local 
     government employees, and the size of the organizations that 
     administer Federal programs involved including Employment and 
     Training Administration programs.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 106.  Notwithstanding section 102, the Secretary may 
     transfer funds made available

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     to the Employment and Training Administration by this Act, 
     either directly or through a set-aside, for technical 
     assistance services to grantees to ``Program Administration'' 
     when it is determined that those services will be more 
     efficiently performed by Federal employees:  Provided, That 
     this section shall not apply to section 171 of the WIOA.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 107. (a) The Secretary may reserve not more than 0.5 
     percent from each appropriation made available in this Act 
     identified in subsection (b) in order to carry out 
     evaluations of any of the programs or activities that are 
     funded under such accounts. Any funds reserved under this 
     section shall be transferred to ``Departmental Management'' 
     for use by the Office of the Chief Evaluation Officer within 
     the Department of Labor, and shall be available for 
     obligation through September 30, 2016:  Provided, That such 
     funds shall only be available if the Chief Evaluation Officer 
     of the Department of Labor submits a plan to the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate describing the evaluations to be carried out 15 days 
     in advance of any transfer.
       (b) The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are: 
     ``Training and Employment Services'', ``Job Corps'', 
     ``Community Service Employment for Older Americans'', ``State 
     Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations'', 
     ``Employee Benefits Security Administration'', ``Office of 
     Workers' Compensation Programs'', ``Wage and Hour Division'', 
     ``Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs'', ``Office 
     of Labor Management Standards'', ``Occupational Safety and 
     Health Administration'', ``Mine Safety and Health 
     Administration'', funding made available to the ``Bureau of 
     International Affairs'' and ``Women's Bureau'' within the 
     ``Departmental Management, Salaries and Expenses'' account, 
     and ``Veterans Employment and Training''.
       Sec. 108. (a) Flexibility With Respect to the Crossing of 
     H-2B Nonimmigrants Working in the Seafood Industry.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), if a petition 
     for H-2B nonimmigrants filed by an employer in the seafood 
     industry is granted, the employer may bring the nonimmigrants 
     described in the petition into the United States at any time 
     during the 120-day period beginning on the start date for 
     which the employer is seeking the services of the 
     nonimmigrants without filing another petition.
       (2) Requirements for crossings after 90th day.--An employer 
     in the seafood industry may not bring H-2B nonimmigrants into 
     the United States after the date that is 90 days after the 
     start date for which the employer is seeking the services of 
     the nonimmigrants unless the employer--
       (A) completes a new assessment of the local labor market 
     by--
       (i) listing job orders in local newspapers on 2 separate 
     Sundays; and
       (ii) posting the job opportunity on the appropriate 
     Department of Labor Electronic Job Registry and at the 
     employer's place of employment; and
       (B) offers the job to an equally or better qualified United 
     States worker who--
       (i) applies for the job; and
       (ii) will be available at the time and place of need.
       (3) Exemption from rules with respect to staggering.--The 
     Secretary of Labor shall not consider an employer in the 
     seafood industry who brings H-2B nonimmigrants into the 
     United States during the 120-day period specified in 
     paragraph (1) to be staggering the date of need in violation 
     of section 655.20(d) of title 20, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, or any other applicable provision of law.
       (b) H-2B Nonimmigrants Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``H-2B nonimmigrants'' means aliens admitted to the United 
     States pursuant to section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B)).
       Sec. 109.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to take 
     any action in connection with any asserted liability under 
     subsection (e) of section 4062 of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974:  Provided, That this section 
     shall cease to apply upon the enactment of any bill that 
     amends such subsection.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 110. (a) The Secretary may reserve not more than 0.25 
     percent from each appropriation made available in this Act 
     identified in subsection (b) in order to carry out 
     information technology purchases and upgrades for any of the 
     programs or activities that are funded under such accounts. 
     Any funds reserved under this section shall be transferred to 
     ``Departmental Management'' for use by the Office of the 
     Chief Information Officer within the Department of Labor, and 
     shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2016: 
      Provided, That such funds shall only be available if the 
     Chief Information Officer of the Department of Labor submits 
     a plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate describing the purchases and 
     upgrades to be carried out and an explanation of why funds 
     are not needed in the donor account 15 days in advance of any 
     transfer.
       (b) The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are: 
     ``Employment and Training Administration Program 
     Administration'', funding made available for Federal 
     administration within ``Job Corps'', ``Foreign Labor 
     Certification Program Administration'', ``Employee Benefits 
     Security Administration'', ``Office of Workers' Compensation 
     Programs'', ``Wage and Hour Division'', ``Office of Federal 
     Contract Compliance Programs'', ``Office of Labor Management 
     Standards'', ``Occupational Safety and Health 
     Administration'', ``Mine Safety and Health Administration'', 
     ``Veterans Employment and Training'', ``Bureau of Labor 
     Statistics'', and ``Office of Disability Employment Policy''.
       Sec. 111. (a) Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 (29 U.S.C. 207) shall be applied as if the following 
     text is part of such section:
       ``(s)(1) The provisions of this section shall not apply for 
     a period of 2 years after the occurrence of a major disaster 
     to any employee--
       ``(A) employed to adjust or evaluate claims resulting from 
     or relating to such major disaster, by an employer not 
     engaged, directly or through an affiliate, in underwriting, 
     selling, or marketing property, casualty, or liability 
     insurance policies or contracts;
       ``(B) who receives from such employer on average weekly 
     compensation of not less than $591.00 per week or any minimum 
     weekly amount established by the Secretary, whichever is 
     greater, for the number of weeks such employee is engaged in 
     any of the activities described in subparagraph (C); and
       ``(C) whose duties include any of the following:
       ``(i) interviewing insured individuals, individuals who 
     suffered injuries or other damages or losses arising from or 
     relating to a disaster, witnesses, or physicians;
       ``(ii) inspecting property damage or reviewing factual 
     information to prepare damage estimates;
       ``(iii) evaluating and making recommendations regarding 
     coverage or compensability of claims or determining liability 
     or value aspects of claims;
       ``(iv) negotiating settlements; or
       ``(v) making recommendations regarding litigation.
       ``(2) The exemption in this subsection shall not affect the 
     exemption provided by section 13(a)(1).
       ``(3) For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `major disaster' means any disaster or 
     catastrophe declared or designated by any State or Federal 
     agency or department;
       ``(B) the term `employee employed to adjust or evaluate 
     claims resulting from or relating to such major disaster' 
     means an individual who timely secured or secures a license 
     required by applicable law to engage in and perform the 
     activities described in clauses (i) through (v) of paragraph 
     (1)(C) relating to a major disaster, and is employed by an 
     employer that maintains worker compensation insurance 
     coverage or protection for its employees, if required by 
     applicable law, and withholds applicable Federal, State, and 
     local income and payroll taxes from the wages, salaries and 
     any benefits of such employees; and
       ``(C) the term `affiliate' means a company that, by reason 
     of ownership or control of 25 percent or more of the 
     outstanding shares of any class of voting securities of one 
     or more companies, directly or indirectly, controls, is 
     controlled by, or is under common control with, another 
     company.''.
       (b) This section shall be effective on the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Labor 
     Appropriations Act, 2015''.

                                TITLE II

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

              Health Resources and Services Administration

                          primary health care

       For carrying out titles II and III of the Public Health 
     Service Act (referred to in this Act as the ``PHS Act'') with 
     respect to primary health care and the Native Hawaiian Health 
     Care Act of 1988, $1,491,522,000:  Provided, That no more 
     than $100,000 shall be available until expended for carrying 
     out the provisions of section 224(o) of the PHS Act, 
     including associated administrative expenses and relevant 
     evaluations:  Provided further, That no more than $99,893,000 
     shall be available until expended for carrying out the 
     provisions of Public Law 104-73 and for expenses incurred by 
     the Department of Health and Human Services (referred to in 
     this Act as ``HHS'') pertaining to administrative claims made 
     under such law:  Provided further, That of funds provided for 
     the Health Centers program, as defined by section 330 of the 
     PHS Act, by this Act or any other Act for fiscal year 2015, 
     not less than $165,000,000 shall be obligated in fiscal year 
     2015 as base grant adjustments, not less than $350,000,000 
     shall be obligated in fiscal year 2015 to support new access 
     points including approved and unfunded applications from 
     fiscal year 2014, grants to expand medical services, 
     behavioral health, oral health, pharmacy, and vision 
     services, and up to $150,000,000 shall be obligated in fiscal 
     year 2015 for construction and capital improvement costs.

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                            health workforce

       For carrying out titles III, VII, and VIII of the PHS Act 
     with respect to the health workforce, section 1128E of the 
     Social Security Act, and the Health Care Quality Improvement 
     Act of 1986, $751,600,000:  Provided, That sections 
     747(c)(2), 751(j)(2), 762(k), and the proportional funding 
     amounts in paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 756(e) of 
     the PHS Act shall not apply to funds made available under 
     this heading:  Provided further, That for any program 
     operating under section 751 of the PHS Act on or before 
     January 1, 2009, the Secretary may hereafter waive any of the 
     requirements contained in sections 751(d)(2)(A) and 
     751(d)(2)(B) of such Act for the full project period of a 
     grant under such section:  Provided further, That no funds 
     shall be available for section 340G-1 of the PHS Act:  
     Provided further, That fees collected for the disclosure of 
     information under section 427(b) of the Health Care Quality 
     Improvement Act of 1986 and sections 1128E(d)(2) and 1921 of 
     the Social Security Act shall be sufficient to recover the 
     full costs of operating the programs authorized by such 
     sections and shall remain available until expended for the 
     National Practitioner Data Bank:  Provided further, That 
     funds transferred to this account to carry out section 846 
     and subpart 3 of part D of title III of the PHS Act may be 
     used to make prior year adjustments to awards made under such 
     sections.

                       maternal and child health

       For carrying out titles III, XI, XII, and XIX of the PHS 
     Act with respect to maternal and child health, title V of the 
     Social Security Act, and section 712 of the American Jobs 
     Creation Act of 2004, $851,738,000:  Provided, That 
     notwithstanding sections 502(a)(1) and 502(b)(1) of the 
     Social Security Act, not more than $77,093,000 shall be 
     available for carrying out special projects of regional and 
     national significance pursuant to section 501(a)(2) of such 
     Act and $10,276,000 shall be available for projects described 
     in paragraphs (A) through (F) of section 501(a)(3) of such 
     Act.

                      ryan white hiv/aids program

       For carrying out title XXVI of the PHS Act with respect to 
     the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program, $2,318,781,000, of which 
     $1,970,881,000 shall remain available to the Secretary 
     through September 30, 2017, for parts A and B of title XXVI 
     of the PHS Act, and of which not less than $900,313,000 shall 
     be for State AIDS Drug Assistance Programs under the 
     authority of section 2616 or 311(c) of such Act.

                          health care systems

       For carrying out titles III and XII of the PHS Act with 
     respect to health care systems, and the Stem Cell Therapeutic 
     and Research Act of 2005, $103,193,000, of which $122,000 
     shall be available until expended for facilities renovations 
     at the Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center.

                              rural health

       For carrying out titles III and IV of the PHS Act with 
     respect to rural health, section 427(a) of the Federal Coal 
     Mine Health and Safety Act, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act 
     of 2000, and sections 711 and 1820 of the Social Security 
     Act, $147,471,000, of which $41,609,000 from general 
     revenues, notwithstanding section 1820(j) of the Social 
     Security Act, shall be available for carrying out the 
     Medicare rural hospital flexibility grants program:  
     Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading 
     for Medicare rural hospital flexibility grants, $14,942,000 
     shall be available for the Small Rural Hospital Improvement 
     Grant Program for quality improvement and adoption of health 
     information technology and up to $1,000,000 shall be to carry 
     out section 1820(g)(6) of the Social Security Act, with funds 
     provided for grants under section 1820(g)(6) available for 
     the purchase and implementation of telehealth services, 
     including pilots and demonstrations on the use of electronic 
     health records to coordinate rural veterans care between 
     rural providers and the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     electronic health record system:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 338J(k) of the PHS Act, $9,511,000 
     shall be available for State Offices of Rural Health.

                            family planning

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

                           program management

       For program support in the Health Resources and Services 
     Administration, $154,000,000:  Provided, That funds made 
     available under this heading may be used to supplement 
     program support funding provided under the headings ``Primary 
     Health Care'', ``Health Workforce'', ``Maternal and Child 
     Health'', ``Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program'', ``Health Care 
     Systems'', and ``Rural Health''.

             vaccine injury compensation program trust fund

       For payments from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program 
     Trust Fund (the ``Trust Fund''), such sums as may be 
     necessary for claims associated with vaccine-related injury 
     or death with respect to vaccines administered after 
     September 30, 1988, pursuant to subtitle 2 of title XXI of 
     the PHS Act, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That for necessary administrative expenses, not to exceed 
     $7,500,000 shall be available from the Trust Fund to the 
     Secretary.

               Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

                 immunization and respiratory diseases

       For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXI, and section 
     2821 of the PHS Act, titles II and IV of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act, and section 501 of the Refugee Education 
     Assistance Act, with respect to immunization and respiratory 
     diseases, $573,105,000.

     hiv/aids, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and 
                        tuberculosis prevention

       For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXIII of the PHS 
     Act with respect to HIV/ AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually 
     transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis prevention, 
     $1,117,609,000.

               emerging and zoonotic infectious diseases

       For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII, and section 2821 
     of the PHS Act, titles II and IV of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act, and section 501 of the Refugee Education 
     Assistance Act, with respect to emerging and zoonotic 
     infectious diseases, $352,990,000:  Provided, That of the 
     funds available under this heading, $30,000,000 shall be for 
     the Advanced Molecular Detection initiative.

            chronic disease prevention and health promotion

       For carrying out titles II, III, XI, XV, XVII, and XIX of 
     the PHS Act with respect to chronic disease prevention and 
     health promotion, $747,220,000:  Provided, That funds 
     appropriated under this account may be available for making 
     grants under section 1509 of the PHS Act for not less than 21 
     States, tribes, or tribal organizations:  Provided further, 
     That of the funds available under this heading, $7,500,000 
     shall be available to continue and expand community specific 
     extension and outreach programs to combat obesity in counties 
     with the highest levels of obesity:  Provided further, That 
     of the funds provided under this heading, $80,000,000 shall 
     be available for a program consisting of three-year grants of 
     no less than $100,000 per year to non-governmental entities, 
     local public health offices, school districts, local housing 
     authorities, local transportation authorities or Indian 
     tribes to implement evidence-based chronic disease prevention 
     strategies:  Provided further, That applicants for grants 
     described in the previous proviso shall determine the 
     population to be served and shall agree to work in 
     collaboration with multi-sector partners:  Provided further, 
     That the proportional funding requirements under section 
     1503(a) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds made 
     available under this heading.

   birth defects, developmental disabilities, disabilities and health

       For carrying out titles II, III, XI, and XVII of the PHS 
     Act with respect to birth defects, developmental 
     disabilities, disabilities and health, $131,781,000.

                   public health scientific services

       For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act 
     with respect to health statistics, surveillance, health 
     informatics, and workforce development, $481,061,000.

                          environmental health

       For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act 
     with respect to environmental health, $166,404,000.

                     injury prevention and control

       For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act 
     with respect to injury prevention and control, $170,447,000:  
     Provided, That of the funds provided under this heading, 
     $20,000,000 shall be available for an evidence-based 
     prescription drug overdose prevention program.

         national institute for occupational safety and health

       For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act, 
     sections 101, 102, 103, 201, 202, 203, 301, and 501 of the 
     Federal Mine Safety and Health Act, section 13 of the Mine 
     Improvement and New Emergency Response Act, and sections 20, 
     21, and 22 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, with 
     respect to occupational safety and health, $334,863,000.

       energy employees occupational illness compensation program

       For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Employees 
     Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, $55,358,000, 
     to remain available until expended:  Provided, That this 
     amount shall be available consistent with the provision 
     regarding administrative expenses in section 151(b) of 
     division B, title I of Public Law 106-554.

                             global health

       For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act 
     with respect to global health, $416,517,000, of which 
     $128,421,000 for international HIV/AIDS shall remain 
     available

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     through September 30, 2016:  Provided, That funds may be used 
     for purchase and insurance of official motor vehicles in 
     foreign countries:  Provided further, That these funds are in 
     addition to amounts provided in section 137 of Public Law 
     113-164.

                public health preparedness and response

       For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act 
     with respect to public health preparedness and response, and 
     for expenses necessary to support activities related to 
     countering potential biological, nuclear, radiological, and 
     chemical threats to civilian populations, $1,352,551,000, of 
     which $534,343,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     the Strategic National Stockpile:  Provided, That in the 
     event the Director of the CDC activates the Emergency 
     Operations Center, the Director of the CDC may detail CDC 
     staff without reimbursement for up to 45 days to support the 
     work of the CDC Emergency Operations Center, so long as the 
     Director provides a notice to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     within 15 days of the use of this authority and a full report 
     within 30 days after use of this authority which includes the 
     number of staff and funding level broken down by the 
     originating center and number of days detailed:  Provided 
     further, That funds appropriated under this heading may be 
     used to support a contract for the operation and maintenance 
     of an aircraft in direct support of activities throughout CDC 
     to ensure the agency is prepared to address public health 
     preparedness emergencies.

                        buildings and facilities

       For acquisition of real property, equipment, construction, 
     and renovation of facilities, $10,000,000, which shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That funds 
     previously set-aside by CDC for repair and upgrade of the 
     Lake Lynn Experimental Mine and Laboratory shall be used to 
     acquire a replacement mine safety research facility.

                cdc-wide activities and program support

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For carrying out titles II, III, XVII and XIX, and section 
     2821 of the PHS Act and for cross-cutting activities and 
     program support for activities funded in other appropriations 
     included in this Act for the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention, $113,570,000:  Provided, That paragraphs (1) 
     through (3) of subsection (b) of section 2821 of the PHS Act 
     shall not apply to funds appropriated under this heading and 
     in all other accounts of the CDC:  Provided further, That 
     employees of CDC or the Public Health Service, both civilian 
     and commissioned officers, detailed to States, 
     municipalities, or other organizations under authority of 
     section 214 of the PHS Act, or in overseas assignments, shall 
     be treated as non-Federal employees for reporting purposes 
     only and shall not be included within any personnel ceiling 
     applicable to the Agency, Service, or HHS during the period 
     of detail or assignment:  Provided further, That CDC may use 
     up to $10,000 from amounts appropriated to CDC in this Act 
     for official reception and representation expenses when 
     specifically approved by the Director of CDC:  Provided 
     further, That in addition, such sums as may be derived from 
     authorized user fees, which shall be credited to the 
     appropriation charged with the cost thereof:  Provided 
     further, That with respect to the previous proviso, 
     authorized user fees from the Vessel Sanitation Program shall 
     be available through September 30, 2016:  Provided further, 
     That of the funds made available under this heading and in 
     all other accounts of CDC, up to $1,000 per eligible employee 
     of CDC shall be made available until expended for Individual 
     Learning Accounts.

                     National Institutes of Health

                       national cancer institute

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to cancer, $4,950,396,000, of which up to 
     $8,000,000 may be used for facilities repairs and 
     improvements at the National Cancer Institute--Frederick 
     Federally Funded Research and Development Center in 
     Frederick, Maryland.

               national heart, lung, and blood institute

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to cardiovascular, lung, and blood diseases, and 
     blood and blood products, $2,997,870,000.

         national institute of dental and craniofacial research

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to dental and craniofacial diseases, 
     $399,886,000.

    national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to diabetes and digestive and kidney disease, 
     $1,749,681,000.

        national institute of neurological disorders and stroke

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to neurological disorders and stroke, 
     $1,605,205,000.

         national institute of allergy and infectious diseases

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to allergy and infectious diseases, 
     $4,358,841,000.

             national institute of general medical sciences

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to general medical sciences, $2,371,476,000, of 
     which $715,000,000 shall be from funds available under 
     section 241 of the PHS Act:  Provided, That not less than 
     $273,325,000 is provided for the Institutional Development 
     Awards program.

  eunice kennedy shriver national institute of child health and human 
                              development

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to child health and human development, 
     $1,286,571,000.

                         national eye institute

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to eye diseases and visual disorders, 
     $684,191,000.

          national institute of environmental health sciences

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to environmental health sciences, $667,502,000.

                      national institute on aging

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to aging, $1,199,468,000.

 national institute of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin 
     diseases, $521,665,000.

    national institute on deafness and other communication disorders

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to deafness and other communication disorders, 
     $405,302,000.

                 national institute of nursing research

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to nursing research, $140,953,000.

           national institute on alcohol abuse and alcoholism

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to alcohol abuse and alcoholism, $447,408,000.

                    national institute on drug abuse

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to drug abuse, $1,028,614,000.

                  national institute of mental health

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to mental health, $1,463,036,000.

                national human genome research institute

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to human genome research, $499,356,000.

      national institute of biomedical imaging and bioengineering

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to biomedical imaging and bioengineering 
     research, $330,192,000.

        national center for complementary and integrative health

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to complementary and integrative health, 
     $124,681,000:  Provided, That these funds may be used to 
     support the transition enacted in section 224 of this Act.

      national institute on minority health and health disparities

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to minority health and health disparities 
     research, $269,154,000.

                  john e. fogarty international center

       For carrying out the activities of the John E. Fogarty 
     International Center (described in subpart 2 of part E of 
     title IV of the PHS Act), $67,786,000.

                      national library of medicine

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to health information communications, 
     $336,939,000:  Provided, That of the amounts available for 
     improvement of information systems, $4,000,000 shall be 
     available until September 30, 2016:  Provided further, That 
     in fiscal year 2015, the National Library of Medicine may 
     enter into personal services contracts for the provision of 
     services in facilities owned, operated, or constructed under 
     the jurisdiction of the National Institutes of Health 
     (referred to in this title as ``NIH'').

          national center for advancing translational sciences

       For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act 
     with respect to translational sciences, $635,230,000:  
     Provided, That up to $9,835,000 shall be available to 
     implement section 480 of the PHS Act, relating to the Cures 
     Acceleration Network:  Provided further, That at least 
     $474,746,000 is provided to the Clinical and Translational 
     Sciences Awards program.

                         office of the director

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For carrying out the responsibilities of the Office of the 
     Director, NIH, $1,401,134,000, of which up to $25,000,000 may 
     be used to carry out section 213 of this Act:  Provided, That 
     funding shall be available for the purchase of not to exceed 
     29 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only:  Provided 
     further, That all funds credited to the NIH Management Fund 
     shall remain available for one fiscal year after the fiscal 
     year in which they are deposited:  Provided further, That 
     $165,000,000 shall be for the National Children's Study 
     (``NCS'')

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     or research related to the Study's goals and mission, and any 
     funds in excess of the estimated need shall be transferred to 
     and merged with the accounts for the various Institutes and 
     Centers to support activity related to the goals and 
     objectives of the NCS:  Provided further, That NIH shall 
     submit a spend plan on the NCS's next phase to the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act:  Provided further, That $533,039,000 shall be 
     available for the Common Fund established under section 
     402A(c)(1) of the PHS Act:  Provided further, That of the 
     funds provided, $10,000 shall be for official reception and 
     representation expenses when specifically approved by the 
     Director of the NIH:  Provided further, That the Office of 
     AIDS Research within the Office of the Director of the NIH 
     may spend up to $8,000,000 to make grants for construction or 
     renovation of facilities as provided for in section 
     2354(a)(5)(B) of the PHS Act:  Provided further, That NIH 
     shall contract with the National Academy of Sciences for a 
     Blue Ribbon Commission on Scientific Literacy and Standing:  
     Provided further, That NIH shall submit to Congress an NIH-
     wide 5-year scientific strategic plan as outlined in sections 
     402(b)(3) and 402(b)(4) of the PHS Act no later than 1 year 
     after enactment of this Act.
       In addition to other funds appropriated for the Common Fund 
     established under section 402A(c) of the PHS Act, $12,600,000 
     is appropriated to the Common Fund from the 10-year Pediatric 
     Research Initiative Fund described in section 9008 of title 
     26, United States Code, for the purpose of carrying out 
     section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) of the PHS Act (relating to 
     pediatric research), as authorized in the Gabriella Miller 
     Kids First Research Act.

                        buildings and facilities

       For the study of, construction of, renovation of, and 
     acquisition of equipment for, facilities of or used by NIH, 
     including the acquisition of real property, $128,863,000, to 
     remain available through September 30, 2019.

       Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

                             mental health

       For carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS Act with 
     respect to mental health, and the Protection and Advocacy for 
     Individuals with Mental Illness Act, $1,045,936,000:  
     Provided, That notwithstanding section 520A(f)(2) of the PHS 
     Act, no funds appropriated for carrying out section 520A 
     shall be available for carrying out section 1971 of the PHS 
     Act:  Provided further, That in addition to amounts provided 
     herein, $21,039,000 shall be available under section 241 of 
     the PHS Act to carry out subpart I of part B of title XIX of 
     the PHS Act to fund section 1920(b) technical assistance, 
     national data, data collection and evaluation activities, and 
     further that the total available under this Act for section 
     1920(b) activities shall not exceed 5 percent of the amounts 
     appropriated for subpart I of part B of title XIX:  Provided 
     further, That section 520E(b)(2) of the PHS Act shall not 
     apply to funds appropriated in this Act for fiscal year 2015: 
      Provided further, That of the amount appropriated under this 
     heading, $45,887,000 shall be for the National Child 
     Traumatic Stress Initiative as described in section 582 of 
     the PHS Act:  Provided further, That notwithstanding section 
     565(b)(1) of the PHS Act, technical assistance may be 
     provided to a public entity to establish or operate a system 
     of comprehensive community mental health services to children 
     with a serious emotional disturbance, without regard to 
     whether the public entity receives a grant under section 
     561(a) of such Act:  Provided further, That States shall 
     expend at least 5 percent of the amount each receives for 
     carrying out section 1911 of the PHS Act to support evidence-
     based programs that address the needs of individuals with 
     early serious mental illness, including psychotic disorders, 
     regardless of the age of the individual at onset:  Provided 
     further, That none of the funds provided for section 1911 of 
     the PHS Act shall be subject to section 241 of such Act.

                        substance abuse treatment

       For carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS Act with 
     respect to substance abuse treatment and section 1922(a) of 
     the PHS Act with respect to substance abuse prevention, 
     $2,102,658,000:  Provided, That in addition to amounts 
     provided herein, the following amounts shall be available 
     under section 241 of the PHS Act: (1) $79,200,000 to carry 
     out subpart II of part B of title XIX of the PHS Act to fund 
     section 1935(b) technical assistance, national data, data 
     collection and evaluation activities, and further that the 
     total available under this Act for section 1935(b) activities 
     shall not exceed 5 percent of the amounts appropriated for 
     subpart II of part B of title XIX; and (2) $2,000,000 to 
     evaluate substance abuse treatment programs:  Provided 
     further, That none of the funds provided for section 1921 of 
     the PHS Act shall be subject to section 241 of such Act.

                       substance abuse prevention

       For carrying out titles III and V of the PHS Act with 
     respect to substance abuse prevention, $175,219,000.

                health surveillance and program support

       For program support and cross-cutting activities that 
     supplement activities funded under the headings ``Mental 
     Health'', ``Substance Abuse Treatment'', and ``Substance 
     Abuse Prevention'' in carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of 
     the PHS Act and the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals 
     with Mental Illness Act in the Substance Abuse and Mental 
     Health Services Administration, $150,232,000:  Provided, That 
     in addition to amounts provided herein, $31,428,000 shall be 
     available under section 241 of the PHS Act to supplement 
     funds available to carry out national surveys on drug abuse 
     and mental health, to collect and analyze program data, and 
     to conduct public awareness and technical assistance 
     activities:  Provided further, That, in addition, fees may be 
     collected for the costs of publications, data, data 
     tabulations, and data analysis completed under title V of the 
     PHS Act and provided to a public or private entity upon 
     request, which shall be credited to this appropriation and 
     shall remain available until expended for such purposes:  
     Provided further, That amounts made available in this Act for 
     carrying out section 501(m) of the PHS Act shall remain 
     available through September 30, 2016:  Provided further, That 
     funds made available under this heading may be used to 
     supplement program support funding provided under the 
     headings ``Mental Health'', ``Substance Abuse Treatment'', 
     and ``Substance Abuse Prevention''.

               Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

                    healthcare research and quality

       For carrying out titles III and IX of the PHS Act, part A 
     of title XI of the Social Security Act, and section 1013 of 
     the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and 
     Modernization Act of 2003, $363,698,000:  Provided, That 
     section 947(c) of the PHS Act shall not apply in fiscal year 
     2015:  Provided further, That in addition, amounts received 
     from Freedom of Information Act fees, reimbursable and 
     interagency agreements, and the sale of data shall be 
     credited to this appropriation and shall remain available 
     until September 30, 2016.

               Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

                     grants to states for medicaid

       For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI 
     and XIX of the Social Security Act, $234,608,916,000, to 
     remain available until expended.
       For making, after May 31, 2015, payments to States under 
     title XIX or in the case of section 1928 on behalf of States 
     under title XIX of the Social Security Act for the last 
     quarter of fiscal year 2015 for unanticipated costs incurred 
     for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.
       For making payments to States or in the case of section 
     1928 on behalf of States under title XIX of the Social 
     Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, 
     $113,272,140,000, to remain available until expended.
       Payment under such title XIX may be made for any quarter 
     with respect to a State plan or plan amendment in effect 
     during such quarter, if submitted in or prior to such quarter 
     and approved in that or any subsequent quarter.

                  payments to health care trust funds

       For payment to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund 
     and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, 
     as provided under sections 217(g), 1844, and 1860D-16 of the 
     Social Security Act, sections 103(c) and 111(d) of the Social 
     Security Amendments of 1965, section 278(d)(3) of Public Law 
     97-248, and for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to 
     section 201(g) of the Social Security Act, $259,212,000,000.
       In addition, for making matching payments under section 
     1844 and benefit payments under section 1860D-16 of the 
     Social Security Act that were not anticipated in budget 
     estimates, such sums as may be necessary.

                           program management

       For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI, 
     XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act, titles XIII 
     and XXVII of the PHS Act, the Clinical Laboratory Improvement 
     Amendments of 1988, and other responsibilities of the Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, not to exceed 
     $3,669,744,000, to be transferred from the Federal Hospital 
     Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical 
     Insurance Trust Fund, as authorized by section 201(g) of the 
     Social Security Act; together with all funds collected in 
     accordance with section 353 of the PHS Act and section 
     1857(e)(2) of the Social Security Act, funds retained by the 
     Secretary pursuant to section 302 of the Tax Relief and 
     Health Care Act of 2006; and such sums as may be collected 
     from authorized user fees and the sale of data, which shall 
     be credited to this account and remain available until 
     September 30, 2020:  Provided, That all funds derived in 
     accordance with 31 U.S.C. 9701 from organizations established 
     under title XIII of the PHS Act shall be credited to and 
     available for carrying out the purposes of this 
     appropriation:  Provided further, That the Secretary is 
     directed to collect fees in fiscal year 2015 from Medicare 
     Advantage organizations pursuant to section 1857(e)(2) of the 
     Social Security Act and from eligible organizations with 
     risk-sharing contracts under section 1876 of that Act 
     pursuant to section 1876(k)(4)(D) of that Act.

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              health care fraud and abuse control account

       In addition to amounts otherwise available for program 
     integrity and program management, $672,000,000, to remain 
     available through September 30, 2016, to be transferred from 
     the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal 
     Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as authorized by 
     section 201(g) of the Social Security Act, of which 
     $477,120,000 shall be for the Medicare Integrity Program at 
     the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, including 
     administrative costs, to conduct oversight activities for 
     Medicare Advantage under Part C and the Medicare Prescription 
     Drug Program under Part D of the Social Security Act and for 
     activities described in section 1893(b) of such Act, of which 
     $67,200,000 shall be for the Department of Health and Human 
     Services Office of Inspector General to carry out fraud and 
     abuse activities authorized by section 1817(k)(3) of such 
     Act, of which $67,200,000 shall be for the Medicaid and 
     Children's Health Insurance Program (``CHIP'') program 
     integrity activities, and of which $60,480,000 shall be for 
     the Department of Justice to carry out fraud and abuse 
     activities authorized by section 1817(k)(3) of such Act:  
     Provided, That the report required by section 1817(k)(5) of 
     the Social Security Act for fiscal year 2015 shall include 
     measures of the operational efficiency and impact on fraud, 
     waste, and abuse in the Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP programs 
     for the funds provided by this appropriation:  Provided 
     further, That of the amount provided under this heading, 
     $311,000,000 is provided to meet the terms of section 
     251(b)(2)(C)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended, and $361,000,000 is 
     additional new budget authority specified for purposes of 
     section 251(b)(2)(C) of such Act.

                Administration for Children and Families

  payments to states for child support enforcement and family support 
                                programs

       For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles I, 
     IV-D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act and the 
     Act of July 5, 1960, $2,438,523,000, to remain available 
     until expended; and for such purposes for the first quarter 
     of fiscal year 2016, $1,160,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended.
       For carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, 
     except as otherwise provided, titles I, IV-D, X, XI, XIV, and 
     XVI of the Social Security Act and the Act of July 5, 1960, 
     for the last 3 months of the current fiscal year for 
     unanticipated costs, incurred for the current fiscal year, 
     such sums as may be necessary.

                   low income home energy assistance

       For making payments under subsections (b) and (d) of 
     section 2602 of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 
     1981, $3,390,304,000:  Provided, That all but $491,000,000 of 
     this amount shall be allocated as though the total 
     appropriation for such payments for fiscal year 2015 was less 
     than $1,975,000,000:  Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     section 2609A(a), of the amounts appropriated under section 
     2602(b), not more than $2,988,000 of such amounts may be 
     reserved by the Secretary for technical assistance, training, 
     and monitoring of program activities for compliance with 
     internal controls, policies and procedures and may, in 
     addition to the authorities provided in section 2609A(a)(1), 
     use such funds through contracts with private entities that 
     do not qualify as nonprofit organizations.

                     refugee and entrant assistance

       For necessary expenses for refugee and entrant assistance 
     activities authorized by section 414 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act and section 501 of the Refugee Education 
     Assistance Act of 1980, and for carrying out section 462 of 
     the Homeland Security Act of 2002, section 235 of the William 
     Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 
     Act of 2008, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 
     (``TVPA''), section 203 of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005, and the Torture Victims Relief 
     Act of 1998, $1,559,884,000, of which $1,533,394,000 shall 
     remain available through September 30, 2017 for carrying out 
     such sections 414, 501, 462, and 235:  Provided, That amounts 
     available under this heading to carry out such section 203 
     and the TVPA shall also be available for research and 
     evaluation with respect to activities under those 
     authorities:  Provided further, That the limitation in 
     section 206 of this Act regarding transfers increasing any 
     appropriation shall apply to transfers to appropriations 
     under this heading by substituting ``10 percent'' for ``3 
     percent''.

   payments to states for the child care and development block grant

       For carrying out the Child Care and Development Block Grant 
     Act of 1990 (``CCDBG Act''), $2,435,000,000 shall be used to 
     supplement, not supplant State general revenue funds for 
     child care assistance for low-income families:  Provided, 
     That $19,357,000 shall be available for child care resource 
     and referral and school-aged child care activities, of which 
     $996,000 shall be available to the Secretary for a 
     competitive grant for the operation of a national toll free 
     referral line and Web site to develop and disseminate child 
     care consumer education information for parents and help 
     parents access child care in their local community:  Provided 
     further, That, in addition to the amounts required to be 
     reserved by the States under section 658G of the CCDBG Act, 
     $305,906,000 shall be reserved by the States for activities 
     authorized under section 658G, of which $112,187,000 shall be 
     for activities that improve the quality of infant and toddler 
     care:  Provided further, That $9,851,000 shall be for use by 
     the Secretary for child care research, demonstration, and 
     evaluation activities:  Provided further, That technical 
     assistance under section 658I(a)(3) of such Act may be 
     provided directly, or through the use of contracts, grants, 
     cooperative agreements, or interagency agreements.

                      social services block grant

       For making grants to States pursuant to section 2002 of the 
     Social Security Act, $1,700,000,000:  Provided, That 
     notwithstanding subparagraph (B) of section 404(d)(2) of such 
     Act, the applicable percent specified under such subparagraph 
     for a State to carry out State programs pursuant to title XX-
     A of such Act shall be 10 percent.

                children and families services programs

       For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, the Runaway 
     and Homeless Youth Act, the Head Start Act, the Child Abuse 
     Prevention and Treatment Act, sections 303 and 313 of the 
     Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, the Native 
     American Programs Act of 1974, title II of the Child Abuse 
     Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 
     (adoption opportunities), the Abandoned Infants Assistance 
     Act of 1988, part B-1 of title IV and sections 413, 1110, and 
     1115 of the Social Security Act; for making payments under 
     the Community Services Block Grant Act (``CSBG Act''), 
     sections 473B and 477(i) of the Social Security Act, and the 
     Assets for Independence Act; for necessary administrative 
     expenses to carry out such Acts and titles I, IV, V, X, XI, 
     XIV, XVI, and XX of the Social Security Act, the Act of July 
     5, 1960, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, 
     title IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and section 
     501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980; and for 
     the administration of prior year obligations made by the 
     Administration for Children and Families under the 
     Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act 
     and the Help America Vote Act of 2002, $10,346,115,000, of 
     which $37,943,000, to remain available through September 30, 
     2016, shall be for grants to States for adoption incentive 
     payments, as authorized by section 473A of the Social 
     Security Act and may be made for adoptions completed before 
     September 30, 2015:  Provided, That $8,598,095,000 shall be 
     for making payments under the Head Start Act:  Provided 
     further, That of the amount in the previous proviso, 
     $8,073,095,000 shall be available for payments under section 
     640 of the Head Start Act:  Provided further, That of the 
     amount provided for making payments under the Head Start Act, 
     $25,000,000 shall be available for allocation by the 
     Secretary to supplement activities described in paragraphs 
     (7)(B) and (9) of section 641(c) of such Act under the 
     Designation Renewal System, established under the authority 
     of sections 641(c)(7), 645A(b)(12) and 645A(d) of such Act:  
     Provided further, That amounts allocated to Head Start 
     grantees at the discretion of the Secretary to supplement 
     activities pursuant to the previous proviso shall not be 
     included in the calculation of the ``base grant'' in 
     subsequent fiscal years, as such term is used in section 
     640(a)(7)(A) of the Head Start Act:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 640 of the Head Start Act, of the 
     amount provided for making payments under the Head Start Act, 
     and in addition to funds otherwise available under section 
     640 for such purposes, $500,000,000 shall be available 
     through March 31, 2016 for Early Head Start programs as 
     described in section 645A of such Act, for conversion of Head 
     Start services to Early Head Start services as described in 
     section 645(a)(5)(A) of such Act, and for discretionary 
     grants for high quality infant and toddler care through Early 
     Head Start-Child Care Partnerships, to entities defined as 
     eligible under section 645A(d) of such Act, with such funds 
     in this Act and Public Law 113-76 not included in the 
     calculation of the ``base grant'' for the current or any 
     subsequent fiscal year as such term is used in section 
     640(a)(7)(A) of the Head Start Act, and, notwithstanding 
     section 645A(c)(2) of such Act, these funds are available to 
     serve children under age 4:  Provided further, That of the 
     amount made available in the immediately preceding proviso, 
     up to $10,000,000 shall be available for the Federal costs of 
     administration and evaluation activities of the program 
     described in such proviso:  Provided further, That 
     $710,383,000 shall be for making payments under the CSBG Act: 
      Provided further, That $36,733,000 shall be for sections 680 
     and 678E(b)(2) of the CSBG Act, of which not less than 
     $29,883,000 shall be for section 680(a)(2) and not less than 
     $6,500,000 shall be for section 680(a)(3)(B) of such Act:  
     Provided further, That to the extent Community Services Block 
     Grant funds are distributed as grant funds by a State to an 
     eligible entity as provided under the CSBG Act, and have not 
     been expended by such entity, they shall remain with such 
     entity for carryover into the next fiscal year for 
     expenditure by such entity consistent with program purposes:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary shall establish 
     procedures regarding the disposition of

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     intangible assets and program income that permit such assets 
     acquired with, and program income derived from, grant funds 
     authorized under section 680 of the CSBG Act to become the 
     sole property of such grantees after a period of not more 
     than 12 years after the end of the grant period for any 
     activity consistent with section 680(a)(2)(A) of the CSBG 
     Act:  Provided further, That intangible assets in the form of 
     loans, equity investments and other debt instruments, and 
     program income may be used by grantees for any eligible 
     purpose consistent with section 680(a)(2)(A) of the CSBG Act: 
      Provided further, That these procedures shall apply to such 
     grant funds made available after November 29, 1999:  Provided 
     further, That funds appropriated for section 680(a)(2) of the 
     CSBG Act shall be available for financing construction and 
     rehabilitation and loans or investments in private business 
     enterprises owned by community development corporations:  
     Provided further, That section 303(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Family 
     Violence Prevention and Services Act shall not apply to 
     amounts provided herein:  Provided further, That $1,864,000 
     shall be for a human services case management system for 
     federally declared disasters, to include a comprehensive 
     national case management contract and Federal costs of 
     administering the system:  Provided further, That up to 
     $2,000,000 shall be for improving the Public Assistance 
     Reporting Information System, including grants to States to 
     support data collection for a study of the system's 
     effectiveness.

                   promoting safe and stable families

       For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, section 436 
     of the Social Security Act, $345,000,000 and, for carrying 
     out, except as otherwise provided, section 437 of such Act, 
     $59,765,000.

                payments for foster care and permanency

       For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title IV-E 
     of the Social Security Act, $4,832,000,000.
       For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title IV-E 
     of the Social Security Act, for the first quarter of fiscal 
     year 2016, $2,300,000,000.
       For carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, 
     except as otherwise provided, section 474 of title IV-E of 
     the Social Security Act, for the last 3 months of the current 
     fiscal year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the current 
     fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.

                  Administration for Community Living

                 aging and disability services programs

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the 
     OAA, titles III and XXIX of the PHS Act, section 119 of the 
     Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, 
     title XX-B of the Social Security Act, the Developmental 
     Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, parts 2 and 5 
     of subtitle D of title II of the Help America Vote Act of 
     2002, and for Department-wide coordination of policy and 
     program activities that assist individuals with disabilities, 
     $1,621,141,000, together with $52,115,000 to be transferred 
     from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the 
     Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund to carry 
     out section 4360 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
     1990:  Provided, That amounts appropriated under this heading 
     may be used for grants to States under section 361 of the OAA 
     only for disease prevention and health promotion programs and 
     activities which have been demonstrated through rigorous 
     evaluation to be evidence-based and effective:  Provided 
     further, That none of the funds provided shall be used to 
     carry out sections 1701 and 1703 of the PHS Act (with respect 
     to chronic disease self-management activity grants), except 
     that such funds may be used for necessary expenses associated 
     with administering any such grants awarded prior to the date 
     of the enactment of this Act:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, funds made 
     available under this heading to carry out section 311 of the 
     OAA may be transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture in 
     accordance with such section.

                        Office of the Secretary

                    general departmental management

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for general 
     departmental management, including hire of six passenger 
     motor vehicles, and for carrying out titles III, XVII, XXI, 
     and section 229 of the PHS Act, the United States-Mexico 
     Border Health Commission Act, and research studies under 
     section 1110 of the Social Security Act, $448,034,000, 
     together with $64,828,000 from the amounts available under 
     section 241 of the PHS Act to carry out national health or 
     human services research and evaluation activities:  Provided, 
     That of this amount, $52,224,000 shall be for minority AIDS 
     prevention and treatment activities:  Provided further, That 
     of the funds made available under this heading, $101,000,000 
     shall be for making competitive contracts and grants to 
     public and private entities to fund medically accurate and 
     age appropriate programs that reduce teen pregnancy and for 
     the Federal costs associated with administering and 
     evaluating such contracts and grants, of which not more than 
     10 percent of the available funds shall be for training and 
     technical assistance, evaluation, outreach, and additional 
     program support activities, and of the remaining amount 75 
     percent shall be for replicating programs that have been 
     proven effective through rigorous evaluation to reduce 
     teenage pregnancy, behavioral risk factors underlying teenage 
     pregnancy, or other associated risk factors, and 25 percent 
     shall be available for research and demonstration grants to 
     develop, replicate, refine, and test additional models and 
     innovative strategies for preventing teenage pregnancy:  
     Provided further, That of the amounts provided under this 
     heading from amounts available under section 241 of the PHS 
     Act, $6,800,000 shall be available to carry out evaluations 
     (including longitudinal evaluations) of teenage pregnancy 
     prevention approaches:  Provided further, That of the funds 
     made available under this heading, $1,750,000 is for 
     strengthening the Department's acquisition workforce capacity 
     and capabilities:  Provided further, That with respect to the 
     previous proviso, such funds shall be available for training, 
     recruiting, retaining, and hiring members of the acquisition 
     workforce as defined by 41 U.S.C. 1703, for information 
     technology in support of acquisition workforce effectiveness 
     and for management solutions to improve acquisition 
     management:  Provided further, That of the funds made 
     available under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be for making 
     competitive grants to provide abstinence education (as 
     defined by section 510(b)(2)(A)-(H) of the Social Security 
     Act) to adolescents, and for Federal costs of administering 
     the grant:  Provided further, That grants made under the 
     authority of section 510(b)(2)(A)-(H) of the Social Security 
     Act shall be made only to public and private entities that 
     agree that, with respect to an adolescent to whom the 
     entities provide abstinence education under such grant, the 
     entities will not provide to that adolescent any other 
     education regarding sexual conduct, except that, in the case 
     of an entity expressly required by law to provide health 
     information or services the adolescent shall not be precluded 
     from seeking health information or services from the entity 
     in a different setting than the setting in which abstinence 
     education was provided:  Provided further, That funds 
     provided in this Act for embryo adoption activities may be 
     used to provide to individuals adopting embryos, through 
     grants and other mechanisms, medical and administrative 
     services deemed necessary for such adoptions:  Provided 
     further, That such services shall be provided consistent with 
     42 CFR 59.5(a)(4).

                office of medicare hearings and appeals

       For expenses necessary for the Office of Medicare Hearings 
     and Appeals, $87,381,000, to be transferred in appropriate 
     part from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the 
     Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund.

  office of the national coordinator for health information technology

       For expenses necessary for the Office of the National 
     Coordinator for Health Information Technology, including 
     grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for the 
     development and advancement of interoperable health 
     information technology, $60,367,000.

                      office of inspector general

       For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General, 
     including the hire of passenger motor vehicles for 
     investigations, in carrying out the provisions of the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978, $71,000,000:  Provided, That 
     of such amount, necessary sums shall be available for 
     providing protective services to the Secretary and 
     investigating non-payment of child support cases for which 
     non-payment is a Federal offense under 18 U.S.C. 228.

                        office for civil rights

       For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, 
     $38,798,000.

     retirement pay and medical benefits for commissioned officers

       For retirement pay and medical benefits of Public Health 
     Service Commissioned Officers as authorized by law, for 
     payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection 
     Plan and Survivor Benefit Plan, and for medical care of 
     dependents and retired personnel under the Dependents' 
     Medical Care Act, such amounts as may be required during the 
     current fiscal year.

            public health and social services emergency fund

       For expenses necessary to support activities related to 
     countering potential biological, nuclear, radiological, 
     chemical, and cybersecurity threats to civilian populations, 
     and for other public health emergencies, $848,154,000, of 
     which $415,000,000 shall remain available through September 
     30, 2016, for expenses necessary to support advanced research 
     and development pursuant to section 319L of the PHS Act, and 
     other administrative expenses of the Biomedical Advanced 
     Research and Development Authority:  Provided, That funds 
     provided under this heading for the purpose of acquisition of 
     security countermeasures shall be in addition to any other 
     funds available for such purpose:  Provided further, That 
     products purchased with funds provided under this heading 
     may, at the discretion of the Secretary, be deposited in the 
     Strategic National Stockpile pursuant to section 319F-2 of 
     the PHS Act:  Provided

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     further, That $5,000,000 of the amounts made available to 
     support emergency operations shall remain available through 
     September 30, 2017:  Provided further, That these funds are 
     in addition to amounts provided in section 136 of Public Law 
     113-164.
       For expenses necessary for procuring security 
     countermeasures (as defined in section 319F-2(c)(1)(B) of the 
     PHS Act), $255,000,000, to remain available until expended.
       For an additional amount for expenses necessary to prepare 
     for or respond to an influenza pandemic, $71,915,000; of 
     which $39,906,000 shall be available until expended, for 
     activities including the development and purchase of vaccine, 
     antivirals, necessary medical supplies, diagnostics, and 
     other surveillance tools:  Provided, That notwithstanding 
     section 496(b) of the PHS Act, funds may be used for the 
     construction or renovation of privately owned facilities for 
     the production of pandemic influenza vaccines and other 
     biologics, if the Secretary finds such construction or 
     renovation necessary to secure sufficient supplies of such 
     vaccines or biologics.

                           General Provisions

       Sec. 201.  Funds appropriated in this title shall be 
     available for not to exceed $50,000 for official reception 
     and representation expenses when specifically approved by the 
     Secretary.
       Sec. 202.  The Secretary shall make available through 
     assignment not more than 60 employees of the Public Health 
     Service to assist in child survival activities and to work in 
     AIDS programs through and with funds provided by the Agency 
     for International Development, the United Nations 
     International Children's Emergency Fund or the World Health 
     Organization.
       Sec. 203.  None of the funds appropriated in this title 
     shall be used to pay the salary of an individual, through a 
     grant or other extramural mechanism, at a rate in excess of 
     Executive Level II.
       Sec. 204.  None of the funds appropriated in this Act may 
     be expended pursuant to section 241 of the PHS Act, except 
     for funds specifically provided for in this Act, or for other 
     taps and assessments made by any office located in HHS, prior 
     to the preparation and submission of a report by the 
     Secretary to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate detailing the planned uses of 
     such funds.
       Sec. 205.  Notwithstanding section 241(a) of the PHS Act, 
     such portion as the Secretary shall determine, but not more 
     than 2.5 percent, of any amounts appropriated for programs 
     authorized under such Act shall be made available for the 
     evaluation (directly, or by grants or contracts) and the 
     implementation and effectiveness of programs funded in this 
     title.

                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 206.  Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary 
     funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the current 
     fiscal year for HHS in this Act may be transferred between 
     appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased 
     by more than 3 percent by any such transfer:  Provided, That 
     the transfer authority granted by this section shall not be 
     used to create any new program or to fund any project or 
     activity for which no funds are provided in this Act:  
     Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at 
     least 15 days in advance of any transfer.

                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 207.  The Director of the NIH, jointly with the 
     Director of the Office of AIDS Research, may transfer up to 3 
     percent among institutes and centers from the total amounts 
     identified by these two Directors as funding for research 
     pertaining to the human immunodeficiency virus:  Provided, 
     That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days 
     in advance of any transfer.

                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 208.  Of the amounts made available in this Act for 
     NIH, the amount for research related to the human 
     immunodeficiency virus, as jointly determined by the Director 
     of NIH and the Director of the Office of AIDS Research, shall 
     be made available to the ``Office of AIDS Research'' account. 
     The Director of the Office of AIDS Research shall transfer 
     from such account amounts necessary to carry out section 
     2353(d)(3) of the PHS Act.
       Sec. 209.  None of the funds appropriated in this Act may 
     be made available to any entity under title X of the PHS Act 
     unless the applicant for the award certifies to the Secretary 
     that it encourages family participation in the decision of 
     minors to seek family planning services and that it provides 
     counseling to minors on how to resist attempts to coerce 
     minors into engaging in sexual activities.
       Sec. 210.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     provider of services under title X of the PHS Act shall be 
     exempt from any State law requiring notification or the 
     reporting of child abuse, child molestation, sexual abuse, 
     rape, or incest.
       Sec. 211.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     (including funds appropriated to any trust fund) may be used 
     to carry out the Medicare Advantage program if the Secretary 
     denies participation in such program to an otherwise eligible 
     entity (including a Provider Sponsored Organization) because 
     the entity informs the Secretary that it will not provide, 
     pay for, provide coverage of, or provide referrals for 
     abortions:  Provided, That the Secretary shall make 
     appropriate prospective adjustments to the capitation payment 
     to such an entity (based on an actuarially sound estimate of 
     the expected costs of providing the service to such entity's 
     enrollees):  Provided further, That nothing in this section 
     shall be construed to change the Medicare program's coverage 
     for such services and a Medicare Advantage organization 
     described in this section shall be responsible for informing 
     enrollees where to obtain information about all Medicare 
     covered services.
       Sec. 212.  In order for HHS to carry out international 
     health activities, including HIV/AIDS and other infectious 
     disease, chronic and environmental disease, and other health 
     activities abroad during fiscal year 2015:
       (1) The Secretary may exercise authority equivalent to that 
     available to the Secretary of State in section 2(c) of the 
     State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956. The Secretary 
     shall consult with the Secretary of State and relevant Chief 
     of Mission to ensure that the authority provided in this 
     section is exercised in a manner consistent with section 207 
     of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 and other applicable 
     statutes administered by the Department of State.
       (2) The Secretary is authorized to provide such funds by 
     advance or reimbursement to the Secretary of State as may be 
     necessary to pay the costs of acquisition, lease, alteration, 
     renovation, and management of facilities outside of the 
     United States for the use of HHS. The Department of State 
     shall cooperate fully with the Secretary to ensure that HHS 
     has secure, safe, functional facilities that comply with 
     applicable regulation governing location, setback, and other 
     facilities requirements and serve the purposes established by 
     this Act. The Secretary is authorized, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of State, through grant or cooperative 
     agreement, to make available to public or nonprofit private 
     institutions or agencies in participating foreign countries, 
     funds to acquire, lease, alter, or renovate facilities in 
     those countries as necessary to conduct programs of 
     assistance for international health activities, including 
     activities relating to HIV/AIDS and other infectious 
     diseases, chronic and environmental diseases, and other 
     health activities abroad.
       (3) The Secretary is authorized to provide to personnel 
     appointed or assigned by the Secretary to serve abroad, 
     allowances and benefits similar to those provided under 
     chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, and 
     22 U.S.C. 4081 through 4086 and subject to such regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary. The Secretary is further 
     authorized to provide locality-based comparability payments 
     (stated as a percentage) up to the amount of the locality-
     based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that 
     would be payable to such personnel under section 5304 of 
     title 5, United States Code if such personnel's official duty 
     station were in the District of Columbia. Leaves of absence 
     for personnel under this subsection shall be on the same 
     basis as that provided under subchapter I of chapter 63 of 
     title 5, United States Code, or section 903 of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980, to individuals serving in the Foreign 
     Service.
       Sec. 213. (a) Authority.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Director of NIH (``Director'') may use 
     funds available under section 402(b)(7) or 402(b)(12) of the 
     PHS Act to enter into transactions (other than contracts, 
     cooperative agreements, or grants) to carry out research 
     identified pursuant to such section 402(b)(7) (pertaining to 
     the Common Fund) or research and activities described in such 
     section 402(b)(12).
       (b) Peer Review.--In entering into transactions under 
     subsection (a), the Director may utilize such peer review 
     procedures (including consultation with appropriate 
     scientific experts) as the Director determines to be 
     appropriate to obtain assessments of scientific and technical 
     merit. Such procedures shall apply to such transactions in 
     lieu of the peer review and advisory council review 
     procedures that would otherwise be required under sections 
     301(a)(3), 405(b)(1)(B), 405(b)(2), 406(a)(3)(A), 492, and 
     494 of the PHS Act.
       Sec. 214.  Funds which are available for Individual 
     Learning Accounts for employees of CDC and the Agency for 
     Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (``ATSDR'') may be 
     transferred to appropriate accounts of CDC, to be available 
     only for Individual Learning Accounts:  Provided, That such 
     funds may be used for any individual full-time equivalent 
     employee while such employee is employed either by CDC or 
     ATSDR.
       Sec. 215.  Not to exceed $45,000,000 of funds appropriated 
     by this Act to the institutes and centers of the National 
     Institutes of Health may be used for alteration, repair, or 
     improvement of facilities, as necessary for the proper and 
     efficient conduct of the activities authorized herein, at not 
     to exceed $3,500,000 per project.

                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 216.  Of the amounts made available for NIH, 1 percent 
     of the amount made available for National Research Service 
     Awards

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     (``NRSA'') shall be made available to the Administrator of 
     the Health Resources and Services Administration to make NRSA 
     awards for research in primary medical care to individuals 
     affiliated with entities who have received grants or 
     contracts under sections 736, 739, or 747 of the PHS Act, and 
     1 percent of the amount made available for NRSA shall be made 
     available to the Director of the Agency for Healthcare 
     Research and Quality to make NRSA awards for health service 
     research.
       Sec. 217.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     may be used, in whole or in part, to advocate or promote gun 
     control.
       Sec. 218. (a) The Secretary shall establish a publicly 
     accessible Web site to provide information regarding the uses 
     of funds made available under section 4002 of the Patient 
     Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (``ACA'').
       (b) With respect to funds provided under section 4002 of 
     the ACA, the Secretary shall include on the Web site 
     established under subsection (a) at a minimum the following 
     information:
       (1) In the case of each transfer of funds under section 
     4002(c), a statement indicating the program or activity 
     receiving funds, the operating division or office that will 
     administer the funds, and the planned uses of the funds, to 
     be posted not later than the day after the transfer is made.
       (2) Identification (along with a link to the full text) of 
     each funding opportunity announcement, request for proposals, 
     or other announcement or solicitation of proposals for 
     grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts intended to be 
     awarded using such funds, to be posted not later than the day 
     after the announcement or solicitation is issued.
       (3) Identification of each grant, cooperative agreement, or 
     contract with a value of $25,000 or more awarded using such 
     funds, including the purpose of the award and the identity of 
     the recipient, to be posted not later than 5 days after the 
     award is made.
       (4) A report detailing the uses of all funds transferred 
     under section 4002(c) during the fiscal year, to be posted 
     not later than 90 days after the end of the fiscal year.
       (c) With respect to awards made in fiscal years 2013 
     through 2015, the Secretary shall also include on the Web 
     site established under subsection (a), semi-annual reports 
     from each entity awarded a grant, cooperative agreement, or 
     contract from such funds with a value of $25,000 or more, 
     summarizing the activities undertaken and identifying any 
     sub-grants or sub-contracts awarded (including the purpose of 
     the award and the identity of the recipient), to be posted 
     not later than 30 days after the end of each 6-month period.
       (d) In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall:
       (1) present the information required in subsection (b)(1) 
     on a single webpage or on a single database;
       (2) ensure that all information required in this section is 
     directly accessible from the single webpage or database; and
       (3) ensure that all information required in this section is 
     able to be organized by program or State.

                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 219. (a) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall transfer funds appropriated under section 
     4002 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 
     2010 (``ACA'') to the accounts specified, in the amounts 
     specified, and for the activities specified under the heading 
     ``Prevention and Public Health Fund'' in the explanatory 
     statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
     division A of this Consolidated Act) accompanying this Act.
       (b) Notwithstanding section 4002(c) of the ACA, the 
     Secretary may not further transfer these amounts.
       (c) Funds transferred for activities authorized under 
     section 2821 of the PHS Act shall be made available without 
     reference to section 2821(b) of such Act.
       Sec. 220. (a) The Biomedical Advanced Research and 
     Development Authority (``BARDA'') may enter into a contract, 
     for more than one but no more than 10 program years, for 
     purchase of research services or of security countermeasures, 
     as that term is defined in section 319F-2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-6b(c)(1)(B)), if--
       (1) funds are available and obligated--
       (A) for the full period of the contract or for the first 
     fiscal year in which the contract is in effect; and
       (B) for the estimated costs associated with a necessary 
     termination of the contract; and
       (2) the Secretary determines that a multi-year contract 
     will serve the best interests of the Federal Government by 
     encouraging full and open competition or promoting economy in 
     administration, performance, and operation of BARDA's 
     programs.
       (b) A contract entered into under this section:
       (1) shall include a termination clause as described by 
     subsection (c) of section 3903 of title 41, United States 
     Code; and
       (2) shall be subject to the congressional notice 
     requirement stated in subsection (d) of such section.
       Sec. 221. (a) The Secretary shall publish in the fiscal 
     year 2016 budget justification and on Departmental Web sites 
     information concerning the employment of full-time equivalent 
     Federal employees or contractors for the purposes of 
     implementing, administering, enforcing, or otherwise carrying 
     out the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable 
     Care Act of 2010 (``ACA''), and the amendments made by that 
     Act, in the proposed fiscal year and the 4 prior fiscal 
     years.
       (b) With respect to employees or contractors supported by 
     all funds appropriated for purposes of carrying out the ACA 
     (and the amendments made by that Act), the Secretary shall 
     include, at a minimum, the following information:
       (1) For each such fiscal year, the section of such Act 
     under which such funds were appropriated, a statement 
     indicating the program, project, or activity receiving such 
     funds, the Federal operating division or office that 
     administers such program, and the amount of funding received 
     in discretionary or mandatory appropriations.
       (2) For each such fiscal year, the number of full-time 
     equivalent employees or contracted employees assigned to each 
     authorized and funded provision detailed in accordance with 
     paragraph (1).
       (c) In carrying out this section, the Secretary may exclude 
     from the report employees or contractors who:
       (1) Are supported through appropriations enacted in laws 
     other than the ACA and work on programs that existed prior to 
     the passage of the ACA;
       (2) spend less than 50 percent of their time on activities 
     funded by or newly authorized in the ACA;
       (3) or who work on contracts for which FTE reporting is not 
     a requirement of their contract, such as fixed-price 
     contracts.
       Sec. 222.  In addition to the amounts otherwise available 
     for ``Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Program 
     Management'', the Secretary of Health and Human Services may 
     transfer up to $305,000,000 to such account from the Federal 
     Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary 
     Medical Insurance Trust Fund to support program management 
     activity related to the Medicare Program:  Provided, That 
     except for the foregoing purpose, such funds may not be used 
     to support any provision of Public Law 111-148 or Public Law 
     111-152 (or any amendment made by either such Public Law) or 
     to supplant any other amounts within such account.
       Sec. 223.  In lieu of the timeframe specified in section 
     338E(c)(2) of the PHS Act, terminations described in such 
     section may occur up to 60 days after the execution of a 
     contract awarded in fiscal year 2015 under section 338B of 
     such Act.
       Sec. 224.  Title IV of the PHS Act is amended by:
       (1) Striking ``National Center for Complementary and 
     Alternative Medicine'' in each place it appears and replacing 
     it with ``National Center for Complementary and Integrative 
     Health'';
       (2) Striking ``alternative medicine'' in each place it 
     appears and replacing it with ``integrative health'';
       (3) Striking all references to ``alternative and 
     complementary medical treatment'' or ``complementary and 
     alternative treatment'' in each place either appears and 
     inserting ``complementary and integrative health'';
       (4) Striking references to ``alternative medical 
     treatment'' in each place it appears and inserting 
     ``integrative health treatment''; and
       (5) Striking section 485D(c) and inserting:
       ``(c) In carrying out subsection (a), the Director of the 
     Center shall, as appropriate, study the integration of new 
     and non-traditional approaches to health care treatment and 
     consumption, including but not limited to non-traditional 
     treatment, diagnostic and prevention systems, modalities, and 
     disciplines.''.
       Sec. 225.  In addition to amounts provided herein, payments 
     made for research organisms or substances, authorized under 
     section 301(a) of the PHS Act, shall be retained and credited 
     to the appropriations accounts of the Institutes and Centers 
     of the NIH making the substance or organism available under 
     section 301(a). Amounts credited to the account under this 
     authority shall be available for obligation through September 
     30, 2016.
       Sec. 226.  The Secretary shall publish, as part of the 
     fiscal year 2016 budget of the President submitted under 
     section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, information 
     that details the uses of all funds used by the Centers for 
     Medicare and Medicaid Services specifically for Health 
     Insurance Marketplaces for each fiscal year since the 
     enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
     (Public Law 111-148) and the proposed uses for such funds for 
     fiscal year 2016. Such information shall include, for each 
     such fiscal year--
       (1) the amount of funds used for each activity specified 
     under the heading ``Health Insurance Marketplace 
     Transparency'' in the explanatory statement described in 
     section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
     Consolidated Act) accompanying this Act; and
       (2) the milestones completed for data hub functionality and 
     implementation readiness.
       Sec. 227.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal 
     Supplemental Medical Insurance Trust Fund, or

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     transferred from other accounts funded by this Act to the 
     ``Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services--Program 
     Management'' account, may be used for payments under section 
     1342(b)(1) of Public Law 111-148 (relating to risk 
     corridors).
       Sec. 228. (a) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this 
     section, activities authorized under part A of title IV and 
     section 1108(b) of the Social Security Act shall continue 
     through September 30, 2015, in the manner authorized for 
     fiscal year 2014, and out of any money in the Treasury of the 
     United States not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby 
     appropriated such sums as may be necessary for such purpose. 
     Grants and payments may be made pursuant to this authority 
     through September 30, 2015, at the level provided for such 
     activities for fiscal year 2014, except as provided in 
     subsections (b) and (c).
       (b) In the case of the Contingency Fund for State Welfare 
     Programs established under section 403(b) of the Social 
     Security Act--
       (1) the amount appropriated for section 403(b) of such Act 
     shall be $608,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 and 2016;
       (2) the requirement to reserve funds provided for in 
     section 403(b)(2) of such Act shall not apply during fiscal 
     years 2015 and 2016; and
       (3) grants and payments may only be made from such Fund for 
     fiscal year 2015 after the application of subsection (d).
       (c) In the case of research, evaluations, and national 
     studies funded under section 413(h)(1) of the Social Security 
     Act, no funds shall be appropriated under that section for 
     fiscal year 2015 or any fiscal year thereafter.
       (d) Of the amount made available under subsection (b)(1) 
     for section 403(b) of the Social Security Act for fiscal year 
     2015--
       (1) $15,000,000 is hereby transferred and made available to 
     carry out section 413(h) of the Social Security Act; and
       (2) $10,000,000 is hereby transferred and made available to 
     the Bureau of the Census to conduct activities using the 
     Survey of Income and Program Participation to obtain 
     information to enable interested parties to evaluate the 
     impact of the amendments made by title I of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
     1996.
       (e) Section 413(h)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     613(h)(1)) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A), by striking ``Out of any money in the Treasury of the 
     United States not otherwise appropriated, there are 
     appropriated $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2012'' and inserting 
     ``Funds made available to carry out this section for a fiscal 
     year shall be used''.
       (f) Section 414 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 614) 
     is repealed.
       (g) Expenditures made pursuant to Public Law 113-164 for 
     section 403(b) of the Social Security Act for fiscal year 
     2015 shall be charged to the appropriation provided by 
     subsection (b)(1) for such fiscal year.
       Sec. 229.  The remaining unobligated balances of the amount 
     appropriated for fiscal year 2015 by section 510(d) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 710(d)) for which no 
     application has been received by the Funding Opportunity 
     Announcement deadline, shall be made available to States that 
     require the implementation of each element described in 
     subparagraphs (A) through (H) of the definition of abstinence 
     education in section 510(b)(2). The remaining unobligated 
     balances shall be reallocated to such States that submit a 
     valid application consistent with the original formula for 
     this funding.
       Sec. 230.  Hereafter, for each fiscal year through fiscal 
     year 2025, the Director of the National Institutes of Health 
     shall prepare and submit directly to the President for review 
     and transmittal to Congress, after reasonable opportunity for 
     comment, but without change, by the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services and the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's 
     Research, Care, and Services, an annual budget estimate 
     (including an estimate of the number and type of personnel 
     needs for the Institutes) for the initiatives of the National 
     Institutes of Health pursuant to the National Alzheimer's 
     Plan, as required under section 2(d)(2) of Public Law 111-
     375.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Health and 
     Human Services Appropriations Act, 2015''.

                               TITLE III

                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

                    Education for the Disadvantaged

       For carrying out title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (referred to in this Act as ``ESEA'') 
     and section 418A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (referred to in this Act as ``HEA''), $15,536,107,000, of 
     which $4,652,762,000 shall become available on July 1, 2015, 
     and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, and of 
     which $10,841,177,000 shall become available on October 1, 
     2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, 
     for academic year 2015-2016:  Provided, That $6,459,401,000 
     shall be for basic grants under section 1124 of the ESEA:  
     Provided further, That up to $3,984,000 of these funds shall 
     be available to the Secretary of Education (referred to in 
     this title as ``Secretary'') on October 1, 2014, to obtain 
     annually updated local educational agency-level census 
     poverty data from the Bureau of the Census:  Provided 
     further, That $1,362,301,000 shall be for concentration 
     grants under section 1124A of the ESEA:  Provided further, 
     That $3,294,050,000 shall be for targeted grants under 
     section 1125 of the ESEA:  Provided further, That 
     $3,294,050,000 shall be for education finance incentive 
     grants under section 1125A of the ESEA:  Provided further, 
     That funds available under sections 1124, 1124A, 1125 and 
     1125A of the ESEA may be used to provide homeless children 
     and youths with services not ordinarily provided to other 
     students under those sections, including supporting the 
     liaison designated pursuant to section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of 
     the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, and providing 
     transportation pursuant to section 722(g)(1)(J)(iii) of such 
     Act:  Provided further, That $710,000 shall be to carry out 
     sections 1501 and 1503 of the ESEA:  Provided further, That 
     $505,756,000 shall be available for school improvement grants 
     under section 1003(g) of the ESEA, which shall be allocated 
     by the Secretary through the formula described in section 
     1003(g)(2) and shall be used consistent with the requirements 
     of section 1003(g), except that State and local educational 
     agencies may use such funds to serve any school eligible to 
     receive assistance under part A of title I that has not made 
     adequate yearly progress for at least 2 years or is in the 
     State's lowest quintile of performance based on proficiency 
     rates and, in the case of secondary schools, priority shall 
     be given to those schools with graduation rates below 60 
     percent:  Provided further, That notwithstanding section 
     1003(g)(5)(C) of the ESEA, the Secretary may permit a State 
     educational agency to establish an award period of up to 5 
     years for each participating local educational agency:  
     Provided further, That funds available for school improvement 
     grants for fiscal year 2014 and thereafter may be used by a 
     local educational agency to implement a whole-school reform 
     strategy for a school using an evidence-based strategy that 
     ensures whole-school reform is undertaken in partnership with 
     a strategy developer offering a whole-school reform program 
     that is based on at least a moderate level of evidence that 
     the program will have a statistically significant effect on 
     student outcomes, including at least one well-designed and 
     well-implemented experimental or quasi-experimental study:  
     Provided further, That funds available for school improvement 
     grants may be used by a local educational agency to implement 
     an alternative State-determined school improvement strategy 
     that has been established by a State educational agency with 
     the approval of the Secretary:  Provided further, That a 
     local educational agency that is determined to be eligible 
     for services under subpart 1 or 2 of part B of title VI of 
     the ESEA may modify not more than one element of a school 
     improvement grant model:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 1003(g)(5)(A), each State educational 
     agency may establish a maximum subgrant size of not more than 
     $2,000,000 for each participating school applicable to such 
     funds:  Provided further, That the Secretary may reserve up 
     to 5 percent of the funds available for section 1003(g) of 
     the ESEA to carry out activities to build State and local 
     educational agency capacity to implement effectively the 
     school improvement grants program:  Provided further, That 
     $160,000,000 shall be available under section 1502 of the 
     ESEA for a comprehensive literacy development and education 
     program to advance literacy skills, including pre-literacy 
     skills, reading, and writing, for students from birth through 
     grade 12, including limited-English-proficient students and 
     students with disabilities, of which one-half of 1 percent 
     shall be reserved for the Secretary of the Interior for such 
     a program at schools funded by the Bureau of Indian 
     Education, one-half of 1 percent shall be reserved for grants 
     to the outlying areas for such a program, up to 5 percent may 
     be reserved for national activities, and the remainder shall 
     be used to award competitive grants to State educational 
     agencies for such a program, of which a State educational 
     agency may reserve up to 5 percent for State leadership 
     activities, including technical assistance and training, data 
     collection, reporting, and administration, and shall subgrant 
     not less than 95 percent to local educational agencies or, in 
     the case of early literacy, to local educational agencies or 
     other nonprofit providers of early childhood education that 
     partner with a public or private nonprofit organization or 
     agency with a demonstrated record of effectiveness in 
     improving the early literacy development of children from 
     birth through kindergarten entry and in providing 
     professional development in early literacy, giving priority 
     to such agencies or other entities serving greater numbers or 
     percentages of disadvantaged children:  Provided further, 
     That the State educational agency shall ensure that at least 
     15 percent of the subgranted funds are used to serve children 
     from birth through age 5, 40 percent are used to serve 
     students in kindergarten through grade 5, and 40 percent are 
     used to serve students in middle and high school including an 
     equitable distribution of funds between middle and high 
     schools:  Provided further, That eligible entities receiving 
     subgrants from State educational agencies shall use such 
     funds for services and activities that have the 
     characteristics of effective literacy instruction through 
     professional development, screening and assessment, targeted 
     interventions for students reading below grade level

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     and other research-based methods of improving classroom 
     instruction and practice:  Provided further, That $37,474,000 
     shall be for carrying out section 418A of the HEA.

                               Impact Aid

       For carrying out programs of financial assistance to 
     federally affected schools authorized by title VIII of the 
     ESEA, $1,288,603,000, of which $1,151,233,000 shall be for 
     basic support payments under section 8003(b), $48,316,000 
     shall be for payments for children with disabilities under 
     section 8003(d), $17,406,000 shall be for construction under 
     section 8007(b) and be available for obligation through 
     September 30, 2016, $66,813,000 shall be for Federal property 
     payments under section 8002, and $4,835,000, to remain 
     available until expended, shall be for facilities maintenance 
     under section 8008:  Provided, That for purposes of computing 
     the amount of a payment for an eligible local educational 
     agency under section 8003(a) for school year 2014-2015, 
     children enrolled in a school of such agency that would 
     otherwise be eligible for payment under section 8003(a)(1)(B) 
     of such Act, but due to the deployment of both parents or 
     legal guardians, or a parent or legal guardian having sole 
     custody of such children, or due to the death of a military 
     parent or legal guardian while on active duty (so long as 
     such children reside on Federal property as described in 
     section 8003(a)(1)(B)), are no longer eligible under such 
     section, shall be considered as eligible students under such 
     section, provided such students remain in average daily 
     attendance at a school in the same local educational agency 
     they attended prior to their change in eligibility status.

                      School Improvement Programs

       For carrying out school improvement activities authorized 
     by parts A and B of title II, part B of title IV, parts A and 
     B of title VI, and parts B and C of title VII of the ESEA; 
     the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act; section 203 of 
     the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002; the Compact 
     of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003; and the Civil 
     Rights Act of 1964, $4,402,671,000, of which $2,585,661,000 
     shall become available on July 1, 2015, and remain available 
     through September 30, 2016, and of which $1,681,441,000 shall 
     become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain 
     available through September 30, 2016, for academic year 2015-
     2016:  Provided, That funds made available to carry out part 
     B of title VII of the ESEA may be used for construction, 
     renovation, and modernization of any elementary school, 
     secondary school, or structure related to an elementary 
     school or secondary school, run by the Department of 
     Education of the State of Hawaii, that serves a predominantly 
     Native Hawaiian student body:  Provided further, That funds 
     made available to carry out part C of title VII of the ESEA 
     shall be awarded on a competitive basis, and also may be used 
     for construction:  Provided further, That $48,445,000 shall 
     be available to carry out section 203 of the Educational 
     Technical Assistance Act of 2002:  Provided further, That 
     $16,699,000 shall be available to carry out the Supplemental 
     Education Grants program for the Federated States of 
     Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary may reserve up to 5 
     percent of the amount referred to in the previous proviso to 
     provide technical assistance in the implementation of these 
     grants:  Provided further, That up to 2.3 percent of the 
     funds for subpart 1 of part A of title II of the ESEA shall 
     be reserved by the Secretary for competitive awards for 
     teacher or principal recruitment and training or professional 
     enhancement activities, including for civic education 
     instruction, to national not-for-profit organizations, of 
     which up to 8 percent may only be used for research, 
     dissemination, evaluation, and technical assistance for 
     competitive awards carried out under this proviso:  Provided 
     further, That $152,717,000 shall be to carry out part B of 
     title II of the ESEA.

                            Indian Education

       For expenses necessary to carry out, to the extent not 
     otherwise provided, title VII, part A of the ESEA, 
     $123,939,000.

                       Innovation and Improvement

       For carrying out activities authorized by part G of title 
     I, subpart 5 of part A and parts C and D of title II, parts 
     B, C, and D of title V of the ESEA, and section 14007 of 
     division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 
     2009, as amended, $1,102,111,000:  Provided, That up to 
     $120,000,000 shall be available through December 31, 2015 for 
     section 14007 of division A of Public Law 111-5, and up to 5 
     percent of such funds may be used for technical assistance 
     and the evaluation of activities carried out under such 
     section:  Provided further, That the education facilities 
     clearinghouse established through a competitive award process 
     in fiscal year 2013 is authorized to collect and disseminate 
     information on effective educational practices and the latest 
     research regarding the planning, design, financing, 
     construction, improvement, operation, and maintenance of 
     safe, healthy, high-performance public facilities for early 
     learning programs, kindergarten through grade 12, and higher 
     education:  Provided further, That $230,000,000 of the funds 
     for subpart 1 of part D of title V of the ESEA shall be for 
     competitive grants to local educational agencies, including 
     charter schools that are local educational agencies, or 
     States, or partnerships of: (1) a local educational agency, a 
     State, or both; and (2) at least one nonprofit organization 
     to develop and implement performance-based compensation 
     systems for teachers, principals, and other personnel in 
     high-need schools:  Provided further, That such performance-
     based compensation systems must consider gains in student 
     academic achievement as well as classroom evaluations 
     conducted multiple times during each school year among other 
     factors and provide educators with incentives to take on 
     additional responsibilities and leadership roles:  Provided 
     further, That recipients of such grants shall demonstrate 
     that such performance-based compensation systems are 
     developed with the input of teachers and school leaders in 
     the schools and local educational agencies to be served by 
     the grant:  Provided further, That recipients of such grants 
     may use such funds to develop or improve systems and tools 
     (which may be developed and used for the entire local 
     educational agency or only for schools served under the 
     grant) that would enhance the quality and success of the 
     compensation system, such as high-quality teacher evaluations 
     and tools to measure growth in student achievement:  Provided 
     further, That applications for such grants shall include a 
     plan to sustain financially the activities conducted and 
     systems developed under the grant once the grant period has 
     expired:  Provided further, That up to 5 percent of such 
     funds for competitive grants shall be available for technical 
     assistance, training, peer review of applications, program 
     outreach, and evaluation activities:  Provided further, That 
     $250,000,000 of the funds for part D of title V of the ESEA 
     shall be available through December 31, 2015 for carrying 
     out, in accordance with the applicable requirements of part D 
     of title V of the ESEA, a preschool development grants 
     program:  Provided further, That the Secretary, jointly with 
     the Secretary of HHS, shall make competitive awards to States 
     for activities that build the capacity within the State to 
     develop, enhance, or expand high-quality preschool programs, 
     including comprehensive services and family engagement, for 
     preschool-aged children from families at or below 200 percent 
     of the Federal poverty line:  Provided further, That each 
     State may subgrant a portion of such grant funds to local 
     educational agencies and other early learning providers 
     (including, but not limited to, Head Start programs and 
     licensed child care providers), or consortia thereof, for the 
     implementation of high-quality preschool programs for 
     children from families at or below 200 percent of the Federal 
     poverty line:  Provided further, That subgrantees that are 
     local educational agencies shall form strong partnerships 
     with early learning providers and that subgrantees that are 
     early learning providers shall form strong partnerships with 
     local educational agencies, in order to carry out the 
     requirements of the subgrant:  Provided further, That up to 3 
     percent of such funds for preschool development grants shall 
     be available for technical assistance, evaluation, and other 
     national activities related to such grants:  Provided 
     further, That $10,000,000 of funds available under part D of 
     title V of the ESEA shall be for the Full-Service Community 
     Schools program:  Provided further, That of the funds 
     available for part B of title V of the ESEA, the Secretary 
     shall use up to $11,000,000 to carry out activities under 
     section 5205(b) and shall use not less than $13,000,000 for 
     subpart 2:  Provided further, That of the funds available for 
     subpart 1 of part B of title V of the ESEA, and 
     notwithstanding section 5205(a), the Secretary shall reserve 
     up to $75,000,000 to make multiple awards to non-profit 
     charter management organizations and other entities that are 
     not for-profit entities for the replication and expansion of 
     successful charter school models and shall reserve not less 
     than $11,000,000 to carry out the activities described in 
     section 5205(a), including improving quality and oversight of 
     charter schools and providing technical assistance and grants 
     to authorized public chartering agencies in order to increase 
     the number of high-performing charter schools:  Provided 
     further, That funds available for part B of title V of the 
     ESEA may be used for grants that support preschool education 
     in charter schools:  Provided further, That each application 
     submitted pursuant to section 5203(a) shall describe a plan 
     to monitor and hold accountable authorized public chartering 
     agencies through such activities as providing technical 
     assistance or establishing a professional development 
     program, which may include evaluation, planning, training, 
     and systems development for staff of authorized public 
     chartering agencies to improve the capacity of such agencies 
     in the State to authorize, monitor, and hold accountable 
     charter schools:  Provided further, That each application 
     submitted pursuant to section 5203(a) shall contain 
     assurances that State law, regulations, or other policies 
     require that: (1) each authorized charter school in the State 
     operate under a legally binding charter or performance 
     contract between itself and the school's authorized public 
     chartering agency that describes the rights and 
     responsibilities of the school and the public chartering 
     agency; conduct annual, timely, and independent audits of

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     the school's financial statements that are filed with the 
     school's authorized public chartering agency; and demonstrate 
     improved student academic achievement; and (2) authorized 
     public chartering agencies use increases in student academic 
     achievement for all groups of students described in section 
     1111(b)(2)(C)(v) of the ESEA as one of the most important 
     factors when determining to renew or revoke a school's 
     charter.

                 Safe Schools and Citizenship Education

       For carrying out activities authorized by part A of title 
     IV and subparts 1, 2, and 10 of part D of title V of the 
     ESEA, $223,315,000:  Provided, That $70,000,000 shall be 
     available for subpart 2 of part A of title IV, of which up to 
     $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for 
     the Project School Emergency Response to Violence (``Project 
     SERV'') program to provide education-related services to 
     local educational agencies and institutions of higher 
     education in which the learning environment has been 
     disrupted due to a violent or traumatic crisis:  Provided 
     further, That $56,754,000 shall be available through December 
     31, 2015 for Promise Neighborhoods.

                      English Language Acquisition

       For carrying out part A of title III of the ESEA, 
     $737,400,000, which shall become available on July 1, 2015, 
     and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, except 
     that 6.5 percent of such amount shall be available on October 
     1, 2014, and shall remain available through September 30, 
     2016, to carry out activities under section 3111(c)(1)(C):  
     Provided, That the Secretary shall use estimates of the 
     American Community Survey child counts for the most recent 3-
     year period available to calculate allocations under such 
     part:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall use 
     $14,000,000 of funds available under this paragraph for 
     grants to all State educational agencies within States with 
     at least one county where 50 or more unaccompanied children 
     have been released to sponsors since January 1, 2014, through 
     the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of 
     Refugee Resettlement:  Provided further, That awards to 
     eligible State educational agencies shall be based on the 
     State's relative share of unaccompanied children that have 
     been released to sponsors since January 1, 2014:  Provided 
     further, That the data on unaccompanied children used by the 
     Secretary under the two preceding provisos shall be the most 
     recently available data from the Department of Health and 
     Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, as of the 
     date of enactment of this Act:  Provided further, That each 
     eligible State educational agency that receives a grant shall 
     award subgrants to local educational agencies in the State 
     that have experienced a significant increase during the 2014-
     2015 school year, as determined by the State educational 
     agency, compared to the average of the 2 preceding school 
     years, in the number or percentage of immigrant children and 
     youth enrolled in their schools:  Provided further, That 
     local educational agencies shall use those subgrants for 
     supplemental academic and non-academic services and supports 
     to immigrant children and youth:  Provided further, That the 
     term ``immigrant children and youth'' has the meaning given 
     in section 3301 of the ESEA, and the terms ``State 
     educational agency'' and ``local educational agency'' have 
     the meanings given to them in section 9101 of the ESEA:  
     Provided further, That each eligible State educational agency 
     shall prepare and submit to the Secretary not later than 1 
     year after the award a report identifying the local 
     educational agencies that received subgrants, the State's 
     definition of ``significant increase'' used to award the 
     subgrants; and such other information as the Secretary may 
     require.

                           Special Education

       For carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act (IDEA) and the Special Olympics Sport and 
     Empowerment Act of 2004, $12,522,358,000, of which 
     $3,006,259,000 shall become available on July 1, 2015, and 
     shall remain available through September 30, 2016, and of 
     which $9,283,383,000 shall become available on October 1, 
     2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, 
     for academic year 2015-2016:  Provided, That the amount for 
     section 611(b)(2) of the IDEA shall be equal to the lesser of 
     the amount available for that activity during fiscal year 
     2014, increased by the amount of inflation as specified in 
     section 619(d)(2)(B) of the IDEA, or the percent change in 
     the funds appropriated under section 611(i) of the IDEA, but 
     not less than the amount for that activity during fiscal year 
     2014:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall, without 
     regard to section 611(d) of the IDEA, distribute to all other 
     States (as that term is defined in section 611(g)(2)), 
     subject to the third proviso, any amount by which a State's 
     allocation under section 611(d), from funds appropriated 
     under this heading, is reduced under section 612(a)(18)(B), 
     according to the following: 85 percent on the basis of the 
     States' relative populations of children aged 3 through 21 
     who are of the same age as children with disabilities for 
     whom the State ensures the availability of a free appropriate 
     public education under this part, and 15 percent to States on 
     the basis of the States' relative populations of those 
     children who are living in poverty:  Provided further, That 
     the Secretary may not distribute any funds under the previous 
     proviso to any State whose reduction in allocation from funds 
     appropriated under this heading made funds available for such 
     a distribution:  Provided further, That the States shall 
     allocate such funds distributed under the second proviso to 
     local educational agencies in accordance with section 611(f): 
      Provided further, That the amount by which a State's 
     allocation under section 611(d) of the IDEA is reduced under 
     section 612(a)(18)(B) and the amounts distributed to States 
     under the previous provisos in fiscal year 2012 or any 
     subsequent year shall not be considered in calculating the 
     awards under section 611(d) for fiscal year 2013 or for any 
     subsequent fiscal years:  Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding the provision in section 612(a)(18)(B) 
     regarding the fiscal year in which a State's allocation under 
     section 611(d) is reduced for failure to comply with the 
     requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A), the Secretary may apply 
     the reduction specified in section 612(a)(18)(B) over a 
     period of consecutive fiscal years, not to exceed five, until 
     the entire reduction is applied:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary may, in any fiscal year in which a State's 
     allocation under section 611 is reduced in accordance with 
     section 612(a)(18)(B), reduce the amount a State may reserve 
     under section 611(e)(1) by an amount that bears the same 
     relation to the maximum amount described in that paragraph as 
     the reduction under section 612(a)(18)(B) bears to the total 
     allocation the State would have received in that fiscal year 
     under section 611(d) in the absence of the reduction:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary shall either reduce the 
     allocation of funds under section 611 for any fiscal year 
     following the fiscal year for which the State fails to comply 
     with the requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A) as authorized 
     by section 612(a)(18)(B), or seek to recover funds under 
     section 452 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 
     U.S.C. 1234a):  Provided further, That the funds reserved 
     under 611(c) of the IDEA may be used to provide technical 
     assistance to States to improve the capacity of the States to 
     meet the data collection requirements of sections 616 and 618 
     and to administer and carry out other services and activities 
     to improve data collection, coordination, quality, and use 
     under parts B and C of the IDEA:  Provided further, That the 
     level of effort a local educational agency must meet under 
     section 613(a)(2)(A)(iii) of the IDEA, in the year after it 
     fails to maintain effort is the level of effort that would 
     have been required in the absence of that failure and not the 
     LEA's reduced level of expenditures:  Provided further, That 
     the Secretary may use funds made available for the State 
     Personnel Development Grants program under part D, subpart 1 
     of IDEA to evaluate program performance under such subpart.

            Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research

       For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Assistive Technology Act of 
     1998, and the Helen Keller National Center Act, 
     $3,709,853,000, of which $3,335,074,000 shall be for grants 
     for vocational rehabilitation services under title I of the 
     Rehabilitation Act:  Provided, That the Secretary may use 
     amounts provided in this Act that remain available subsequent 
     to the reallotment of funds to States pursuant to section 
     110(b) of the Rehabilitation Act for innovative activities 
     aimed at improving the outcomes of individuals with 
     disabilities as defined in section 7(20)(B) of the 
     Rehabilitation Act, including activities aimed at improving 
     the education and post-school outcomes of children receiving 
     Supplemental Security Income (``SSI'') and their families 
     that may result in long-term improvement in the SSI child 
     recipient's economic status and self-sufficiency:  Provided 
     further, That States may award subgrants for a portion of the 
     funds to other public and private, non-profit entities:  
     Provided further, That any funds made available subsequent to 
     reallotment for innovative activities aimed at improving the 
     outcomes of individuals with disabilities shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2016:  Provided further, That 
     $2,000,000 shall be for competitive grants to support 
     alternative financing programs that provide for the purchase 
     of assistive technology devices, such as a low-interest loan 
     fund; an interest buy-down program; a revolving loan fund; a 
     loan guarantee; or insurance program:  Provided further, That 
     applicants shall provide an assurance that, and information 
     describing the manner in which, the alternative financing 
     program will expand and emphasize consumer choice and 
     control:  Provided further, That State agencies and 
     community-based disability organizations that are directed by 
     and operated for individuals with disabilities shall be 
     eligible to compete.

           Special Institutions for Persons With Disabilities

                 american printing house for the blind

       For carrying out the Act of March 3, 1879, $24,931,000.

               national technical institute for the deaf

       For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf under 
     titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, 
     $67,016,000:  Provided, That from the total amount available, 
     the Institute may at its discretion use funds for the 
     endowment program as authorized under section 207 of such 
     Act.

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                          gallaudet university

       For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, the Model 
     Secondary School for the Deaf, and the partial support of 
     Gallaudet University under titles I and II of the Education 
     of the Deaf Act of 1986, $120,275,000:  Provided, That from 
     the total amount available, the University may at its 
     discretion use funds for the endowment program as authorized 
     under section 207 of such Act.

                 Career, Technical, and Adult Education

       For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the 
     Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 
     and the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (``AEFLA''), 
     $1,707,686,000, of which $916,686,000 shall become available 
     on July 1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 
     30, 2016, and of which $791,000,000 shall become available on 
     October 1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 
     30, 2016:  Provided, That of the amount provided for Adult 
     Education State Grants, $71,439,000 shall be made available 
     for integrated English literacy and civics education services 
     to immigrants and other limited-English-proficient 
     populations:  Provided further, That of the amount reserved 
     for integrated English literacy and civics education, 
     notwithstanding section 211 of the AEFLA, 65 percent shall be 
     allocated to States based on a State's absolute need as 
     determined by calculating each State's share of a 10-year 
     average of the United States Citizenship and Immigration 
     Services data for immigrants admitted for legal permanent 
     residence for the 10 most recent years, and 35 percent 
     allocated to States that experienced growth as measured by 
     the average of the 3 most recent years for which United 
     States Citizenship and Immigration Services data for 
     immigrants admitted for legal permanent residence are 
     available, except that no State shall be allocated an amount 
     less than $60,000:  Provided further, That of the amounts 
     made available for AEFLA, $13,712,000 shall be for national 
     leadership activities under section 243.

                      Student Financial Assistance

       For carrying out subparts 1, 3, and 10 of part A, and part 
     C of title IV of the HEA, $24,198,210,000, which shall remain 
     available through September 30, 2016.
       The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall be 
     eligible during award year 2015-2016 shall be $4,860.

                       Student Aid Administration

       For Federal administrative expenses to carry out part D of 
     title I, and subparts 1, 3, 9, and 10 of part A, and parts B, 
     C, D, and E of title IV of the HEA, and subpart 1 of part A 
     of title VII of the Public Health Service Act, 
     $1,396,924,000, to remain available through September 30, 
     2016.

                            Higher Education

       For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, 
     titles II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII of the HEA, the 
     Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, and 
     section 117 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
     Education Act of 2006, $1,924,839,000:  Provided, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made 
     available in this Act to carry out title VI of the HEA and 
     section 102(b)(6) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural 
     Exchange Act of 1961 may be used to support visits and study 
     in foreign countries by individuals who are participating in 
     advanced foreign language training and international studies 
     in areas that are vital to United States national security 
     and who plan to apply their language skills and knowledge of 
     these countries in the fields of government, the professions, 
     or international development:  Provided further, That of the 
     funds referred to in the preceding proviso up to 1 percent 
     may be used for program evaluation, national outreach, and 
     information dissemination activities:  Provided further, That 
     up to 1.5 percent of the funds made available under chapter 2 
     of subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the HEA may be used for 
     evaluation:  Provided further, That up to 2.5 percent of the 
     funds made available under this Act for part B of title VII 
     of the HEA may be used for technical assistance and the 
     evaluation of activities carried out under such section.

                           Howard University

       For partial support of Howard University, $221,821,000, of 
     which not less than $3,405,000 shall be for a matching 
     endowment grant pursuant to the Howard University Endowment 
     Act and shall remain available until expended.

         College Housing and Academic Facilities Loans Program

       For Federal administrative expenses to carry out activities 
     related to existing facility loans pursuant to section 121 of 
     the HEA, $435,000.

  Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program 
                                Account

       For the cost of guaranteed loans, $19,096,000, as 
     authorized pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, which 
     shall remain available through September 30, 2016:  Provided, 
     That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, 
     shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974:  Provided further, That these funds are 
     available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of 
     which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $303,593,000:  
     Provided further, That these funds may be used to support 
     loans to public and private Historically Black Colleges and 
     Universities without regard to the limitations within section 
     344(a) of the HEA.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     Historically Black College and University Capital Financing 
     Program entered into pursuant to part D of title III of the 
     HEA, $334,000.

                    Institute of Education Sciences

       For carrying out activities authorized by the Education 
     Sciences Reform Act of 2002, the National Assessment of 
     Educational Progress Authorization Act, section 208 of the 
     Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002, and section 664 
     of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 
     $573,935,000, which shall remain available through September 
     30, 2016:  Provided, That funds available to carry out 
     section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act may 
     be used to link Statewide elementary and secondary data 
     systems with early childhood, postsecondary, and workforce 
     data systems, or to further develop such systems:  Provided 
     further, That up to $6,000,000 of the funds available to 
     carry out section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance 
     Act may be used for awards to public or private organizations 
     or agencies to support activities to improve data 
     coordination, quality, and use at the local, State, and 
     national levels:  Provided further, That $137,235,000 shall 
     be for carrying out activities authorized by the National 
     Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act.

                        Departmental Management

                         program administration

       For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the 
     Department of Education Organization Act, including rental of 
     conference rooms in the District of Columbia and hire of 
     three passenger motor vehicles, $411,000,000, of which up to 
     $1,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for 
     relocation of, and renovation of buildings occupied by, 
     Department staff.

                        office for civil rights

       For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, as 
     authorized by section 203 of the Department of Education 
     Organization Act, $100,000,000.

                      office of inspector general

       For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General, 
     as authorized by section 212 of the Department of Education 
     Organization Act, $57,791,000.

                           General Provisions

       Sec. 301.  No funds appropriated in this Act may be used 
     for the transportation of students or teachers (or for the 
     purchase of equipment for such transportation) in order to 
     overcome racial imbalance in any school or school system, or 
     for the transportation of students or teachers (or for the 
     purchase of equipment for such transportation) in order to 
     carry out a plan of racial desegregation of any school or 
     school system.
       Sec. 302.  None of the funds contained in this Act shall be 
     used to require, directly or indirectly, the transportation 
     of any student to a school other than the school which is 
     nearest the student's home, except for a student requiring 
     special education, to the school offering such special 
     education, in order to comply with title VI of the Civil 
     Rights Act of 1964. For the purpose of this section an 
     indirect requirement of transportation of students includes 
     the transportation of students to carry out a plan involving 
     the reorganization of the grade structure of schools, the 
     pairing of schools, or the clustering of schools, or any 
     combination of grade restructuring, pairing, or clustering. 
     The prohibition described in this section does not include 
     the establishment of magnet schools.
       Sec. 303.  No funds appropriated in this Act may be used to 
     prevent the implementation of programs of voluntary prayer 
     and meditation in the public schools.

                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 304.  Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary 
     funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the 
     Department of Education in this Act may be transferred 
     between appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be 
     increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer:  
     Provided, That the transfer authority granted by this section 
     shall not be used to create any new program or to fund any 
     project or activity for which no funds are provided in this 
     Act:  Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified 
     at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.
       Sec. 305.  The Outlying Areas may consolidate funds 
     received under this Act, pursuant to 48 U.S.C. 1469a, under 
     part A of title V of the ESEA.
       Sec. 306.  Section 105(f)(1)(B)(ix) of the Compact of Free 
     Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 
     1921d(f)(1)(B)(ix)) shall be applied by substituting ``2015'' 
     for ``2009''.
       Sec. 307.  The Secretary, in consultation with the Director 
     of the Institute of Education Sciences, may reserve funds 
     under section 9601 of the ESEA (subject to the limitations in 
     subsections (b) and (c) of that section) in order to carry 
     out activities authorized under paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
     subsection (a) of that section with respect to

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     any ESEA program funded in this Act and without respect to 
     the source of funds for those activities:  Provided, That 
     high-quality evaluations of ESEA programs shall be 
     prioritized, before using funds for any other evaluation 
     activities:  Provided further, That any funds reserved under 
     this section shall be available from July 1, 2015 through 
     September 30, 2016:  Provided further, That not later than 10 
     days prior to the initial obligation of funds reserved under 
     this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Director, shall submit an evaluation plan to the Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations and Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions and the House Committees on Appropriations and 
     Education and the Workforce which identifies the source and 
     amount of funds reserved under this section, the impact on 
     program grantees if funds are withheld, the programs to be 
     evaluated with such funds, how ESEA programs will be 
     regularly evaluated, and how findings from evaluations 
     completed under this section will be widely disseminated.
       Sec. 308.  The Secretary of Education shall--
       (1) modify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid 
     described in section 483 of the HEA so that the Free 
     Application for Federal Student Aid contains an individual 
     box for the purpose of identifying students who are foster 
     youth or were in the foster care system; and
       (2) utilize such identification as a tool to notify 
     students who are foster youth or were in the foster care 
     system of their potential eligibility for Federal student 
     aid, including postsecondary education programs through the 
     John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program and any other 
     Federal programs under which such students may be eligible to 
     receive assistance.
       Sec. 309. (a) Student Eligibility.--
       (1) Subsection (d) of section 484 of the HEA is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(d) Students Who Are Not High School Graduates.--
       ``(1) Student eligibility.--In order for a student who does 
     not have a certificate of graduation from a school providing 
     secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such 
     certificate, to be eligible for any assistance under subparts 
     1, 3, and 4 of part A and parts B, C, D, and E of this title, 
     the student shall meet the requirements of one of the 
     following subparagraphs:
       ``(A) The student is enrolled in an eligible career pathway 
     program and meets one of the following standards:
       ``(i) The student shall take an independently administered 
     examination and shall achieve a score, specified by the 
     Secretary, demonstrating that such student can benefit from 
     the education or training being offered. Such examination 
     shall be approved by the Secretary on the basis of compliance 
     with such standards for development, administration, and 
     scoring as the Secretary may prescribe in regulations.
       ``(ii) The student shall be determined as having the 
     ability to benefit from the education or training in 
     accordance with such process as the State shall prescribe. 
     Any such process described or approved by a State for the 
     purposes of this section shall be effective 6 months after 
     the date of submission to the Secretary unless the Secretary 
     disapproves such process. In determining whether to approve 
     or disapprove such process, the Secretary shall take into 
     account the effectiveness of such process in enabling 
     students without secondary school diplomas or the equivalent 
     thereof to benefit from the instruction offered by 
     institutions utilizing such process, and shall also take into 
     account the cultural diversity, economic circumstances, and 
     educational preparation of the populations served by the 
     institutions.
       ``(iii) The student shall be determined by the institution 
     of higher education as having the ability to benefit from the 
     education or training offered by the institution of higher 
     education upon satisfactory completion of 6 credit hours or 
     the equivalent coursework that are applicable toward a degree 
     or certificate offered by the institution of higher 
     education.
       ``(B) The student has completed a secondary school 
     education in a home school setting that is treated as a home 
     school or private school under State law.
       ``(2) Eligible career pathway program.--In this subsection, 
     the term `eligible career pathway program' means a program 
     that--
       ``(A) concurrently enrolls participants in connected adult 
     education and eligible postsecondary programs;
       ``(B) provides counseling and supportive services to 
     identify and attain academic and career goals;
       ``(C) provides structured course sequences that--
       ``(i) are articulated and contextualized; and
       ``(ii) allow students to advance to higher levels of 
     education and employment;
       ``(D) provides opportunities for acceleration to attain 
     recognized postsecondary credentials, including degrees, 
     industry relevant certifications, and certificates of 
     completion of apprenticeship programs;
       ``(E) is organized to meet the needs of adults;
       ``(F) is aligned with the education and skill needs of the 
     regional economy; and
       ``(G) has been developed and implemented in collaboration 
     with partners in business, workforce development, and 
     economic development.''.
       (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect 
     as if such amendment was enacted on June 30, 2014, and shall 
     apply to students who are enrolled or who first enroll in an 
     eligible program of study on or after July 1, 2014.
       (b) Section 401 (b)(2)(A)(ii) of the HEA is amended by 
     inserting after ``year'' and before the comma ``except that a 
     student eligible only under 484(d)(1)(A) who first enrolls in 
     an eligible program of study on or after July 1, 2015 shall 
     not be eligible for the amount of the increase calculated 
     under paragraph (7)(B)''.
       Sec. 310.  (a) An institution of higher education that 
     maintains an endowment fund supported with funds appropriated 
     for title III or V of the HEA for fiscal year 2015 may use 
     the income from that fund to award scholarships to students, 
     subject to the limitation in section 331(c)(3)(B)(i) of the 
     HEA. The use of such income for such purposes, prior to the 
     enactment of this Act, shall be considered to have been an 
     allowable use of that income, subject to that limitation.
        (b) Subsection (a) shall be in effect until titles III and 
     V of the HEA are reauthorized.
       Sec. 311.  In making awards under section 402D of the HEA 
     with funds appropriated by this Act, the Secretary shall--
       (1) notwithstanding any other provision of law, publish a 
     notice inviting applications for new awards no later than 
     December 18, 2014; and
       (2) make all awards by August 10, 2015.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Education 
     Appropriations Act, 2015''.

                                TITLE IV

                            RELATED AGENCIES

 Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the Committee for Purchase From 
     People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled established by 
     Public Law 92-28, $5,362,000.

             Corporation for National and Community Service

                           operating expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Corporation for National and 
     Community Service (referred to in this title as ``CNCS'') to 
     carry out the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 
     (referred to in this title as ``1973 Act'') and the National 
     and Community Service Act of 1990 (referred to in this title 
     as ``1990 Act''), $758,349,000, notwithstanding sections 
     198B(b)(3), 198S(g), 501(a)(6), 501(a)(4)(C), and 
     501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 Act:  Provided, That of the amounts 
     provided under this heading: (1) up to 1 percent of program 
     grant funds may be used to defray the costs of conducting 
     grant application reviews, including the use of outside peer 
     reviewers and electronic management of the grants cycle; (2) 
     $70,000,000 shall be available for expenses authorized under 
     section 501(a)(4)(E) of the 1990 Act; (3) $16,038,000 shall 
     be available to provide assistance to State commissions on 
     national and community service, under section 126(a) of the 
     1990 Act and notwithstanding section 501(a)(5)(B) of the 1990 
     Act; (4) $30,000,000 shall be available to carry out subtitle 
     E of the 1990 Act; and (5) $3,800,000 shall be available for 
     expenses authorized under section 501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 
     Act, which, notwithstanding the provisions of section 198P 
     shall be awarded by CNCS on a competitive basis:  Provided 
     further, That for the purposes of carrying out the 1990 Act, 
     satisfying the requirements in section 122(c)(1)(D) may 
     include a determination of need by the local community:  
     Provided further, That not to exceed 20 percent of funds made 
     available under section 501(a)(4)(E) of the 1990 Act may be 
     used for Social Innovation Fund Pilot Program-related 
     performance-based awards for Pay for Success projects and 
     shall remain available through September 30, 2016:  Provided 
     further, That, with respect to the previous proviso, any 
     funds obligated for such projects shall remain available for 
     disbursement until expended, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
     1552(a):  Provided further, That any funds deobligated from 
     projects under section 501(a)(4)(E) of the 1990 Act shall 
     immediately be available for activities authorized under 198K 
     of such Act.

                 payment to the national service trust

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For payment to the National Service Trust established under 
     subtitle D of title I of the 1990 Act, $209,618,000, to 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That CNCS may 
     transfer additional funds from the amount provided within 
     ``Operating Expenses'' allocated to grants under subtitle C 
     of title I of the 1990 Act to the National Service Trust upon 
     determination that such transfer is necessary to support the 
     activities of national service participants and after notice 
     is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate:  Provided further, 
     That amounts appropriated for or transferred to the National 
     Service Trust may be invested under section 145(b) of the 
     1990 Act without regard to the requirement to apportion funds 
     under 31 U.S.C. 1513(b).

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                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of administration as provided under 
     section 501(a)(5) of the 1990 Act and under section 504(a) of 
     the 1973 Act, including payment of salaries, authorized 
     travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of 
     conference rooms in the District of Columbia, the employment 
     of experts and consultants authorized under 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
     and not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and 
     representation expenses, $81,737,000.

                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
     $5,250,000.

                       administrative provisions

       Sec. 401.  CNCS shall make any significant changes to 
     program requirements, service delivery or policy only through 
     public notice and comment rulemaking. For fiscal year 2015, 
     during any grant selection process, an officer or employee of 
     CNCS shall not knowingly disclose any covered grant selection 
     information regarding such selection, directly or indirectly, 
     to any person other than an officer or employee of CNCS that 
     is authorized by CNCS to receive such information.
       Sec. 402.  AmeriCorps programs receiving grants under the 
     National Service Trust program shall meet an overall minimum 
     share requirement of 24 percent for the first 3 years that 
     they receive AmeriCorps funding, and thereafter shall meet 
     the overall minimum share requirement as provided in section 
     2521.60 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, without 
     regard to the operating costs match requirement in section 
     121(e) or the member support Federal share limitations in 
     section 140 of the 1990 Act, and subject to partial waiver 
     consistent with section 2521.70 of title 45, Code of Federal 
     Regulations.
       Sec. 403.  Donations made to CNCS under section 196 of the 
     1990 Act for the purposes of financing programs and 
     operations under titles I and II of the 1973 Act or subtitle 
     B, C, D, or E of title I of the 1990 Act shall be used to 
     supplement and not supplant current programs and operations.
       Sec. 404.  In addition to the requirements in section 
     146(a) of the 1990 Act, use of an educational award for the 
     purpose described in section 148(a)(4) shall be limited to 
     individuals who are veterans as defined under section 101 of 
     the Act.
       Sec. 405.  For the purpose of carrying out section 189D of 
     the 1990 Act:
       (1) Entities described in paragraph (a) of such section 
     shall be considered ``qualified entities'' under section 3 of 
     the National Child Protection Act of 1993 (``NCPA''); and
       (2) Individuals described in such section shall be 
     considered ``volunteers'' under section 3 of NCPA; and
       (3) State Commissions on National and Community Service 
     established pursuant to section 178 of the 1990 Act, are 
     authorized to receive criminal history record information, 
     consistent with Public Law 92-544.

                  Corporation for Public Broadcasting

       For payment to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting 
     (``CPB''), as authorized by the Communications Act of 1934, 
     an amount which shall be available within limitations 
     specified by that Act, for the fiscal year 2017, 
     $445,000,000:  Provided, That none of the funds made 
     available to CPB by this Act shall be used to pay for 
     receptions, parties, or similar forms of entertainment for 
     Government officials or employees:  Provided further, That 
     none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be 
     available or used to aid or support any program or activity 
     from which any person is excluded, or is denied benefits, or 
     is discriminated against, on the basis of race, color, 
     national origin, religion, or sex:  Provided further, That 
     none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be 
     used to apply any political test or qualification in 
     selecting, appointing, promoting, or taking any other 
     personnel action with respect to officers, agents, and 
     employees of CPB:  Provided further, That none of the funds 
     made available to CPB by this Act shall be used to support 
     the Television Future Fund or any similar purpose.

               Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the Federal Mediation and 
     Conciliation Service (``Service'') to carry out the functions 
     vested in it by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, 
     including hire of passenger motor vehicles; for expenses 
     necessary for the Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 1978; 
     and for expenses necessary for the Service to carry out the 
     functions vested in it by the Civil Service Reform Act, 
     $45,666,000, including up to $400,000 to remain available 
     through September 30, 2016 for activities authorized by the 
     Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 1978:  Provided, That 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, fees charged, up to full-cost 
     recovery, for special training activities and other conflict 
     resolution services and technical assistance, including those 
     provided to foreign governments and international 
     organizations, and for arbitration services shall be credited 
     to and merged with this account, and shall remain available 
     until expended:  Provided further, That fees for arbitration 
     services shall be available only for education, training, and 
     professional development of the agency workforce:  Provided 
     further, That the Director of the Service is authorized to 
     accept and use on behalf of the United States gifts of 
     services and real, personal, or other property in the aid of 
     any projects or functions within the Director's jurisdiction.

            Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the Federal Mine Safety and 
     Health Review Commission, $16,751,000.

                Institute of Museum and Library Services

    office of museum and library services: grants and administration

       For carrying out the Museum and Library Services Act of 
     1996 and the National Museum of African American History and 
     Culture Act, $227,860,000.

            Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary to carry out section 1900 of the 
     Social Security Act, $7,650,000.

                  Medicare Payment Advisory Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary to carry out section 1805 of the 
     Social Security Act, $11,749,000, to be transferred to this 
     appropriation from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund 
     and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund.

                     National Council on Disability

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the National Council on 
     Disability as authorized by title IV of the Rehabilitation 
     Act of 1973, $3,250,000.

                     National Labor Relations Board

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the National Labor Relations 
     Board to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-
     Management Relations Act, 1947, and other laws, $274,224,000: 
      Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be 
     available to organize or assist in organizing agricultural 
     laborers or used in connection with investigations, hearings, 
     directives, or orders concerning bargaining units composed of 
     agricultural laborers as referred to in section 2(3) of the 
     Act of July 5, 1935, and as amended by the Labor-Management 
     Relations Act, 1947, and as defined in section 3(f) of the 
     Act of June 25, 1938, and including in said definition 
     employees engaged in the maintenance and operation of 
     ditches, canals, reservoirs, and waterways when maintained or 
     operated on a mutual, nonprofit basis and at least 95 percent 
     of the water stored or supplied thereby is used for farming 
     purposes.

                        administrative provision

       Sec. 406.  None of the funds provided by this Act or 
     previous Acts making appropriations for the National Labor 
     Relations Board may be used to issue any new administrative 
     directive or regulation that would provide employees any 
     means of voting through any electronic means in an election 
     to determine a representative for the purposes of collective 
     bargaining.

                        National Mediation Board

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the 
     Railway Labor Act, including emergency boards appointed by 
     the President, $13,227,000.

            Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Review Commission, $11,639,000.

                       Railroad Retirement Board

                     dual benefits payments account

       For payment to the Dual Benefits Payments Account, 
     authorized under section 15(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act 
     of 1974, $34,000,000, which shall include amounts becoming 
     available in fiscal year 2014 pursuant to section 
     224(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 98-76; and in addition, an amount, 
     not to exceed 2 percent of the amount provided herein, shall 
     be available proportional to the amount by which the product 
     of recipients and the average benefit received exceeds the 
     amount available for payment of vested dual benefits:  
     Provided, That the total amount provided herein shall be 
     credited in 12 approximately equal amounts on the first day 
     of each month in the fiscal year.

          federal payments to the railroad retirement accounts

       For payment to the accounts established in the Treasury for 
     the payment of benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act for 
     interest earned on unnegotiated checks, $150,000, to remain 
     available through September 30, 2016, which shall be the 
     maximum amount available for payment pursuant to section 417 
     of Public Law 98-76.

                      limitation on administration

       For necessary expenses for the Railroad Retirement Board 
     (``Board'') for administration of the Railroad Retirement Act 
     and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, $111,225,000, to 
     be derived in such amounts as determined by the Board from 
     the railroad

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     retirement accounts and from moneys credited to the railroad 
     unemployment insurance administration fund:  Provided, That 
     notwithstanding section 7(b)(9) of the Railroad Retirement 
     Act this limitation may be used to hire attorneys only 
     through the excepted service:  Provided further, That the 
     previous proviso shall not change the status under Federal 
     employment laws of any attorney hired by the Railroad 
     Retirement Board prior to January 1, 2013.

             limitation on the office of inspector general

       For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General 
     for audit, investigatory and review activities, as authorized 
     by the Inspector General Act of 1978, not more than 
     $8,437,000, to be derived from the railroad retirement 
     accounts and railroad unemployment insurance account.

                     Social Security Administration

                payments to social security trust funds

       For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 
     Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, 
     as provided under sections 201(m), 228(g), and 1131(b)(2) of 
     the Social Security Act, $16,400,000.

                  supplemental security income program

       For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Security 
     Act, section 401 of Public Law 92-603, section 212 of Public 
     Law 93-66, as amended, and section 405 of Public Law 95-216, 
     including payment to the Social Security trust funds for 
     administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 
     201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, $41,232,978,000, to 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That any portion 
     of the funds provided to a State in the current fiscal year 
     and not obligated by the State during that year shall be 
     returned to the Treasury:  Provided further, That not more 
     than $83,000,000 shall be available for research and 
     demonstrations under sections 1110, 1115, and 1144 of the 
     Social Security Act, and remain available through September 
     30, 2017.
       For making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year, 
     benefit payments to individuals under title XVI of the Social 
     Security Act, for unanticipated costs incurred for the 
     current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.
       For making benefit payments under title XVI of the Social 
     Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, 
     $19,200,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                 limitation on administrative expenses

       For necessary expenses, including the hire of two passenger 
     motor vehicles, and not to exceed $20,000 for official 
     reception and representation expenses, not more than 
     $10,284,945,000 may be expended, as authorized by section 
     201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, from any one or all of 
     the trust funds referred to in such section:  Provided, That 
     not less than $2,300,000 shall be for the Social Security 
     Advisory Board:  Provided further, That, $131,000,000 may be 
     used for the costs associated with conducting continuing 
     disability reviews under titles II and XVI of the Social 
     Security Act and conducting redeterminations of eligibility 
     under title XVI of the Social Security Act:  Provided 
     further, That the Commissioner may allocate additional funds 
     under this paragraph above the level specified in the 
     previous proviso for such activities but only to reconcile 
     estimated and actual unit costs for conducting such 
     activities and after notifying the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     at least 15 days in advance of any such reallocation:  
     Provided further, That unobligated balances of funds provided 
     under this paragraph at the end of fiscal year 2015 not 
     needed for fiscal year 2015 shall remain available until 
     expended to invest in the Social Security Administration 
     information technology and telecommunications hardware and 
     software infrastructure, including related equipment and non-
     payroll administrative expenses associated solely with this 
     information technology and telecommunications infrastructure: 
      Provided further, That the Commissioner of Social Security 
     shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate prior to making unobligated 
     balances available under the authority in the previous 
     proviso:  Provided further, That reimbursement to the trust 
     funds under this heading for expenditures for official time 
     for employees of the Social Security Administration pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 7131, and for facilities or support services for 
     labor organizations pursuant to policies, regulations, or 
     procedures referred to in section 7135(b) of such title shall 
     be made by the Secretary of the Treasury, with interest, from 
     amounts in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, as 
     soon as possible after such expenditures are made.
       In addition, for the costs associated with continuing 
     disability reviews under titles II and XVI of the Social 
     Security Act and for the cost associated with conducting 
     redeterminations of eligibility under title XVI of the Social 
     Security Act, $1,396,000,000 may be expended, as authorized 
     by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, from any one 
     or all of the trust funds referred to therein:  Provided, 
     That, of such amount, $273,000,000 is provided to meet the 
     terms of section 251(b)(2)(B)(ii)(III) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, and 
     $1,123,000,000 is additional new budget authority specified 
     for purposes of section 251(b)(2)(B) of such Act:  Provided 
     further, That the Commissioner shall provide to the Congress 
     (at the conclusion of the fiscal year) a report on the 
     obligation and expenditure of these funds, similar to the 
     reports that were required by section 103(d)(2) of Public Law 
     104-121 for fiscal years 1996 through 2002.
       In addition, $124,000,000 to be derived from administration 
     fees in excess of $5.00 per supplementary payment collected 
     pursuant to section 1616(d) of the Social Security Act or 
     section 212(b)(3) of Public Law 93-66, which shall remain 
     available until expended. To the extent that the amounts 
     collected pursuant to such sections in fiscal year 2015 
     exceed $124,000,000, the amounts shall be available in fiscal 
     year 2016 only to the extent provided in advance in 
     appropriations Acts.
       In addition, up to $1,000,000 to be derived from fees 
     collected pursuant to section 303(c) of the Social Security 
     Protection Act, which shall remain available until expended.

                      office of inspector general

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, $28,829,000, together with not to exceed 
     $74,521,000, to be transferred and expended as authorized by 
     section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from the Federal 
     Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal 
     Disability Insurance Trust Fund.
       In addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the total 
     provided in this appropriation may be transferred from the 
     ``Limitation on Administrative Expenses'', Social Security 
     Administration, to be merged with this account, to be 
     available for the time and purposes for which this account is 
     available:  Provided, That notice of such transfers shall be 
     transmitted promptly to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 15 days 
     in advance of any transfer.

                                TITLE V

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 501.  The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human 
     Services, and Education are authorized to transfer unexpended 
     balances of prior appropriations to accounts corresponding to 
     current appropriations provided in this Act. Such transferred 
     balances shall be used for the same purpose, and for the same 
     periods of time, for which they were originally appropriated.
       Sec. 502.  No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 503. (a) No part of any appropriation contained in 
     this Act or transferred pursuant to section 4002 of Public 
     Law 111-148 shall be used, other than for normal and 
     recognized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity 
     or propaganda purposes, for the preparation, distribution, or 
     use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, electronic 
     communication, radio, television, or video presentation 
     designed to support or defeat the enactment of legislation 
     before the Congress or any State or local legislature or 
     legislative body, except in presentation to the Congress or 
     any State or local legislature itself, or designed to support 
     or defeat any proposed or pending regulation, administrative 
     action, or order issued by the executive branch of any State 
     or local government, except in presentation to the executive 
     branch of any State or local government itself.
       (b) No part of any appropriation contained in this Act or 
     transferred pursuant to section 4002 of Public Law 111-148 
     shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of any grant or 
     contract recipient, or agent acting for such recipient, 
     related to any activity designed to influence the enactment 
     of legislation, appropriations, regulation, administrative 
     action, or Executive order proposed or pending before the 
     Congress or any State government, State legislature or local 
     legislature or legislative body, other than for normal and 
     recognized executive-legislative relationships or 
     participation by an agency or officer of a State, local or 
     tribal government in policymaking and administrative 
     processes within the executive branch of that government.
       (c) The prohibitions in subsections (a) and (b) shall 
     include any activity to advocate or promote any proposed, 
     pending or future Federal, State or local tax increase, or 
     any proposed, pending, or future requirement or restriction 
     on any legal consumer product, including its sale or 
     marketing, including but not limited to the advocacy or 
     promotion of gun control.
       Sec. 504.  The Secretaries of Labor and Education are 
     authorized to make available not to exceed $28,000 and 
     $20,000, respectively, from funds available for salaries and 
     expenses under titles I and III, respectively, for official 
     reception and representation expenses; the Director of the 
     Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is authorized to 
     make available for official reception and representation 
     expenses not to exceed $5,000 from the funds available for 
     ``Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Salaries and 
     Expenses''; and the Chairman of the National

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     Mediation Board is authorized to make available for official 
     reception and representation expenses not to exceed $5,000 
     from funds available for ``National Mediation Board, Salaries 
     and Expenses''.
       Sec. 505.  When issuing statements, press releases, 
     requests for proposals, bid solicitations and other documents 
     describing projects or programs funded in whole or in part 
     with Federal money, all grantees receiving Federal funds 
     included in this Act, including but not limited to State and 
     local governments and recipients of Federal research grants, 
     shall clearly state--
       (1) the percentage of the total costs of the program or 
     project which will be financed with Federal money;
       (2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the project or 
     program; and
       (3) percentage and dollar amount of the total costs of the 
     project or program that will be financed by non-governmental 
     sources.
       Sec. 506. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act, 
     and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are 
     appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for any abortion.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and none of 
     the funds in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated 
     in this Act, shall be expended for health benefits coverage 
     that includes coverage of abortion.
       (c) The term ``health benefits coverage'' means the package 
     of services covered by a managed care provider or 
     organization pursuant to a contract or other arrangement.
       Sec. 507. (a) The limitations established in the preceding 
     section shall not apply to an abortion--
       (1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or 
     incest; or
       (2) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical 
     disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, including a 
     life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from 
     the pregnancy itself, that would, as certified by a 
     physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an 
     abortion is performed.
       (b) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as 
     prohibiting the expenditure by a State, locality, entity, or 
     private person of State, local, or private funds (other than 
     a State's or locality's contribution of Medicaid matching 
     funds).
       (c) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as 
     restricting the ability of any managed care provider from 
     offering abortion coverage or the ability of a State or 
     locality to contract separately with such a provider for such 
     coverage with State funds (other than a State's or locality's 
     contribution of Medicaid matching funds).
       (d)(1) None of the funds made available in this Act may be 
     made available to a Federal agency or program, or to a State 
     or local government, if such agency, program, or government 
     subjects any institutional or individual health care entity 
     to discrimination on the basis that the health care entity 
     does not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or refer for 
     abortions.
       (2) In this subsection, the term ``health care entity'' 
     includes an individual physician or other health care 
     professional, a hospital, a provider-sponsored organization, 
     a health maintenance organization, a health insurance plan, 
     or any other kind of health care facility, organization, or 
     plan.
       Sec. 508. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used for--
       (1) the creation of a human embryo or embryos for research 
     purposes; or
       (2) research in which a human embryo or embryos are 
     destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk of 
     injury or death greater than that allowed for research on 
     fetuses in utero under 45 CFR 46.204(b) and section 498(b) of 
     the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289g(b)).
       (b) For purposes of this section, the term ``human embryo 
     or embryos'' includes any organism, not protected as a human 
     subject under 45 CFR 46 as of the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, that is derived by fertilization, parthenogenesis, 
     cloning, or any other means from one or more human gametes or 
     human diploid cells.
       Sec. 509. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used for any activity that promotes the legalization 
     of any drug or other substance included in schedule I of the 
     schedules of controlled substances established under section 
     202 of the Controlled Substances Act except for normal and 
     recognized executive-congressional communications.
       (b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply when 
     there is significant medical evidence of a therapeutic 
     advantage to the use of such drug or other substance or that 
     federally sponsored clinical trials are being conducted to 
     determine therapeutic advantage.
       Sec. 510.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to promulgate or adopt any final standard under 
     section 1173(b) of the Social Security Act providing for, or 
     providing for the assignment of, a unique health identifier 
     for an individual (except in an individual's capacity as an 
     employer or a health care provider), until legislation is 
     enacted specifically approving the standard.
       Sec. 511.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be obligated or expended to enter into or renew a contract 
     with an entity if--
       (1) such entity is otherwise a contractor with the United 
     States and is subject to the requirement in 38 U.S.C. 4212(d) 
     regarding submission of an annual report to the Secretary of 
     Labor concerning employment of certain veterans; and
       (2) such entity has not submitted a report as required by 
     that section for the most recent year for which such 
     requirement was applicable to such entity.
       Sec. 512.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality 
     of the United States Government, except pursuant to a 
     transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act 
     or any other appropriation Act.
       Sec. 513.  None of the funds made available by this Act to 
     carry out the Library Services and Technology Act may be made 
     available to any library covered by paragraph (1) of section 
     224(f) of such Act, as amended by the Children's Internet 
     Protection Act, unless such library has made the 
     certifications required by paragraph (4) of such section.
       Sec. 514. (a) None of the funds provided under this Act, or 
     provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies 
     funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or 
     expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any 
     accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the 
     collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this 
     Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through 
     a reprogramming of funds that--
       (1) creates new programs;
       (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
       (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any 
     project or activity for which funds have been denied or 
     restricted;
       (4) relocates an office or employees;
       (5) reorganizes or renames offices;
       (6) reorganizes programs or activities; or
       (7) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities 
     presently performed by Federal employees;
     unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate are consulted 15 days in 
     advance of such reprogramming or of an announcement of intent 
     relating to such reprogramming, whichever occurs earlier, and 
     are notified in writing 10 days in advance of such 
     reprogramming.
       (b) None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided 
     under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by 
     this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure 
     in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the 
     Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of 
     fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 
     available for obligation or expenditure through a 
     reprogramming of funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, 
     whichever is less, that--
       (1) augments existing programs, projects (including 
     construction projects), or activities;
       (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, 
     project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent 
     as approved by Congress; or
       (3) results from any general savings from a reduction in 
     personnel which would result in a change in existing 
     programs, activities, or projects as approved by Congress;

     unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate are consulted 15 days in 
     advance of such reprogramming or of an announcement of intent 
     relating to such reprogramming, whichever occurs earlier, and 
     are notified in writing 10 days in advance of such 
     reprogramming.
       Sec. 515. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used to request that a candidate for appointment to a 
     Federal scientific advisory committee disclose the political 
     affiliation or voting history of the candidate or the 
     position that the candidate holds with respect to political 
     issues not directly related to and necessary for the work of 
     the committee involved.
       (b) None of the funds made available in this Act may be 
     used to disseminate information that is deliberately false or 
     misleading.
       Sec. 516.  Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, each 
     department and related agency funded through this Act shall 
     submit an operating plan that details at the program, 
     project, and activity level any funding allocations for 
     fiscal year 2015 that are different than those specified in 
     this Act, the accompanying detailed table in the explanatory 
     statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
     division A of this consolidated Act) accompanying this Act, 
     or the fiscal year 2015 budget request.
       Sec. 517.  The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human 
     Services, and Education shall each prepare and submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate a report on the number and amount of 
     contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements exceeding 
     $500,000 in value and awarded by the Department on a non-
     competitive basis during each quarter of fiscal year 2015, 
     but not to include grants awarded on a formula basis or 
     directed by law. Such report shall include the name of the 
     contractor or grantee, the amount of funding, the 
     governmental purpose, including a justification for issuing 
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     non-competitive basis. Such report shall be transmitted to 
     the Committees within 30 days after the end of the quarter 
     for which the report is submitted.
       Sec. 518.  None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
     be expended or obligated by the Commissioner of Social 
     Security, for purposes of administering Social Security 
     benefit payments under title II of the Social Security Act, 
     to process any claim for credit for a quarter of coverage 
     based on work performed under a social security account 
     number that is not the claimant's number and the performance 
     of such work under such number has formed the basis for a 
     conviction of the claimant of a violation of section 
     208(a)(6) or (7) of the Social Security Act.
       Sec. 519.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
     be used by the Commissioner of Social Security or the Social 
     Security Administration to pay the compensation of employees 
     of the Social Security Administration to administer Social 
     Security benefit payments, under any agreement between the 
     United States and Mexico establishing totalization 
     arrangements between the social security system established 
     by title II of the Social Security Act and the social 
     security system of Mexico, which would not otherwise be 
     payable but for such agreement.

                              (rescission)

       Sec. 520.  Of the funds made available for performance 
     bonus payments under section 2105(a)(3)(E) of the Social 
     Security Act, $1,745,000,000 are hereby rescinded.
       Sec. 521.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     no funds appropriated in this Act shall be used to carry out 
     any program of distributing sterile needles or syringes for 
     the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug.

                              (rescission)

       Sec. 522.  Of the funds made available for fiscal year 2015 
     under section 3403 of Public Law 111-148, $10,000,000 are 
     rescinded.
       Sec. 523.  Not later than 30 days after the end of each 
     calendar quarter, beginning with the first quarter of fiscal 
     year 2013, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
     Services and Education and the Social Security Administration 
     shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and Senate a quarterly report on the 
     status of balances of appropriations:  Provided, That for 
     balances that are unobligated and uncommitted, committed, and 
     obligated but unexpended, the quarterly reports shall 
     separately identify the amounts attributable to each source 
     year of appropriation (beginning with fiscal year 2012, or, 
     to the extent feasible, earlier fiscal years) from which 
     balances were derived.
       Sec. 524. (a) Federal agencies may use Federal 
     discretionary funds that are made available in this Act to 
     carry out up to 10 Performance Partnership Pilots. Such 
     Pilots shall:
       (1) be designed to improve outcomes for disconnected youth, 
     and
       (2) involve Federal programs targeted on disconnected 
     youth, or designed to prevent youth from disconnecting from 
     school or work, that provide education, training, employment, 
     and other related social services. Such Pilots shall be 
     governed by the provisions of section 526 of the Departments 
     of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
     Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014, except that in 
     carrying out such Pilots section 526 shall be applied by 
     substituting ``fiscal year 2015'' for ``fiscal year 2014'' in 
     the title of subsection (b) and by substituting ``September 
     30, 2019'' for ``September 30, 2018'' each place it appears.
       (b) In addition, Federal agencies may use Federal 
     discretionary funds that are made available in this Act to 
     participate in Performance Partnership Pilots that are being 
     carried out pursuant to the authority provided by section 526 
     of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
     Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014.
       Sec. 525.  Each Federal agency, or in the case of an agency 
     with multiple bureaus, each bureau (or operating division) 
     funded under this Act that has research and development 
     expenditures in excess of $100,000,000 per year shall develop 
     a Federal research public access policy that provides for--
       (1) the submission to the agency, agency bureau, or 
     designated entity acting on behalf of the agency, a machine-
     readable version of the author's final peer-reviewed 
     manuscripts that have been accepted for publication in peer-
     reviewed journals describing research supported, in whole or 
     in part, from funding by the Federal Government;
       (2) free online public access to such final peer-reviewed 
     manuscripts or published versions not later than 12 months 
     after the official date of publication; and
       (3) compliance with all relevant copyright laws.
       Sec. 526. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used to maintain or establish a computer network 
     unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and 
     exchanging of pornography.
       (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds 
     necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 
     enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal 
     investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.
       Sec. 527.  For purposes of carrying out Executive Order 
     13589, Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-12-12 
     dated May 11, 2012, and requirements contained in the annual 
     appropriations bills relating to conference attendance and 
     expenditures:
       (1) the operating divisions of HHS shall be considered 
     independent agencies; and
       (2) attendance at and support for scientific conferences 
     shall be tabulated separately from and not included in agency 
     totals.

                               (transfer)

       Sec. 528. (a) This section applies to the amounts that--
       (1) are made available in this Act--
       (A) under the heading ``Rehabilitation Services and 
     Disability Research'' in title III; or
       (B) under the heading ``program administration'' under the 
     heading ``Departmental Management'' in title III; and
       (2) relate to functions described in subsection (b), 
     (m)(1), or (n)(2) of section 491 of the WIOA.
       (b) Amounts described in subsection (a) shall be obligated, 
     expended, and transferred in accordance with that section 
     491.
       Sec. 529.  None of the funds made available under this or 
     any other Act, or any prior Appropriations Act, may be 
     provided to the Association of Community Organizations for 
     Reform Now (ACORN), or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, 
     allied organizations, or successors.

                                TITLE VI

                    EBOLA RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

               Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

                cdc-wide activities and program support

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``CDC-Wide Activities and 
     Program Support,'' $1,771,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2019, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
     Ebola domestically and internationally; for the 
     transportation, medical care, treatment, and other related 
     costs of persons quarantined or isolated under Federal or 
     State quarantine law; and to carry out titles II, III, and 
     XVII of the Public Health Service (``PHS'') Act with respect 
     to domestic preparedness and global health:  Provided, That 
     no less than $10,000,000 shall be for worker-based training 
     to prevent and reduce exposure of hospital employees, 
     emergency first responders and other workers who are at risk 
     of exposure to Ebola through their work duties:  Provided 
     further, That $597,000,000 shall be used to support national 
     public health institutes and global health security:  
     Provided further, That $155,000,000 shall be to support the 
     Public Health Emergency Preparedness program:  Provided 
     further, That products purchased with these funds may, at the 
     discretion of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, be 
     deposited in the Strategic National Stockpile under section 
     319F-2 of the PHS Act:  Provided further, That funds may be 
     used for purchase and insurance of official motor vehicles in 
     foreign countries:  Provided further, That such funds may be 
     transferred by the Director of the Centers for Disease 
     Control and Prevention (``CDC'') to other accounts of the CDC 
     for the purposes provided in this paragraph:  Provided 
     further, That the Director of the CDC shall notify the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate promptly after any transfer under the 
     preceding proviso:  Provided further, That the transfer 
     authority provided in this paragraph is in addition to any 
     other transfer authority provided by law:  Provided further, 
     That such amount is designated by the Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985.

                     National Institutes of Health

         national institute of allergy and infectious diseases

       For an additional amount for ``National Institute of 
     Allergy and Infectious Diseases'' to prevent, prepare for, 
     and respond to Ebola domestically and internationally, 
     including expenses related to carrying out section 301 and 
     title IV of the PHS Act, $238,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                        Office of the Secretary

            public health and social services emergency fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Public Health and Social 
     Services Emergency Fund'' to prevent, prepare for, and 
     respond to Ebola domestically or internationally,

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     and to develop necessary medical countermeasures and vaccines 
     including the development and purchase of vaccines, 
     therapeutics, diagnostics, necessary medical supplies, and 
     administrative activities, $733,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That products purchased 
     with these funds may, at the discretion of the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, be deposited in the Strategic 
     National Stockpile under section 319F-2 of the PHS Act:  
     Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 496(b) of the 
     PHS Act, funds may be used for the renovation and alteration 
     of privately owned facilities to improve preparedness and 
     response capability at the State and local level:  Provided 
     further, That sections 319C-1(h)(3) and 319C-2(h) of the PHS 
     Act shall not apply to funds appropriated under this heading: 
      Provided further, That reimbursement of domestic 
     transportation and treatment costs (other than costs paid or 
     reimbursed by the individual's health coverage) for an 
     individual treated in the United States for Ebola, before or 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, shall be deemed to 
     be a use of resources of the Secretary in implementation of a 
     plan under section 311(c)(1) of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 
     243(c)(1)), and funds made available by this title shall be 
     available for that purpose, at the discretion of the 
     Secretary:  Provided further, That funds appropriated in this 
     paragraph may be used for the purposes specified in this 
     paragraph and to the fund authorized by section 319F-4 of the 
     PHS Act:  Provided further, That such amount is designated by 
     the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                           General Provisions

       Sec. 601.  For purposes of preventing, preparing for, and 
     responding to Ebola domestically or internationally, the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services may use funds provided 
     in this title--
       (1) for the CDC to acquire, lease, construct, alter, 
     renovate, equip, furnish, or manage facilities outside of the 
     United States, as necessary to conduct such programs, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State, either directly for 
     the use of the United States Government or for the use, 
     pursuant to grants, direct assistance, or cooperative 
     agreements, of public or nonprofit private institutions or 
     agencies in participating foreign countries;
       (2) for the CDC to obtain by contract (in accordance with 
     section 3109 of title 5, but without regard to the 
     limitations in such section on the period of service and on 
     pay) the personal services of experts or consultants who have 
     scientific or other professional qualifications, except that 
     in no case shall the compensation provided to any such expert 
     or consultant exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate 
     of compensation for Executive Level II employees; and
       (3) to use available resources to provide Federal 
     assistance as necessary for repatriation notwithstanding the 
     limitation on temporary assistance in section 1113(d) of the 
     Social Security Act.
       Sec. 602.  The Secretary shall provide notice to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate within 15 days of the use of the provisions in 
     section 601.
       Sec. 603.  A grant awarded by the Department of Health and 
     Human Services with funds made available by this title may be 
     made conditional on agreement by the awardee to comply with 
     existing and future guidance from the Secretary regarding 
     control of the spread of the Ebola virus.

                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 604.  Funds appropriated in this title may be 
     transferred to, and merged with, other appropriation accounts 
     of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the 
     Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, or the 
     National Institutes of Health for the purposes specified in 
     this title following consultation with the Office of 
     Management and Budget:  Provided, That the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     shall be notified 10 days in advance of any such transfer:  
     Provided further, That, upon a determination that all or part 
     of the funds transferred from an appropriation are not 
     necessary, such amounts may be transferred back to that 
     appropriation:  Provided further, That none of the funds made 
     available by this title may be transferred pursuant to the 
     authority in section 206 of this Act or section 241(a) of the 
     PHS Act.
       This division may be cited as the ``Departments of Labor, 
     Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015''.

       

        DIVISION H--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

                                TITLE I

                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

                                 SENATE

                           expense allowances

       For expense allowances of the Vice President, $18,760; the 
     President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $37,520; Majority Leader 
     of the Senate, $39,920; Minority Leader of the Senate, 
     $39,920; Majority Whip of the Senate, $9,980; Minority Whip 
     of the Senate, $9,980; Chairmen of the Majority and Minority 
     Conference Committees, $4,690 for each Chairman; and Chairmen 
     of the Majority and Minority Policy Committees, $4,690 for 
     each Chairman; in all, $174,840.

    Representation Allowances for the Majority and Minority Leaders

       For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority 
     Leaders of the Senate, $14,070 for each such Leader; in all, 
     $28,140.

                    Salaries, Officers and Employees

       For compensation of officers, employees, and others as 
     authorized by law, including agency contributions, 
     $177,723,681, which shall be paid from this appropriation 
     without regard to the following limitations:

                      office of the vice president

       For the Office of the Vice President, $2,417,248.

                  office of the president pro tempore

       For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $723,466.

              offices of the majority and minority leaders

       For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, 
     $5,255,576.

               offices of the majority and minority whips

       For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $3,359,424.

                      committee on appropriations

       For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, 
     $15,142,000.

                         conference committees

       For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of 
     the Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the 
     Chairman of each such committee, $1,658,000 for each such 
     committee; in all, $3,316,000.

 offices of the secretaries of the conference of the majority and the 
                       conference of the minority

       For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the 
     Majority and the Conference of the Minority, $817,402.

                           policy committees

       For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the 
     Minority Policy Committee, $1,692,905 for each such 
     committee; in all, $3,385,810.

                         office of the chaplain

       For Office of the Chaplain, $416,886.

                        office of the secretary

       For Office of the Secretary, $24,772,000.

             office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper

       For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, 
     $69,000,000.

        offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority

       For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the 
     Secretary for the Minority, $1,762,000.

               agency contributions and related expenses

       For agency contributions for employee benefits, as 
     authorized by law, and related expenses, $47,355,869.

            Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative 
     Counsel of the Senate, $5,408,500.

                     Office of Senate Legal Counsel

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal 
     Counsel, $1,120,000.

Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and 
Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority 
                             of the Senate

       For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, 
     $7,110; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, 
     $7,110; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, $7,110; 
     Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $7,110; in all, 
     $28,440.

                   Contingent Expenses of the Senate

                      inquiries and investigations

       For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the 
     Senate, or conducted under paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of the 
     Standing Rules of the Senate, section 112 of the Supplemental 
     Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980 (Public Law 96-304), 
     and Senate Resolution 281, 96th Congress, agreed to March 11, 
     1980, $133,265,000, of which $26,650,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2017.

expenses of the united states senate caucus on international narcotics 
                                control

       For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on 
     International Narcotics Control, $508,000.

                        secretary of the senate

       For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, 
     $6,250,000 of which $4,350,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2019.

             sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate

       For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and 
     Doorkeeper of the Senate, $128,300,499, which shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2019.

                          miscellaneous items

       For miscellaneous items, $21,178,002, which shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2017.

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        senators' official personnel and office expense account

       For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense 
     Account, $390,000,000 of which $19,109,214 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2017.

                          official mail costs

       For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the 
     Senate, $300,000.

                       Administrative Provisions

                     senate stationery procurement

       Sec. 1. (a) Sections 65, 66, 67, and 68 of the Revised 
     Statutes (2 U.S.C. 6569, 6570, 6571) are repealed.
       (b) The fifth paragraph after the paragraph under the side 
     heading ``For contingent expenses, namely'': under the 
     subheading ``Senate'', under the heading ``Legislative'' of 
     the Act of March 3, 1887 (24 Stat. 596, chapter 392; 2 U.S.C. 
     6572), is amended by striking ``sections, sixty-five, sixty 
     six, sixty-seven, sixty-eight, and sixty-nine,'' and 
     inserting ``section 69''.
       Sec. 2.  Section 7(e) of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 6115 note) is amended by 
     striking ``and the 110th Congress'' and inserting ``the 110th 
     Congress, and the 114th Congress''.

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, 
     $1,180,736,000, as follows:

                        House Leadership Offices

       For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, 
     $22,278,891, including: Office of the Speaker, $6,645,417, 
     including $25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; 
     Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $2,180,048, including 
     $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office 
     of the Minority Floor Leader, $7,114,471, including $10,000 
     for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the 
     Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, 
     $1,886,632, including $5,000 for official expenses of the 
     Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the 
     Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $1,459,639, including $5,000 for 
     official expenses of the Minority Whip; Republican 
     Conference, $1,505,426; Democratic Caucus, $1,487,258:  
     Provided, That such amount for salaries and expenses shall 
     remain available from January 3, 2015 until January 2, 2016.

                  Members' Representational Allowances

   Including Members' Clerk Hire, Official Expenses of Members, and 
                             Official Mail

       For Members' representational allowances, including 
     Members' clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, 
     $554,317,732.

                          Committee Employees

                Standing Committees, Special and Select

       For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special 
     and select, authorized by House resolutions, $123,903,173:  
     Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such 
     salaries and expenses until December 31, 2016, except that 
     $2,300,000 of such amount shall remain available until 
     expended for committee room upgrading.

                      Committee on Appropriations

       For salaries and expenses of the Committee on 
     Appropriations, $23,271,004, including studies and 
     examinations of executive agencies and temporary personal 
     services for such committee, to be expended in accordance 
     with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
     1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for 
     services performed:  Provided, That such amount shall remain 
     available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 
     2016.

                    Salaries, Officers and Employees

       For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as 
     authorized by law, $171,344,864, including: for salaries and 
     expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including the positions 
     of the Chaplain and the Historian, and including not more 
     than $25,000 for official representative and reception 
     expenses, of which not more than $20,000 is for the Family 
     Room and not more than $2,000 is for the Office of the 
     Chaplain, $24,009,473; for salaries and expenses of the 
     Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position of 
     Superintendent of Garages and the Office of Emergency 
     Management, and including not more than $3,000 for official 
     representation and reception expenses, $11,926,729 of which 
     $4,344,000 shall remain available until expended; for 
     salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief 
     Administrative Officer including not more than $3,000 for 
     official representation and reception expenses, $113,100,000, 
     of which $4,000,000 shall remain available until expended; 
     for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector 
     General, $4,741,809; for salaries and expenses of the Office 
     of General Counsel, $1,340,987; for salaries and expenses of 
     the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the 
     Parliamentarian, $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, 
     and not more than $1,000 for official representation and 
     reception expenses, $1,952,249; for salaries and expenses of 
     the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, 
     $4,087,587, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until 
     expended for the completion of the House Modernization 
     Initiative; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Legislative Counsel of the House, $8,892,975, of which 
     $540,000 shall remain available until expended for the 
     completion of the House Modernization Initiative; for 
     salaries and expenses of the Office of Interparliamentary 
     Affairs, $814,069; for other authorized employees, $478,986.

                        Allowances and Expenses

       For allowances and expenses as authorized by House 
     resolution or law, $285,620,336, including: supplies, 
     materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, 
     $4,152,789; official mail for committees, leadership offices, 
     and administrative offices of the House, $190,486; Government 
     contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and 
     other applicable employee benefits, $256,635,776, to remain 
     available until March 31, 2016; Business Continuity and 
     Disaster Recovery, $16,217,008 of which $5,000,000 shall 
     remain available until expended; transition activities for 
     new members and staff, $3,737,000, to remain available until 
     expended; Wounded Warrior Program $2,500,000, to remain 
     available until expended; Office of Congressional Ethics, 
     $1,467,030; and miscellaneous items including purchase, 
     exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of House motor 
     vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to 
     heirs of deceased employees of the House, $720,247.

                       Administrative Provisions

       Sec. 101. (a) Requiring Amounts Remaining in Members' 
     Representational Allowances To Be Used for Deficit Reduction 
     or To Reduce the Federal Debt.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for 
     ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Salaries and Expenses--Members' 
     Representational Allowances'' shall be available only for 
     fiscal year 2015. Any amount remaining after all payments are 
     made under such allowances for fiscal year 2015 shall be 
     deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, 
     if there is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments 
     have been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner 
     as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).
       (b) Regulations.--The Committee on House Administration of 
     the House of Representatives shall have authority to 
     prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
       (c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``Member 
     of the House of Representatives'' means a Representative in, 
     or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.

                   delivery of bills and resolutions

       Sec. 102.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to deliver a printed copy of a bill, joint 
     resolution, or resolution to the office of a Member of the 
     House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident 
     Commissioner to the Congress) unless the Member requests a 
     copy.

                    delivery of congressional record

       Sec. 103.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to deliver a printed copy of any version of the 
     Congressional Record to the office of a Member of the House 
     of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident 
     Commissioner to the Congress).

            limitation on amount available to lease vehicles

       Sec. 104.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
     Representatives to make any payments from any Members' 
     Representational Allowance for the leasing of a vehicle, 
     excluding mobile district offices, in an aggregate amount 
     that exceeds $1,000 for the vehicle in any month.

           limitation on printed copies of u.s. code to house

       Sec. 105.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to provide an aggregate number of more than 50 
     printed copies of any edition of the United States Code to 
     all offices of the House of Representatives.

                  delivery of reports of disbursements

       Sec. 106.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to deliver a printed copy of the report of 
     disbursements for the operations of the House of 
     Representatives under section 106 of the House of 
     Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections 
     Act (2 U.S.C. 5535) to the office of a Member of the House of 
     Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident 
     Commissioner to the Congress).

                       delivery of daily calendar

       Sec. 107.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to deliver to the office of a Member of the House of 
     Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident 
     Commissioner to the Congress) a printed copy of the Daily 
     Calendar of the House of Representatives which is prepared by 
     the Clerk of the House of Representatives.

                              JOINT ITEMS

       For Joint Committees, as follows:

                        Joint Economic Committee

       For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 
     $4,203,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

                      Joint Committee on Taxation

       For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 
     Taxation, $10,095,000, to be disbursed by the Chief 
     Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.
       For other joint items, as follows:

                   Office of the Attending Physician

       For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of 
     the emergency rooms,

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     and for the Attending Physician and his assistants, 
     including:
       (1) an allowance of $2,175 per month to the Attending 
     Physician;
       (2) an allowance of $1,300 per month to the Senior Medical 
     Officer;
       (3) an allowance of $725 per month each to three medical 
     officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending 
     Physician;
       (4) an allowance of $725 per month to 2 assistants and $580 
     per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis 
     heretofore provided for such assistants; and
       (5) $2,486,000 for reimbursement to the Department of the 
     Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment assigned 
     to the Office of the Attending Physician, which shall be 
     advanced and credited to the applicable appropriation or 
     appropriations from which such salaries, allowances, and 
     other expenses are payable and shall be available for all the 
     purposes thereof, $3,371,000, to be disbursed by the Chief 
     Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.

             Office of Congressional Accessibility Services

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congressional 
     Accessibility Services, $1,387,000, to be disbursed by the 
     Secretary of the Senate.

                             CAPITOL POLICE

                                salaries

       For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including 
     overtime, hazardous duty pay, and Government contributions 
     for health, retirement, social security, professional 
     liability insurance, and other applicable employee benefits, 
     $286,500,000 of which overtime shall not exceed $23,425,000 
     unless the Committee on Appropriations of the House and 
     Senate are notified, to be disbursed by the Chief of the 
     Capitol Police or his designee.

                            general expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including 
     motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, security 
     equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, 
     materials, training, medical services, forensic services, 
     stenographic services, personal and professional services, 
     the employee assistance program, the awards program, postage, 
     communication services, travel advances, relocation of 
     instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law 
     Enforcement Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be 
     expended on the certification of the Chief of the Capitol 
     Police in connection with official representation and 
     reception expenses, $61,459,000, to be disbursed by the Chief 
     of the Capitol Police or his designee:  Provided, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost of basic 
     training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law 
     Enforcement Training Center for fiscal year 2015 shall be 
     paid by the Secretary of Homeland Security from funds 
     available to the Department of Homeland Security.

                          OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as 
     authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability 
     Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $3,959,000, of which $450,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2016:  Provided, 
     That not more than $500 may be expended on the certification 
     of the Executive Director of the Office of Compliance in 
     connection with official representation and reception 
     expenses.

                        Administrative Provision

                         employee notifications

       Sec. 1001.  Section 301(h)(2) of the Congressional 
     Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1381(h)(2)) is amended 
     by striking ``the residences of covered employees'' and 
     inserting ``covered employees by the end of each fiscal 
     year''.

                      CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the 
     Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $6,000 
     to be expended on the certification of the Director of the 
     Congressional Budget Office in connection with official 
     representation and reception expenses, $45,700,000.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                         General Administration

       For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other 
     personal services, at rates of pay provided by law; for 
     surveys and studies in connection with activities under the 
     care of the Architect of the Capitol; for all necessary 
     expenses for the general and administrative support of the 
     operations under the Architect of the Capitol including the 
     Botanic Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, Senate 
     and House office buildings, and other facilities under the 
     jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol; including 
     furnishings and office equipment; including not more than 
     $5,000 for official reception and representation expenses, to 
     be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may approve; for 
     purchase or exchange, maintenance, and operation of a 
     passenger motor vehicle, $91,455,000.

                            Capitol Building

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of the Capitol, $54,665,000, of which $9,134,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2019, and of which 
     $21,222,000 shall remain available until expended.

                            Capitol Grounds

       For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of 
     grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office 
     buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $11,973,000, of which 
     $2,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019.

                        Senate Office Buildings

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and 
     furnishings to be expended under the control and supervision 
     of the Architect of the Capitol, $94,313,000, of which 
     $36,488,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019.

                         House Office Buildings

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of the House office buildings, $89,446,898, of 
     which $24,824,898 shall remain available until September 30, 
     2019.
       In addition, for a payment to the House Historic Buildings 
     Revitalization Trust Fund, $70,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended.

                          Capitol Power Plant

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, 
     power (including the purchase of electrical energy) and water 
     and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and House office 
     buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and the grounds 
     about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate garage, and air 
     conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in any of 
     such buildings; heating the Government Printing Office and 
     Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled water 
     for air conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the 
     Union Station complex, the Thurgood Marshall Federal 
     Judiciary Building and the Folger Shakespeare Library, 
     expenses for which shall be advanced or reimbursed upon 
     request of the Architect of the Capitol and amounts so 
     received shall be deposited into the Treasury to the credit 
     of this appropriation, $90,652,000, of which $8,686,000 shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That 
     not more than $9,000,000 of the funds credited or to be 
     reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall be 
     available for obligation during fiscal year 2015.

                     Library Buildings and Grounds

       For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and 
     structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library 
     buildings and grounds, $42,180,000, of which $17,042,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2019.

            Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds, and Security

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of buildings, grounds and security enhancements of 
     the United States Capitol Police, wherever located, the 
     Alternate Computer Facility, and AOC security operations, 
     $19,159,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2019.

                             Botanic Garden

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, 
     grounds, and collections; and purchase and exchange, 
     maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger motor 
     vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Committee on 
     the Library, $15,573,000, of which $5,693,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That of the 
     amount made available under this heading, the Architect of 
     the Capitol may obligate and expend such sums as may be 
     necessary for the maintenance, care and operation of the 
     National Garden established under section 307E of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C. 2146), 
     upon vouchers approved by the Architect of the Capitol or a 
     duly authorized designee.

                         Capitol Visitor Center

       For all necessary expenses for the operation of the Capitol 
     Visitor Center, $20,844,000.

                       Administrative Provisions


       no bonuses for contractors behind schedule or over budget

       Sec. 1101. None of the funds made available in this Act for 
     the Architect of the Capitol may be used to make incentive or 
     award payments to contractors for work on contracts or 
     programs for which the contractor is behind schedule or over 
     budget, unless the Architect of the Capitol, or agency-
     employed designee, determines that any such deviations are 
     due to unforeseeable events, government-driven scope changes, 
     or are not significant within the overall scope of the 
     project and/or program.

u.s. botanic garden administration of educational outreach and services

       Sec. 1102. (a) The Architect of the Capitol, subject to the 
     direction of the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library, 
     may enter into cooperative agreements with entities under 
     such terms as the Architect determines advisable, in order to 
     support the United States Botanic Garden in carrying out its 
     duties, authorities, and mission.

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       (b)(1) The Architect of the Capitol may, subject to the 
     direction of the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library, 
     enter into a no-cost agreement, through a contract, 
     cooperative agreement, or memorandum of understanding, with a 
     qualified entity to conduct, or provide support for, an 
     educational exhibit, program, class, or outreach that 
     benefits the educational mission of the United States Botanic 
     Garden.
       (2) Any agreement under paragraph (1) may--
       (A) allow the qualified entity to accept fees for any 
     program or class described in paragraph (1) in order to cover 
     all or a portion of the entity's costs of any supplies, 
     honoraria, or associated expenses for the program or class; 
     and
       (B) subject to such terms as the Architect considers 
     appropriate and necessary, grant temporary concessions to the 
     qualified entity, or allow the qualified entity to grant 
     temporary concessions to another person, in connection with 
     an educational exhibit, program, class, or outreach described 
     in paragraph (1), including concessions for food and 
     merchandise sales that are specifically related to the 
     educational mission involved.
       (3) Section 5104(c) of title 40, United States Code, shall 
     not apply to any activity carried out under this subsection.
       (4) In this subsection, the term ``qualified entity'' 
     means--
       (A) the National Fund for the United States Botanic Garden; 
     and
       (B) any other organization described in section 501(c) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under 
     section 501(a) of such Code that the Architect of the Capitol 
     determines shares interests complementary to the educational 
     mission of the United States Botanic Garden.
       (c) Any authority under subsection (a) or (b) shall not 
     apply to any agreement providing for the construction or 
     improvement of real property.
       (d) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 
     2015 and each succeeding fiscal year.

                                 scrims

       Sec. 1103.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used for scrims containing photographs of building 
     facades during restoration or construction projects performed 
     by the Architect of the Capitol.

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not 
     otherwise provided for, including development and maintenance 
     of the Library's catalogs; custody and custodial care of the 
     Library buildings; special clothing; cleaning, laundering and 
     repair of uniforms; preservation of motion pictures in the 
     custody of the Library; operation and maintenance of the 
     American Folklife Center in the Library; activities under the 
     Civil Rights History Project Act of 2009; preparation and 
     distribution of catalog records and other publications of the 
     Library; hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and 
     expenses of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not 
     properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by 
     the Board, $419,357,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 
     shall be derived from collections credited to this 
     appropriation during fiscal year 2015, and shall remain 
     available until expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902 
     (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150) and not more than 
     $350,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 
     2015 and shall remain available until expended for the 
     development and maintenance of an international legal 
     information database and activities related thereto:  
     Provided, That the Library of Congress may not obligate or 
     expend any funds derived from collections under the Act of 
     June 28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized for 
     obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts:  Provided 
     further, That the total amount available for obligation shall 
     be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than 
     $6,350,000:  Provided further, That of the total amount 
     appropriated, not more than $12,000 may be expended, on the 
     certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection 
     with official representation and reception expenses for the 
     Overseas Field Offices:  Provided further, That of the total 
     amount appropriated, $8,231,000 shall remain available until 
     expended for the digital collections and educational 
     curricula program.

                            Copyright Office

                         salaries and expenses

       For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, 
     $54,303,000, of which not more than $27,971,000, to remain 
     available until expended, shall be derived from collections 
     credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2015 under 
     section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code:  Provided, 
     That the Copyright Office may not obligate or expend any 
     funds derived from collections under such section, in excess 
     of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in 
     appropriations Acts:  Provided further, That not more than 
     $5,611,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal 
     year 2015 under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 803(e), 1005, 
     and 1316 of such title:  Provided further, That the total 
     amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the 
     amount by which collections are less than $33,582,000:  
     Provided further, That not more than $100,000 of the amount 
     appropriated is available for the maintenance of an 
     ``International Copyright Institute'' in the Copyright Office 
     of the Library of Congress for the purpose of training 
     nationals of developing countries in intellectual property 
     laws and policies:  Provided further, That not more than 
     $6,500 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian 
     of Congress, in connection with official representation and 
     reception expenses for activities of the International 
     Copyright Institute and for copyright delegations, visitors, 
     and seminars:  Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
     provision of chapter 8 of title 17, United States Code, any 
     amounts made available under this heading which are 
     attributable to royalty fees and payments received by the 
     Copyright Office pursuant to sections 111, 119, and chapter 
     10 of such title may be used for the costs incurred in the 
     administration of the Copyright Royalty Judges program, with 
     the exception of the costs of salaries and benefits for the 
     Copyright Royalty Judges and staff under section 802(e).

                     Congressional Research Service

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 
     U.S.C. 166) and to revise and extend the Annotated 
     Constitution of the United States of America, $106,945,000:  
     Provided, That no part of such amount may be used to pay any 
     salary or expense in connection with any publication, or 
     preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of Public 
     General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress 
     unless such publication has obtained prior approval of either 
     the Committee on House Administration of the House of 
     Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration 
     of the Senate.

             Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

                         salaries and expenses

       For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 
     1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), 
     $50,248,000:  Provided, That of the total amount 
     appropriated, $650,000 shall be available to contract to 
     provide newspapers to blind and physically handicapped 
     residents at no cost to the individual.

                        Administrative Provision

               reimbursable and revolving fund activities

       Sec. 1201. (a) In General.--For fiscal year 2015, the 
     obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the 
     activities described in subsection (b) may not exceed 
     $203,058,000.
       (b) Activities.--The activities referred to in subsection 
     (a) are reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are 
     funded from sources other than appropriations to the Library 
     in appropriations Acts for the legislative branch.

                      GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE

                        Congressional Publishing

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For authorized publishing of congressional information and 
     the distribution of congressional information in any format; 
     expenses necessary for preparing the semimonthly and session 
     index to the Congressional Record, as authorized by law 
     (section 902 of title 44, United States Code); publishing of 
     Government publications authorized by law to be distributed 
     to Members of Congress; and publishing and distribution of 
     Government publications authorized by law to be distributed 
     without charge to the recipient, $79,736,000:  Provided, That 
     this appropriation shall not be available for paper copies of 
     the permanent edition of the Congressional Record for 
     individual Representatives, Resident Commissioners or 
     Delegates authorized under section 906 of title 44, United 
     States Code:  Provided further, That this appropriation shall 
     be available for the payment of obligations incurred under 
     the appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal 
     years:  Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-year 
     limitation under section 718 of title 44, United States Code, 
     none of the funds appropriated or made available under this 
     Act or any other Act for printing and binding and related 
     services provided to Congress under chapter 7 of title 44, 
     United States Code, may be expended to print a document, 
     report, or publication after the 27-month period beginning on 
     the date that such document, report, or publication is 
     authorized by Congress to be printed, unless Congress 
     reauthorizes such printing in accordance with section 718 of 
     title 44, United States Code:  Provided further, That any 
     unobligated or unexpended balances in this account or 
     accounts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may 
     be transferred to the Government Publishing Office business 
     operations revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of 
     this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate:  
     Provided further, That notwithstanding sections 901, 902, and 
     906 of title 44, United States Code, this appropriation may 
     be used to prepare indexes to the Congressional Record on 
     only a monthly and session basis.

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     Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses of the public information programs of the 
     Office of Superintendent of Documents necessary to provide 
     for the cataloging and indexing of Government publications 
     and their distribution to the public, Members of Congress, 
     other Government agencies, and designated depository and 
     international exchange libraries as authorized by law, 
     $31,500,000:  Provided, That amounts of not more than 
     $2,000,000 from current year appropriations are authorized 
     for producing and disseminating Congressional serial sets and 
     other related publications for fiscal years 2013 and 2014 to 
     depository and other designated libraries:  Provided further, 
     That any unobligated or unexpended balances in this account 
     or accounts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years 
     may be transferred to the Government Publishing Office 
     business operations revolving fund for carrying out the 
     purposes of this heading, subject to the approval of the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and Senate.

    Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund

       For payment to the Government Publishing Office Business 
     Operations Revolving Fund, $8,757,000, to remain available 
     until expended, for information technology development and 
     facilities repair:  Provided, That the Government Publishing 
     Office is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within 
     the limits of funds available and in accordance with law, and 
     to make such contracts and commitments without regard to 
     fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 
     31, United States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out 
     the programs and purposes set forth in the budget for the 
     current fiscal year for the Government Publishing Office 
     business operations revolving fund:  Provided further, That 
     not more than $7,500 may be expended on the certification of 
     the Director of the Government Publishing Office in 
     connection with official representation and reception 
     expenses:  Provided further, That the business operations 
     revolving fund shall be available for the hire or purchase of 
     not more than 12 passenger motor vehicles:  Provided further, 
     That expenditures in connection with travel expenses of the 
     advisory councils to the Director of the Government 
     Publishing Office shall be deemed necessary to carry out the 
     provisions of title 44, United States Code:  Provided 
     further, That the business operations revolving fund shall be 
     available for temporary or intermittent services under 
     section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates 
     for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the 
     annual rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive 
     Schedule under section 5316 of such title:  Provided further, 
     That activities financed through the business operations 
     revolving fund may provide information in any format:  
     Provided further, That the business operations revolving fund 
     and the funds provided under the heading ``Public Information 
     Programs of the Superintendent of Documents'' may not be used 
     for contracted security services at GPO's passport facility 
     in the District of Columbia.

                        Administrative Provision


 redesignation of government printing office to government publishing 
                                 office

       Sec. 1301.  (a) In General.--The Government Printing Office 
     is hereby redesignated the Government Publishing Office.
       (b) References.--Any reference to the Government Printing 
     Office in any law, rule, regulation, certificate, directive, 
     instruction, or other official paper in force on the date of 
     enactment of this Act shall be considered to refer and apply 
     to the Government Publishing Office.
       (c) Title 44, United States Code.--Title 44, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Public Printer'' each place that term 
     appears and inserting ``Director of the Government Publishing 
     Office''; and
       (2) in the heading for each of sections 301, 302, 303, 304, 
     305, 306, 307, 502, 710, 1102, 1111, 1115, 1340, 1701, 1712, 
     and 1914, by striking ``public printer'' and inserting 
     ``director of the government publishing office''.
       (d) Other References.--Any reference in any law other than 
     in title 44, United States Code, or in any rule, regulation, 
     certificate, directive, instruction, or other official paper 
     in force on the date of enactment of this Act to the Public 
     Printer shall be considered to refer and apply to the 
     Director of the Government Publishing Office.
       (e) Title 44, United States Code.--Title 44, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Deputy Public Printer'' each place that 
     term appears and inserting ``Deputy Director of the 
     Government Publishing Office''; and
       (2) in the heading for each of sections 302 and 303, by 
     striking ``deputy public printer'' and inserting ``deputy 
     director of the government publishing office''.
       (f) Other References.--Any reference in any law other than 
     in title 44, United States Code, or in any rule, regulation, 
     certificate, directive, instruction, or other official paper 
     in force on the date of enactment of this Act to the Deputy 
     Public Printer shall be considered to refer and apply to the 
     Deputy Director of the Government Publishing Office.
       (g) Section 301 of title 44, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``, who must be a 
     practical printer and versed in the art of bookbinding,''; 
     and
       (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``His'' and 
     inserting ``The''.
       (h) Section 302 of title 44, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``, who must be a 
     practical printer and versed in the art of bookbinding,''; 
     and
       (2) in the second sentence--
       (A) by striking ``He'' and inserting ``The Deputy Director 
     of the Government Publishing Office'';
       (B) by striking ``perform the duties formerly required of 
     the chief clerk,'';
       (C) by striking ``, and perform'' and inserting ``and 
     perform''; and
       (D) by striking ``of him''.
       (i) Chapter 3 of title 44, United States Code is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of section 304, by striking ``or 
     his'' and inserting ``or the Director's'';
       (2) in section 305(a)--
       (A) by striking ``he considers'' and inserting ``the 
     Director considers''; and
       (B) by striking ``He may not'' and inserting ``The Director 
     of the Government Publishing Office may not'';
       (3) in section 306, by striking ``his direction'' and 
     inserting ``the direction of the Director'';
       (4) in section 308--
       (A) in subsection (b)(1)--
       (i) by striking ``his accounts'' and inserting ``the 
     accounts of the disbursing officer''; and
       (ii) by striking ``his name'' and inserting ``the name of 
     the disbursing officer'';
       (B) in subsection (b)(2)--
       (i) by striking ``his estate'' and inserting ``the estate 
     of the disbursing officer'';
       (ii) by striking ``to him'' and inserting ``to the deputy 
     disbursing officer''; and
       (iii) by striking ``his service'' and inserting ``the 
     service of the deputy disbursing officer''; and
       (C) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (i) by striking ``by him'' and inserting ``by such officer 
     or employee'';
       (ii) by striking ``his discretion'' and inserting ``the 
     discretion of the Comptroller General''; and
       (iii) by striking ``whenever he'' each place that terms 
     appears and inserting ``whenever the Comptroller General'';
       (5) in section 309--
       (A) in the second sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
     ``by him'' and inserting ``by the Director''; and
       (B) in subsection (f), by striking ``his or her 
     discretion'' and inserting ``the discretion of the 
     Comptroller General'';
       (6) in section 310, by striking ``his written request'' and 
     inserting ``the written request of the Director'';
       (7) in section 311(b), by striking ``he justifies'' and 
     inserting ``the Director justifies'';
       (8) in section 312, by striking ``his service'' and 
     inserting ``the service of such officer''; and
       (9) in section 317, by striking ``his delegate'' and 
     inserting ``a delegate of the Director''.

                    GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Government Accountability 
     Office, including not more than $12,500 to be expended on the 
     certification of the Comptroller General of the United States 
     in connection with official representation and reception 
     expenses; temporary or intermittent services under section 
     3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for 
     individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual 
     rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule 
     under section 5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor 
     vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries in accordance 
     with section 3324 of title 31, United States Code; benefits 
     comparable to those payable under sections 901(5), (6), and 
     (8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(5), 
     (6), and (8)); and under regulations prescribed by the 
     Comptroller General of the United States, rental of living 
     quarters in foreign countries, $522,000,000:  Provided, That, 
     in addition, $23,750,000 of payments received under sections 
     782, 3521, and 9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be 
     available without fiscal year limitation:  Provided further, 
     That this appropriation and appropriations for administrative 
     expenses of any other department or agency which is a member 
     of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional 
     Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available to finance 
     an appropriate share of either Forum's costs as determined by 
     the respective Forum, including necessary travel expenses of 
     non-Federal participants:  Provided further, That payments 
     hereunder to the Forum may be credited as reimbursements to 
     any appropriation from which costs involved are initially 
     financed.

                        Administrative Provision

                      center for audit excellence

       Sec. 1401. (a) Center for Audit Excellence.--
       (1) Establishment.--Chapter 7 of title 31, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subchapter:

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             ``Subchapter VII--Center for Audit Excellence

     ``SEC. 791. CENTER FOR AUDIT EXCELLENCE.

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Comptroller General shall 
     establish, maintain, and operate a center within the 
     Government Accountability Office to be known as the `Center 
     for Audit Excellence' (hereafter in this subchapter referred 
     to as the `Center').
       ``(b) Purpose and Activities.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Center shall build institutional 
     auditing capacity and promote good governance by providing 
     affordable, relevant, and high-quality training, technical 
     assistance, and products and services to qualified personnel 
     and entities of governments (including the Federal 
     Government, State and local governments, tribal governments, 
     and governments of foreign nations), international 
     organizations, and other private organizations.
       ``(2) Determination of qualified personnel and entities.--
     Personnel and entities shall be considered qualified for 
     purposes of receiving training, technical assistance, and 
     products or services from the Center under paragraph (1) in 
     accordance with such criteria as the Comptroller General may 
     establish and publish.
       ``(c) Fees.--
       ``(1) Permitting charging of fees.--The Comptroller General 
     may establish, charge, and collect fees (on a reimbursable or 
     advance basis) for the training, technical assistance, and 
     products and services provided by the Center under this 
     subchapter.
       ``(2) Deposit into separate account.--The Comptroller 
     General shall deposit all fees collected under paragraph (1) 
     into the Center for Audit Excellence Account established 
     under section 792.
       ``(d) Gifts of Property and Services.--The Comptroller 
     General may accept and use conditional or non-conditional 
     gifts of property (both real and personal) and services 
     (including services of guest lecturers) to support the 
     operation of the Center, except that the Comptroller General 
     may not accept or use such a gift if the Comptroller General 
     determines that the acceptance or use of the gift would 
     compromise or appear to compromise the integrity of the 
     Government Accountability Office.
       ``(e) Sense of Congress Regarding Personnel.--It is the 
     sense of Congress that the Center should be staffed primarily 
     by personnel of the Government Accountability Office who are 
     not otherwise engaged in carrying out other duties of the 
     Office under this chapter, so as to ensure that the operation 
     of the Center will not detract from or impact the oversight 
     and audit work of the Office.

     ``SEC. 792. ACCOUNT.

       ``(a) Establishment of Separate Account.--There is 
     established in the Treasury as a separate account for the 
     Government Accountability Office the `Center for Audit 
     Excellence Account', which shall consist of the fees 
     deposited by the Comptroller General under section 791(c) and 
     such other amounts as may be appropriated under law.
       ``(b) Use of Account.--Amounts in the Center for Audit 
     Excellence Account shall be available to the Comptroller 
     General, in amounts specified in appropriations Acts and 
     without fiscal year limitation, to carry out this subchapter.

     ``SEC. 793. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
     be necessary to carry out this subchapter.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     7 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

              ``subchapter vii--center for audit excellence

``791. Center for Audit Excellence.
``792. Account.
``793. Authorization of appropriations.''

       (b) Approval of Business Plan.--The Comptroller General may 
     not begin operating the Center for Audit Excellence under 
     subchapter VII of chapter 7 of title 31, United States Code 
     (as added by subsection (a)) until--
       (1) the Comptroller General submits a business plan for the 
     Center to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and Senate; and
       (2) each such Committee approves the plan.

                OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND

       For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center Trust 
     Fund for financing activities of the Open World Leadership 
     Center under section 313 of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151), $5,700,000:  
     Provided, That funds made available to support Russian 
     participants shall only be used for those engaging in free 
     market development, humanitarian activities, and civic 
     engagement, and shall not be used for officials of the 
     central government of Russia.

   JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

       For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public 
     Service Development Trust Fund established under section 116 
     of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and 
     Development Act (2 U.S.C. 1105), $430,000.

                                TITLE II

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

                maintenance and care of private vehicles

       Sec. 201.  No part of the funds appropriated in this Act 
     shall be used for the maintenance or care of private 
     vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as may 
     be provided under regulations relating to parking facilities 
     for the House of Representatives issued by the Committee on 
     House Administration and for the Senate issued by the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.

                         fiscal year limitation

       Sec. 202.  No part of the funds appropriated in this Act 
     shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2015 
     unless expressly so provided in this Act.

                 rates of compensation and designation

       Sec. 203.  Whenever in this Act any office or position not 
     specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 
     (46 Stat. 32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate of 
     compensation or designation of any office or position 
     appropriated for is different from that specifically 
     established by such Act, the rate of compensation and the 
     designation in this Act shall be the permanent law with 
     respect thereto:  Provided, That the provisions in this Act 
     for the various items of official expenses of Members, 
     officers, and committees of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives, and clerk hire for Senators and Members of 
     the House of Representatives shall be the permanent law with 
     respect thereto.

                          consulting services

       Sec. 204.  The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
     Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, 
     under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be 
     limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a 
     matter of public record and available for public inspection, 
     except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under 
     existing Executive order issued under existing law.

                             costs of lbfmc

       Sec. 205.  Amounts available for administrative expenses of 
     any legislative branch entity which participates in the 
     Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) 
     established by charter on March 26, 1996, shall be available 
     to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs as determined 
     by the LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC costs to be shared 
     among all participating legislative branch entities (in such 
     allocations among the entities as the entities may determine) 
     may not exceed $2,000.

                         landscape maintenance

       Sec. 206.  For fiscal year 2015 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter, the Architect of the Capitol, in consultation 
     with the District of Columbia, is authorized to maintain and 
     improve the landscape features, excluding streets, in Square 
     580 up to the beginning of I-395.

                        limitation on transfers

       Sec. 207.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality 
     of the United States Government, except pursuant to a 
     transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act 
     or any other appropriation Act.

                      guided tours of the capitol

       Sec. 208. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of 
     the funds made available to the Architect of the Capitol in 
     this Act may be used to eliminate or restrict guided tours of 
     the United States Capitol which are led by employees and 
     interns of offices of Members of Congress and other offices 
     of the House of Representatives and Senate.
       (b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or at the 
     direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the approval 
     of the Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the United 
     States Capitol which are led by employees and interns 
     described in subsection (a) may be suspended temporarily or 
     otherwise subject to restriction for security or related 
     reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the United 
     States Capitol which are led by the Architect of the Capitol.
       This division may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 2015''.

       

  DIVISION I--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED 
                   AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

                                TITLE I

                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

                      Military Construction, Army

       For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment 
     of temporary or permanent public works, military 
     installations, facilities, and real property for the Army as 
     currently authorized by law, including personnel in the Army 
     Corps of Engineers and other personal services necessary for 
     the purposes of this appropriation, and for construction and 
     operation of facilities in support of the functions of the 
     Commander in Chief, $528,427,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2019:  Provided, That of this amount, not to 
     exceed $51,127,000 shall be available for study, planning, 
     design, architect and engineer services, and host nation 
     support, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the 
     Army determines that additional obligations are necessary for 
     such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations 
     of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the 
     reasons therefor.

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              Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps

       For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment 
     of temporary or permanent public works, naval installations, 
     facilities, and real property for the Navy and Marine Corps 
     as currently authorized by law, including personnel in the 
     Naval Facilities Engineering Command and other personal 
     services necessary for the purposes of this appropriation, 
     $1,018,772,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: 
      Provided, That of this amount, not to exceed $33,366,000 
     shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect 
     and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the 
     Secretary of the Navy determines that additional obligations 
     are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees 
     on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the 
     determination and the reasons therefor.

                    Military Construction, Air Force

       For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment 
     of temporary or permanent public works, military 
     installations, facilities, and real property for the Air 
     Force as currently authorized by law, $811,774,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That of this 
     amount, not to exceed $10,738,000 shall be available for 
     study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, 
     as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Air Force 
     determines that additional obligations are necessary for such 
     purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of 
     both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons 
     therefor:  Provided further, That none of the funds provided 
     under this heading for military construction in the United 
     Kingdom as identified in the table entitled ``Military 
     Construction'' in the explanatory statement described in 
     section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
     consolidated Act) may be obligated or expended until the 
     Department of Defense completes a European Consolidation 
     Study, and the Secretary of Defense (1) provides to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a 
     comprehensive European basing strategy reflecting the 
     findings of the Consolidation Study, and (2) certifies in 
     writing the requirement identified in the study for any 
     military construction project in the United Kingdom funded in 
     this section.

                  Military Construction, Defense-Wide

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment 
     of temporary or permanent public works, installations, 
     facilities, and real property for activities and agencies of 
     the Department of Defense (other than the military 
     departments), as currently authorized by law, $1,991,690,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That 
     such amounts of this appropriation as may be determined by 
     the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to such 
     appropriations of the Department of Defense available for 
     military construction or family housing as the Secretary may 
     designate, to be merged with and to be available for the same 
     purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation 
     or fund to which transferred:  Provided further, That of the 
     amount appropriated, not to exceed $162,240,000 shall be 
     available for study, planning, design, and architect and 
     engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary 
     of Defense determines that additional obligations are 
     necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the 
     determination and the reasons therefor:  Provided further, 
     That of the amount appropriated, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, $37,918,000 shall be available for payments 
     to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for the planning, 
     design, and construction of a new North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization headquarters:  Provided further, That none of 
     the funds made available by this title may be used to 
     construct a squadron operations facility at Cannon Air Force 
     Base, New Mexico, until the Secretary of Defense submits to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a 
     report that includes the following:
       (1) A definition of ``Special Operations Forces-peculiar'' 
     as it applies to the use of United States Special Operations 
     Command (USSOCOM) funding to meet military construction 
     requirements for facilities that provide healthcare services 
     or support fitness activities.
       (2) A description of the decision-making process used to 
     determine whether a military construction project that 
     provides healthcare facilities or supports fitness activities 
     should be funded by the USSOCOM or the military services.
       (3) An addendum to the DOD Form 1391 for this project 
     providing a schematic of the human performance center, a 
     listing of the planned equipment related to training and 
     resiliency and a description of the mission-critical benefit 
     of each item, an explanation of why the unique physical and 
     psychological health services incorporated could not be 
     provided by the Defense Health Agency or military services, 
     and a planned staffing breakdown.

               Military Construction, Army National Guard

       For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, 
     and conversion of facilities for the training and 
     administration of the Army National Guard, and contributions 
     therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United 
     States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, 
     $128,920,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019:  
     Provided, That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed 
     $17,600,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 
     and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, 
     unless the Director of the Army National Guard determines 
     that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes 
     and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
     of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor.

               Military Construction, Air National Guard

       For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, 
     and conversion of facilities for the training and 
     administration of the Air National Guard, and contributions 
     therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United 
     States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, 
     $92,663,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019:  
     Provided, That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed 
     $7,700,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, 
     and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, 
     unless the Director of the Air National Guard determines that 
     additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and 
     notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
     Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor.

                  Military Construction, Army Reserve

       For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, 
     and conversion of facilities for the training and 
     administration of the Army Reserve as authorized by chapter 
     1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military 
     Construction Authorization Acts, $103,946,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That of the 
     amount appropriated, not to exceed $8,337,000 shall be 
     available for study, planning, design, and architect and 
     engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of 
     the Army Reserve determines that additional obligations are 
     necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the 
     determination and the reasons therefor.

                  Military Construction, Navy Reserve

       For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, 
     and conversion of facilities for the training and 
     administration of the reserve components of the Navy and 
     Marine Corps as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, 
     United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization 
     Acts, $51,528,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2019:  Provided, That of the amount appropriated, not to 
     exceed $2,123,000 shall be available for study, planning, 
     design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by 
     law, unless the Secretary of the Navy determines that 
     additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and 
     notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
     Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor.

                Military Construction, Air Force Reserve

       For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, 
     and conversion of facilities for the training and 
     administration of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by 
     chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military 
     Construction Authorization Acts, $49,492,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That of the 
     amount appropriated, not to exceed $6,892,000 shall be 
     available for study, planning, design, and architect and 
     engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of 
     the Air Force Reserve determines that additional obligations 
     are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees 
     on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the 
     determination and the reasons therefor.

                   North Atlantic Treaty Organization

                      Security Investment Program

       For the United States share of the cost of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program for 
     the acquisition and construction of military facilities and 
     installations (including international military headquarters) 
     and for related expenses for the collective defense of the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized by section 2806 of 
     title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction 
     Authorization Acts, $199,700,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                   Family Housing Construction, Army

       For expenses of family housing for the Army for 
     construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, 
     expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, 
     $78,609,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019.

             Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Army

       For expenses of family housing for the Army for operation 
     and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor 
     construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance 
     premiums, as authorized by law, $350,976,000.

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           Family Housing Construction, Navy and Marine Corps

       For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine 
     Corps for construction, including acquisition, replacement, 
     addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized 
     by law, $16,412,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2019.

    Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps

       For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine 
     Corps for operation and maintenance, including debt payment, 
     leasing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, 
     and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, $354,029,000.

          Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

       For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for 
     operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, 
     minor construction, principal and interest charges, and 
     insurance premiums, as authorized by law, $327,747,000.

         Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

       For expenses of family housing for the activities and 
     agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the 
     military departments) for operation and maintenance, leasing, 
     and minor construction, as authorized by law, $61,100,000.

         Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund

       For the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement 
     Fund, $1,662,000, to remain available until expended, for 
     family housing initiatives undertaken pursuant to section 
     2883 of title 10, United States Code, providing alternative 
     means of acquiring and improving military family housing and 
     supporting facilities.

          Chemical Demilitarization Construction, Defense-Wide

       For expenses of construction, not otherwise provided for, 
     necessary for the destruction of the United States stockpile 
     of lethal chemical agents and munitions in accordance with 
     section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 
     1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521), and for the destruction of other 
     chemical warfare materials that are not in the chemical 
     weapon stockpile, as currently authorized by law, 
     $38,715,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, 
     which shall be only for the Assembled Chemical Weapons 
     Alternatives program.

               Department of Defense Base Closure Account

       For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Closure 
     Account, established by section 2906(a)(1) of the Defense 
     Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 
     note), as amended by section 2711 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239), 
     $315,085,000, to remain available until expended.

                       Administrative Provisions

       Sec. 101.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     shall be expended for payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee 
     contract for construction, where cost estimates exceed 
     $25,000, to be performed within the United States, except 
     Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of the 
     Secretary of Defense setting forth the reasons therefor.
       Sec. 102.  Funds made available in this title for 
     construction shall be available for hire of passenger motor 
     vehicles.
       Sec. 103.  Funds made available in this title for 
     construction may be used for advances to the Federal Highway 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, for the 
     construction of access roads as authorized by section 210 of 
     title 23, United States Code, when projects authorized 
     therein are certified as important to the national defense by 
     the Secretary of Defense.
       Sec. 104.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     may be used to begin construction of new bases in the United 
     States for which specific appropriations have not been made.
       Sec. 105.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     shall be used for purchase of land or land easements in 
     excess of 100 percent of the value as determined by the Army 
     Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engineering 
     Command, except: (1) where there is a determination of value 
     by a Federal court; (2) purchases negotiated by the Attorney 
     General or the designee of the Attorney General; (3) where 
     the estimated value is less than $25,000; or (4) as otherwise 
     determined by the Secretary of Defense to be in the public 
     interest.
       Sec. 106.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     shall be used to: (1) acquire land; (2) provide for site 
     preparation; or (3) install utilities for any family housing, 
     except housing for which funds have been made available in 
     annual Acts making appropriations for military construction.
       Sec. 107.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     for minor construction may be used to transfer or relocate 
     any activity from one base or installation to another, 
     without prior notification to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
       Sec. 108.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     may be used for the procurement of steel for any construction 
     project or activity for which American steel producers, 
     fabricators, and manufacturers have been denied the 
     opportunity to compete for such steel procurement.
       Sec. 109.  None of the funds available to the Department of 
     Defense for military construction or family housing during 
     the current fiscal year may be used to pay real property 
     taxes in any foreign nation.
       Sec. 110.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     may be used to initiate a new installation overseas without 
     prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     both Houses of Congress.
       Sec. 111.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts 
     estimated by the Government to exceed $500,000 for projects 
     to be accomplished in Japan, in any North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization member country, or in countries bordering the 
     Arabian Gulf, unless such contracts are awarded to United 
     States firms or United States firms in joint venture with 
     host nation firms.
       Sec. 112.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     for military construction in the United States territories 
     and possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein Atoll, or in 
     countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, may be used to award 
     any contract estimated by the Government to exceed $1,000,000 
     to a foreign contractor:  Provided, That this section shall 
     not be applicable to contract awards for which the lowest 
     responsive and responsible bid of a United States contractor 
     exceeds the lowest responsive and responsible bid of a 
     foreign contractor by greater than 20 percent:  Provided 
     further, That this section shall not apply to contract awards 
     for military construction on Kwajalein Atoll for which the 
     lowest responsive and responsible bid is submitted by a 
     Marshallese contractor.
       Sec. 113.  The Secretary of Defense shall inform the 
     appropriate committees of both Houses of Congress, including 
     the Committees on Appropriations, of plans and scope of any 
     proposed military exercise involving United States personnel 
     30 days prior to its occurring, if amounts expended for 
     construction, either temporary or permanent, are anticipated 
     to exceed $100,000.
       Sec. 114.  Not more than 20 percent of the funds made 
     available in this title which are limited for obligation 
     during the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the 
     last 2 months of the fiscal year.
       Sec. 115.  Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense 
     for construction in prior years shall be available for 
     construction authorized for each such military department by 
     the authorizations enacted into law during the current 
     session of Congress.
       Sec. 116.  For military construction or family housing 
     projects that are being completed with funds otherwise 
     expired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may 
     be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, 
     inspection, overhead, engineering and design on those 
     projects and on subsequent claims, if any.
       Sec. 117.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
     funds made available to a military department or defense 
     agency for the construction of military projects may be 
     obligated for a military construction project or contract, or 
     for any portion of such a project or contract, at any time 
     before the end of the fourth fiscal year after the fiscal 
     year for which funds for such project were made available, if 
     the funds obligated for such project: (1) are obligated from 
     funds available for military construction projects; and (2) 
     do not exceed the amount appropriated for such project, plus 
     any amount by which the cost of such project is increased 
     pursuant to law.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 118.  In addition to any other transfer authority 
     available to the Department of Defense, proceeds deposited to 
     the Department of Defense Base Closure Account established by 
     section 207(a)(1) of the Defense Authorization Amendments and 
     Base Closure and Realignment Act (10 U.S.C. 2687 note) 
     pursuant to section 207(a)(2)(C) of such Act, may be 
     transferred to the account established by section 2906(a)(1) 
     of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 
     U.S.C. 2687 note), to be merged with, and to be available for 
     the same purposes and the same time period as that account.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 119.  Subject to 30 days prior notification, or 14 
     days for a notification provided in an electronic medium 
     pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, United States 
     Code, to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
     Congress, such additional amounts as may be determined by the 
     Secretary of Defense may be transferred to: (1) the 
     Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund from 
     amounts appropriated for construction in ``Family Housing'' 
     accounts, to be merged with and to be available for the same 
     purposes and for the same period of time as amounts 
     appropriated directly to the Fund; or (2) the Department of 
     Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund from 
     amounts appropriated for construction of military 
     unaccompanied housing in ``Military Construction'' accounts, 
     to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes 
     and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated 
     directly to the Fund:  Provided, That appropriations made 
     available to the Funds shall

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     be available to cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans or 
     loan guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant 
     to the provisions of subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 
     10, United States Code, pertaining to alternative means of 
     acquiring and improving military family housing, military 
     unaccompanied housing, and supporting facilities:  Provided 
     further, That the transfer authority in this provision shall 
     also be applicable to amounts appropriated for construction 
     in ``Family Housing'' accounts in section 2002 of Public Law 
     112-10.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 120.  In addition to any other transfer authority 
     available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be 
     transferred from the Department of Defense Base Closure 
     Account to the fund established by section 1013(d) of the 
     Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 
     (42 U.S.C. 3374) to pay for expenses associated with the 
     Homeowners Assistance Program incurred under 42 U.S.C. 
     3374(a)(1)(A). Any amounts transferred shall be merged with 
     and be available for the same purposes and for the same time 
     period as the fund to which transferred.
       Sec. 121.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds made available in this title for operation and 
     maintenance of family housing shall be the exclusive source 
     of funds for repair and maintenance of all family housing 
     units, including general or flag officer quarters:  Provided, 
     That not more than $35,000 per unit may be spent annually for 
     the maintenance and repair of any general or flag officer 
     quarters without 30 days prior notification, or 14 days for a 
     notification provided in an electronic medium pursuant to 
     sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, United States Code, to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, 
     except that an after-the-fact notification shall be submitted 
     if the limitation is exceeded solely due to costs associated 
     with environmental remediation that could not be reasonably 
     anticipated at the time of the budget submission:  Provided 
     further,  That the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) 
     is to report annually to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     both Houses of Congress all operation and maintenance 
     expenditures for each individual general or flag officer 
     quarters for the prior fiscal year.
       Sec. 122.  Amounts contained in the Ford Island Improvement 
     Account established by subsection (h) of section 2814 of 
     title 10, United States Code, are appropriated and shall be 
     available until expended for the purposes specified in 
     subsection (i)(1) of such section or until transferred 
     pursuant to subsection (i)(3) of such section.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 123.  During the 5-year period after appropriations 
     available in this Act to the Department of Defense for 
     military construction and family housing operation and 
     maintenance and construction have expired for obligation, 
     upon a determination that such appropriations will not be 
     necessary for the liquidation of obligations or for making 
     authorized adjustments to such appropriations for obligations 
     incurred during the period of availability of such 
     appropriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations 
     may be transferred into the appropriation ``Foreign Currency 
     Fluctuations, Construction, Defense'', to be merged with and 
     to be available for the same time period and for the same 
     purposes as the appropriation to which transferred.
       Sec. 124. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of 
     the funds made available in this Act may be used by the 
     Secretary of the Army to relocate a unit in the Army that--
       (1) performs a testing mission or function that is not 
     performed by any other unit in the Army and is specifically 
     stipulated in title 10, United States Code; and
       (2) is located at a military installation at which the 
     total number of civilian employees of the Department of the 
     Army and Army contractor personnel employed exceeds 10 
     percent of the total number of members of the regular and 
     reserve components of the Army assigned to the installation.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply if the 
     Secretary of the Army certifies to the congressional defense 
     committees that in proposing the relocation of the unit of 
     the Army, the Secretary complied with Army Regulation 5-10 
     relating to the policy, procedures, and responsibilities for 
     Army stationing actions.
       Sec. 125.  Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available 
     in an account funded under the headings in this title may be 
     transferred among projects and activities within the account 
     in accordance with the reprogramming guidelines for military 
     construction and family housing construction contained in 
     Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation 
     7000.14-R, Volume 3, Chapter 7, of February 2009, as in 
     effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 126.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     may be obligated or expended for planning and design and 
     construction of projects at Arlington National Cemetery.
       Sec. 127.  For an additional amount for ``Military 
     Construction, Navy and Marine Corps'', ``Military 
     Construction, Air Force'', ``Military Construction, Army 
     Reserve'', and ``Military Construction, Navy Reserve'', 
     $125,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018:  
     Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     such funds may be obligated and expended to carry out 
     construction of projects, excluding in Europe, as authorized 
     in division B of Public Law 113-66:  Provided further, That 
     not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan 
     for funds provided under this heading.
       Sec. 128.  For an additional amount for ``Military 
     Construction, Army'', $61,000,000; ``Military Construction, 
     Army National Guard'', $5,000,000; and ``Military 
     Construction, Army Reserve'', $51,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2019:  Provided, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, such funds may 
     only be obligated to carry out construction of certain 
     projects as authorized in division B of an Act authorizing 
     appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for military activities 
     of the Department of Defense (relating to Military 
     Construction Authorizations):  Provided further, That not 
     later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     of the Army shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
     of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds 
     provided under this heading.

                         (rescission of funds)

       Sec. 129.  Of the unobligated balances available for 
     ``Military Construction, Army'', from prior appropriations 
     Acts (other than appropriations designated by law as being 
     for contingency operations directly related to the global war 
     on terrorism or as an emergency requirement), $49,533,000 are 
     hereby rescinded.

                         (rescission of funds)

       Sec. 130.  Of the unobligated balances available for 
     ``Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps'', from prior 
     appropriations Acts (other than appropriations designated by 
     law as for being for contingency operations directly related 
     to the global war on terrorism or as an emergency 
     requirement), $25,522,000 are hereby rescinded.

                          (rescission of funds)

       Sec. 131.  Of the unobligated balances available for 
     ``Military Construction, Air Force'', from prior 
     appropriations Acts (other than appropriations designated by 
     law as for being for contingency operations directly related 
     to the global war on terrorism or as an emergency 
     requirement), $41,392,000 are hereby rescinded.

                         (rescission of funds)

       Sec. 132.  Of the unobligated balances available for ``NATO 
     Security Investment Program'', from prior appropriations Acts 
     (other than appropriations designated by law as being for 
     contingency operations directly related to the global war on 
     terrorism or as an emergency requirement), $25,000,000 are 
     hereby rescinded.

                         (rescission of funds)

       Sec. 133.  Of the unobligated balances made available in 
     prior appropriation Acts for the fund established in section 
     1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan 
     Development Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374) (other than 
     appropriations designated by law as being for contingency 
     operations directly related to the global war on terrorism or 
     as an emergency requirement), $63,800,000 are hereby 
     rescinded.
       Sec. 134.  For the purposes of this Act, the term 
     ``congressional defense committees'' means the Committees on 
     Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate, the Subcommittee on Military Construction and 
     Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate, and the Subcommittee on Military Construction and 
     Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.
       Sec. 135.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used for the closure or abandonment of any facility 
     located at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal.

                                TITLE II

                     DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

                    Veterans Benefits Administration

                       compensation and pensions

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of 
     veterans and a pilot program for disability examinations as 
     authorized by section 107 and chapters 11, 13, 18, 51, 53, 
     55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; pension benefits 
     to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters 15, 51, 
     53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; and burial 
     benefits, the Reinstated Entitlement Program for Survivors, 
     emergency and other officers' retirement pay, adjusted-
     service credits and certificates, payment of premiums due on 
     commercial life insurance policies guaranteed under the 
     provisions of title IV of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act 
     (50 U.S.C. App. 541 et seq.) and for other benefits as 
     authorized by sections 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, and 
     chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States 
     Code, $79,071,000,000, to remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That not to exceed $15,430,000 of the amount 
     appropriated under this heading shall be reimbursed to 
     ``General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits 
     Administration'', and ``Information Technology Systems'' for 
     necessary expenses in implementing the provisions of chapters 
     51, 53, and 55 of title 38,

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     United States Code, the funding source for which is 
     specifically provided as the ``Compensation and Pensions'' 
     appropriation:  Provided further, That such sums as may be 
     earned on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall be 
     reimbursed to ``Medical Care Collections Fund'' to augment 
     the funding of individual medical facilities for nursing home 
     care provided to pensioners as authorized.

                         readjustment benefits

       For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits 
     to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters 21, 30, 
     31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, 
     United States Code, $14,997,136,000, to remain available 
     until expended:  Provided, That expenses for rehabilitation 
     program services and assistance which the Secretary is 
     authorized to provide under subsection (a) of section 3104 of 
     title 38, United States Code, other than under paragraphs 
     (1), (2), (5), and (11) of that subsection, shall be charged 
     to this account.

                   veterans insurance and indemnities

       For military and naval insurance, national service life 
     insurance, servicemen's indemnities, service-disabled 
     veterans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as 
     authorized by chapters 19 and 21, title 38, United States 
     Code, $63,257,000, to remain available until expended.

                 veterans housing benefit program fund

       For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as 
     may be necessary to carry out the program, as authorized by 
     subchapters I through III of chapter 37 of title 38, United 
     States Code:  Provided, That such costs, including the cost 
     of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:  Provided further, 
     That during fiscal year 2015, within the resources available, 
     not to exceed $500,000 in gross obligations for direct loans 
     are authorized for specially adapted housing loans.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     direct and guaranteed loan programs, $160,881,000.

            vocational rehabilitation loans program account

       For the cost of direct loans, $10,000, as authorized by 
     chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code:  Provided, That 
     such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall 
     be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
     of 1974:  Provided further, That funds made available under 
     this heading are available to subsidize gross obligations for 
     the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed 
     $2,877,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the direct loan program, $361,000, which may be paid to 
     the appropriation for ``General Operating Expenses, Veterans 
     Benefits Administration''.

          native american veteran housing loan program account

       For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan 
     program authorized by subchapter V of chapter 37 of title 38, 
     United States Code, $1,130,000.

                     Veterans Health Administration

                            medical services

       For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized by 
     law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to 
     beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and 
     veterans described in section 1705(a) of title 38, United 
     States Code, including care and treatment in facilities not 
     under the jurisdiction of the Department, and including 
     medical supplies and equipment, bioengineering services, food 
     services, and salaries and expenses of healthcare employees 
     hired under title 38, United States Code, aid to State homes 
     as authorized by section 1741 of title 38, United States 
     Code, assistance and support services for caregivers as 
     authorized by section 1720G of title 38, United States Code, 
     loan repayments authorized by section 604 of the Caregivers 
     and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 
     111-163; 124 Stat. 1174; 38 U.S.C. 7681 note), and hospital 
     care and medical services authorized by section 1787 of title 
     38, United States Code; $209,189,000, which shall be in 
     addition to funds previously appropriated under this heading 
     that became available on October 1, 2014; and, in addition, 
     $47,603,202,000, plus reimbursements, shall become available 
     on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2016:  Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     establish a priority for the provision of medical treatment 
     for veterans who have service-connected disabilities, lower 
     income, or have special needs:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs shall give priority funding for the 
     provision of basic medical benefits to veterans in enrollment 
     priority groups 1 through 6:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs may authorize the dispensing of prescription 
     drugs from Veterans Health Administration facilities to 
     enrolled veterans with privately written prescriptions based 
     on requirements established by the Secretary:  Provided 
     further, That the implementation of the program described in 
     the previous proviso shall incur no additional cost to the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs.

                     medical support and compliance

       For necessary expenses in the administration of the 
     medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, 
     supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; 
     administrative expenses in support of capital policy 
     activities; and administrative and legal expenses of the 
     Department for collecting and recovering amounts owed the 
     Department as authorized under chapter 17 of title 38, United 
     States Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (42 
     U.S.C. 2651 et seq.), $6,144,000,000, plus reimbursements, 
     shall become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2016.

                           medical facilities

       For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of 
     hospitals, nursing homes, domiciliary facilities, and other 
     necessary facilities of the Veterans Health Administration; 
     for administrative expenses in support of planning, design, 
     project management, real property acquisition and 
     disposition, construction, and renovation of any facility 
     under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department; for 
     oversight, engineering, and architectural activities not 
     charged to project costs; for repairing, altering, improving, 
     or providing facilities in the several hospitals and homes 
     under the jurisdiction of the Department, not otherwise 
     provided for, either by contract or by the hire of temporary 
     employees and purchase of materials; for leases of 
     facilities; and for laundry services, $4,915,000,000, plus 
     reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 2015, 
     and shall remain available until September 30, 2016.

                    medical and prosthetic research

       For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical 
     and prosthetic research and development as authorized by 
     chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, $588,922,000, 
     plus reimbursements, shall remain available until September 
     30, 2016.

                    National Cemetery Administration

       For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery 
     Administration for operations and maintenance, not otherwise 
     provided for, including uniforms or allowances therefor; 
     cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase of one 
     passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial operations; 
     hire of passenger motor vehicles; and repair, alteration or 
     improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction of the 
     National Cemetery Administration, $256,800,000, of which not 
     to exceed $25,600,000 shall remain available until September 
     30, 2016.

                      Departmental Administration

                         general administration

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary operating expenses of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including 
     administrative expenses in support of Department-wide capital 
     planning, management and policy activities, uniforms, or 
     allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for official 
     reception and representation expenses; hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General Services 
     Administration for security guard services, $321,591,000, of 
     which not to exceed $9,660,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2016:  Provided, That funds provided under this 
     heading may be transferred to ``General Operating Expenses, 
     Veterans Benefits Administration''.

                       board of veterans appeals

       For necessary operating expenses of the Board of Veterans 
     Appeals, $99,294,000, of which not to exceed $9,429,000 shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2016.

      general operating expenses, veterans benefits administration

       For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans Benefits 
     Administration, not otherwise provided for, including hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles, reimbursement of the General 
     Services Administration for security guard services, and 
     reimbursement of the Department of Defense for the cost of 
     overseas employee mail, $2,534,254,000:  Provided, That 
     expenses for services and assistance authorized under 
     paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of section 3104(a) of 
     title 38, United States Code, that the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs determines are necessary to enable entitled veterans: 
     (1) to the maximum extent feasible, to become employable and 
     to obtain and maintain suitable employment; or (2) to achieve 
     maximum independence in daily living, shall be charged to 
     this account:  Provided further, That of the funds made 
     available under this heading, not to exceed $124,000,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2016.

                     information technology systems

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses for information technology systems 
     and telecommunications support, including developmental 
     information systems and operational information systems; for 
     pay and associated costs; and for the capital asset 
     acquisition of information technology systems, including 
     management and related contractual costs of said 
     acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with 
     operations authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
     States Code, $3,903,344,000, plus reimbursements:  Provided, 
     That $1,039,000,000 shall be for pay and associated costs, of 
     which not to exceed $30,792,000

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     shall remain available until September 30, 2016:  Provided 
     further, That $2,316,009,000 shall be for operations and 
     maintenance, of which not to exceed $160,000,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2016:  Provided further, That 
     $548,335,000 shall be for information technology systems 
     development, modernization, and enhancement, and shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2016:  Provided further, That 
     amounts made available for information technology systems 
     development, modernization, and enhancement may not be 
     obligated or expended until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     or the Chief Information Officer of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs submits to the Committees on Appropriations 
     of both Houses of Congress a certification of the amounts, in 
     parts or in full, to be obligated and expended for each 
     development project:  Provided further, That amounts made 
     available for salaries and expenses, operations and 
     maintenance, and information technology systems development, 
     modernization, and enhancement may be transferred among the 
     three subaccounts after the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     requests from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
     of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an 
     approval is issued:  Provided further, That amounts made 
     available for the ``Information Technology Systems'' account 
     for development, modernization, and enhancement may be 
     transferred among projects or to newly defined projects:  
     Provided further, That no project may be increased or 
     decreased by more than $1,000,000 of cost prior to submitting 
     a request to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
     of Congress to make the transfer and an approval is issued, 
     or absent a response, a period of 30 days has elapsed:  
     Provided further, That funds under this heading may be used 
     by the Interagency Program Office through the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs to develop a standard data reference 
     terminology model:  Provided further, That of the funds made 
     available for information technology systems development, 
     modernization, and enhancement for VistA Evolution, not more 
     than 25 percent may be obligated or expended until the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, and such 
     Committees approve, a report that describes: (1) the status 
     of and changes to the VistA Evolution program plan 
     (hereinafter referred to as the ``Plan''), VistA 4 product 
     roadmap (``Roadmap''), or the VistA Evolution cost estimate, 
     dated March 24, 2014; (2) any changes to the scope or 
     functionality of projects within the VistA Evolution program 
     as established in the Plan; (3) any refinements to the cost 
     estimate presented in the Plan, including those based on 
     actual costs incurred; (4) a Project Management 
     Accountability System resourced schedule for every 
     development project within the VistA Evolution program, 
     including a testing methodology schedule; (5) progress toward 
     developing and implementing all levels of interoperability, 
     including semantic interoperability, between the electronic 
     health record systems of the Department of Defense and the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs; and (6) a detailed governance 
     structure for the VistA Evolution program, including the 
     establishment of a single program director and integrator who 
     shall have responsibility for the entire program:  Provided 
     further, That the funds made available under this heading for 
     information technology systems development, modernization, 
     and enhancement, shall be for the projects, and in the 
     amounts, specified under this heading in the explanatory 
     statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
     division A of this consolidated Act).

                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
     to include information technology, in carrying out the 
     provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
     App.), $126,411,000, of which $12,141,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2016.

                      construction, major projects

       For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of 
     the facilities, including parking projects, under the 
     jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 
     316, 2404, 2406 and chapter 81 of title 38, United States 
     Code, not otherwise provided for, including planning, 
     architectural and engineering services, construction 
     management services, maintenance or guarantee period services 
     costs associated with equipment guarantees provided under the 
     project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility and 
     storm drainage system construction costs, and site 
     acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is more 
     than the amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 
     38, United States Code, or where funds for a project were 
     made available in a previous major project appropriation, 
     $561,800,000, of which $527,800,000 shall remain available 
     until September 30, 2019, and of which $34,000,000 shall 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That except for 
     advance planning activities, including needs assessments 
     which may or may not lead to capital investments, and other 
     capital asset management related activities, including 
     portfolio development and management activities, and 
     investment strategy studies funded through the advance 
     planning fund and the planning and design activities funded 
     through the design fund, including needs assessments which 
     may or may not lead to capital investments, and salaries and 
     associated costs of the resident engineers who oversee those 
     capital investments funded through this account, and funds 
     provided for the purchase of land for the National Cemetery 
     Administration through the land acquisition line item, none 
     of the funds made available under this heading shall be used 
     for any project which has not been approved by the Congress 
     in the budgetary process:  Provided further, That funds made 
     available under this heading for fiscal year 2015, for each 
     approved project shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a 
     construction documents contract by September 30, 2015; and 
     (2) by the awarding of a construction contract by September 
     30, 2016:  Provided further, That the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs shall promptly submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a written report on 
     any approved major construction project for which obligations 
     are not incurred within the time limitations established 
     above.

                      construction, minor projects

       For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of 
     the facilities, including parking projects, under the 
     jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, including planning and assessments of needs which 
     may lead to capital investments, architectural and 
     engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period 
     services costs associated with equipment guarantees provided 
     under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite 
     utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and 
     site acquisition, or for any of the purposes set forth in 
     sections 316, 2404, 2406, and chapter 81 of title 38, United 
     States Code, not otherwise provided for, where the estimated 
     cost of a project is equal to or less than the amount set 
     forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United States 
     Code, $495,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2019, along with unobligated balances of previous 
     ``Construction, Minor Projects'' appropriations which are 
     hereby made available for any project where the estimated 
     cost is equal to or less than the amount set forth in such 
     section:  Provided, That funds made available under this 
     heading shall be for: (1) repairs to any of the nonmedical 
     facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the 
     Department which are necessary because of loss or damage 
     caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe; and (2) 
     temporary measures necessary to prevent or to minimize 
     further loss by such causes.

       grants for construction of state extended care facilities

       For grants to assist States to acquire or construct State 
     nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, 
     modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, and 
     domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing care to 
     veterans as authorized by sections 8131 through 8137 of title 
     38, United States Code, $90,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended.

             grants for construction of veterans cemeteries

       For grants to assist States and tribal organizations in 
     establishing, expanding, or improving veterans cemeteries as 
     authorized by section 2408 of title 38, United States Code, 
     $46,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                       Administrative Provisions

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 201.  Any appropriation for fiscal year 2015 for 
     ``Compensation and Pensions'', ``Readjustment Benefits'', and 
     ``Veterans Insurance and Indemnities'' may be transferred as 
     necessary to any other of the mentioned appropriations:  
     Provided, That before a transfer may take place, the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the 
     authority to make the transfer and such Committees issue an 
     approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has 
     elapsed.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 202.  Amounts made available for the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015, in this or any other 
     Act, under the ``Medical Services'', ``Medical Support and 
     Compliance'', and ``Medical Facilities'' accounts may be 
     transferred among the accounts:  Provided, That any transfers 
     between the ``Medical Services'' and ``Medical Support and 
     Compliance'' accounts of 1 percent or less of the total 
     amount appropriated to the account in this or any other Act 
     may take place subject to notification from the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
     Houses of Congress of the amount and purpose of the transfer: 
      Provided further, That any transfers between the ``Medical 
     Services'' and ``Medical Support and Compliance'' accounts in 
     excess of 1 percent, or exceeding the cumulative 1 percent 
     for the fiscal year, may take place only after the Secretary 
     requests from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
     of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an 
     approval is issued:  Provided further, That any transfers to 
     or from the ``Medical Facilities'' account may take place 
     only after the Secretary requests from the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both

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     Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an 
     approval is issued.
       Sec. 203.  Appropriations available in this title for 
     salaries and expenses shall be available for services 
     authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; 
     hire of passenger motor vehicles; lease of a facility or land 
     or both; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as authorized 
     by sections 5901 through 5902 of title 5, United States Code.
       Sec. 204.  No appropriations in this title (except the 
     appropriations for ``Construction, Major Projects'', and 
     ``Construction, Minor Projects'') shall be available for the 
     purchase of any site for or toward the construction of any 
     new hospital or home.
       Sec. 205.  No appropriations in this title shall be 
     available for hospitalization or examination of any persons 
     (except beneficiaries entitled to such hospitalization or 
     examination under the laws providing such benefits to 
     veterans, and persons receiving such treatment under sections 
     7901 through 7904 of title 5, United States Code, or the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)), unless reimbursement of the 
     cost of such hospitalization or examination is made to the 
     ``Medical Services'' account at such rates as may be fixed by 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
       Sec. 206.  Appropriations available in this title for 
     ``Compensation and Pensions'', ``Readjustment Benefits'', and 
     ``Veterans Insurance and Indemnities'' shall be available for 
     payment of prior year accrued obligations required to be 
     recorded by law against the corresponding prior year accounts 
     within the last quarter of fiscal year 2014.
       Sec. 207.  Appropriations available in this title shall be 
     available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding 
     prior year appropriations accounts resulting from sections 
     3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of title 31, United States Code, 
     except that if such obligations are from trust fund accounts 
     they shall be payable only from ``Compensation and 
     Pensions''.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 208.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     during fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall, from the National Service Life Insurance Fund under 
     section 1920 of title 38, United States Code, the Veterans' 
     Special Life Insurance Fund under section 1923 of title 38, 
     United States Code, and the United States Government Life 
     Insurance Fund under section 1955 of title 38, United States 
     Code, reimburse the ``General Operating Expenses, Veterans 
     Benefits Administration'' and ``Information Technology 
     Systems'' accounts for the cost of administration of the 
     insurance programs financed through those accounts:  
     Provided, That reimbursement shall be made only from the 
     surplus earnings accumulated in such an insurance program 
     during fiscal year 2015 that are available for dividends in 
     that program after claims have been paid and actuarially 
     determined reserves have been set aside:  Provided further, 
     That if the cost of administration of such an insurance 
     program exceeds the amount of surplus earnings accumulated in 
     that program, reimbursement shall be made only to the extent 
     of such surplus earnings:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary shall determine the cost of administration for 
     fiscal year 2015 which is properly allocable to the provision 
     of each such insurance program and to the provision of any 
     total disability income insurance included in that insurance 
     program.
       Sec. 209.  Amounts deducted from enhanced-use lease 
     proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses incurred by 
     that account during a prior fiscal year for providing 
     enhanced-use lease services, may be obligated during the 
     fiscal year in which the proceeds are received.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 210.  Funds available in this title or funds for 
     salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be 
     available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Management of 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Office of 
     Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication under 
     section 319 of title 38, United States Code, for all services 
     provided at rates which will recover actual costs but not to 
     exceed $42,904,000 for the Office of Resolution Management 
     and $3,400,000 for the Office of Employment Discrimination 
     Complaint Adjudication:  Provided, That payments may be made 
     in advance for services to be furnished based on estimated 
     costs:  Provided further, That amounts received shall be 
     credited to the ``General Administration'' and ``Information 
     Technology Systems'' accounts for use by the office that 
     provided the service.
       Sec. 211.  No appropriations in this title shall be 
     available to enter into any new lease of real property if the 
     estimated annual rental cost is more than $1,000,000, unless 
     the Secretary submits a report which the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress approve within 30 
     days following the date on which the report is received.
       Sec. 212.  No funds of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     shall be available for hospital care, nursing home care, or 
     medical services provided to any person under chapter 17 of 
     title 38, United States Code, for a non-service-connected 
     disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of such title, 
     unless that person has disclosed to the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs, in such form as the Secretary may require, current, 
     accurate third-party reimbursement information for purposes 
     of section 1729 of such title:  Provided, That the Secretary 
     may recover, in the same manner as any other debt due the 
     United States, the reasonable charges for such care or 
     services from any person who does not make such disclosure as 
     required:  Provided further, That any amounts so recovered 
     for care or services provided in a prior fiscal year may be 
     obligated by the Secretary during the fiscal year in which 
     amounts are received.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 213.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leasing 
     activities (including disposal) may be deposited into the 
     ``Construction, Major Projects'' and ``Construction, Minor 
     Projects'' accounts and be used for construction (including 
     site acquisition and disposition), alterations, and 
     improvements of any medical facility under the jurisdiction 
     or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Such 
     sums as realized are in addition to the amount provided for 
     in ``Construction, Major Projects'' and ``Construction, Minor 
     Projects''.
       Sec. 214.  Amounts made available under ``Medical 
     Services'' are available--
       (1) for furnishing recreational facilities, supplies, and 
     equipment; and
       (2) for funeral expenses, burial expenses, and other 
     expenses incidental to funerals and burials for beneficiaries 
     receiving care in the Department.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 215.  Such sums as may be deposited to the Medical 
     Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of title 38, 
     United States Code, may be transferred to ``Medical 
     Services'', to remain available until expended for the 
     purposes of that account.
       Sec. 216.  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter into 
     agreements with Indian tribes and tribal organizations which 
     are party to the Alaska Native Health Compact with the Indian 
     Health Service, and Indian tribes and tribal organizations 
     serving rural Alaska which have entered into contracts with 
     the Indian Health Service under the Indian Self Determination 
     and Educational Assistance Act, to provide healthcare, 
     including behavioral health and dental care. The Secretary 
     shall require participating veterans and facilities to comply 
     with all appropriate rules and regulations, as established by 
     the Secretary. The term ``rural Alaska'' shall mean those 
     lands sited within the external boundaries of the Alaska 
     Native regions specified in sections 7(a)(1)-(4) and (7)-(12) 
     of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, as amended (43 
     U.S.C. 1606), and those lands within the Alaska Native 
     regions specified in sections 7(a)(5) and 7(a)(6) of the 
     Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 
     1606), which are not within the boundaries of the 
     municipality of Anchorage, the Fairbanks North Star Borough, 
     the Kenai Peninsula Borough or the Matanuska Susitna Borough.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 217.  Such sums as may be deposited to the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursuant to section 
     8118 of title 38, United States Code, may be transferred to 
     the ``Construction, Major Projects'' and ``Construction, 
     Minor Projects'' accounts, to remain available until expended 
     for the purposes of these accounts.
       Sec. 218.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     may be used to implement any policy prohibiting the Directors 
     of the Veterans Integrated Services Networks from conducting 
     outreach or marketing to enroll new veterans within their 
     respective Networks.
       Sec. 219.  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit 
     to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
     Congress a quarterly report on the financial status of the 
     Veterans Health Administration.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 220.  Amounts made available under the ``Medical 
     Services'', ``Medical Support and Compliance'', ``Medical 
     Facilities'', ``General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits 
     Administration'', ``General Administration'', and ``National 
     Cemetery Administration'' accounts for fiscal year 2015 may 
     be transferred to or from the ``Information Technology 
     Systems'' account:  Provided, That before a transfer may take 
     place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from 
     the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
     the authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued.
       Sec. 221.  Of the amounts made available to the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015, in this or any 
     other Act, under the ``Medical Facilities'' account for 
     nonrecurring maintenance, not more than 20 percent of the 
     funds made available shall be obligated during the last 2 
     months of that fiscal year:  Provided, That the Secretary may 
     waive this requirement after providing written notice to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 222.  Of the amounts appropriated to the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015 for ``Medical 
     Services'', ``Medical Support and Compliance'', ``Medical 
     Facilities'', ``Construction, Minor Projects'', and

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     ``Information Technology Systems'', up to $259,251,213, plus 
     reimbursements, may be transferred to the Joint Department of 
     Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 
     Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
     (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 3571) and may be used for 
     operation of the facilities designated as combined Federal 
     medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan 
     Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4500):  Provided, That 
     additional funds may be transferred from accounts designated 
     in this section to the Joint Department of Defense-Department 
     of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon 
     written notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 223.  Of the amounts appropriated to the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs which become available on October 1, 2015, 
     for ``Medical Services'', ``Medical Support and Compliance'', 
     and ``Medical Facilities'', up to $245,398,000, plus 
     reimbursements, may be transferred to the Joint Department of 
     Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility 
     Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
     (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 3571) and may be used for 
     operation of the facilities designated as combined Federal 
     medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan 
     Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4500):  Provided, That 
     additional funds may be transferred from accounts designated 
     in this section to the Joint Department of Defense-Department 
     of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon 
     written notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 224.  Such sums as may be deposited to the Medical 
     Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of title 38, 
     United States Code, for healthcare provided at facilities 
     designated as combined Federal medical facilities as 
     described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 
     110-417; 122 Stat. 4500) shall also be available: (1) for 
     transfer to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of 
     Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, 
     established by section 1704 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 
     123 Stat. 3571); and (2) for operations of the facilities 
     designated as combined Federal medical facilities as 
     described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 
     110-417; 122 Stat. 4500).

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 225.  Of the amounts available in this title for 
     ``Medical Services'', ``Medical Support and Compliance'', and 
     ``Medical Facilities'', a minimum of $15,000,000 shall be 
     transferred to the DOD-VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, 
     as authorized by section 8111(d) of title 38, United States 
     Code, to remain available until expended, for any purpose 
     authorized by section 8111 of title 38, United States Code.

                    (including rescissions of funds)

       Sec. 226. (a) Of the funds appropriated in title II of 
     division J of Public Law 113-76, the following amounts which 
     became available on October 1, 2014, are hereby rescinded 
     from the following accounts in the amounts specified:
       (1) ``Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Services'', 
     $1,400,000,000.
       (2) ``Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Support and 
     Compliance'', $100,000,000.
       (3) ``Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Facilities'', 
     $250,000,000.
       (b) In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, 
     an additional amount is appropriated to the following 
     accounts in the amounts specified to remain available until 
     September 30, 2016:
       (1) ``Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Services'', 
     $1,400,000,000.
       (2) ``Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Support and 
     Compliance'', $100,000,000.
       (3) ``Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Facilities'', 
     $250,000,000.
       Sec. 227.  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall notify 
     the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
     of all bid savings in major construction projects that total 
     at least $5,000,000, or 5 percent of the programmed amount of 
     the project, whichever is less:  Provided, That such 
     notification shall occur within 14 days of a contract 
     identifying the programmed amount:  Provided further, That 
     the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations 
     of both Houses of Congress 14 days prior to the obligation of 
     such bid savings and shall describe the anticipated use of 
     such savings.
       Sec. 228.  The scope of work for a project included in 
     ``Construction, Major Projects'' may not be increased above 
     the scope specified for that project in the original 
     justification data provided to the Congress as part of the 
     request for appropriations.
       Sec. 229.  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit 
     to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
     Congress a quarterly report that contains the following 
     information from each Veterans Benefits Administration 
     Regional Office: (1) the average time to complete a 
     disability compensation claim; (2) the number of claims 
     pending more than 125 days; (3) error rates; (4) the number 
     of claims personnel; (5) any corrective action taken within 
     the quarter to address poor performance; (6) training 
     programs undertaken; and (7) the number and results of 
     Quality Review Team audits:  Provided, That each quarterly 
     report shall be submitted no later than 30 days after the end 
     of the respective quarter.
       Sec. 230.  The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a reprogramming 
     request if at any point during fiscal year 2015, the funding 
     allocated for a medical care initiative identified in the 
     fiscal year 2015 expenditure plan is adjusted by more than 
     $25,000,000 from the allocation shown in the corresponding 
     congressional budget justification. Such a reprogramming 
     request may go forward only if the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress approve the request 
     or if a period of 14 days has elapsed.
       Sec. 231.  Of the funds provided to the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015 for ``Medical 
     Services'' and ``Medical Support and Compliance'', a maximum 
     of $8,371,000 may be obligated from the ``Medical Services'' 
     account and a maximum of $114,703,000 may be obligated from 
     the ``Medical Support and Compliance'' account for the VistA 
     Evolution and electronic health record interoperability 
     projects:  Provided, That funds in addition to these amounts 
     may be obligated for the VistA Evolution and electronic 
     health record interoperability projects upon written 
     notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
       Sec. 232.  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide 
     written notification to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     both Houses of Congress 15 days prior to organizational 
     changes which result in the transfer of 25 or more full-time 
     equivalents from one organizational unit of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs to another.

                    (including rescission of funds)

       Sec. 233. (a) There is hereby rescinded an aggregate amount 
     of $41,000,000 from the total budget authority provided for 
     fiscal year 2015 for discretionary accounts of the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs in--
       (1) this Act; or
       (2) any advance appropriation for fiscal year 2015 in prior 
     appropriation Acts.
       (b) The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report specifying 
     the account and amount of each rescission not later than 20 
     days following enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 234.  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide 
     on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     both Houses of Congress notification of any single national 
     outreach and awareness marketing campaign in which 
     obligations exceed $2,000,000.
       Sec. 235.  None of the funds in this or any other Act may 
     be used to close Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 
     hospitals, domiciliaries, or clinics, conduct an 
     environmental assessment, or to diminish healthcare services 
     at existing Veterans Health Administration medical facilities 
     located in Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 as part of 
     a planned realignment of VA services until the Secretary 
     provides to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
     of Congress a report including the following elements: (1) a 
     national realignment strategy that includes a detailed 
     description of realignment plans within each Veterans 
     Integrated Service Network (VISN), including an updated Long 
     Range Capital Plan to implement realignment requirements; (2) 
     an explanation of the process by which those plans were 
     developed and coordinated within the VISN; (3) a cost vs. 
     benefit analysis of each planned realignment, including the 
     cost of replacing Veterans Health Administration services 
     with contract care or other outsourced services; (4) an 
     analysis of how any such planned realignment of services will 
     impact access to care for veterans living in rural or highly 
     rural areas, including travel distances and transportation 
     costs to access a VA medical facility and availability of 
     local specialty and primary care; (5) an inventory of VA 
     buildings with historic designation and the methodology used 
     to determine the buildings' condition and utilization; (6) a 
     description of how any realignment will be consistent with 
     requirements under the National Historic Preservation Act; 
     and (7) consideration given for reuse of historic buildings 
     within newly identified realignment requirements:  Provided, 
     That this provision shall not apply to capital projects in 
     VISN 23, or any other VISN, which have been authorized or 
     approved by Congress.
       Sec. 236.  None of the funds available to the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, in this or any other Act, may be used to 
     replace the current system by which the Veterans Integrated 
     Service Networks select and contract for diabetes monitoring 
     supplies and equipment.

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       Sec. 237.  None of the funds made available in this Act or 
     prior Acts may be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     to expand the dialysis pilot program approved by the Under 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health in August 2010 and 
     by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in September 2010 or to 
     create any new dialysis capability provided by the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs in any facility that is not an initial 
     facility under the pilot program until the later of the 
     following dates:
       (1) September 30, 2015.
       (2) The date on which an independent analysis of the 
     dialysis pilot program has been conducted at each initial 
     facility and has been submitted to the Committees on 
     Appropriations and the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of 
     both Houses of Congress.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 238.  The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, upon 
     determination that such action is necessary to address needs 
     of the Veterans Health Administration, may transfer to the 
     ``Medical Services'' account any discretionary appropriations 
     made available for fiscal year 2015 in this title (except 
     appropriations made to the ``General Operating Expenses, 
     Veterans Benefits Administration'' account) or any 
     discretionary unobligated balances within the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, including those appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2015, that were provided in advance by appropriations 
     Acts:  Provided, That transfers shall be made only with the 
     approval of the Office of Management and Budget:  Provided 
     further, That the transfer authority provided in this section 
     is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by 
     law:  Provided further, That no amounts may be transferred 
     from amounts that were designated by Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget 
     or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985:  Provided further, That such authority to transfer may 
     not be used unless for higher priority items, based on 
     emergent healthcare requirements, than those for which 
     originally appropriated and in no case where the item for 
     which funds are requested has been denied by Congress:  
     Provided further, That, upon determination that all or part 
     of the funds transferred from an appropriation are not 
     necessary, such amounts may be transferred back to that 
     appropriation and shall be available for the same purposes as 
     originally appropriated:  Provided further, That before a 
     transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both 
     Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and 
     receive approval of that request.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 239.  Amounts made available for the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015, under the ``Board of 
     Veterans Appeals'' and the ``General Operating Expenses, 
     Veterans Benefits Administration'' accounts may be 
     transferred between such accounts:  Provided, That before a 
     transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both 
     Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and 
     such Committees issue an approval.

                         (rescission of funds)

       Sec. 240.  Of the unobligated balances available within the 
     ``DOD-VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund'', $15,000,000 
     are hereby rescinded.
       Sec. 241.  Subsection (b) of section 504 of the Veterans' 
     Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-275; 38 
     U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Limitation.--The Secretary may carry out the pilot 
     program under this section as follows:
       ``(1) In fiscal years before fiscal year 2015, through not 
     more than 10 regional offices of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs.
       ``(2) In fiscal year 2015, through not more than 12 
     regional offices of the Department.
       ``(3) In fiscal year 2016, through not more than 15 
     regional offices of the Department.
       ``(4) In fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal year thereafter, 
     through such regional offices of the Department as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate.''.
       Sec. 242.  Section 101(d)(2)(B)(ii) of the Veterans Access, 
     Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-146; 
     38 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subclause:

       ``(III) Other exceptions.--With respect to furnishing care 
     or services under this section in Alaska, the Alaska Fee 
     Schedule of the Department of Veterans Affairs will be 
     followed, except for when another payment agreement, 
     including a contract or provider agreement, is in place. With 
     respect to care or services furnished under this section in a 
     State with an All-Payer Model Agreement under the Social 
     Security Act that became effective on January 1, 2014, the 
     Medicare payment rates under clause (i) shall be calculated 
     based on the payment rates under such agreement.''.

       Sec. 243.  Section 1710(e)(1)(F) of title 38, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``January 1, 1957,'' and 
     inserting ``August 1, 1953''.

 advance appropriations for certain accounts of department of veterans 
                                affairs

       Sec. 244. (a) In General.--Section 117 of title 38, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``medical care accounts of the Department'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``covered accounts of the 
     Department'';
       (2) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``beginning with fiscal year 2011,''; and
       (B) by striking ``discretionary'' each place it appears;
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``medical care accounts of the Veterans 
     Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs 
     account'' and inserting ``accounts of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs account'';
       (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``Veterans Health 
     Administration,'' and after ``(1)'';
       (C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``Veterans Health 
     Administration,'' after ``(2)'';
       (D) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``Veterans Health 
     Administration,'' after ``(3)'';
       (E) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as 
     paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively;
       (F) by inserting before paragraph (4), as redesignated by 
     subparagraph (E), the following new paragraphs:
       ``(1) Veterans Benefits Administration, Compensation and 
     Pensions.
       ``(2) Veterans Benefits Administration, Readjustment 
     Benefits.
       ``(3) Veterans Benefits Administration, Veterans Insurance 
     and Indemnities.''; and
       (G) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Medical Care 
     Accounts'' and inserting ``Covered Accounts of the 
     Department''; and
       (4) in the section heading, by striking ``certain medical 
     care accounts'' and inserting ``certain accounts''.
       (b) Applicability.--Section 117 of title 38, United States 
     Code, shall apply as follows:
       (1) With respect to an account described in paragraph (4), 
     (5), or (6) of subsection (c) of such section, as 
     redesignated by subsection (a) of this section, for each 
     fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2011.
       (2) With respect to an account described in paragraph (1), 
     (2), or (3) of such subsection (c), as added by subsection 
     (a) of this section, for each fiscal year beginning with 
     2017.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 1 of title 38, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 117 and 
     inserting the following new item:

``117. Advance appropriations for certain accounts.''.

       (d) Conforming and Technical Amendments.--Section 1105(a) 
     of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking the first paragraph (37) and inserting the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(37) information on estimates of appropriations for the 
     fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the budget is 
     submitted for the following accounts of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs:
       ``(A) Veterans Benefits Administration, Compensation and 
     Pensions.
       ``(B) Veterans Benefits Administration, Readjustment 
     Benefits.
       ``(C) Veterans Benefits Administration, Veterans Insurance 
     and Indemnities.
       ``(D) Veterans Health Administration, Medical Services.
       ``(E) Veterans Health Administration, Medical Support and 
     Compliance.
       ``(F) Veterans Health Administration, Medical 
     Facilities.''; and
       (2) by redesignating the second paragraph (37), as added by 
     section 11(a)(2) of the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 
     (Public Law 111-352; 124 Stat. 3881), as paragraph (39).

                               TITLE III

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                  American Battle Monuments Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the 
     American Battle Monuments Commission, including the 
     acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign countries; 
     purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of national 
     cemeteries and monuments outside of the United States and its 
     territories and possessions; rent of office and garage space 
     in foreign countries; purchase (one-for-one replacement basis 
     only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed 
     $7,500 for official reception and representation expenses; 
     and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign 
     countries, when required by law of such countries, 
     $74,100,000, to remain available until expended.

                 foreign currency fluctuations account

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the 
     American Battle Monuments Commission, such sums as may be 
     necessary, to remain available until expended, for purposes 
     authorized by section 2109 of title 36, United States Code.

           United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the operation of the United 
     States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as authorized by 
     sections 7251 through 7298 of title 38, United States Code, 
     $31,386,000:  Provided, That $2,500,000 shall be

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     available for the purpose of providing financial assistance 
     as described, and in accordance with the process and 
     reporting procedures set forth, under this heading in Public 
     Law 102-229.

                      Department of Defense--Civil

                       Cemeterial Expenses, Army

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for maintenance, operation, and 
     improvement of Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers' and 
     Airmen's Home National Cemetery, including the purchase or 
     lease of passenger motor vehicles for replacement on a one-
     for-one basis only, and not to exceed $1,000 for official 
     reception and representation expenses, $65,800,000, of which 
     not to exceed $3,000,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2016. In addition, such sums as may be 
     necessary for parking maintenance, repairs and replacement, 
     to be derived from the ``Lease of Department of Defense Real 
     Property for Defense Agencies'' account.

                      Armed Forces Retirement Home

                               trust fund

       For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retirement Home 
     to operate and maintain the Armed Forces Retirement Home--
     Washington, District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces 
     Retirement Home--Gulfport, Mississippi, to be paid from funds 
     available in the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, 
     $63,400,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until 
     expended for construction and renovation of the physical 
     plants at the Armed Forces Retirement Home--Washington, 
     District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home--
     Gulfport, Mississippi.

                        Administrative Provision

       Sec. 301.  Funds appropriated in this Act under the heading 
     ``Department of Defense--Civil, Cemeterial Expenses, Army'', 
     may be provided to Arlington County, Virginia, for the 
     relocation of the federally owned water main at Arlington 
     National Cemetery, making additional land available for 
     ground burials.

                                TITLE IV

                    OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

                  Military Construction, Defense-Wide

       For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, 
     Defense-Wide'', $46,000,000 to remain available until 
     September 30, 2017, for a project outside of the United 
     States:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

         European Reassurance Initiative Military Construction

       For an additional amount for ``Military Construction, 
     Army'', ``Military Construction, Air Force'', and ``Military 
     Construction, Defense-Wide'', $175,000,000 to remain 
     available until September 30, 2017, for military construction 
     (including planning and design) for projects associated with 
     the European Reassurance Initiative:  Provided, That such 
     amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985:  Provided further, That none of the 
     funds provided under this heading may be obligated or 
     expended until the Secretary of Defense submits to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: (1) 
     a final spending plan for the European Reassurance Initiative 
     military construction projects, and (2) the relevant 
     Department of Defense Form 1391 for each project prior to the 
     execution of that project.

                                TITLE V

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 501.  No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 502.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for any program, project, or activity, when it is 
     made known to the Federal entity or official to which the 
     funds are made available that the program, project, or 
     activity is not in compliance with any Federal law relating 
     to risk assessment, the protection of private property 
     rights, or unfunded mandates.
       Sec. 503.  All departments and agencies funded under this 
     Act are encouraged, within the limits of the existing 
     statutory authorities and funding, to expand their use of 
     ``E-Commerce'' technologies and procedures in the conduct of 
     their business practices and public service activities.
       Sec. 504.  Unless stated otherwise, all reports and 
     notifications required by this Act shall be submitted to the 
     Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, 
     and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Subcommittee on Military 
     Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies of 
     the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
       Sec. 505.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality 
     of the United States Government except pursuant to a transfer 
     made by, or transfer authority provided in, this or any other 
     appropriations Act.
       Sec. 506.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for a project or program named for an individual 
     serving as a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of 
     the United States House of Representatives.
       Sec. 507. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in 
     this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on 
     the public Web site of that agency any report required to be 
     submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the 
     determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve 
     the national interest.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if--
       (1) the public posting of the report compromises national 
     security; or
       (2) the report contains confidential or proprietary 
     information.
       (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so 
     only after such report has been made available to the 
     requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less 
     than 45 days.
       Sec. 508. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used to maintain or establish a computer network 
     unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and 
     exchanging of pornography.
       (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds 
     necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 
     enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal 
     investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.
       Sec. 509.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used by an agency of the executive branch to pay for 
     first-class travel by an employee of the agency in 
     contravention of sections 301-10.122 through 301-10.124 of 
     title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.
       Sec. 510.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to execute a contract for goods or services, 
     including construction services, where the contractor has not 
     complied with Executive Order No. 12989.
       Sec. 511.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used by the Department of Defense or the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles 
     for any executive fleet, or for an agency's fleet inventory, 
     except in accordance with Presidential Memorandum--Federal 
     Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011.
       Sec. 512. (a) In General.--None of the funds appropriated 
     or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense in 
     this Act may be used to construct, renovate, or expand any 
     facility in the United States, its territories, or 
     possessions to house any individual detained at United States 
     Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for the purposes of 
     detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the control 
     of the Department of Defense.
       (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to 
     any modification of facilities at United States Naval 
     Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
       (c) An individual described in this subsection is any 
     individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United 
     States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who--
       (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of 
     the Armed Forces of the United States; and
       (2) is--
       (A) in the custody or under the effective control of the 
     Department of Defense; or
       (B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval 
     Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
       This division may be cited as the ``Military Construction 
     and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
     Act, 2015''.

       

   DIVISION J--DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED 
                   PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

                                TITLE I

                 DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Administration of Foreign Affairs

                    diplomatic and consular programs

       For necessary expenses of the Department of State and the 
     Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, $6,460,639,000, 
     of which up to $650,000,000 may remain available until 
     September 30, 2016, and of which up to $2,128,115,000 may 
     remain available until expended for Worldwide Security 
     Protection:  Provided, That funds made available under this 
     heading shall be allocated in accordance with paragraphs (1) 
     through (4) as follows:
       (1) Human resources.--For necessary expenses for training, 
     human resources management, and salaries, including 
     employment without regard to civil service and classification 
     laws of persons on a temporary basis (not to exceed 
     $700,000), as authorized by section 801 of the United States 
     Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, 
     $2,270,036,000, of which up to $331,885,000 is for Worldwide 
     Security Protection.
       (2) Overseas programs.--For necessary expenses for the 
     regional bureaus of the Department of State and overseas 
     activities as authorized by law, $1,595,805,000.

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       (3) Diplomatic policy and support.--For necessary expenses 
     for the functional bureaus of the Department of State, 
     including representation to certain international 
     organizations in which the United States participates 
     pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice and 
     consent of the Senate or specific Acts of Congress, general 
     administration, and arms control, nonproliferation and 
     disarmament activities as authorized, $780,860,000.
       (4) Security programs.--For necessary expenses for security 
     activities, $1,813,938,000, of which up to $1,796,230,000 is 
     for Worldwide Security Protection.
       (5) Fees and payments collected.--In addition to amounts 
     otherwise made available under this heading--
       (A) not to exceed $1,806,600 shall be derived from fees 
     collected from other executive agencies for lease or use of 
     facilities located at the International Center in accordance 
     with section 4 of the International Center Act, and, in 
     addition, as authorized by section 5 of such Act, $533,000, 
     to be derived from the reserve authorized by that section, to 
     be used for the purposes set out in that section;
       (B) as authorized by section 810 of the United States 
     Information and Educational Exchange Act, not to exceed 
     $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be 
     credited to this appropriation from fees or other payments 
     received from English teaching, library, motion pictures, and 
     publication programs and from fees from educational advising 
     and counseling and exchange visitor programs; and
       (C) not to exceed $15,000, which shall be derived from 
     reimbursements, surcharges, and fees for use of Blair House 
     facilities.
       (6) Transfer, reprogramming, and other matters.--
       (A) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act, funds may be 
     reprogrammed within and between paragraphs (1) through (4) 
     under this heading subject to section 7015 of this Act.
       (B) Of the amount made available under this heading, not to 
     exceed $10,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, 
     funds made available by this Act under the heading 
     ``Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service'', to be 
     available only for emergency evacuations and rewards, as 
     authorized.
       (C) Funds appropriated under this heading are available for 
     acquisition by exchange or purchase of passenger motor 
     vehicles as authorized by law and, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     1108(g), for the field examination of programs and activities 
     in the United States funded from any account contained in 
     this title.
       (D) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, up to 
     $23,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for 
     Conflict Stabilization Operations and for related 
     reconstruction and stabilization assistance to prevent or 
     respond to conflict or civil strife in foreign countries or 
     regions, or to enable transition from such strife:  Provided, 
     That such funds may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
     previously made available under the heading ``Conflict 
     Stabilization Operations'' in title I of prior acts making 
     appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
     operations, and related programs.
       (E) None of the funds appropriated under this heading may 
     be used for the preservation of religious sites unless the 
     Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees 
     on Appropriations that such sites are historically, 
     artistically, or culturally significant, that the purpose of 
     the project is neither to advance nor to inhibit the free 
     exercise of religion, and that the project is in the national 
     interest of the United States.

                        capital investment fund

       For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment Fund, 
     $56,400,000, to remain available until expended, as 
     authorized.

                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
     $73,400,000, notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-465), as it relates to 
     post inspections:  Provided, That of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading, $11,000,000 may remain available until 
     September 30, 2016.

               educational and cultural exchange programs

       For expenses of educational and cultural exchange programs, 
     as authorized, $589,900,000, to remain available until 
     expended, of which not less than $236,485,000 shall be for 
     the Fulbright Program:  Provided, That fees or other payments 
     received from, or in connection with, English teaching, 
     educational advising and counseling programs, and exchange 
     visitor programs as authorized may be credited to this 
     account, to remain available until expended:  Provided 
     further, That a portion of the Fulbright awards from the 
     Eurasia and Central Asia regions shall be designated as 
     Edmund S. Muskie Fellowships, following consultation with the 
     Committees on Appropriations:  Provided further, That not 
     later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     of State shall submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations detailing modifications made to existing 
     educational and cultural exchange programs since calendar 
     year 2013, including for special academic and special 
     professional and cultural exchanges:  Provided further, That 
     any further substantive modifications to programs funded by 
     this Act under this heading shall be subject to prior 
     consultation with, and the regular notification procedures 
     of, the Committees on Appropriations.

                        representation expenses

       For representation expenses as authorized, $8,030,000.

              protection of foreign missions and officials

       For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the 
     Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary protective 
     services, as authorized, $30,036,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2016.

            embassy security, construction, and maintenance

       For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign Service 
     Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292-303), preserving, 
     maintaining, repairing, and planning for buildings that are 
     owned or directly leased by the Department of State, 
     renovating, in addition to funds otherwise available, the 
     Harry S Truman Building, and carrying out the Diplomatic 
     Security Construction Program as authorized, $822,755,000, to 
     remain available until expended as authorized, of which not 
     to exceed $25,000 may be used for domestic and overseas 
     representation expenses as authorized:  Provided, That none 
     of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be 
     available for acquisition of furniture, furnishings, or 
     generators for other departments and agencies.
       In addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades, 
     acquisition, and construction as authorized, $1,240,500,000, 
     to remain available until expended:  Provided, That not later 
     than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations the 
     proposed allocation of funds made available under this 
     heading and the actual and anticipated proceeds of sales for 
     all projects in fiscal year 2015.

           emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service

       For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of State to 
     meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and 
     Consular Service, $7,900,000, to remain available until 
     expended as authorized, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 may 
     be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by 
     this Act under the heading ``Repatriation Loans Program 
     Account'', subject to the same terms and conditions.

                   repatriation loans program account

       For the cost of direct loans, $1,300,000, as authorized:  
     Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
     such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974:  Provided further, That 
     such funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for 
     the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed 
     $2,469,136.

              payment to the american institute in taiwan

       For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Relations 
     Act (Public Law 96-8), $30,000,000.

     payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund

       For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and 
     Disability Fund, as authorized, $158,900,000.

                      International Organizations

              contributions to international organizations

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet 
     annual obligations of membership in international 
     multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified 
     pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, conventions 
     or specific Acts of Congress, $1,399,151,000:  Provided, That 
     the Secretary of State shall, at the time of the submission 
     of the President's budget to Congress under section 1105(a) 
     of title 31, United States Code, transmit to the Committees 
     on Appropriations the most recent biennial budget prepared by 
     the United Nations for the operations of the United Nations:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall notify 
     the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance 
     (or in an emergency, as far in advance as is practicable) of 
     any United Nations action to increase funding for any United 
     Nations program without identifying an offsetting decrease 
     elsewhere in the United Nations budget:  Provided further, 
     That not later than May 1, 2015, and 30 days after the end of 
     fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of State shall report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations any credits available to the 
     United States, including from the United Nations Tax 
     Equalization Fund, and provide updated fiscal year 2015 and 
     fiscal year 2016 assessment costs including offsets from 
     available credits and updated foreign currency exchange 
     rates:  Provided further, That any such credits shall only be 
     available for United States assessed contributions to the 
     United Nations and the Committees on Appropriations shall be 
     notified when such credits are applied to any assessed 
     contribution, including any payment of arrearages:  Provided 
     further, That any notification regarding funds appropriated 
     or

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     otherwise made available under this heading in this Act or 
     prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
     foreign operations, and related programs submitted pursuant 
     to section 7015 of this Act, section 34 of the State 
     Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706), or 
     any operating plan submitted pursuant to section 7076 of this 
     Act, shall include an estimate of all known credits currently 
     available to the United States and provide updated assessment 
     costs including offsets from available credits and updated 
     foreign currency exchange rates:  Provided further, That any 
     payment of arrearages under this heading shall be directed to 
     activities that are mutually agreed upon by the United States 
     and the respective international organization and shall be 
     subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations:  Provided further, That none of 
     the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available 
     for a United States contribution to an international 
     organization for the United States share of interest costs 
     made known to the United States Government by such 
     organization for loans incurred on or after October 1, 1984, 
     through external borrowings:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary of State shall review the budgetary and personnel 
     procedures of the United Nations and affiliated agencies 
     funded under this heading and, not later than 180 days after 
     enactment of this Act, submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations on steps taken at each agency to eliminate 
     unnecessary administrative costs and duplicative activities 
     and ensure that personnel practices are transparent and 
     merit-based.

        contributions for international peacekeeping activities

       For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other expenses 
     of international peacekeeping activities directed to the 
     maintenance or restoration of international peace and 
     security, $2,118,891,000, of which 15 percent shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That none of 
     the funds made available by this Act shall be obligated or 
     expended for any new or expanded United Nations peacekeeping 
     mission unless, at least 15 days in advance of voting for 
     such mission in the United Nations Security Council (or in an 
     emergency as far in advance as is practicable), the 
     Committees on Appropriations are notified: (1) of the 
     estimated cost and duration of the mission, the objectives of 
     the mission, the national interest that will be served, and 
     the exit strategy; (2) that the United Nations has in place 
     measures to prevent United Nations employees, contractor 
     personnel, and peacekeeping troops serving in the mission 
     from trafficking in persons, exploiting victims of 
     trafficking, or committing acts of illegal sexual 
     exploitation or other violations of human rights, and to 
     bring to justice individuals who engage in such acts while 
     participating in the peacekeeping mission, including 
     prosecution in their home countries of such individuals in 
     connection with such acts, and to make information about such 
     cases publicly available in the country where an alleged 
     crime occurs and on the United Nations' Web site; and (3) the 
     source of funds that will be used to pay the cost of the new 
     or expanded mission, and the estimated cost in future fiscal 
     years:  Provided further, That funds shall be available for 
     peacekeeping expenses unless the Secretary of State 
     determines that American manufacturers and suppliers are not 
     being given opportunities to provide equipment, services, and 
     material for United Nations peacekeeping activities equal to 
     those being given to foreign manufacturers and suppliers:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall work with 
     the United Nations and foreign governments contributing 
     peacekeeping troops to implement effective vetting procedures 
     to ensure that such troops have not violated human rights:  
     Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated or 
     otherwise made available under this heading may be used for 
     any United Nations peacekeeping mission that will involve 
     United States Armed Forces under the command or operational 
     control of a foreign national, unless the President's 
     military advisors have submitted to the President a 
     recommendation that such involvement is in the national 
     interest of the United States and the President has submitted 
     to the Congress such a recommendation:  Provided further, 
     That not later than May 1, 2015, and 30 days after the end of 
     fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of State shall report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations any credits available to the 
     United States, including those resulting from United Nations 
     peacekeeping missions or the United Nations Tax Equalization 
     Fund, and provide updated fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 
     2016 assessment costs including offsets from available 
     credits:  Provided further, That any such credits shall only 
     be available for United States assessed contributions to the 
     United Nations, and the Committees on Appropriations shall be 
     notified when such credits are applied to any assessed 
     contribution, including any payment of arrearages:  Provided 
     further, That any notification regarding funds appropriated 
     or otherwise made available under this heading in this Act or 
     prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
     foreign operations, and related programs submitted pursuant 
     to section 7015 of this Act, section 34 of the State 
     Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706), or 
     any operating plan submitted pursuant to section 7076 of this 
     Act, shall include an estimate of all known credits currently 
     available to the United States and provide updated assessment 
     costs including offsets from available credits:  Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this 
     heading shall be available for United States assessed 
     contributions up to the amount specified in Annex IV 
     accompanying United Nations General Assembly Resolution 64/
     220:  Provided further, That such funds may be made available 
     above the amount authorized in section 404(b)(2)(B) of the 
     Foreign Relations Authorization Act, fiscal years 1994 and 
     1995 (22 U.S.C. 287e note) only if the Secretary of State 
     determines and reports to the appropriate congressional 
     committees that it is important to the national interest of 
     the United States.

                       International Commissions

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet 
     obligations of the United States arising under treaties, or 
     specific Acts of Congress, as follows:

 international boundary and water commission, united states and mexico

       For necessary expenses for the United States Section of the 
     International Boundary and Water Commission, United States 
     and Mexico, and to comply with laws applicable to the United 
     States Section, including not to exceed $6,000 for 
     representation expenses; as follows:

                         salaries and expenses

       For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
     $44,707,000.

                              construction

       For detailed plan preparation and construction of 
     authorized projects, $29,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, as authorized.

              american sections, international commissions

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for the 
     International Joint Commission and the International Boundary 
     Commission, United States and Canada, as authorized by 
     treaties between the United States and Canada or Great 
     Britain, and the Border Environment Cooperation Commission as 
     authorized by Public Law 103-182, $12,561,000:  Provided, 
     That of the amount provided under this heading for the 
     International Joint Commission, up to $500,000 may remain 
     available until September 30, 2016, and $9,000 may be made 
     available for representation expenses.

                  international fisheries commissions

       For necessary expenses for international fisheries 
     commissions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by 
     law, $36,681,000:  Provided, That the United States share of 
     such expenses may be advanced to the respective commissions 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3324.

                             RELATED AGENCY

                    Broadcasting Board of Governors

                 international broadcasting operations

       For necessary expenses to enable the Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors (BBG), as authorized, to carry out international 
     communication activities, and to make and supervise grants 
     for radio and television broadcasting to the Middle East, 
     $726,567,000:  Provided, That in addition to amounts 
     otherwise available for such purposes, up to $44,025,000 of 
     the amount appropriated under this heading may remain 
     available until expended for satellite transmissions and 
     Internet freedom programs, of which not less than $17,500,000 
     shall be for Internet freedom programs:  Provided further, 
     That of the total amount appropriated under this heading, not 
     to exceed $35,000 may be used for representation expenses, of 
     which $10,000 may be used for representation expenses within 
     the United States as authorized, and not to exceed $30,000 
     may be used for representation expenses of Radio Free Europe/
     Radio Liberty:  Provided further, That the authority provided 
     by section 504(c) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-228; 22 U.S.C. 6206 note) 
     shall remain in effect through September 30, 2015:  Provided 
     further, That the BBG shall notify the Committees on 
     Appropriations within 15 days of any determination by the 
     Board that any of its broadcast entities, including its 
     grantee organizations, provides an open platform for 
     international terrorists or those who support international 
     terrorism, or is in violation of the principles and standards 
     set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section 303 of the 
     United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 
     U.S.C. 6202) or the entity's journalistic code of ethics:  
     Provided further, That significant modifications to BBG 
     broadcast hours previously justified to Congress, including 
     changes to transmission platforms (shortwave, medium wave, 
     satellite, Internet, and television), for all BBG language 
     services shall be subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:  Provided 
     further, That in addition to funds made available under this 
     heading, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, up 
     to $5,000,000 in receipts from advertising and revenue from

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     business ventures, up to $500,000 in receipts from 
     cooperating international organizations, and up to $1,000,000 
     in receipts from privatization efforts of the Voice of 
     America and the International Broadcasting Bureau, shall 
     remain available until expended for carrying out authorized 
     purposes.

                   broadcasting capital improvements

       For the purchase, rent, construction, repair, preservation, 
     and improvement of facilities for radio, television, and 
     digital transmission and reception; the purchase, rent, and 
     installation of necessary equipment for radio, television, 
     and digital transmission and reception, including to Cuba, as 
     authorized; and physical security worldwide, in addition to 
     amounts otherwise available for such purposes, $4,800,000, to 
     remain available until expended, as authorized.

                            RELATED PROGRAMS

                          The Asia Foundation

       For a grant to The Asia Foundation, as authorized by The 
     Asia Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 4402), $17,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, as authorized.

                    United States Institute of Peace

       For necessary expenses of the United States Institute of 
     Peace, as authorized by the United States Institute of Peace 
     Act, $35,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2016, which shall not be used for construction activities.

         Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund

       For necessary expenses of the Center for Middle Eastern-
     Western Dialogue Trust Fund, as authorized by section 633 of 
     the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
     Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 (22 
     U.S.C. 2078), the total amount of the interest and earnings 
     accruing to such Fund on or before September 30, 2015, to 
     remain available until expended.

                 Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program

       For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, 
     Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 5 of the 
     Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20 U.S.C. 5204-
     5205), all interest and earnings accruing to the Eisenhower 
     Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund on or before September 
     30, 2015, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That 
     none of the funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay 
     any salary or other compensation, or to enter into any 
     contract providing for the payment thereof, in excess of the 
     rate authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5376; or for purposes which are 
     not in accordance with OMB Circulars A-110 (Uniform 
     Administrative Requirements) and A-122 (Cost Principles for 
     Non-profit Organizations), including the restrictions on 
     compensation for personal services.

                    Israeli Arab Scholarship Program

       For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholarship 
     Program, as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign 
     Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 
     U.S.C. 2452), all interest and earnings accruing to the 
     Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before September 30, 
     2015, to remain available until expended.

                            East-West Center

       To enable the Secretary of State to provide for carrying 
     out the provisions of the Center for Cultural and Technical 
     Interchange Between East and West Act of 1960, by grant to 
     the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between 
     East and West in the State of Hawaii, $16,700,000.

                    National Endowment for Democracy

       For grants made by the Department of State to the National 
     Endowment for Democracy, as authorized by the National 
     Endowment for Democracy Act, $135,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which $100,000,000 shall be 
     allocated in the traditional and customary manner, including 
     for the core institutes, and $35,000,000 shall be for 
     democracy, human rights, and rule of law programs.

                           OTHER COMMISSIONS

      Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Commission for the 
     Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad, $644,000, as 
     authorized by section 1303 of Public Law 99-83:  Provided, 
     That the Commission may procure temporary, intermittent, and 
     other services notwithstanding paragraph (3) of section 
     1303(g) of Public Law 99-83 (16 U.S.C. 469j):  Provided 
     further, That such authority shall terminate on October 1, 
     2015:  Provided further, That the Commission shall consult 
     with the Committees on Appropriations prior to exercising 
     such authority.

      United States Commission on International Religious Freedom

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the United States Commission on 
     International Religious Freedom established in title II of 
     the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 
     6431 et seq.), $3,500,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2016, including not more than $4,000 for 
     representation expenses, subject to authorization.

            Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Commission on Security and 
     Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public Law 94-304, 
     $2,579,000, including not more than $4,000 for representation 
     expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2016.

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

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Executive 
     Commission on the People's Republic of China, as authorized 
     by title III of the U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 (22 
     U.S.C. 6911-6919), $2,000,000, including not more than $3,000 
     for representation expenses, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2016.

      United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the United States-China Economic 
     and Security Review Commission, as authorized by section 1238 
     of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2001 (22 U.S.C. 7002), $3,500,000, including not 
     more than $4,000 for representation expenses, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That the 
     authorities, requirements, limitations, and conditions 
     contained in the second through sixth provisos under this 
     heading in division F of Public Law 111-117 shall continue in 
     effect during fiscal year 2015 and shall apply to funds 
     appropriated under this heading as if included in this Act.

                                TITLE II

           UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                           operating expenses

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $1,090,836,000, of which up to $163,625,000 may remain 
     available until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That none of 
     the funds appropriated under this heading and under the 
     heading ``Capital Investment Fund'' in this title may be made 
     available to finance the construction (including architect 
     and engineering services), purchase, or long-term lease of 
     offices for use by the United States Agency for International 
     Development (USAID), unless the USAID Administrator has 
     identified such proposed use of funds in a report submitted 
     to the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to 
     the obligation of funds for such purposes:  Provided further, 
     That contracts or agreements entered into with funds 
     appropriated under this heading may entail commitments for 
     the expenditure of such funds through the following fiscal 
     year:  Provided further, That the authority of sections 610 
     and 109 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be 
     exercised by the Secretary of State to transfer funds 
     appropriated to carry out chapter 1 of part I of such Act to 
     ``Operating Expenses'' in accordance with the provisions of 
     those sections:  Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated or made available under this heading, not to 
     exceed $250,000 may be available for representation and 
     entertainment expenses, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be 
     available for entertainment expenses, for USAID during the 
     current fiscal year.

                        capital investment fund

       For necessary expenses for overseas construction and 
     related costs, and for the procurement and enhancement of 
     information technology and related capital investments, 
     pursuant to section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, $130,815,000, to remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That this amount is in addition to funds otherwise 
     available for such purposes:  Provided further, That funds 
     appropriated under this heading shall be available for 
     obligation only pursuant to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.

                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $54,285,000, of which up to $8,143,000 may remain available 
     until September 30, 2016, for the Office of Inspector General 
     of the United States Agency for International Development.

                               TITLE III

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

       For necessary expenses to enable the President to carry out 
     the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for 
     other purposes, as follows:

                         global health programs

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     chapters 1 and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, for global health activities, in addition to funds 
     otherwise available for such purposes, $2,783,950,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2016, and which shall be 
     apportioned directly to the United States Agency for 
     International Development (USAID):  Provided, That this 
     amount shall be made available for training, equipment, and 
     technical assistance to build the capacity of public health 
     institutions and organizations in developing countries, and 
     for such activities as: (1) child survival and maternal 
     health programs; (2) immunization and oral rehydration 
     programs; (3) other health, nutrition, water and sanitation 
     programs which

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     directly address the needs of mothers and children, and 
     related education programs; (4) assistance for children 
     displaced or orphaned by causes other than AIDS; (5) programs 
     for the prevention, treatment, control of, and research on 
     HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, polio, malaria, and other infectious 
     diseases including neglected tropical diseases, and for 
     assistance to communities severely affected by HIV/AIDS, 
     including children infected or affected by AIDS; (6) disaster 
     preparedness training for health crises; and (7) family 
     planning/reproductive health:  Provided further, That funds 
     appropriated under this paragraph may be made available for a 
     United States contribution to the GAVI Alliance:  Provided 
     further, That none of the funds made available in this Act 
     nor any unobligated balances from prior appropriations Acts 
     may be made available to any organization or program which, 
     as determined by the President of the United States, supports 
     or participates in the management of a program of coercive 
     abortion or involuntary sterilization:  Provided further, 
     That any determination made under the previous proviso must 
     be made not later than 6 months after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, and must be accompanied by the evidence and 
     criteria utilized to make the determination:  Provided 
     further, That none of the funds made available under this Act 
     may be used to pay for the performance of abortion as a 
     method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person 
     to practice abortions:  Provided further, That nothing in 
     this paragraph shall be construed to alter any existing 
     statutory prohibitions against abortion under section 104 of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961:  Provided further, That 
     none of the funds made available under this Act may be used 
     to lobby for or against abortion:  Provided further, That in 
     order to reduce reliance on abortion in developing nations, 
     funds shall be available only to voluntary family planning 
     projects which offer, either directly or through referral to, 
     or information about access to, a broad range of family 
     planning methods and services, and that any such voluntary 
     family planning project shall meet the following 
     requirements: (1) service providers or referral agents in the 
     project shall not implement or be subject to quotas, or other 
     numerical targets, of total number of births, number of 
     family planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular 
     method of family planning (this provision shall not be 
     construed to include the use of quantitative estimates or 
     indicators for budgeting and planning purposes); (2) the 
     project shall not include payment of incentives, bribes, 
     gratuities, or financial reward to: (A) an individual in 
     exchange for becoming a family planning acceptor; or (B) 
     program personnel for achieving a numerical target or quota 
     of total number of births, number of family planning 
     acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of family 
     planning; (3) the project shall not deny any right or 
     benefit, including the right of access to participate in any 
     program of general welfare or the right of access to health 
     care, as a consequence of any individual's decision not to 
     accept family planning services; (4) the project shall 
     provide family planning acceptors comprehensible information 
     on the health benefits and risks of the method chosen, 
     including those conditions that might render the use of the 
     method inadvisable and those adverse side effects known to be 
     consequent to the use of the method; and (5) the project 
     shall ensure that experimental contraceptive drugs and 
     devices and medical procedures are provided only in the 
     context of a scientific study in which participants are 
     advised of potential risks and benefits; and, not less than 
     60 days after the date on which the USAID Administrator 
     determines that there has been a violation of the 
     requirements contained in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (5) of 
     this proviso, or a pattern or practice of violations of the 
     requirements contained in paragraph (4) of this proviso, the 
     Administrator shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations a report containing a description of such 
     violation and the corrective action taken by the Agency:  
     Provided further, That in awarding grants for natural family 
     planning under section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 no applicant shall be discriminated against because of 
     such applicant's religious or conscientious commitment to 
     offer only natural family planning; and, additionally, all 
     such applicants shall comply with the requirements of the 
     previous proviso:  Provided further, That for purposes of 
     this or any other Act authorizing or appropriating funds for 
     the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
     programs, the term ``motivate'', as it relates to family 
     planning assistance, shall not be construed to prohibit the 
     provision, consistent with local law, of information or 
     counseling about all pregnancy options:  Provided further, 
     That information provided about the use of condoms as part of 
     projects or activities that are funded from amounts 
     appropriated by this Act shall be medically accurate and 
     shall include the public health benefits and failure rates of 
     such use.
       In addition, for necessary expenses to carry out the 
     provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the 
     prevention, treatment, and control of, and research on, HIV/
     AIDS, $5,670,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2019, which shall be apportioned directly to the Department 
     of State:  Provided, That funds appropriated under this 
     paragraph may be made available, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, except for the United States Leadership 
     Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 
     (Public Law 108-25), as amended, for a United States 
     contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis 
     and Malaria (Global Fund), and shall be expended at the 
     minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for projects 
     and activities:  Provided further, That the amount of such 
     contribution should be $1,350,000,000:  Provided further, 
     That up to 5 percent of the aggregate amount of funds made 
     available to the Global Fund in fiscal year 2015 may be made 
     available to USAID for technical assistance related to the 
     activities of the Global Fund:  Provided further, That of the 
     funds appropriated under this paragraph, up to $17,000,000 
     may be made available, in addition to amounts otherwise 
     available for such purposes, for administrative expenses of 
     the Office of the United States Global AIDS Coordinator.

                         development assistance

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     sections 103, 105, 106, 214, and sections 251 through 255, 
     and chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, $2,507,001,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2016:  Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this 
     heading, not less than $23,000,000 shall be made available 
     for the American Schools and Hospitals Abroad program, and 
     not less than $10,500,000 shall be made available for 
     cooperative development programs of the United States Agency 
     for International Development.

                   international disaster assistance

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for 
     international disaster relief, rehabilitation, and 
     reconstruction assistance, $560,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended.

                         transition initiatives

       For necessary expenses for international disaster 
     rehabilitation and reconstruction assistance administered by 
     the Office of Transition Initiatives, United States Agency 
     for International Development (USAID), pursuant to section 
     491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $47,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended, to support transition to 
     democracy and long-term development for countries in crisis:  
     Provided, That such support may include assistance to 
     develop, strengthen, or preserve democratic institutions and 
     processes, revitalize basic infrastructure, and foster the 
     peaceful resolution of conflict:  Provided further, That the 
     USAID Administrator shall submit a report to the Committees 
     on Appropriations at least 5 days prior to beginning a new 
     program of assistance:  Provided further, That if the 
     Secretary of State determines that it is important to the 
     national interest of the United States to provide transition 
     assistance in excess of the amount appropriated under this 
     heading, up to $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this 
     Act to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 may be used for purposes of this 
     heading and under the authorities applicable to funds 
     appropriated under this heading:  Provided further, That 
     funds made available pursuant to the previous proviso shall 
     be made available subject to prior consultation with the 
     Committees on Appropriations.

                          complex crises fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to support programs and 
     activities to prevent or respond to emerging or unforeseen 
     foreign challenges and complex crises overseas, $20,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended:  Provided, That funds 
     appropriated under this heading may be made available on such 
     terms and conditions as are appropriate and necessary for the 
     purposes of preventing or responding to such challenges and 
     crises, except that no funds shall be made available for 
     lethal assistance or to respond to natural disasters:  
     Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading 
     may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, except sections 7007, 7008, and 7018 of this Act and 
     section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961:  Provided 
     further, That funds appropriated under this heading may be 
     used for administrative expenses, in addition to funds 
     otherwise made available for such purposes, except that such 
     expenses may not exceed 5 percent of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading:  Provided further, That funds 
     appropriated under this heading shall be subject to the 
     regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations, except that such notifications shall be 
     transmitted at least 5 days prior to the obligation of funds.

                      development credit authority

       For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees provided 
     by the United States Agency for International Development 
     (USAID), as authorized by sections 256 and 635 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, up to $40,000,000 may be derived by 
     transfer from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out 
     part I of such Act:  Provided, That funds provided under this 
     paragraph and funds provided as a gift that are used for 
     purposes of this paragraph pursuant to section 635(d) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be made

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     available only for micro- and small enterprise programs, 
     urban programs, and other programs which further the purposes 
     of part I of such Act:  Provided further, That such costs, 
     including the cost of modifying such direct and guaranteed 
     loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended:  Provided 
     further, That funds made available by this paragraph may be 
     used for the cost of modifying any such guaranteed loans 
     under this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the 
     Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
     programs, and funds used for such costs shall be subject to 
     the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations:  Provided further, That the provisions of 
     section 107A(d) (relating to general provisions applicable to 
     the Development Credit Authority) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961, as contained in section 306 of H.R. 1486 as 
     reported by the House Committee on International Relations on 
     May 9, 1997, shall be applicable to direct loans and loan 
     guarantees provided under this heading, except that the 
     principal amount of loans made or guaranteed under this 
     heading with respect to any single country shall not exceed 
     $300,000,000:  Provided further, That these funds are 
     available to subsidize total loan principal, any portion of 
     which is to be guaranteed, of up to $1,500,000,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
     credit programs administered by USAID, $8,120,000, which may 
     be transferred to, and merged with, funds made available 
     under the heading ``Operating Expenses'' in title II of this 
     Act:  Provided, That funds made available under this heading 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2017.

                         economic support fund

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $2,632,529,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.

                             democracy fund

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion of democracy 
     globally, $130,500,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2016, of which $75,500,000 shall be made available for 
     the Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of 
     Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, and 
     $55,000,000 shall be made available for the Bureau for 
     Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United 
     States Agency for International Development.

                          Department of State

                    migration and refugee assistance

       For necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, to 
     enable the Secretary of State to carry out the provisions of 
     section 2(a) and (b) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance 
     Act of 1962, and other activities to meet refugee and 
     migration needs; salaries and expenses of personnel and 
     dependents as authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1980; 
     allowances as authorized by sections 5921 through 5925 of 
     title 5, United States Code; purchase and hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles; and services as authorized by section 3109 of 
     title 5, United States Code, $931,886,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which not less than $35,000,000 
     shall be made available to respond to small-scale emergency 
     humanitarian requirements, and $10,000,000 shall be made 
     available for refugees resettling in Israel.

     united states emergency refugee and migration assistance fund

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 
     1962, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)), $50,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                          Independent Agencies

                              peace corps

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
     Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501-2523), including the purchase 
     of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for 
     administrative purposes for use outside of the United States, 
     $379,500,000, of which $5,150,000 is for the Office of 
     Inspector General, to remain available until September 30, 
     2016:  Provided, That the Director of the Peace Corps may 
     transfer to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations Account, as 
     authorized by 22 U.S.C. 2515, an amount not to exceed 
     $5,000,000:  Provided further, That funds transferred 
     pursuant to the previous proviso may not be derived from 
     amounts made available for Peace Corps overseas operations:  
     Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this 
     heading, not to exceed $104,000 may be available for 
     representation expenses, of which not to exceed $4,000 may be 
     made available for entertainment expenses:  Provided further, 
     That any decision to open, close, significantly reduce, or 
     suspend a domestic or overseas office or country program 
     shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
     notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, 
     except that prior consultation and regular notification 
     procedures may be waived when there is a substantial security 
     risk to volunteers or other Peace Corps personnel, pursuant 
     to section 7015(e) of this Act:  Provided further, That none 
     of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be used to 
     pay for abortions:  Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     the previous proviso, section 614 of division E of Public Law 
     113-76 shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading.

                    millennium challenge corporation

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
     Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (MCA), $899,500,000, to 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading, up to $105,000,000 may be 
     available for administrative expenses of the Millennium 
     Challenge Corporation (the Corporation):  Provided further, 
     That up to 5 percent of the funds appropriated under this 
     heading may be made available to carry out the purposes of 
     section 616 of the MCA for fiscal year 2015:  Provided 
     further, That section 605(e) of the MCA shall apply to funds 
     appropriated under this heading:  Provided further, That 
     funds appropriated under this heading may be made available 
     for a Millennium Challenge Compact entered into pursuant to 
     section 609 of the MCA only if such Compact obligates, or 
     contains a commitment to obligate subject to the availability 
     of funds and the mutual agreement of the parties to the 
     Compact to proceed, the entire amount of the United States 
     Government funding anticipated for the duration of the 
     Compact:  Provided further, That the Chief Executive Officer 
     of the Corporation shall notify the Committees on 
     Appropriations not later than 15 days prior to commencing 
     negotiations for any country compact or threshold country 
     program; signing any such compact or threshold program; or 
     terminating or suspending any such compact or threshold 
     program:  Provided further, That funds appropriated under 
     this heading by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations 
     for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
     programs that are available to implement section 609(g) of 
     the MCA shall be subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:  Provided 
     further, That no country should be eligible for a threshold 
     program after such country has completed a country compact:  
     Provided further, That any funds that are deobligated from a 
     Millennium Challenge Compact shall be subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations 
     prior to re-obligation:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 606(a)(2) of the MCA, a country shall 
     be a candidate country for purposes of eligibility for 
     assistance for the fiscal year if the country has a per 
     capita income equal to or below the World Bank's lower middle 
     income country threshold for the fiscal year and is among the 
     75 lowest per capita income countries as identified by the 
     World Bank; and the country meets the requirements of section 
     606(a)(1)(B) of the MCA:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 606(b)(1) of the MCA, in addition to 
     countries described in the preceding proviso, a country shall 
     be a candidate country for purposes of eligibility for 
     assistance for the fiscal year if the country has a per 
     capita income equal to or below the World Bank's lower middle 
     income country threshold for the fiscal year and is not among 
     the 75 lowest per capita income countries as identified by 
     the World Bank; and the country meets the requirements of 
     section 606(a)(1)(B) of the MCA:  Provided further, That any 
     Millennium Challenge Corporation candidate country under 
     section 606 of the MCA with a per capita income that changes 
     in the fiscal year such that the country would be 
     reclassified from a low income country to a lower middle 
     income country or from a lower middle income country to a low 
     income country shall retain its candidacy status in its 
     former income classification for the fiscal year and the 2 
     subsequent fiscal years:  Provided further, That publication 
     in the Federal Register of a notice of availability of a copy 
     of a Compact on the Millennium Challenge Corporation Web site 
     shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of section 
     610(b)(2) of the MCA for such Compact:  Provided further, 
     That none of the funds made available by this Act or prior 
     Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
     foreign operations, and related programs shall be available 
     for a threshold program in a country that is not currently a 
     candidate country:  Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $100,000 may 
     be available for representation and entertainment expenses, 
     of which not to exceed $5,000 may be available for 
     entertainment expenses.

                       inter-american foundation

       For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of the 
     Inter-American Foundation in accordance with the provisions 
     of section 401 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969, 
     $22,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:  
     Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
     not to exceed $2,000 may be available for representation 
     expenses.

              united states african development foundation

       For necessary expenses to carry out title V of the 
     International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 
     1980 (Public Law 96-533), $30,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2016, of which not to exceed $2,000 may 
     be available for representation expenses:  Provided, That 
     funds made available to grantees may be invested pending 
     expenditure for project purposes when authorized by the Board 
     of Directors of the United

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     States African Development Foundation (USADF):  Provided 
     further, That interest earned shall be used only for the 
     purposes for which the grant was made:  Provided further, 
     That notwithstanding section 505(a)(2) of the African 
     Development Foundation Act, in exceptional circumstances the 
     Board of Directors of the USADF may waive the $250,000 
     limitation contained in that section with respect to a 
     project and a project may exceed the limitation by up to 10 
     percent if the increase is due solely to foreign currency 
     fluctuation:  Provided further, That the USADF shall submit a 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations after each time 
     such waiver authority is exercised:  Provided further, That 
     the USADF may make rent or lease payments in advance from 
     appropriations available for such purpose for offices, 
     buildings, grounds, and quarters in Africa as may be 
     necessary to carry out its functions.

                       Department of the Treasury

               international affairs technical assistance

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 129 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $23,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, 
     which shall be available notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law.

                                TITLE IV

                   INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE

                          Department of State

          international narcotics control and law enforcement

       For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $853,055,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That the 
     provision of assistance by any other United States Government 
     department or agency which is comparable to assistance made 
     available under this heading but which is provided under any 
     other provision of law, shall be administered in accordance 
     with the provisions of sections 481(b) and 622(c) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961:  Provided further, That funds 
     appropriated under this heading for counternarcotics programs 
     should be used to support social, economic, and judicial 
     reform programs that address the causes of illicit drug 
     production, trafficking, addiction, and related violent crime 
     and corruption:  Provided further, That the reporting 
     requirements contained in section 1404 of Public Law 110-252 
     shall apply to funds made available by this Act, including a 
     description of modifications, if any, to the Palestinian 
     Authority's security strategy:  Provided further, That the 
     Department of State may use the authority of section 608 of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, without regard to its 
     restrictions, to receive excess property from an agency of 
     the United States Government for the purpose of providing 
     such property to a foreign country or international 
     organization under chapter 8 of part I of that Act, subject 
     to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations:  Provided further, That funds appropriated 
     under this heading shall be made available to support 
     training and technical assistance for foreign law 
     enforcement, corrections, and other judicial authorities, 
     utilizing regional partners:  Provided further, That section 
     482(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply 
     to funds appropriated under this heading, except that any 
     funds made available notwithstanding such section shall be 
     subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations:  Provided further, That not 
     later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     of State shall submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations on the feasibility and cost of establishing an 
     aviation platform in Africa to conduct the activities 
     described in House Report 113-499.

    nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs

       For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-
     terrorism, demining and related programs and activities, 
     $586,260,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, 
     to carry out the provisions of chapter 8 of part II of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-terrorism assistance, 
     chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act, section 23 of the 
     Arms Export Control Act or the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     for demining activities, the clearance of unexploded 
     ordnance, the destruction of small arms, and related 
     activities, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     including activities implemented through nongovernmental and 
     international organizations, and section 301 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 for a voluntary contribution to the 
     International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and for a United 
     States contribution to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban 
     Treaty Preparatory Commission:  Provided, That for the 
     clearance of unexploded ordnance, the Secretary of State 
     should prioritize those areas where such ordnance was caused 
     by the United States:  Provided further, That funds made 
     available under this heading for the Nonproliferation and 
     Disarmament Fund shall be available notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law and subject to prior consultation with, and 
     the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on 
     Appropriations, to promote bilateral and multilateral 
     activities relating to nonproliferation, disarmament and 
     weapons destruction, and shall remain available until 
     expended:  Provided further, That such funds may also be used 
     for such countries other than the Independent States of the 
     former Soviet Union and international organizations when it 
     is in the national security interest of the United States to 
     do so:  Provided further, That funds appropriated under this 
     heading may be made available for the IAEA unless the 
     Secretary of State determines that Israel is being denied its 
     right to participate in the activities of that Agency:  
     Provided further, That funds made available for conventional 
     weapons destruction programs, including demining and related 
     activities, in addition to funds otherwise available for such 
     purposes, may be used for administrative expenses related to 
     the operation and management of such programs and activities.

                        peacekeeping operations

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $144,993,000:  Provided, That funds appropriated under this 
     heading may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of such Act, 
     to provide assistance to enhance the capacity of foreign 
     civilian security forces, including gendarmes, to participate 
     in peacekeeping operations:  Provided further, That of the 
     funds appropriated under this heading, not less than 
     $28,000,000 shall be made available for a United States 
     contribution to the Multinational Force and Observers mission 
     in the Sinai:  Provided further, That funds appropriated 
     under this Act should not be used to support any military 
     training or operations that include child soldiers:  Provided 
     further, That none of the funds appropriated under this 
     heading shall be obligated except as provided through the 
     regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

             international military education and training

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $106,074,000, of which up to $4,000,000 may remain available 
     until September 30, 2016, and may only be provided through 
     the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations:  Provided, That the civilian personnel for 
     whom military education and training may be provided under 
     this heading may include civilians who are not members of a 
     government whose participation would contribute to improved 
     civil-military relations, civilian control of the military, 
     or respect for human rights:  Provided further, That of the 
     funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $55,000 
     may be available for entertainment expenses.

                   foreign military financing program

       For necessary expenses for grants to enable the President 
     to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, $5,014,109,000:  Provided, That to expedite the 
     provision of assistance to foreign countries and 
     international organizations, the Secretary of State, 
     following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations 
     and subject to the regular notification procedures of such 
     Committees, may use the funds appropriated under this heading 
     to procure defense articles and services to enhance the 
     capacity of foreign security forces:  Provided further, That 
     of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than 
     $3,100,000,000 shall be available for grants only for Israel, 
     and funds are available for assistance for Jordan and Egypt 
     subject to section 7041 of this Act:  Provided further, That 
     the funds appropriated under this heading for assistance for 
     Israel shall be disbursed within 30 days of enactment of this 
     Act:  Provided further, That to the extent that the 
     Government of Israel requests that funds be used for such 
     purposes, grants made available for Israel under this heading 
     shall, as agreed by the United States and Israel, be 
     available for advanced weapons systems, of which not less 
     than $815,300,000 shall be available for the procurement in 
     Israel of defense articles and defense services, including 
     research and development:  Provided further, That none of the 
     funds made available under this heading shall be made 
     available to support or continue any program initially funded 
     under the authority of section 1206 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 
     119 Stat. 3456) (or any successor authority) unless the 
     Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of 
     Defense, has justified such program to the Committees on 
     Appropriations:  Provided further, That funds appropriated or 
     otherwise made available under this heading shall be 
     nonrepayable notwithstanding any requirement in section 23 of 
     the Arms Export Control Act:  Provided further, That funds 
     made available under this heading shall be obligated upon 
     apportionment in accordance with paragraph (5)(C) of title 
     31, United States Code, section 1501(a).
       None of the funds made available under this heading shall 
     be available to finance the procurement of defense articles, 
     defense services, or design and construction services that 
     are not sold by the United States Government under the Arms 
     Export Control Act

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     unless the foreign country proposing to make such procurement 
     has first signed an agreement with the United States 
     Government specifying the conditions under which such 
     procurement may be financed with such funds:  Provided, That 
     all country and funding level increases in allocations shall 
     be submitted through the regular notification procedures of 
     section 7015 of this Act:  Provided further, That funds made 
     available under this heading may be used, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, for demining, the clearance of 
     unexploded ordnance, and related activities, and may include 
     activities implemented through nongovernmental and 
     international organizations:  Provided further, That only 
     those countries for which assistance was justified for the 
     ``Foreign Military Sales Financing Program'' in the fiscal 
     year 1989 congressional presentation for security assistance 
     programs may utilize funds made available under this heading 
     for procurement of defense articles, defense services or 
     design and construction services that are not sold by the 
     United States Government under the Arms Export Control Act:  
     Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading 
     shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary to make 
     timely payment for defense articles and services:  Provided 
     further, That not more than $63,945,000 of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading may be obligated for 
     necessary expenses, including the purchase of passenger motor 
     vehicles for replacement only for use outside of the United 
     States, for the general costs of administering military 
     assistance and sales, except that this limitation may be 
     exceeded only through the regular notification procedures of 
     the Committees on Appropriations:  Provided further, That of 
     the funds made available under this heading for general costs 
     of administering military assistance and sales, not to exceed 
     $4,000 may be available for entertainment expenses and not to 
     exceed $130,000 may be available for representation expenses: 
      Provided further, That not more than $904,000,000 of funds 
     realized pursuant to section 21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act may be obligated for expenses incurred by the 
     Department of Defense during fiscal year 2015 pursuant to 
     section 43(b) of the Arms Export Control Act, except that 
     this limitation may be exceeded only through the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.

                                TITLE V

                        MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                international organizations and programs

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and of 
     section 2 of the United Nations Environment Program 
     Participation Act of 1973, $344,170,000, of which up to 
     $10,000,000 may be made available for the Intergovernmental 
     Panel on Climate Change/United Nations Framework Convention 
     on Climate Change:  Provided, That section 307(a) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to 
     contributions to the United Nations Democracy Fund.

                  International Financial Institutions

                      global environment facility

       For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction 
     and Development as trustee for the Global Environment 
     Facility by the Secretary of the Treasury, $136,563,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

       contribution to the international development association

       For payment to the International Development Association by 
     the Secretary of the Treasury, $1,287,800,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

     contribution to the international bank for reconstruction and 
                              development

       For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction 
     and Development by the Secretary of the Treasury for the 
     United States share of the paid-in portion of the increases 
     in capital stock, $186,957,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

              limitation on callable capital subscriptions

       The United States Governor of the International Bank for 
     Reconstruction and Development may subscribe without fiscal 
     year limitation to the callable capital portion of the United 
     States share of increases in capital stock in an amount not 
     to exceed $2,928,990,899.

               contribution to the clean technology fund

       For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction 
     and Development as trustee for the Clean Technology Fund by 
     the Secretary of the Treasury, $184,630,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

               contribution to the strategic climate fund

       For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction 
     and Development as trustee for the Strategic Climate Fund by 
     the Secretary of the Treasury, $49,900,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

          contribution to the inter-american development bank

       For payment to the Inter-American Development Bank by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share of the 
     paid-in portion of the increase in capital stock, 
     $102,020,448, to remain available until expended.

              limitation on callable capital subscriptions

       The United States Governor of the Inter-American 
     Development Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation 
     to the callable capital portion of the United States share of 
     such capital stock in an amount not to exceed $4,098,794,833.

contribution to the enterprise for the americas multilateral investment 
                                  fund

       For payment to the Enterprise for the Americas Multilateral 
     Investment Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, $3,378,000, 
     to remain available until expended:  Provided, That such 
     payment shall be subject to prior consultation with the 
     Committees on Appropriations.

               contribution to the asian development bank

       For payment to the Asian Development Bank by the Secretary 
     of the Treasury for the United States share of the paid-in 
     portion of increase in capital stock, $106,586,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

              limitation on callable capital subscriptions

       The United States Governor of the Asian Development Bank 
     may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable 
     capital portion of the United States share of such capital 
     stock in an amount not to exceed $2,558,048,769.

               contribution to the asian development fund

       For payment to the Asian Development Bank's Asian 
     Development Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     $104,977,000, to remain available until expended.

              contribution to the african development bank

       For payment to the African Development Bank by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share of the 
     paid-in portion of the increase in capital stock, 
     $32,418,000, to remain available until expended.

              limitation on callable capital subscriptions

       The United States Governor of the African Development Bank 
     may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable 
     capital portion of the United States share of such capital 
     stock in an amount not to exceed $507,860,808.

              contribution to the african development fund

       For payment to the African Development Fund by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, $175,668,000, to remain available 
     until expended.

  contribution to the international fund for agricultural development

       For payment to the International Fund for Agricultural 
     Development by the Secretary of the Treasury, $30,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

                                TITLE VI

                    EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE

                Export-Import Bank of the United States

                           inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended, $5,750,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2016.

                            program account

       The Export-Import Bank (the Bank) of the United States is 
     authorized to make such expenditures within the limits of 
     funds and borrowing authority available to such corporation, 
     and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and 
     commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as 
     provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control 
     Act, as may be necessary in carrying out the program for the 
     current fiscal year for such corporation:  Provided, That 
     none of the funds available during the current fiscal year 
     may be used to make expenditures, contracts, or commitments 
     for the export of nuclear equipment, fuel, or technology to 
     any country, other than a nuclear-weapon state as defined in 
     Article IX of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear 
     Weapons eligible to receive economic or military assistance 
     under this Act, that has detonated a nuclear explosive after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act:  Provided further, 
     That not less than 20 percent of the aggregate loan, 
     guarantee, and insurance authority available to the Bank 
     under this Act should be used to finance exports directly by 
     small business concerns (as defined under section 3 of the 
     Small Business Act):  Provided further, That not less than 10 
     percent of the aggregate loan, guarantee, and insurance 
     authority available to the Bank under this Act should be used 
     for renewable energy technologies or energy efficiency 
     technologies:  Provided further, That notwithstanding section 
     1(c) of Public Law 103-428, as amended, sections 1(a) and (b) 
     of Public Law 103-428 shall remain in effect through October 
     1, 2015.

                        administrative expenses

       For administrative expenses to carry out the direct and 
     guaranteed loan and insurance programs, including hire of 
     passenger motor

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     vehicles and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not 
     to exceed $30,000 for official reception and representation 
     expenses for members of the Board of Directors, not to exceed 
     $106,250,000:  Provided, That the Export-Import Bank (the 
     Bank) may accept, and use, payment or services provided by 
     transaction participants for legal, financial, or technical 
     services in connection with any transaction for which an 
     application for a loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has 
     been made:  Provided further, That notwithstanding subsection 
     (b) of section 117 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1992, 
     subsection (a) thereof shall remain in effect until September 
     30, 2015:  Provided further, That the Bank shall charge fees 
     for necessary expenses (including special services performed 
     on a contract or fee basis, but not including other personal 
     services) in connection with the collection of moneys owed 
     the Bank, repossession or sale of pledged collateral or other 
     assets acquired by the Bank in satisfaction of moneys owed 
     the Bank, or the investigation or appraisal of any property, 
     or the evaluation of the legal, financial, or technical 
     aspects of any transaction for which an application for a 
     loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has been made, or 
     systems infrastructure directly supporting transactions:  
     Provided further, That in addition to other funds 
     appropriated for administrative expenses, such fees shall be 
     credited to this account for such purposes, to remain 
     available until expended.

                           receipts collected

       Receipts collected pursuant to the Export-Import Bank Act 
     of 1945, as amended, and the Federal Credit Reform Act of 
     1990, as amended, in an amount not to exceed the amount 
     appropriated herein, shall be credited as offsetting 
     collections to this account:  Provided, That the sums herein 
     appropriated from the General Fund shall be reduced on a 
     dollar-for-dollar basis by such offsetting collections so as 
     to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from the 
     General Fund estimated at $0:  Provided further, That amounts 
     collected in fiscal year 2015 in excess of obligations, up to 
     $10,000,000, shall become available on September 1, 2015, and 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2018.

                Overseas Private Investment Corporation

                           noncredit account

       The Overseas Private Investment Corporation is authorized 
     to make, without regard to fiscal year limitations, as 
     provided by 31 U.S.C. 9104, such expenditures and commitments 
     within the limits of funds available to it and in accordance 
     with law as may be necessary:  Provided, That the amount 
     available for administrative expenses to carry out the credit 
     and insurance programs (including an amount for official 
     reception and representation expenses which shall not exceed 
     $35,000) shall not exceed $62,787,000:  Provided further, 
     That project-specific transaction costs, including direct and 
     indirect costs incurred in claims settlements, and other 
     direct costs associated with services provided to specific 
     investors or potential investors pursuant to section 234 of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, shall not be considered 
     administrative expenses for the purposes of this heading.

                            program account

       For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, $25,000,000, 
     as authorized by section 234 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, to be derived by transfer from the Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation Noncredit Account:  Provided, That 
     such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall 
     be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
     of 1974:  Provided further, That such sums shall be available 
     for direct loan obligations and loan guaranty commitments 
     incurred or made during fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017:  
     Provided further, That funds so obligated in fiscal year 2015 
     remain available for disbursement through 2023; funds 
     obligated in fiscal year 2016 remain available for 
     disbursement through 2024; and funds obligated in fiscal year 
     2017 remain available for disbursement through 2025:  
     Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation is 
     authorized to undertake any program authorized by title IV of 
     chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 in 
     Iraq:  Provided further, That funds made available pursuant 
     to the authority of the previous proviso shall be subject to 
     the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       In addition, such sums as may be necessary for 
     administrative expenses to carry out the credit program may 
     be derived from amounts available for administrative expenses 
     to carry out the credit and insurance programs in the 
     Overseas Private Investment Corporation Noncredit Account and 
     merged with said account.

                      trade and development agency

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $60,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:  
     Provided, That of the amounts made available under this 
     heading, up to $2,500,000 may be made available to provide 
     comprehensive procurement advice to foreign governments to 
     support local procurements funded by the United States Agency 
     for International Development, the Millennium Challenge 
     Corporation, and the Department of State:  Provided further, 
     That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not more 
     than $4,000 may be available for representation and 
     entertainment expenses.

                               TITLE VII

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

                      allowances and differentials

       Sec. 7001.  Funds appropriated under title I of this Act 
     shall be available, except as otherwise provided, for 
     allowances and differentials as authorized by subchapter 59 
     of title 5, United States Code; for services as authorized by 
     5 U.S.C. 3109; and for hire of passenger transportation 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1343(b).

                      unobligated balances report

       Sec. 7002.  Any department or agency of the United States 
     Government to which funds are appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act shall provide to the Committees on 
     Appropriations a quarterly accounting of cumulative 
     unobligated balances and obligated, but unexpended, balances 
     by program, project, and activity, and Treasury Account Fund 
     Symbol of all funds received by such department or agency in 
     fiscal year 2015 or any previous fiscal year, disaggregated 
     by fiscal year:  Provided, That the report required by this 
     section should specify by account the amount of funds 
     obligated pursuant to bilateral agreements which have not 
     been further sub-obligated.

                          consulting services

       Sec. 7003.  The expenditure of any appropriation under 
     title I of this Act for any consulting service through 
     procurement contract, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be 
     limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a 
     matter of public record and available for public inspection, 
     except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under 
     existing Executive Order issued pursuant to existing law.

                         diplomatic facilities

       Sec. 7004. (a) Of funds provided under title I of this Act, 
     except as provided in subsection (b), a project to construct 
     a diplomatic facility of the United States may not include 
     office space or other accommodations for an employee of a 
     Federal agency or department if the Secretary of State 
     determines that such department or agency has not provided to 
     the Department of State the full amount of funding required 
     by subsection (e) of section 604 of the Secure Embassy 
     Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (as enacted 
     into law by section 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 106-113 and 
     contained in appendix G of that Act; 113 Stat. 1501A-453), as 
     amended by section 629 of the Departments of Commerce, 
     Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 2005.
       (b) Notwithstanding the prohibition in subsection (a), a 
     project to construct a diplomatic facility of the United 
     States may include office space or other accommodations for 
     members of the United States Marine Corps.
       (c) For the purposes of calculating the fiscal year 2015 
     costs of providing new United States diplomatic facilities in 
     accordance with section 604(e) of the Secure Embassy 
     Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865 
     note), the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall 
     determine the annual program level and agency shares in a 
     manner that is proportional to the Department of State's 
     contribution for this purpose.
       (d) Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making 
     appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
     operations, and related programs, which may be made available 
     for the acquisition of property or award of construction 
     contracts for overseas diplomatic facilities during fiscal 
     year 2015, shall be subject to prior consultation with, and 
     the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on 
     Appropriations:  Provided, That notifications pursuant to 
     this subsection shall include the information enumerated 
     under the heading ``Embassy Security, Construction, and 
     Maintenance'' in House Report 113-499.
       (e)(1) None of the funds appropriated under the heading 
     ``Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance'' in this 
     Act and in prior Acts making appropriations for the 
     Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
     programs, made available through Federal agency Capital 
     Security Cost Sharing contributions and reimbursements, or 
     generated from the proceeds of real property sales, other 
     than from real property sales located in London, United 
     Kingdom, may be made available for site acquisition and 
     mitigation, planning, design, or construction of the New 
     London Embassy:  Provided, That the reporting requirement 
     contained in section 7004(f)(2) of division I of Public Law 
     112-74 shall remain in effect during fiscal year 2015.
       (2) Funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 
     Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department 
     of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the 
     heading ``Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance'' 
     may be obligated for the relocation of the United States 
     Embassy to the Holy See only if the Secretary of State 
     reports in writing to the Committees on Appropriations that 
     such relocation continues to be consistent with the

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     conditions of section 7004(e)(2) of division K of Public Law 
     113-76.
       (f)(1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
     ``Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance'' may be 
     made available to address security vulnerabilities at 
     expeditionary, interim, and temporary facilities abroad, 
     including physical security upgrades and local guard 
     staffing, except that the amount of funds made available for 
     such purposes from this Act and prior Acts making 
     appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
     operations, and related programs shall be a minimum of 
     $25,000,000:  Provided, That the uses of such funds should be 
     the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary of State for 
     the Bureau of Diplomatic Security and Foreign Missions, in 
     consultation with the Director of the Bureau of Overseas 
     Buildings Operations:  Provided further, That such funds 
     shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       (2) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a list of all expeditionary, 
     interim, and temporary diplomatic facilities and the number 
     of personnel and security costs for each such facility:  
     Provided, That the report required by this paragraph may be 
     submitted in classified form if necessary.
       (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     opening, closure, or any significant modification to an 
     expeditionary, interim, or temporary diplomatic facility 
     shall be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate 
     congressional committees and the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, except that 
     such consultation and notification may be waived if there is 
     a security risk to personnel.
       (g) Funds appropriated under the heading ``Diplomatic and 
     Consular Programs'', including for Worldwide Security 
     Protection, and under the heading ``Embassy Security, 
     Construction, and Maintenance'' in titles I and VIII of this 
     Act may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
     appropriated by such titles under such headings if the 
     Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees 
     on Appropriations that to do so is necessary to implement the 
     recommendations of the Benghazi Accountability Review Board, 
     or to prevent or respond to security situations and 
     requirements, following consultation with, and subject to the 
     regular notification procedures of, such Committees:  
     Provided, That such transfer authority is in addition to any 
     transfer authority otherwise available under any other 
     provision of law.

                           personnel actions

       Sec. 7005.  Any costs incurred by a department or agency 
     funded under title I of this Act resulting from personnel 
     actions taken in response to funding reductions included in 
     this Act shall be absorbed within the total budgetary 
     resources available under title I to such department or 
     agency:  Provided, That the authority to transfer funds 
     between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry 
     out this section is provided in addition to authorities 
     included elsewhere in this Act:  Provided further, That use 
     of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a 
     reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of this Act and 
     shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
     in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.

                         local guard contracts

       Sec. 7006.  In evaluating proposals for local guard 
     contracts, the Secretary of State shall award contracts in 
     accordance with section 136 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 
     4864), except that the Secretary may grant authorization to 
     award such contracts on the basis of best value as determined 
     by a cost-technical tradeoff analysis (as described in 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation part 15.101), notwithstanding 
     subsection (c)(3) of such section, for high risk, high threat 
     posts:  Provided, That the authority in this section shall 
     apply to any options for renewal that may be exercised under 
     such contracts that are awarded during the current fiscal 
     year.

        prohibition against direct funding for certain countries

       Sec. 7007.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act 
     shall be obligated or expended to finance directly any 
     assistance or reparations for the governments of Cuba, North 
     Korea, Iran, or Syria:  Provided, That for purposes of this 
     section, the prohibition on obligations or expenditures shall 
     include direct loans, credits, insurance and guarantees of 
     the Export-Import Bank or its agents.

                              coups d'etat

       Sec. 7008.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act 
     shall be obligated or expended to finance directly any 
     assistance to the government of any country whose duly 
     elected head of government is deposed by military coup d'etat 
     or decree or, after the date of enactment of this Act, a coup 
     d'etat or decree in which the military plays a decisive role: 
      Provided, That assistance may be resumed to such government 
     if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that subsequent to the 
     termination of assistance a democratically elected government 
     has taken office:  Provided further, That the provisions of 
     this section shall not apply to assistance to promote 
     democratic elections or public participation in democratic 
     processes:  Provided further, That funds made available 
     pursuant to the previous provisos shall be subject to the 
     regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.

                           transfer authority

       Sec. 7009. (a) Department of State and Broadcasting Board 
     of Governors.--
       (1) Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
     available for the current fiscal year for the Department of 
     State under title I of this Act may be transferred between, 
     and merged with, such appropriations, but no such 
     appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, 
     shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such 
     transfers, and no such transfer may be made to increase the 
     appropriation under the heading ``Representation Expenses''.
       (2) Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
     available for the current fiscal year for the Broadcasting 
     Board of Governors under title I of this Act may be 
     transferred between, and merged with, such appropriations, 
     but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically 
     provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any 
     such transfers.
       (3) Any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated 
     as a reprogramming of funds under section 7015(a) and (b) of 
     this Act and shall not be available for obligation or 
     expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set 
     forth in that section.
       (b) Export Financing Transfer Authorities.--Not to exceed 5 
     percent of any appropriation other than for administrative 
     expenses made available for fiscal year 2015, for programs 
     under title VI of this Act may be transferred between such 
     appropriations for use for any of the purposes, programs, and 
     activities for which the funds in such receiving account may 
     be used, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise 
     specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 25 
     percent by any such transfer:  Provided, That the exercise of 
     such authority shall be subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
       (c) Limitation on Transfers Between Agencies.--
       (1) None of the funds made available under titles II 
     through V of this Act may be transferred to any department, 
     agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, 
     except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority 
     provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.
       (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in addition to transfers 
     made by, or authorized elsewhere in, this Act, funds 
     appropriated by this Act to carry out the purposes of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be allocated or 
     transferred to agencies of the United States Government 
     pursuant to the provisions of sections 109, 610, and 632 of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
       (3) Any agreement entered into by the United States Agency 
     for International Development (USAID) or the Department of 
     State with any department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
     United States Government pursuant to section 632(b) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 valued in excess of $1,000,000 
     and any agreement made pursuant to section 632(a) of such 
     Act, with funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts 
     making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
     operations, and related programs under the headings ``Global 
     Health Programs'', ``Development Assistance'', and ``Economic 
     Support Fund'' shall be subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:  Provided, 
     That the requirement in the previous sentence shall not apply 
     to agreements entered into between USAID and the Department 
     of State.
       (d) Transfers Between Accounts.--None of the funds made 
     available under titles II through V of this Act may be 
     obligated under an appropriation account to which such funds 
     were not appropriated, except for transfers specifically 
     provided for in this Act, unless the President, not less than 
     5 days prior to the exercise of any authority contained in 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to transfer funds, 
     consults with and provides a written policy justification to 
     the Committees on Appropriations.
       (e) Audit of Inter-agency Transfers.--Any agreement for the 
     transfer or allocation of funds appropriated by this Act, or 
     prior Acts, entered into between the Department of State or 
     USAID and another agency of the United States Government 
     under the authority of section 632(a) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law, 
     shall expressly provide that the Inspector General (IG) for 
     the agency receiving the transfer or allocation of such 
     funds, or other entity with audit responsibility if the 
     receiving agency does not have an IG, shall perform periodic 
     program and financial audits of the use of such funds:  
     Provided, That such audits shall be transmitted to the 
     Committees on Appropriations:  Provided further, That funds 
     transferred under such authority may be made available for 
     the cost of such audits.

                       security assistance report

       Sec. 7010.  Not later than 120 days after enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of State

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     shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report on 
     funds obligated and expended during fiscal year 2014 under 
     the headings ``International Military Education and 
     Training'', ``Peacekeeping Operations'', and ``Foreign 
     Military Financing Program''.

                         availability of funds

       Sec. 7011.  No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation after the 
     expiration of the current fiscal year unless expressly so 
     provided in this Act:  Provided, That funds appropriated for 
     the purposes of chapters 1 and 8 of part I, section 661, 
     chapters 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, section 23 of the Arms Export Control 
     Act, and funds provided under the heading ``Development 
     Credit Authority'' shall remain available for an additional 4 
     years from the date on which the availability of such funds 
     would otherwise have expired, if such funds are initially 
     obligated before the expiration of their respective periods 
     of availability contained in this Act:  Provided further, 
     That notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any 
     funds made available for the purposes of chapter 1 of part I 
     and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 which are allocated or obligated for cash disbursements 
     in order to address balance of payments or economic policy 
     reform objectives, shall remain available for an additional 4 
     years from the date on which the availability of such funds 
     would otherwise have expired, if such funds are initially 
     allocated or obligated before the expiration of their 
     respective periods of availability contained in this Act:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall provide a 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations at the beginning 
     of each fiscal year, detailing by account and source year, 
     the use of this authority during the previous fiscal year.

            limitation on assistance to countries in default

       Sec. 7012.  No part of any appropriation provided under 
     titles III through VI in this Act shall be used to furnish 
     assistance to the government of any country which is in 
     default during a period in excess of 1 calendar year in 
     payment to the United States of principal or interest on any 
     loan made to the government of such country by the United 
     States pursuant to a program for which funds are appropriated 
     under this Act unless the President determines, following 
     consultations with the Committees on Appropriations, that 
     assistance for such country is in the national interest of 
     the United States.

          prohibition on taxation of united states assistance

       Sec. 7013. (a) Prohibition on Taxation.--None of the funds 
     appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be 
     made available to provide assistance for a foreign country 
     under a new bilateral agreement governing the terms and 
     conditions under which such assistance is to be provided 
     unless such agreement includes a provision stating that 
     assistance provided by the United States shall be exempt from 
     taxation, or reimbursed, by the foreign government, and the 
     Secretary of State shall expeditiously seek to negotiate 
     amendments to existing bilateral agreements, as necessary, to 
     conform with this requirement.
       (b) Reimbursement of Foreign Taxes.--An amount equivalent 
     to 200 percent of the total taxes assessed during fiscal year 
     2015 on funds appropriated by this Act by a foreign 
     government or entity against United States assistance 
     programs for which funds are appropriated by this Act, either 
     directly or through grantees, contractors, and subcontractors 
     shall be withheld from obligation from funds appropriated for 
     assistance for fiscal year 2016 and allocated for the central 
     government of such country and for the West Bank and Gaza 
     program to the extent that the Secretary of State certifies 
     and reports in writing to the Committees on Appropriations, 
     not later than September 30, 2016, that such taxes have not 
     been reimbursed to the Government of the United States.
       (c) De Minimis Exception.--Foreign taxes of a de minimis 
     nature shall not be subject to the provisions of subsection 
     (b).
       (d) Reprogramming of Funds.--Funds withheld from obligation 
     for each country or entity pursuant to subsection (b) shall 
     be reprogrammed for assistance for countries which do not 
     assess taxes on United States assistance or which have an 
     effective arrangement that is providing substantial 
     reimbursement of such taxes, and that can reasonably 
     accommodate such assistance in a programmatically responsible 
     manner.
       (e) Determinations.--
       (1) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any 
     country or entity the Secretary of State reports to the 
     Committees on Appropriations--
       (A) does not assess taxes on United States assistance or 
     which has an effective arrangement that is providing 
     substantial reimbursement of such taxes; or
       (B) the foreign policy interests of the United States 
     outweigh the purpose of this section to ensure that United 
     States assistance is not subject to taxation.
       (2) The Secretary of State shall consult with the 
     Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to 
     exercising the authority of this subsection with regard to 
     any country or entity.
       (f) Implementation.--The Secretary of State shall issue 
     rules, regulations, or policy guidance, as appropriate, to 
     implement the prohibition against the taxation of assistance 
     contained in this section.
       (g) Definitions.--As used in this section--
       (1) the term ``bilateral agreement'' refers to a framework 
     bilateral agreement between the Government of the United 
     States and the government of the country receiving assistance 
     that describes the privileges and immunities applicable to 
     United States foreign assistance for such country generally, 
     or an individual agreement between the Government of the 
     United States and such government that describes, among other 
     things, the treatment for tax purposes that will be accorded 
     the United States assistance provided under that agreement;
       (2) the term ``taxes and taxation'' shall include value 
     added taxes and customs duties but shall not include 
     individual income taxes assessed to local staff.
       (h) Report.--The Secretary of State, in consultation with 
     the heads of other relevant departments or agencies, shall 
     submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not 
     later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, detailing 
     steps taken by such departments or agencies to comply with 
     the requirements of this section.

                         reservations of funds

       Sec. 7014. (a) Funds appropriated under titles III through 
     VI of this Act which are specifically designated may be 
     reprogrammed for other programs within the same account 
     notwithstanding the designation if compliance with the 
     designation is made impossible by operation of any provision 
     of this or any other Act:  Provided, That any such 
     reprogramming shall be subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:  Provided 
     further, That assistance that is reprogrammed pursuant to 
     this subsection shall be made available under the same terms 
     and conditions as originally provided.
       (b) In addition to the authority contained in subsection 
     (a), the original period of availability of funds 
     appropriated by this Act and administered by the Department 
     of State or the United States Agency for International 
     Development (USAID) that are specifically designated for 
     particular programs or activities by this or any other Act 
     may be extended for an additional fiscal year if the 
     Secretary of State or the USAID Administrator, as 
     appropriate, determines and reports promptly to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that the termination of 
     assistance to a country or a significant change in 
     circumstances makes it unlikely that such designated funds 
     can be obligated during the original period of availability:  
     Provided, That such designated funds that continue to be 
     available for an additional fiscal year shall be obligated 
     only for the purpose of such designation.
       (c) Ceilings and specifically designated funding levels 
     contained in this Act shall not be applicable to funds or 
     authorities appropriated or otherwise made available by any 
     subsequent Act unless such Act specifically so directs:  
     Provided, That specifically designated funding levels or 
     minimum funding requirements contained in any other Act shall 
     not be applicable to funds appropriated by this Act.

                       notification requirements

       Sec. 7015. (a) None of the funds made available in titles I 
     and II of this Act, or in prior appropriations Acts to the 
     agencies and departments funded by this Act that remain 
     available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, 
     or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United 
     States derived by the collection of fees or of currency 
     reflows or other offsetting collections, or made available by 
     transfer, to the agencies and departments funded by this Act, 
     shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a 
     reprogramming of funds that--
       (1) creates new programs;
       (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
       (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any 
     project or activity for which funds have been denied or 
     restricted;
       (4) relocates an office or employees;
       (5) closes or opens a mission or post;
       (6) creates, closes, reorganizes, or renames bureaus, 
     centers, or offices;
       (7) reorganizes programs or activities; or
       (8) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities 
     presently performed by Federal employees;
     unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days 
     in advance of such reprogramming of funds:  Provided, That 
     unless previously justified to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, the requirements of this subsection shall 
     apply to all obligations of funds appropriated under titles I 
     and II of this Act for paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (6) of 
     this subsection.
       (b) None of the funds provided under titles I and II of 
     this Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to 
     the agency or department funded under titles I and II of this 
     Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in 
     fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the 
     Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of 
     fees available to the agency or department funded under title 
     I of this Act, shall be

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     available for obligation or expenditure for activities, 
     programs, or projects through a reprogramming of funds in 
     excess of $1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that--
       (1) augments existing programs, projects, or activities;
       (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, 
     project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent 
     as approved by Congress; or
       (3) results from any general savings, including savings 
     from a reduction in personnel, which would result in a change 
     in existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by 
     Congress; unless the Committees on Appropriations are 
     notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds.
       (c) None of the funds made available by this Act under the 
     headings ``Global Health Programs'', ``Development 
     Assistance'', ``International Organizations and Programs'', 
     ``Trade and Development Agency'', ``International Narcotics 
     Control and Law Enforcement'', ``Economic Support Fund'', 
     ``Democracy Fund'', ``Peacekeeping Operations'', 
     ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 
     Programs'', ``Millennium Challenge Corporation'', ``Foreign 
     Military Financing Program'', ``International Military 
     Education and Training'', ``Conflict Stabilization 
     Operations'', and ``Peace Corps'', shall be available for 
     obligation for activities, programs, projects, type of 
     materiel assistance, countries, or other operations not 
     justified or in excess of the amount justified to the 
     Committees on Appropriations for obligation under any of 
     these specific headings unless the Committees on 
     Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance:  Provided, 
     That the President shall not enter into any commitment of 
     funds appropriated for the purposes of section 23 of the Arms 
     Export Control Act for the provision of major defense 
     equipment, other than conventional ammunition, or other major 
     defense items defined to be aircraft, ships, missiles, or 
     combat vehicles, not previously justified to Congress or 20 
     percent in excess of the quantities justified to Congress 
     unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days 
     in advance of such commitment:  Provided further, That 
     requirements of this subsection or any similar provision of 
     this or any other Act shall not apply to any reprogramming 
     for an activity, program, or project for which funds are 
     appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act of less 
     than 10 percent of the amount previously justified to the 
     Congress for obligation for such activity, program, or 
     project for the current fiscal year:  Provided further, That 
     any notification submitted pursuant to subsection (f) of this 
     section shall include information (if known on the date of 
     transmittal of such notification) on the use of 
     notwithstanding authority:  Provided further, That if 
     subsequent to the notification of assistance it becomes 
     necessary to rely on notwithstanding authority, the 
     Committees on Appropriations should be informed at the 
     earliest opportunity and to the extent practicable.
       (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with the 
     exception of funds transferred to, and merged with, funds 
     appropriated under title I of this Act, funds transferred by 
     the Department of Defense to the Department of State and the 
     United States Agency for International Development for 
     assistance for foreign countries and international 
     organizations, and funds made available for programs 
     authorized by section 1206 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163) 
     (or any successor authority), shall be subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
       (e) The requirements of this section or any similar 
     provision of this Act or any other Act, including any prior 
     Act requiring notification in accordance with the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, 
     may be waived if failure to do so would pose a substantial 
     risk to human health or welfare:  Provided, That in case of 
     any such waiver, notification to the Committees on 
     Appropriations shall be provided as early as practicable, but 
     in no event later than 3 days after taking the action to 
     which such notification requirement was applicable, in the 
     context of the circumstances necessitating such waiver:  
     Provided further, That any notification provided pursuant to 
     such a waiver shall contain an explanation of the emergency 
     circumstances.
       (f) None of the funds appropriated under titles III through 
     VI of this Act shall be obligated or expended for assistance 
     for Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bolivia, Burma, Cambodia, Cuba, 
     Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Iran, 
     Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Pakistan, the Russian Federation, 
     Serbia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, 
     Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Yemen, and Zimbabwe except as provided 
     through the regular notification procedures of the Committees 
     on Appropriations.

                notification on excess defense equipment

       Sec. 7016.  Prior to providing excess Department of Defense 
     articles in accordance with section 516(a) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, the Department of Defense shall 
     notify the Committees on Appropriations to the same extent 
     and under the same conditions as other committees pursuant to 
     subsection (f) of that section:  Provided, That before 
     issuing a letter of offer to sell excess defense articles 
     under the Arms Export Control Act, the Department of Defense 
     shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in accordance 
     with the regular notification procedures of such Committees 
     if such defense articles are significant military equipment 
     (as defined in section 47(9) of the Arms Export Control Act) 
     or are valued (in terms of original acquisition cost) at 
     $7,000,000 or more, or if notification is required elsewhere 
     in this Act for the use of appropriated funds for specific 
     countries that would receive such excess defense articles:  
     Provided further, That such Committees shall also be informed 
     of the original acquisition cost of such defense articles.

limitation on availability of funds for international organizations and 
                                programs

       Sec. 7017.  Subject to the regular notification procedures 
     of the Committees on Appropriations, funds appropriated under 
     titles I and III through V of this Act, which are returned or 
     not made available for organizations and programs because of 
     the implementation of section 307(a) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 or section 7048(a) of this Act, shall 
     remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017:  
     Provided, That the requirement to withhold funds for programs 
     in Burma under section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 shall not apply to funds appropriated by this Act.

   prohibition on funding for abortions and involuntary sterilization

       Sec. 7018.  None of the funds made available to carry out 
     part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may 
     be used to pay for the performance of abortions as a method 
     of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to 
     practice abortions. None of the funds made available to carry 
     out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 
     may be used to pay for the performance of involuntary 
     sterilization as a method of family planning or to coerce or 
     provide any financial incentive to any person to undergo 
     sterilizations. None of the funds made available to carry out 
     part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may 
     be used to pay for any biomedical research which relates in 
     whole or in part, to methods of, or the performance of, 
     abortions or involuntary sterilization as a means of family 
     planning. None of the funds made available to carry out part 
     I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be 
     obligated or expended for any country or organization if the 
     President certifies that the use of these funds by any such 
     country or organization would violate any of the above 
     provisions related to abortions and involuntary 
     sterilizations.

                              allocations

       Sec. 7019. (a) Funds provided by this Act shall be made 
     available for programs and countries in the amounts 
     specifically designated in the explanatory statement 
     described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 
     this consolidated Act).
       (b) For the purposes of implementing this section and only 
     with respect to the amounts for programs and countries 
     specifically designated in the explanatory statement 
     described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 
     this consolidated Act), the Secretary of State, the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development, and the Broadcasting Board of Governors, as 
     appropriate, may propose deviations to the amounts referenced 
     in subsection (a), subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.

               representation and entertainment expenses

       Sec. 7020. (a) Each Federal department, agency, or entity 
     funded in titles I or II of this Act, and the Department of 
     the Treasury and independent agencies funded in titles III or 
     VI of this Act, shall take steps to ensure that domestic and 
     overseas representation and entertainment expenses further 
     official agency business and United States foreign policy 
     interests and are--
       (1) primarily for fostering relations outside of the 
     Executive Branch;
       (2) principally for meals and events of a protocol nature;
       (3) not for employee-only events; and
       (4) do not include activities that are substantially of a 
     recreational character.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act under the headings ``International 
     Military Education and Training'' or ``Foreign Military 
     Financing Program'' for Informational Program activities or 
     under the headings ``Global Health Programs'', ``Development 
     Assistance'', and ``Economic Support Fund'' may be obligated 
     or expended to pay for--
       (1) alcoholic beverages; or
       (2) entertainment expenses for activities that are 
     substantially of a recreational character, including but not 
     limited to entrance fees at sporting events, theatrical and 
     musical productions, and amusement parks.

   prohibition on assistance to governments supporting international 
                               terrorism

       Sec. 7021. (a) Lethal Military Equipment Exports.--
       (1) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by titles III through VI

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     of this Act may be available to any foreign government which 
     provides lethal military equipment to a country the 
     government of which the Secretary of State has determined 
     supports international terrorism for purposes of section 6(j) 
     of the Export Administration Act of 1979 as continued in 
     effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic 
     Powers Act:  Provided, That the prohibition under this 
     section with respect to a foreign government shall terminate 
     12 months after that government ceases to provide such 
     military equipment:  Provided further, That this section 
     applies with respect to lethal military equipment provided 
     under a contract entered into after October 1, 1997.
       (2) Assistance restricted by paragraph (1) or any other 
     similar provision of law, may be furnished if the President 
     determines that to do so is important to the national 
     interest of the United States.
       (3) Whenever the President makes a determination pursuant 
     to paragraph (2), the President shall submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations a report with respect to the 
     furnishing of such assistance, including a detailed 
     explanation of the assistance to be provided, the estimated 
     dollar amount of such assistance, and an explanation of how 
     the assistance furthers United States national interests.
       (b) Bilateral Assistance.--
       (1) Funds appropriated for bilateral assistance in titles 
     III through VI of this Act and funds appropriated under any 
     such title in prior Acts making appropriations for the 
     Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
     programs, shall not be made available to any foreign 
     government which the President determines--
       (A) grants sanctuary from prosecution to any individual or 
     group which has committed an act of international terrorism;
       (B) otherwise supports international terrorism; or
       (C) is controlled by an organization designated as a 
     terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act.
       (2) The President may waive the application of paragraph 
     (1) to a government if the President determines that national 
     security or humanitarian reasons justify such waiver:  
     Provided, That the President shall publish each such waiver 
     in the Federal Register and, at least 15 days before the 
     waiver takes effect, shall notify the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the waiver (including the justification for 
     the waiver) in accordance with the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.

                       authorization requirements

       Sec. 7022.  Funds appropriated by this Act, except funds 
     appropriated under the heading ``Trade and Development 
     Agency'', may be obligated and expended notwithstanding 
     section 10 of Public Law 91-672, section 15 of the State 
     Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, section 313 of the 
     Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 
     1995 (Public Law 103-236), and section 504(a)(1) of the 
     National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)).

              definition of program, project, and activity

       Sec. 7023.  For the purpose of titles II through VI of this 
     Act ``program, project, and activity'' shall be defined at 
     the appropriations Act account level and shall include all 
     appropriations and authorizations Acts funding directives, 
     ceilings, and limitations with the exception that for the 
     following accounts: ``Economic Support Fund'' and ``Foreign 
     Military Financing Program'', ``program, project, and 
     activity'' shall also be considered to include country, 
     regional, and central program level funding within each such 
     account; and for the development assistance accounts of the 
     United States Agency for International Development, 
     ``program, project, and activity'' shall also be considered 
     to include central, country, regional, and program level 
     funding, either as--
       (1) justified to the Congress; or
       (2) allocated by the Executive Branch in accordance with a 
     report, to be provided to the Committees on Appropriations 
     within 30 days of the enactment of this Act, as required by 
     section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

 authorities for the peace corps, inter-american foundation and united 
                 states african development foundation

       Sec. 7024.  Unless expressly provided to the contrary, 
     provisions of this or any other Act, including provisions 
     contained in prior Acts authorizing or making appropriations 
     for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
     programs, shall not be construed to prohibit activities 
     authorized by or conducted under the Peace Corps Act, the 
     Inter-American Foundation Act or the African Development 
     Foundation Act:  Provided, That prior to conducting 
     activities in a country for which assistance is prohibited, 
     the agency shall consult with the Committees on 
     Appropriations and report to such Committees within 15 days 
     of taking such action.

                commerce, trade and surplus commodities

       Sec. 7025. (a) None of the funds appropriated or made 
     available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act for 
     direct assistance and none of the funds otherwise made 
     available to the Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation shall be obligated or expended to 
     finance any loan, any assistance or any other financial 
     commitments for establishing or expanding production of any 
     commodity for export by any country other than the United 
     States, if the commodity is likely to be in surplus on world 
     markets at the time the resulting productive capacity is 
     expected to become operative and if the assistance will cause 
     substantial injury to United States producers of the same, 
     similar, or competing commodity:  Provided, That such 
     prohibition shall not apply to the Export-Import Bank if in 
     the judgment of its Board of Directors the benefits to 
     industry and employment in the United States are likely to 
     outweigh the injury to United States producers of the same, 
     similar, or competing commodity, and the Chairman of the 
     Board so notifies the Committees on Appropriations:  Provided 
     further, That this subsection shall not prohibit--
       (1) activities in a country that is eligible for assistance 
     from the International Development Association, is not 
     eligible for assistance from the International Bank for 
     Reconstruction and Development, and does not export on a 
     consistent basis the agricultural commodity with respect to 
     which assistance is furnished; or
       (2) activities in a country the President determines is 
     recovering from widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, 
     or a complex emergency.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act 
     to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 shall be available for any testing or breeding 
     feasibility study, variety improvement or introduction, 
     consultancy, publication, conference, or training in 
     connection with the growth or production in a foreign country 
     of an agricultural commodity for export which would compete 
     with a similar commodity grown or produced in the United 
     States:  Provided, That this subsection shall not prohibit--
       (1) activities designed to increase food security in 
     developing countries where such activities will not have a 
     significant impact on the export of agricultural commodities 
     of the United States;
       (2) research activities intended primarily to benefit 
     American producers;
       (3) activities in a country that is eligible for assistance 
     from the International Development Association, is not 
     eligible for assistance from the International Bank for 
     Reconstruction and Development, and does not export on a 
     consistent basis the agricultural commodity with respect to 
     which assistance is furnished; or
       (4) activities in a country the President determines is 
     recovering from widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, 
     or a complex emergency.
       (c) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
     States executive directors of the international financial 
     institutions, as defined in section 7029(h) of this Act, to 
     use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any 
     assistance by such institutions, using funds appropriated or 
     made available by this Act, for the production or extraction 
     of any commodity or mineral for export, if it is in surplus 
     on world markets and if the assistance will cause substantial 
     injury to United States producers of the same, similar, or 
     competing commodity.

                           separate accounts

       Sec. 7026. (a) Separate Accounts for Local Currencies.--
       (1) If assistance is furnished to the government of a 
     foreign country under chapters 1 and 10 of part I or chapter 
     4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 under 
     agreements which result in the generation of local currencies 
     of that country, the Administrator of the United States 
     Agency for International Development (USAID) shall--
       (A) require that local currencies be deposited in a 
     separate account established by that government;
       (B) enter into an agreement with that government which sets 
     forth--
       (i) the amount of the local currencies to be generated; and
       (ii) the terms and conditions under which the currencies so 
     deposited may be utilized, consistent with this section; and
       (C) establish by agreement with that government the 
     responsibilities of USAID and that government to monitor and 
     account for deposits into and disbursements from the separate 
     account.
       (2) Uses of local currencies.--As may be agreed upon with 
     the foreign government, local currencies deposited in a 
     separate account pursuant to subsection (a), or an equivalent 
     amount of local currencies, shall be used only--
       (A) to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of 
     part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as the case 
     may be), for such purposes as--
       (i) project and sector assistance activities; or
       (ii) debt and deficit financing; or
       (B) for the administrative requirements of the United 
     States Government.
       (3) Programming accountability.--USAID shall take all 
     necessary steps to ensure that the equivalent of the local 
     currencies disbursed pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A) from 
     the separate account established pursuant to subsection 
     (a)(1) are used for the purposes agreed upon pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(2).

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       (4) Termination of assistance programs.--Upon termination 
     of assistance to a country under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or 
     chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (as the case may be), any unencumbered balances of funds 
     which remain in a separate account established pursuant to 
     subsection (a) shall be disposed of for such purposes as may 
     be agreed to by the government of that country and the United 
     States Government.
       (5) Reporting requirement.--The USAID Administrator shall 
     report on an annual basis as part of the justification 
     documents submitted to the Committees on Appropriations on 
     the use of local currencies for the administrative 
     requirements of the United States Government as authorized in 
     subsection (a)(2)(B), and such report shall include the 
     amount of local currency (and United States dollar 
     equivalent) used or to be used for such purpose in each 
     applicable country.
       (b) Separate Accounts for Cash Transfers.--
       (1) In general.--If assistance is made available to the 
     government of a foreign country, under chapter 1 or 10 of 
     part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961, as cash transfer assistance or as nonproject sector 
     assistance, that country shall be required to maintain such 
     funds in a separate account and not commingle them with any 
     other funds.
       (2) Applicability of other provisions of law.--Such funds 
     may be obligated and expended notwithstanding provisions of 
     law which are inconsistent with the nature of this assistance 
     including provisions which are referenced in the Joint 
     Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference 
     accompanying House Joint Resolution 648 (House Report No. 98-
     1159).
       (3) Notification.--At least 15 days prior to obligating any 
     such cash transfer or nonproject sector assistance, the 
     President shall submit a notification through the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, 
     which shall include a detailed description of how the funds 
     proposed to be made available will be used, with a discussion 
     of the United States interests that will be served by the 
     assistance (including, as appropriate, a description of the 
     economic policy reforms that will be promoted by such 
     assistance).
       (4) Exemption.--Nonproject sector assistance funds may be 
     exempt from the requirements of subsection (b)(1) only 
     through the regular notification procedures of the Committees 
     on Appropriations.

                       eligibility for assistance

       Sec. 7027. (a) Assistance Through Nongovernmental 
     Organizations.--Restrictions contained in this or any other 
     Act with respect to assistance for a country shall not be 
     construed to restrict assistance in support of programs of 
     nongovernmental organizations from funds appropriated by this 
     Act to carry out the provisions of chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 
     of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961:  Provided, That before using the authority of 
     this subsection to furnish assistance in support of programs 
     of nongovernmental organizations, the President shall notify 
     the Committees on Appropriations pursuant to the regular 
     notification procedures, including a description of the 
     program to be assisted, the assistance to be provided, and 
     the reasons for furnishing such assistance:  Provided 
     further, That nothing in this subsection shall be construed 
     to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against abortion 
     or involuntary sterilizations contained in this or any other 
     Act.
       (b) Public Law 480.--During fiscal year 2015, restrictions 
     contained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance 
     for a country shall not be construed to restrict assistance 
     under the Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83-480):  Provided, 
     That none of the funds appropriated to carry out title I of 
     such Act and made available pursuant to this subsection may 
     be obligated or expended except as provided through the 
     regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       (c) Exception.--This section shall not apply--
       (1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting 
     assistance to countries that support international terrorism; 
     or
       (2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting 
     assistance to the government of a country that violates 
     internationally recognized human rights.

                           local competition

       Sec. 7028. (a) Requirements for Exceptions to Competition 
     for Local Entities.--Funds appropriated by this Act that are 
     made available to the United States Agency for International 
     Development (USAID) may only be made available for limited 
     competitions through local entities if--
       (1) prior to the determination to limit competition to 
     local entities, USAID has--
       (A) assessed the level of local capacity to effectively 
     implement, manage, and account for programs included in such 
     competition; and
       (B) documented the written results of the assessment and 
     decisions made; and
       (2) prior to making an award after limiting competition to 
     local entities--
       (A) each successful local entity has been determined to be 
     responsible in accordance with USAID guidelines; and
       (B) effective monitoring and evaluation systems are in 
     place to ensure that award funding is used for its intended 
     purposes; and
       (3) no level of acceptable fraud is assumed.
       (b) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1), the 
     Administrator of USAID shall report, on a semi-annual basis, 
     to the appropriate congressional committees on all awards 
     subject to limited or no competition for local entities:  
     Provided, That such report should be posted on the USAID Web 
     site:  Provided further, That the requirements of this 
     subsection shall only apply to awards in excess of $3,000,000 
     and sole source awards to local entities in excess of 
     $2,000,000.
       (c) Section 7077 of division I of Public Law 112-74 shall 
     continue in effect during fiscal year 2015, as amended by 
     division K of Public Law 113-76.

                  international financial institutions

       Sec. 7029. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct 
     the United States executive director of each international 
     financial institution to seek to require that such 
     institution adopts and implements a publicly available 
     policy, including the strategic use of peer reviews and 
     external experts, to conduct independent, in-depth 
     evaluations of the effectiveness of at least 25 percent of 
     all loans, grants, programs, and significant analytical non-
     lending activities in advancing the institution's goals of 
     reducing poverty and promoting equitable economic growth, 
     consistent with relevant safeguards, to ensure that decisions 
     to support such loans, grants, programs, and activities are 
     based on accurate data and objective analysis:  Provided, 
     That not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations on steps taken by the United States executive 
     directors and the international financial institutions 
     consistent with this paragraph.
       (b) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
     States Executive Director of the International Bank for 
     Reconstruction and Development and the International 
     Development Association to vote against any loan, grant, 
     policy, or strategy if such institution has adopted and is 
     implementing any social or environmental safeguard relevant 
     to such loan, grant, policy, or strategy that provides less 
     protection than World Bank safeguards in effect on September 
     30, 2014.
       (c) None of the funds appropriated under title V of this 
     Act may be made as payment to any international financial 
     institution while the United States executive director to 
     such institution is compensated by the institution at a rate 
     which, together with whatever compensation such executive 
     director receives from the United States, is in excess of the 
     rate provided for an individual occupying a position at level 
     IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, 
     United States Code, or while any alternate United States 
     executive director to such institution is compensated by the 
     institution at a rate in excess of the rate provided for an 
     individual occupying a position at level V of the Executive 
     Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.
       (d) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
     States executive director of each international financial 
     institution to seek to require that such institution conducts 
     rigorous human rights due diligence and human rights risk 
     management, as appropriate, in connection with any loan, 
     grant, policy, or strategy of such institution:  Provided, 
     That prior to voting on any such loan, grant, policy, or 
     strategy the executive director shall consult with the 
     Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, 
     Department of State, if the executive director has reason to 
     believe that such loan, grant, policy, or strategy could 
     result in forced displacement or other violation of human 
     rights.
       (e) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
     States executive director of each international financial 
     institution to promote in loan, grant, and other financing 
     agreements improvements in borrowing countries' financial 
     management and judicial capacity to investigate, prosecute, 
     and punish fraud and corruption.
       (f) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
     States executive director of each international financial 
     institution to seek to require that such institution 
     collects, verifies, and publishes, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, beneficial ownership information (excluding 
     proprietary information) for any corporation or limited 
     liability company, other than a publicly listed company, that 
     receives funds appropriated by this Act that are provided as 
     payment to such institution:  Provided, That not later than 
     180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on steps 
     taken by the United States executive directors and the 
     international financial institutions consistent with this 
     paragraph.

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       (g) The Secretary of the Treasury should support efforts by 
     the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to promote economic 
     cooperation and integration within the Caribbean region, 
     consistent with the IDB's charter and United States policy.
       (h) For the purposes of this Act ``international financial 
     institutions'' shall mean the International Bank for 
     Reconstruction and Development, the International Development 
     Association, the International Finance Corporation, the 
     Inter-American Development Bank, the International Monetary 
     Fund, the Asian Development Bank, the Asian Development Fund, 
     the Inter-American Investment Corporation, the North American 
     Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development, the African Development Bank, the African 
     Development Fund, and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee 
     Agency.

                          debt-for-development

       Sec. 7030.  In order to enhance the continued participation 
     of nongovernmental organizations in debt-for-development and 
     debt-for-nature exchanges, a nongovernmental organization 
     which is a grantee or contractor of the United States Agency 
     for International Development may place in interest bearing 
     accounts local currencies which accrue to that organization 
     as a result of economic assistance provided under title III 
     of this Act and, subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, any interest 
     earned on such investment shall be used for the purpose for 
     which the assistance was provided to that organization.

              financial management and budget transparency

       Sec. 7031. (a) Limitation on Direct Government-to-
     Government Assistance.--
       (1) Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available 
     for direct government-to-government assistance only if--
       (A) each implementing agency or ministry to receive 
     assistance has been assessed and is considered to have the 
     systems required to manage such assistance and any identified 
     vulnerabilities or weaknesses of such agency or ministry have 
     been addressed; and
       (i) the recipient agency or ministry employs and utilizes 
     staff with the necessary technical, financial, and management 
     capabilities;
       (ii) the recipient agency or ministry has adopted 
     competitive procurement policies and systems;
       (iii) effective monitoring and evaluation systems are in 
     place to ensure that such assistance is used for its intended 
     purposes;
       (iv) no level of acceptable fraud is assumed; and
       (v) the government of the recipient country is taking steps 
     to publicly disclose on an annual basis its national budget, 
     to include income and expenditures;
       (B) the recipient government is in compliance with the 
     principles set forth in section 7013 of this Act;
       (C) the recipient agency or ministry is not headed or 
     controlled by an organization designated as a foreign 
     terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act;
       (D) the Government of the United States and the government 
     of the recipient country have agreed, in writing, on clear 
     and achievable objectives for the use of such assistance, 
     which should be made available on a cost-reimbursable basis; 
     and
       (E) the recipient government is taking steps to protect the 
     rights of civil society, including freedoms of expression, 
     association, and assembly.
       (2) In addition to the requirements in subsection (a), no 
     funds may be made available for direct government-to-
     government assistance without prior consultation with, and 
     notification of, the Committees on Appropriations:  Provided, 
     That such notification shall contain an explanation of how 
     the proposed activity meets the requirements of paragraph 
     (1):  Provided further, That the requirements of this 
     paragraph shall only apply to direct government-to-government 
     assistance in excess of $10,000,000 and all funds available 
     for cash transfer, budget support, and cash payments to 
     individuals.
       (3) The Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development (USAID) or the Secretary of State, 
     as appropriate, shall suspend any direct government-to-
     government assistance if the Administrator or the Secretary 
     has credible information of material misuse of such 
     assistance, unless the Administrator or the Secretary reports 
     to the Committees on Appropriations that it is in the 
     national interest of the United States to continue such 
     assistance, including a justification, or that such misuse 
     has been appropriately addressed.
       (4) The Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees 
     on Appropriations, concurrent with the fiscal year 2016 
     congressional budget justification materials, amounts planned 
     for assistance described in subsection (a) by country, 
     proposed funding amount, source of funds, and type of 
     assistance.
       (5) Not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act 
     and 6 months thereafter until September 30, 2015, the USAID 
     Administrator shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations a report that--
       (A) details all assistance described in subsection (a) 
     provided during the previous 6-month period by country, 
     funding amount, source of funds, and type of such assistance; 
     and
       (B) the type of procurement instrument or mechanism 
     utilized and whether the assistance was provided on a 
     reimbursable basis.
       (6) None of the funds made available by this Act may be 
     used for any foreign country for debt service payments owed 
     by any country to any international financial institution:  
     Provided, That for purposes of this subsection, the term 
     ``international financial institution'' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 7029(h) of this Act.
       (b) National Budget and Contract Transparency.--
       (1) Minimum requirements of fiscal transparency.--The 
     Secretary of State shall continue to update and strengthen 
     the ``minimum requirements of fiscal transparency'' for each 
     government receiving assistance appropriated by this Act, as 
     identified in the report required by section 7031(b) of 
     division K of Public Law 113-76.
       (2) Definition.--For purposes of paragraph (1), ``minimum 
     requirements of fiscal transparency'' are requirements 
     consistent with those in subsection (a)(1), and the public 
     disclosure of national budget documentation (to include 
     receipts and expenditures by ministry) and government 
     contracts and licenses for natural resource extraction (to 
     include bidding and concession allocation practices).
       (3) Determination and report.--For each government 
     identified pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State, 
     not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, shall 
     make or update any determination of ``significant progress'' 
     or ``no significant progress'' in meeting the minimum 
     requirements of fiscal transparency, and make such 
     determinations publicly available in an annual ``Fiscal 
     Transparency Report'' to be posted on the Department of 
     State's Web site:  Provided, That the Secretary shall 
     identify the significant progress made by each such 
     government to publicly disclose national budget 
     documentation, contracts, and licenses which are additional 
     to such information disclosed in previous fiscal years, and 
     include specific recommendations of short- and long-term 
     steps such government should take to improve fiscal 
     transparency:  Provided further, That the annual report shall 
     include a detailed description of how funds appropriated by 
     this Act are being used to improve fiscal transparency, and 
     identify benchmarks for measuring progress.
       (4) Assistance.--Funds appropriated under title III of this 
     Act shall be made available for programs and activities to 
     assist governments identified pursuant to paragraph (1) to 
     improve budget transparency and to support civil society 
     organizations in such countries that promote budget 
     transparency:  Provided, That such sums shall be in addition 
     to funds otherwise made available for such purposes:  
     Provided further, That a description of the uses of such 
     funds shall be included in the annual ``Fiscal Transparency 
     Report'' required by paragraph (3).
       (c) Anti-Kleptocracy and Human Rights.--
       (1)(A) Officials of foreign governments and their immediate 
     family members about whom the Secretary of State has credible 
     information have been involved in significant corruption, 
     including corruption related to the extraction of natural 
     resources, or a gross violation of human rights shall be 
     ineligible for entry into the United States.
       (B) The Secretary may also publicly or privately designate 
     or identify officials of foreign governments and their 
     immediate family members about whom the Secretary has such 
     credible information without regard to whether the individual 
     has applied for a visa.
       (2) Individuals shall not be ineligible if entry into the 
     United States would further important United States law 
     enforcement objectives or is necessary to permit the United 
     States to fulfill its obligations under the United Nations 
     Headquarters Agreement:  Provided, That nothing in paragraph 
     (1) shall be construed to derogate from United States 
     Government obligations under applicable international 
     agreements.
       (3) The Secretary may waive the application of paragraph 
     (1) if the Secretary determines that the waiver would serve a 
     compelling national interest or that the circumstances which 
     caused the individual to be ineligible have changed 
     sufficiently.
       (4) Not later than 6 months after enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary of State shall submit a report, including a 
     classified annex if necessary, to the Committees on 
     Appropriations and the Committees on the Judiciary describing 
     the information related to corruption or violation of human 
     rights concerning each of the individuals found ineligible in 
     the previous 12 months pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) as well 
     as the individuals who the Secretary designated or identified 
     pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), or who would be ineligible but 
     for the application of paragraph (2), a list of any waivers 
     provided under paragraph (3), and the justification for each 
     waiver.
       (5) Any unclassified portion of the report required under 
     paragraph (4) shall be posted on the Department of State's 
     Web site.
       (6) For purposes of paragraphs (1)(B), (4), and (5), the 
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     State and of diplomatic and consular offices of the United 
     States pertaining to the issuance or refusal of visas or 
     permits to enter the United States shall not be considered 
     confidential.
       (d) Foreign Assistance Web Site.--Funds appropriated by 
     this Act under titles I and II, and funds made available for 
     any independent agency in title III, as appropriate, shall be 
     made available to support the provision of additional 
     information on United States Government foreign assistance on 
     the Department of State's foreign assistance Web site:  
     Provided, That all Federal agencies funded under this Act 
     shall provide such information on foreign assistance, upon 
     request, to the Department of State.

                           democracy programs

       Sec. 7032. (a) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not 
     less than $2,264,986,000 should be made available for 
     democracy programs, as defined in subsection (c).
       (b) Funds made available by this Act for democracy programs 
     may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, and with regard to the National Endowment for Democracy 
     (NED), any regulation.
       (c) For purposes of funds appropriated by this Act, the 
     term ``democracy programs'' means programs that support good 
     governance, credible and competitive elections, freedom of 
     expression, association, assembly, and religion, human 
     rights, labor rights, independent media, and the rule of law, 
     and that otherwise strengthen the capacity of democratic 
     political parties, governments, nongovernmental organizations 
     and institutions, and citizens to support the development of 
     democratic states, and institutions that are responsive and 
     accountable to citizens.
       (d) Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available 
     for governance programs should be made available to support 
     institutions and individuals that demonstrate a commitment to 
     democracy.
       (e) With respect to the provision of assistance for 
     democracy, human rights, and governance activities in this 
     Act, the organizations implementing such assistance, the 
     specific nature of that assistance, and the participants in 
     such programs shall not be subject to the prior approval by 
     the government of any foreign country:  Provided, That the 
     Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of 
     the United States Agency for International Development 
     (USAID), shall report to the Committees on Appropriations, 
     not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, 
     detailing steps taken by the Department of State and USAID to 
     comply with the requirements of this subsection.
       (f) Any funds made available by this Act for a business and 
     human rights program in the People's Republic of China shall 
     be made available on a cost-matching basis from sources other 
     than the United States Government.
       (g) The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, 
     Department of State (DRL) and the Bureau for Democracy, 
     Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, USAID, shall regularly 
     communicate their planned programs to the NED.
       (h) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
     ``Democracy Fund'' that are made available to DRL shall be 
     made available to maintain a database of prisons and gulags 
     in North Korea, in accordance with section 7032(i) of 
     division K of Public Law 113-76.
       (i) Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available 
     for democracy programs shall be made available to support 
     freedom of religion, including in the Middle East and North 
     Africa.
       (j) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act shall be 
     made available for democracy programs in countries in the 
     Western Hemisphere above the total amount requested in the 
     Congressional Budget Justification, Foreign Operations, 
     Fiscal Year 2015:  Provided, That the Department of State and 
     USAID, as appropriate, shall consult with the Committees on 
     Appropriations prior to the obligation of such funds.
       (k) Funds made available by this Act for the Near East 
     Regional Democracy program shall be the responsibility of the 
     Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, Department of 
     State, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for DRL:  
     Provided, That such funds shall be made available for the 
     activities described in section 1243 of Public Law 112-239, 
     following consultation with the appropriate congressional 
     committees.

                           multi-year pledges

       Sec. 7033.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
     be used to make any pledge for future year funding for any 
     multilateral or bilateral program funded in titles III 
     through VI of this Act unless such pledge was--
       (1) previously justified, including the projected future 
     year costs, in a congressional budget justification;
       (2) included in an Act making appropriations for the 
     Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs 
     or previously authorized by an Act of Congress;
       (3) notified in accordance with the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, including the 
     projected future year costs; or
       (4) the subject of prior consultation with the Committees 
     on Appropriations and such consultation was conducted at 
     least 7 days in advance of the pledge.

                           special provisions

       Sec. 7034. (a) Victims of War, Displaced Children, and 
     Displaced Burmese.--Funds appropriated in titles III and VI 
     of this Act that are made available for victims of war, 
     displaced children, displaced Burmese, and to combat 
     trafficking in persons and assist victims of such 
     trafficking, may be made available notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law.
       (b) Reconstituting Civilian Police Authority.--In providing 
     assistance with funds appropriated by this Act under section 
     660(b)(6) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, support for 
     a nation emerging from instability may be deemed to mean 
     support for regional, district, municipal, or other sub-
     national entity emerging from instability, as well as a 
     nation emerging from instability.
       (c) World Food Program.--Funds managed by the Bureau for 
     Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United 
     States Agency for International Development (USAID), from 
     this or any other Act, may be made available as a general 
     contribution to the World Food Program, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law.
       (d) Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regulation or 
     Executive order, funds appropriated under titles III and IV 
     of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the 
     Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs 
     under the headings ``Economic Support Fund'', ``Peacekeeping 
     Operations'', ``International Disaster Assistance'', 
     ``Complex Crises Fund'', and ``Transition Initiatives'' may 
     be made available to support programs to disarm, demobilize, 
     and reintegrate into civilian society former members of 
     foreign terrorist organizations:  Provided, That the 
     Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on 
     Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds pursuant to 
     this subsection:  Provided further, That for the purposes of 
     this subsection the term ``foreign terrorist organization'' 
     means an organization designated as a terrorist organization 
     under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
       (e) Directives and Authorities.--(1) Funds appropriated by 
     this Act under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' shall be 
     made available to carry out the Program for Research and 
     Training on Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the 
     Former Soviet Union as authorized by the Soviet-Eastern 
     European Research and Training Act of 1983 (22 U.S.C. 4501-
     4508).
       (2) Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making 
     appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
     operations, and related programs under the heading ``Economic 
     Support Fund'' may be made available as a contribution to 
     establish and maintain memorial sites of genocide, subject to 
     the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       (3) Of the amounts made available by this Act under the 
     heading ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'' in title I, up 
     to $500,000 may be made available for grants pursuant to 
     section 504 of Public Law 95-426 (22 U.S.C. 2656d), including 
     to facilitate collaboration with indigenous communities.
       (f) Partner Vetting.--Funds appropriated by this Act or in 
     titles I through IV of prior Acts making appropriations for 
     the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
     programs shall be used by the Secretary of State and the 
     USAID Administrator, as appropriate, to support the continued 
     implementation of the Partner Vetting System (PVS) pilot 
     program:  Provided, That the Secretary of State and the USAID 
     Administrator shall jointly submit a report to the Committees 
     on Appropriations, not later than 30 days after completion of 
     the pilot program, on the estimated timeline and criteria for 
     evaluating the PVS pilot program for possible expansion:  
     Provided further, That such report shall include the 
     requirements in Senate Report 113-195 and House Report 113-
     499:  Provided further, That such report may be delivered in 
     classified form, if necessary.
       (g) Contingencies.--During fiscal year 2015, the President 
     may use up to $100,000,000 under the authority of section 451 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law.
       (h) International Child Abductions.--The Secretary of State 
     should withhold funds appropriated under title III of this 
     Act for assistance for the central government of any country 
     that is not taking appropriate steps to comply with the 
     Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
     Abductions, done at the Hague on October 25, 1980:  Provided, 
     That the Secretary shall report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations within 15 days of withholding funds under this 
     subsection.
       (i) Reports Repealed.--Section 304(f) of Public Law 107-
     173; section 2104 of Public Law 109-13; and subsection 
     1405(c) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008 
     (Public Law 110-252), are hereby repealed.
       (j) Transfers for Extraordinary Protection.--The Secretary 
     of State may transfer to, and merge with, funds under the 
     heading ``Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials'' 
     unobligated balances of expired funds appropriated under the 
     heading ``Diplomatic

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     and Consular Programs'' for fiscal year 2015, except for 
     funds designated for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
     War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, at 
     no later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last 
     fiscal year for which such funds are available for the 
     purposes for which appropriated:  Provided, That not more 
     than $50,000,000 may be transferred.
       (k) Protections and Remedies for Employees of Diplomatic 
     Missions and International Organizations.--The Secretary of 
     State shall implement section 203(a)(2) of the William 
     Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 
     Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-457):  Provided, That in 
     determining whether to suspend the issuance of A-3 or G-5 
     visas under such section, the Secretary should consider the 
     following as ``credible evidence'': (1) a final court 
     judgment (including a default judgment) issued against a 
     current or former employee of such mission or organization 
     (for which the time period for appeal has expired); (2) the 
     issuance of a T-visa to the victim; or (3) a request by the 
     Department of State to the sending state that immunity of 
     individual diplomats or family members be waived to permit 
     criminal prosecution:  Provided further, That the Secretary 
     should assist in obtaining payment of final court judgments 
     awarded to A-3 and G-5 visa holders, including encouraging 
     the sending states to provide compensation directly to 
     victims:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall include 
     in the Trafficking in Persons annual report a concise summary 
     of each trafficking case involving an A-3 or G-5 visa holder 
     which meets one or more of the items in the first proviso of 
     this subsection.
       (l) Extension of Authorities.--
       (1) Section 1(b)(2) of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 
     U.S.C. 214(b)(2)) shall be applied by substituting 
     ``September 30, 2015'' for ``September 30, 2010''.
       (2) The authority provided by section 301(a)(3) of the 
     Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 
     U.S.C. 4831(a)(3)) shall remain in effect for facilities in 
     Afghanistan through September 30, 2015, except that the 
     notification and reporting requirements contained in such 
     section shall include the Committees on Appropriations.
       (3) The authority contained in section 1115(d) of Public 
     Law 111-32 shall remain in effect through September 30, 2015.
       (4) Section 824(g) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
     U.S.C. 4064(g)) shall be applied by substituting ``September 
     30, 2015'' for ``October 1, 2010'' in paragraph (2).
       (5) Section 61(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities 
     Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2733(a)) shall be applied by 
     substituting ``September 30, 2015'' for ``October 1, 2010'' 
     in paragraph (2).
       (6) Section 625(j)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2385(j)(1)) shall be applied by substituting 
     ``September 30, 2015'' for ``October 1, 2010'' in 
     subparagraph (B).
       (7)(A) Subject to the limitation described in subparagraph 
     (B), the authority provided by section 1113 of the 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-32; 123 
     Stat. 1904) shall remain in effect through September 30, 
     2015.
       (B) The authority described in subparagraph (A) may not be 
     used to pay an eligible member of the Foreign Service (as 
     defined in section 1113(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations 
     Act, 2009) a locality-based comparability payment (stated as 
     a percentage) that exceeds two-thirds of the amount of the 
     locality-based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) 
     that would be payable to such member under section 5304 of 
     title 5, United States Code, if such member's official duty 
     station were in the District of Columbia.
       (8) The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
     Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101-167) is 
     amended--
       (A) In section 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 note)--
       (i) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``and 2014'' and 
     inserting ``2014, and 2015''; and
       (ii) in subsection (e), by striking ``2014'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``2015''; and
       (B) in section 599E (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) in subsection 
     (b)(2), by striking ``2014'' and inserting ``2015''.
       (9) The authorities provided in section 1015(b) of Public 
     Law 111-212 shall remain in effect through September 30, 
     2015.
       (m) Crowd Control Items.--Funds appropriated by this Act 
     should not be used for tear gas, small arms, light weapons, 
     ammunition, or other items for crowd control purposes for 
     foreign security forces that use excessive force to repress 
     peaceful expression, association, or assembly in countries 
     undergoing democratic transition.
       (n) Department of State Working Capital Fund.--Funds 
     appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to the 
     Department of State for payments to the Working Capital Fund 
     may only be used for the activities and in the amounts 
     allowed in the President's fiscal year 2015 budget:  
     Provided, That Federal agency components shall be charged 
     only for their direct usage of each Working Capital Fund 
     service:  Provided further, That Federal agency components 
     may only pay for Working Capital Fund services that are 
     consistent with the component's purpose and authorities:  
     Provided further, That the Working Capital Fund shall be paid 
     in advance or reimbursed at rates which will return the full 
     cost of each service.
       (o) Security Force Accountability Assistance.--The 
     Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations not later than 90 days after enactment of this 
     Act on steps taken to implement section 620M(c) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including program details and 
     sources of funding:  Provided, That such report shall 
     describe how funds appropriated by this Act are used to 
     encourage, assist, and build the capacity of foreign 
     governments to investigate, prosecute, and punish security 
     force personnel who are credibly alleged to have committed 
     gross violations of human rights, including by providing:
       (1) technical assistance in support of such investigations 
     and prosecutions;
       (2) assistance to strengthen civilian-military cooperation 
     on human rights and the rule of law;
       (3) assistance to strengthen the internal accountability 
     mechanisms and technical capacity of foreign governments to 
     bring such personnel to justice; and
       (4) support for nongovernmental organizations that monitor 
     and document gross violations.
       (p) Humanitarian Assistance.--Funds appropriated by this 
     Act that are available for monitoring and evaluation of 
     assistance under the headings ``International Disaster 
     Assistance'' and ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'' shall, 
     as appropriate, be made available for the regular collection 
     of feedback obtained directly from beneficiaries on the 
     quality and relevance of such assistance:  Provided, That the 
     Department of State and USAID shall conduct regular oversight 
     to ensure that such feedback is collected and used by 
     grantees to maximize the cost-effectiveness and utility of 
     such assistance, and require grantees that receive funds 
     under such headings to establish procedures for collecting 
     and responding to such feedback.
       (q) HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund.--Funds available in the 
     HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund established pursuant to section 
     525(b)(1) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
     Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-
     477) may be made available for pharmaceuticals and other 
     products for child survival, malaria, and tuberculosis to the 
     same extent as HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, 
     subject to the terms and conditions in such section:  
     Provided, That the authority in section 525(b)(5) of the 
     Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-477) shall be 
     exercised by the Assistant Administrator for Global Health, 
     USAID, with respect to funds deposited for such non-HIV/AIDS 
     pharmaceuticals and other products, and shall be subject to 
     the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations:  Provided further, That the Secretary of 
     State shall include in the congressional budget justification 
     an accounting of budgetary resources, disbursements, 
     balances, and reimbursements related to such fund.
       (r) Loan Guarantees and Enterprise Funds.--
       (1) Funds appropriated under the heading ``Economic Support 
     Fund'' only in title III of this Act and prior Acts making 
     appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
     operations, and related programs may be made available for 
     the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974, of loan guarantees for Jordan, Ukraine, 
     and Tunisia, which are authorized to be provided:  Provided, 
     That amounts made available under this paragraph for the 
     costs of such guarantees shall not be considered assistance 
     for the purposes of provisions of law limiting assistance to 
     a country.
       (2) Funds appropriated under the heading ``Economic Support 
     Fund'' in this Act may be made available to establish and 
     operate one or more enterprise funds for Egypt and Tunisia:  
     Provided, That the first, third and fifth provisos under 
     section 7041(b) of division I of Public Law 112-74 shall 
     apply to funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
     ``Economic Support Fund'' for an enterprise fund or funds to 
     the same extent and in the same manner as such provision of 
     law applied to funds made available under such section 
     (except that the clause excluding subsection (d)(3) of 
     section 201 of the SEED Act shall not apply):  Provided 
     further, That the authority of any such enterprise fund or 
     funds to provide assistance shall cease to be effective on 
     December 31, 2025.
       (3) Funds made available by this subsection shall be 
     subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
     notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
       (s) Report on Executive Salaries.--Not later than 90 days 
     after enactment of this Act, the head of any non-Federal or 
     quasi-Federal organization that is provided a direct 
     appropriation with funds made available by this Act under 
     titles I or III shall submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations on executive salary and compensation:  
     Provided, That the report shall include the information 
     specified under this section in the explanatory statement 
     described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 
     this consolidated Act).

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       (t) Definitions.--
       (1) Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for purposes of 
     this Act the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     shall mean the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations 
     and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for purposes of 
     this Act the term ``funds appropriated in this Act and prior 
     Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
     foreign operations, and related programs'' shall mean funds 
     that remain available for obligation, and have not expired.
       (3) Any reference to Southern Kordofan in this or any other 
     Act making appropriations for the Department of State, 
     foreign operations, and related programs shall be deemed to 
     include portions of Western Kordofan that were previously 
     part of Southern Kordofan prior to the 2013 division of 
     Southern Kordofan.

                     arab league boycott of israel

       Sec. 7035.  It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the Arab League boycott of Israel, and the secondary 
     boycott of American firms that have commercial ties with 
     Israel, is an impediment to peace in the region and to United 
     States investment and trade in the Middle East and North 
     Africa;
       (2) the Arab League boycott, which was regrettably 
     reinstated in 1997, should be immediately and publicly 
     terminated, and the Central Office for the Boycott of Israel 
     immediately disbanded;
       (3) all Arab League states should normalize relations with 
     their neighbor Israel;
       (4) the President and the Secretary of State should 
     continue to vigorously oppose the Arab League boycott of 
     Israel and find concrete steps to demonstrate that opposition 
     by, for example, taking into consideration the participation 
     of any recipient country in the boycott when determining to 
     sell weapons to said country; and
       (5) the President should report to Congress annually on 
     specific steps being taken by the United States to encourage 
     Arab League states to normalize their relations with Israel 
     to bring about the termination of the Arab League boycott of 
     Israel, including those to encourage allies and trading 
     partners of the United States to enact laws prohibiting 
     businesses from complying with the boycott and penalizing 
     businesses that do comply.

                         palestinian statehood

       Sec. 7036. (a) Limitation on Assistance.--None of the funds 
     appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be 
     provided to support a Palestinian state unless the Secretary 
     of State determines and certifies to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that--
       (1) the governing entity of a new Palestinian state--
       (A) has demonstrated a firm commitment to peaceful co-
     existence with the State of Israel; and
       (B) is taking appropriate measures to counter terrorism and 
     terrorist financing in the West Bank and Gaza, including the 
     dismantling of terrorist infrastructures, and is cooperating 
     with appropriate Israeli and other appropriate security 
     organizations; and
       (2) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing entity of a 
     new Palestinian state) is working with other countries in the 
     region to vigorously pursue efforts to establish a just, 
     lasting, and comprehensive peace in the Middle East that will 
     enable Israel and an independent Palestinian state to exist 
     within the context of full and normal relationships, which 
     should include--
       (A) termination of all claims or states of belligerency;
       (B) respect for and acknowledgment of the sovereignty, 
     territorial integrity, and political independence of every 
     state in the area through measures including the 
     establishment of demilitarized zones;
       (C) their right to live in peace within secure and 
     recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force;
       (D) freedom of navigation through international waterways 
     in the area; and
       (E) a framework for achieving a just settlement of the 
     refugee problem.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the governing entity should enact a constitution assuring the 
     rule of law, an independent judiciary, and respect for human 
     rights for its citizens, and should enact other laws and 
     regulations assuring transparent and accountable governance.
       (c) Waiver.--The President may waive subsection (a) if the 
     President determines that it is important to the national 
     security interest of the United States to do so.
       (d) Exemption.--The restriction in subsection (a) shall not 
     apply to assistance intended to help reform the Palestinian 
     Authority and affiliated institutions, or the governing 
     entity, in order to help meet the requirements of subsection 
     (a), consistent with the provisions of section 7040 of this 
     Act (``Limitation on Assistance for the Palestinian 
     Authority'').

           restrictions concerning the palestinian authority

       Sec. 7037.  None of the funds appropriated under titles II 
     through VI of this Act may be obligated or expended to create 
     in any part of Jerusalem a new office of any department or 
     agency of the United States Government for the purpose of 
     conducting official United States Government business with 
     the Palestinian Authority over Gaza and Jericho or any 
     successor Palestinian governing entity provided for in the 
     Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles:  Provided, That this 
     restriction shall not apply to the acquisition of additional 
     space for the existing Consulate General in Jerusalem:  
     Provided further, That meetings between officers and 
     employees of the United States and officials of the 
     Palestinian Authority, or any successor Palestinian governing 
     entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of 
     Principles, for the purpose of conducting official United 
     States Government business with such authority should 
     continue to take place in locations other than Jerusalem:  
     Provided further, That as has been true in the past, officers 
     and employees of the United States Government may continue to 
     meet in Jerusalem on other subjects with Palestinians 
     (including those who now occupy positions in the Palestinian 
     Authority), have social contacts, and have incidental 
     discussions.

 prohibition on assistance to the palestinian broadcasting corporation

       Sec. 7038.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act may be used to provide equipment, 
     technical support, consulting services, or any other form of 
     assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.

                 assistance for the west bank and gaza

       Sec. 7039. (a) Oversight.--For fiscal year 2015, 30 days 
     prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bilateral 
     West Bank and Gaza Program, the Secretary of State shall 
     certify to the Committees on Appropriations that procedures 
     have been established to assure the Comptroller General of 
     the United States will have access to appropriate United 
     States financial information in order to review the uses of 
     United States assistance for the Program funded under the 
     heading ``Economic Support Fund'' for the West Bank and Gaza.
       (b) Vetting.--Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated 
     by this Act under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' for 
     assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Secretary of State 
     shall take all appropriate steps to ensure that such 
     assistance is not provided to or through any individual, 
     private or government entity, or educational institution that 
     the Secretary knows or has reason to believe advocates, 
     plans, sponsors, engages in, or has engaged in, terrorist 
     activity nor, with respect to private entities or educational 
     institutions, those that have as a principal officer of the 
     entity's governing board or governing board of trustees any 
     individual that has been determined to be involved in, or 
     advocating terrorist activity or determined to be a member of 
     a designated foreign terrorist organization:  Provided, That 
     the Secretary of State shall, as appropriate, establish 
     procedures specifying the steps to be taken in carrying out 
     this subsection and shall terminate assistance to any 
     individual, entity, or educational institution which the 
     Secretary has determined to be involved in or advocating 
     terrorist activity.
       (c) Prohibition.--
       (1) None of the funds appropriated under titles III through 
     VI of this Act for assistance under the West Bank and Gaza 
     Program may be made available for the purpose of recognizing 
     or otherwise honoring individuals who commit, or have 
     committed acts of terrorism.
       (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 
     funds made available by this or prior appropriations Acts, 
     including funds made available by transfer, may be made 
     available for obligation for security assistance for the West 
     Bank and Gaza until the Secretary of State reports to the 
     Committees on Appropriations on the benchmarks that have been 
     established for security assistance for the West Bank and 
     Gaza and reports on the extent of Palestinian compliance with 
     such benchmarks.
       (d) Audits.--
       (1) The Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development shall ensure that Federal or non-
     Federal audits of all contractors and grantees, and 
     significant subcontractors and sub-grantees, under the West 
     Bank and Gaza Program, are conducted at least on an annual 
     basis to ensure, among other things, compliance with this 
     section.
       (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act up to $500,000 
     may be used by the Office of Inspector General of the United 
     States Agency for International Development for audits, 
     inspections, and other activities in furtherance of the 
     requirements of this subsection:  Provided, That such funds 
     are in addition to funds otherwise available for such 
     purposes.
       (e) Subsequent to the certification specified in subsection 
     (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     conduct an audit and an investigation of the treatment, 
     handling, and uses of all funds for the bilateral West Bank 
     and Gaza Program, including all funds provided as cash 
     transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2015 under the heading 
     ``Economic Support Fund'', and such audit shall address--
       (1) the extent to which such Program complies with the 
     requirements of subsections (b) and (c); and

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       (2) an examination of all programs, projects, and 
     activities carried out under such Program, including both 
     obligations and expenditures.
       (f) Funds made available in this Act for West Bank and Gaza 
     shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of 
     the Committees on Appropriations.
       (g) Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations updating the report contained in 
     section 2106 of chapter 2 of title II of Public Law 109-13.

         limitation on assistance for the palestinian authority

       Sec. 7040. (a) Prohibition of Funds.--None of the funds 
     appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of 
     chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     may be obligated or expended with respect to providing funds 
     to the Palestinian Authority.
       (b) Waiver.--The prohibition included in subsection (a) 
     shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro 
     tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations 
     that waiving such prohibition is important to the national 
     security interest of the United States.
       (c) Period of Application of Waiver.--Any waiver pursuant 
     to subsection (b) shall be effective for no more than a 
     period of 6 months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 
     months after the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Report.--Whenever the waiver authority pursuant to 
     subsection (b) is exercised, the President shall submit a 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the 
     justification for the waiver, the purposes for which the 
     funds will be spent, and the accounting procedures in place 
     to ensure that the funds are properly disbursed:  Provided, 
     That the report shall also detail the steps the Palestinian 
     Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate weapons 
     and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure.
       (e) Certification.--If the President exercises the waiver 
     authority under subsection (b), the Secretary of State must 
     certify and report to the Committees on Appropriations prior 
     to the obligation of funds that the Palestinian Authority has 
     established a single treasury account for all Palestinian 
     Authority financing and all financing mechanisms flow through 
     this account, no parallel financing mechanisms exist outside 
     of the Palestinian Authority treasury account, and there is a 
     single comprehensive civil service roster and payroll, and 
     the Palestinian Authority is acting to counter incitement of 
     violence against Israelis and is supporting activities aimed 
     at promoting peace, coexistence, and security cooperation 
     with Israel.
       (f) Prohibition to Hamas and the Palestine Liberation 
     Organization.--
       (1) None of the funds appropriated in titles III through VI 
     of this Act may be obligated for salaries of personnel of the 
     Palestinian Authority located in Gaza or may be obligated or 
     expended for assistance to Hamas or any entity effectively 
     controlled by Hamas, any power-sharing government of which 
     Hamas is a member, or that results from an agreement with 
     Hamas and over which Hamas exercises undue influence.
       (2) Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph (1), 
     assistance may be provided to a power-sharing government only 
     if the President certifies and reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that such government, including all of its 
     ministers or such equivalent, has publicly accepted and is 
     complying with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1) 
     (A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
     amended.
       (3) The President may exercise the authority in section 
     620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by 
     the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-
     446) with respect to this subsection.
       (4) Whenever the certification pursuant to paragraph (2) is 
     exercised, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to 
     the Committees on Appropriations within 120 days of the 
     certification and every quarter thereafter on whether such 
     government, including all of its ministers or such equivalent 
     are continuing to comply with the principles contained in 
     section 620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961, as amended:  Provided, That the report shall also 
     detail the amount, purposes and delivery mechanisms for any 
     assistance provided pursuant to the abovementioned 
     certification and a full accounting of any direct support of 
     such government.
       (5) None of the funds appropriated under titles III through 
     VI of this Act may be obligated for assistance for the 
     Palestine Liberation Organization.

                      middle east and north africa

       Sec. 7041. (a) Egypt.--
       (1) In general.--Funds appropriated by this Act that are 
     available for assistance for the Government of Egypt may only 
     be made available if the Secretary of State certifies and 
     reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such 
     government is--
       (A) sustaining the strategic relationship with the United 
     States; and
       (B) meeting its obligations under the 1979 Egypt-Israel 
     Peace Treaty.
       (2) Economic support fund.--
       (A) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
     ``Economic Support Fund'', and subject to paragraph (6) of 
     this subsection, up to $150,000,000 may be made available for 
     assistance for Egypt, of which not less than $35,000,000 
     should be made available for higher education programs 
     including not less than $10,000,000 for scholarships at not-
     for-profit institutions for Egyptian students with high 
     financial need:  Provided, That such funds may also be made 
     available for democracy programs:  Provided further, That 
     such funds shall be made available for a demonstration 
     project to combat hepatitis C, on a cost matching basis from 
     sources other than the United States Government.
       (B) Notwithstanding any provision of law restricting 
     assistance for Egypt, including paragraph (6) of this 
     subsection, funds made available under the heading ``Economic 
     Support Fund'' in this Act and prior Acts making 
     appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
     operations, and related programs for assistance for Egypt may 
     be made available for education and economic growth programs, 
     subject to prior consultation with the appropriate 
     congressional committees:  Provided, That such funds may not 
     be made available for cash transfer assistance or budget 
     support unless the Secretary of State certifies to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that the Government of 
     Egypt is taking consistent and effective steps to stabilize 
     the economy and implement market-based economic reforms.
       (C)(i) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     heading ``Economic Support Fund'' that are available for 
     assistance for Egypt, the Secretary of State shall withhold 
     from obligation an amount that the Secretary determines to be 
     equivalent to that expended by the United States Government 
     for bail, and by nongovernmental organizations for legal and 
     court fees, associated with democracy related trials in Egypt 
     until the Secretary certifies and reports to the Committees 
     on Appropriations that the Government of Egypt has dismissed 
     the convictions issued by the Cairo Criminal Court on June 4, 
     2013, in ``Public Prosecution Case No. 1110 for the Year 
     2012''.
       (ii) No conviction issued by the Cairo Criminal Court on 
     June 4, 2013, in ``Public Prosecution Case No. 1110 for the
     Year 2012'', against a citizen or national of the United 
     States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence 
     in the United States, shall be considered a conviction for 
     purposes of United States law or for any activity undertaken 
     within the jurisdiction of the United States.
       (3) Foreign military financing program.--Of the funds 
     appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Foreign Military 
     Financing Program'', and subject to paragraph (6) of this 
     subsection, up to $1,300,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2016, may be made available for assistance for 
     Egypt which may be transferred to an interest bearing account 
     in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, following 
     consultation with the Committees on Appropriations:  
     Provided, That if the Secretary of State is unable to make 
     the certification in subparagraph (6)(A) or (B) of this 
     subsection, such funds may be made available at the minimum 
     rate necessary to continue existing programs, notwithstanding 
     any provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt and 
     following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, 
     except that defense articles and services from such programs 
     shall not be delivered until the requirements in 
     subparagraphs (6)(A), (B), or (C) of this subsection are met: 
      Provided further, That not later than 30 days after 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations describing any 
     defense articles withheld from delivery to Egypt as of the 
     date of enactment of this Act:  Provided further, That not 
     later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on plans 
     to restructure military assistance for Egypt, including cash 
     flow financing.
       (4) Prior year funds.--Funds appropriated under the 
     headings ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' and 
     ``International Military Education and Training'' in prior 
     Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
     foreign operations, and related programs may be made 
     available notwithstanding any provision of law restricting 
     assistance for Egypt, except that such funds under the 
     heading ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' shall only be 
     made available at the minimum rate necessary to continue 
     existing programs and following consultation with the 
     Committees on Appropriations, and the defense articles and 
     services from such programs shall not be delivered until the 
     requirements in subparagraphs (6)(A), (B), or (C) of this 
     subsection are met.
       (5) Security exemptions.--Notwithstanding any provision of 
     law restricting assistance for Egypt, including paragraphs 
     (3), (4), and (6) of this subsection, funds made available 
     for assistance for Egypt in this Act and prior Acts making 
     appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
     operations, and related programs may be made available for 
     counterterrorism, border security, and nonproliferation 
     programs in Egypt, and for development activities in the 
     Sinai, if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that

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     to do so is important to the national security interest of 
     the United States.
       (6) Fiscal year 2015 funds.--Except as provided in 
     paragraphs (2), (3) and (5) of this subsection, funds 
     appropriated by this Act under the headings ``Economic 
     Support Fund'', ``International Military Education and 
     Training'', and ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' for 
     assistance for the Government of Egypt may be made available 
     notwithstanding any provision of law restricting assistance 
     for Egypt as follows--
       (A) up to $725,850,000 may be made available only if the 
     Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that the Government of Egypt--
       (i) has held free and fair parliamentary elections;
       (ii) is implementing laws or policies to govern 
     democratically and protect the rights of individuals;
       (iii) is implementing reforms that protect freedoms of 
     expression, association, and peaceful assembly, including the 
     ability of civil society organizations and the media to 
     function without interference;
       (iv) is taking consistent steps to protect and advance the 
     rights of women and religious minorities;
       (v) is providing detainees with due process of law;
       (vi) is conducting credible investigations and prosecutions 
     of the use of excessive force by security forces; and
       (vii) has released American citizens who the Secretary of 
     State determines to be political prisoners and dismissed 
     charges against them; and
       (B) not less than 180 days after a certification and report 
     under subparagraph (6)(A), up to $725,850,000 may be made 
     available only if the Secretary of State certifies and 
     reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the 
     requirements in subparagraph (6)(A) are being met.
       (C) The Secretary of State may provide assistance, 
     notwithstanding the certification requirements of 
     subparagraphs 6(A) and (B) of this subsection or similar 
     provisions of law in prior Acts making appropriations for the 
     Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
     programs, if the Secretary, after consultation with the 
     Committees on Appropriations, certifies and reports to such 
     Committees that it is important to the national security 
     interest of the United States to provide such assistance:  
     Provided, That such report, which may be in classified form 
     if necessary, shall contain a detailed justification and the 
     reasons why any of the requirements of subparagraphs 6(A) or 
     (B) cannot be met.
       (b) Iran.--
       (1) The terms and conditions of paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
     section 7041(c) in division I of Public Law 112-74 shall 
     continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 as if part of this 
     Act.
       (2)(A) The reporting requirements in section 7043(c) in 
     division F of Public Law 111-117 shall continue in effect 
     during fiscal year 2015 as if part of this Act:  Provided, 
     That the date in subsection (c)(1) shall be deemed to be 
     ``September 30, 2015''.
       (B) The Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees, not later than 30 days after 
     enactment of this Act and at the end of each 30-day period 
     thereafter until September 30, 2015, a report on the 
     implementation of the Joint Plan of Action between the P5+1 
     and the Government of Iran concluded on November 24, 2013, 
     and any extension of or successor to that agreement:  
     Provided, That the report shall include the information 
     required in House Report 113-499 and Senate Report 113-195, 
     and may be submitted in classified form if necessary.
       (c) Iraq.--
       (1) Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available 
     for assistance for Iraq to promote governance, security, and 
     internal and regional stability, including in Kurdistan and 
     other areas impacted by the conflict in Syria, and among 
     Iraq's religious and ethnic minority populations.
       (2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made 
     available for construction of a permanent United States 
     consulate in Iraq on property for which no land-use agreement 
     has been entered into by the Governments of the United States 
     and Iraq.
       (3) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
     ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'' and 
     ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' that are available for 
     assistance for Iraq should be made available to enhance the 
     capacity of Kurdistan Regional Government security services 
     and for security programs in Kurdistan to address 
     requirements arising from the violence in Syria and Iraq:  
     Provided, That the Secretary of State shall consult with the 
     Committees on Appropriations prior to obligating such funds.
       (4) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other 
     relevant United States Government agencies, shall submit a 
     report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing 
     steps taken by the United States Government to address the 
     plight, including resettlement needs, of Iranian dissidents 
     located at Camp Liberty/Hurriya in Iraq.
       (d) Jordan.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act under 
     the headings ``Economic Support Fund'' and ``Foreign Military 
     Financing Program'', not less than $1,000,000,000 shall be 
     made available for assistance for Jordan.
       (e) Lebanon.--
       (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made 
     available for the Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) or 
     the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) if the ISF or the LAF is 
     controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, as designated 
     pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act.
       (2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
     ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'' and 
     ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' that are available for 
     assistance for Lebanon may be made available for programs and 
     equipment for the ISF and the LAF to address security and 
     stability requirements in areas affected by the conflict in 
     Syria, following consultation with the appropriate 
     congressional committees.
       (3) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
     ``Economic Support Fund'' that are available for assistance 
     for Lebanon may be made available notwithstanding section 
     1224 of Public Law 107-228.
       (4) In addition to the activities described in paragraph 
     (2), funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
     ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' for assistance for 
     Lebanon may be made available only to professionalize the LAF 
     and to strengthen border security and combat terrorism, 
     including training and equipping the LAF to secure Lebanon's 
     borders, interdicting arms shipments, preventing the use of 
     Lebanon as a safe haven for terrorist groups, and to 
     implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701:  
     Provided, That funds may not be obligated for assistance for 
     the LAF until the Secretary of State submits to the 
     Committees on Appropriations a detailed spend plan, including 
     actions to be taken to ensure equipment provided to the LAF 
     is only used for the intended purposes, except such plan may 
     not be considered as meeting the notification requirements 
     under section 7015 of this Act or under section 634A of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and shall be submitted not 
     later than September 1, 2015:  Provided further, That any 
     notification submitted pursuant to such sections shall 
     include any funds specifically intended for lethal military 
     equipment.
       (f) Libya.--
       (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made 
     available for assistance for the central Government of Libya 
     unless the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that such government is cooperating with 
     United States Government efforts to investigate and bring to 
     justice those responsible for the attack on United States 
     personnel and facilities in Benghazi, Libya in September 
     2012:  Provided, That the limitation in this paragraph shall 
     not apply to funds made available for the purpose of 
     protecting United States Government personnel or facilities.
       (2) Any notification required for assistance for Libya for 
     funds appropriated under title IV of this Act shall include a 
     detailed justification for such assistance, and a description 
     of the vetting procedures used for any individual or unit 
     receiving such assistance.
       (3) The limitation on the uses of funds in section 
     7041(f)(2) of division K of Public Law 113-76 shall apply to 
     funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for 
     assistance for Libya:  Provided, That prior to the obligation 
     of such funds, the Secretary of State shall take all 
     appropriate steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place for 
     monitoring and control of assistance for Libya.
       (4) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees detailing--
       (A) the number of claims against Libya filed with the 
     Foreign Claims Settlement Commission pursuant to the 
     Department of State's referral of claims of November 27, 2013 
     in connection with the Claims Settlement Agreement between 
     the United States of America and the Great Socialist People's 
     Libyan Arab Jamahiriya of August 14, 2008, as implemented 
     pursuant to the Libyan Claims Resolution Act, Public Law 110-
     301 and Executive Order 13477 dated October 31, 2008;
       (B) the amount of remaining balances of funds received by 
     the United States, and held by the United States Treasury, 
     for payment of awards rendered by the Foreign Claims 
     Settlement Commission pursuant to the November 27, 2013 
     referral; and
       (C) the process by which the claims are to be adjudicated.
       (g) Morocco.--
       (1) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act shall be 
     made available for assistance for the Western Sahara:  
     Provided, That not later than 90 days after enactment of this 
     Act and prior to the obligation of such funds the Secretary 
     of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the 
     United States Agency for International Development, shall 
     consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the proposed 
     uses of such funds.
       (2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
     ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' that are available for 
     assistance for Morocco may only be used for the purposes 
     requested in the Congressional Budget Justification, Foreign 
     Operations, Fiscal Year 2015.

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       (h) Syria.--
       (1) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act and 
     prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
     foreign operations, and related programs may be made 
     available notwithstanding any other provision of law for non-
     lethal assistance for programs to address the needs of 
     civilians affected by conflict in Syria, and for programs 
     that seek to--
       (A) establish governance in Syria that is representative, 
     inclusive, and accountable;
       (B) expand the role of women in negotiations to end the 
     violence and in any political transition in Syria;
       (C) develop and implement political processes that are 
     democratic, transparent, and adhere to the rule of law;
       (D) further the legitimacy of the Syrian opposition through 
     cross-border programs;
       (E) develop civil society and an independent media in 
     Syria;
       (F) promote economic development in Syria;
       (G) document, investigate, and prosecute human rights 
     violations in Syria, including through transitional justice 
     programs and support for nongovernmental organizations;
       (H) counter extremist ideologies; and
       (I) assist Syrian refugees whose education has been 
     interrupted by the ongoing conflict to complete higher 
     education requirements at regional academic institutions.
       (2) Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated by this 
     Act and made available for assistance for Syria, the 
     Secretary of State shall take all practicable steps to ensure 
     that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, oversight, and 
     control of such assistance inside Syria:  Provided, That the 
     Secretary of State shall promptly inform the appropriate 
     congressional committees of each significant instance in 
     which assistance provided pursuant to the authority of this 
     subsection has been compromised, to include the type and 
     amount of assistance affected, a description of the incident 
     and parties involved, and an explanation of the Department of 
     State's response.
       (3) Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available 
     for assistance for Syria pursuant to the authority of this 
     subsection may only be made available after the Secretary of 
     State, in consultation with the heads of relevant United 
     States Government agencies, submits, in classified form if 
     necessary, an update to the comprehensive strategy required 
     in section 7041(i)(3) of Public Law 113-76.
       (4) Funds made available pursuant to this subsection may 
     only be made available following consultation with the 
     appropriate congressional committees, and shall be subject to 
     the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       (i) West Bank and Gaza.--
       (1) Report on assistance.--Prior to the initial obligation 
     of funds made available by this Act under the heading 
     ``Economic Support Fund'' for assistance for the West Bank 
     and Gaza, the Secretary of State shall report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that the purpose of such 
     assistance is to--
       (A) advance Middle East peace;
       (B) improve security in the region;
       (C) continue support for transparent and accountable 
     government institutions;
       (D) promote a private sector economy; or
       (E) address urgent humanitarian needs.
       (2) Limitations.--
       (A)(i) None of the funds appropriated under the heading 
     ``Economic Support Fund'' in this Act may be made available 
     for assistance for the Palestinian Authority, if after the 
     date of enactment of this Act--

       (I) the Palestinians obtain the same standing as member 
     states or full membership as a state in the United Nations or 
     any specialized agency thereof outside an agreement 
     negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians; or
       (II) the Palestinians initiate an International Criminal 
     Court judicially authorized investigation, or actively 
     support such an investigation, that subjects Israeli 
     nationals to an investigation for alleged crimes against 
     Palestinians.

       (ii) The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in 
     paragraph (2)(A) resulting from the application of paragraph 
     (2)(A)(i)(I) if the Secretary certifies to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that to do so is in the national security 
     interest of the United States, and submits a report to such 
     Committees detailing how the waiver and the continuation of 
     assistance would assist in furthering Middle East peace.
       (B)(i) The President may waive the provisions of section 
     1003 of Public Law 100-204 if the President determines and 
     certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and 
     the Committees on Appropriations that the Palestinians have 
     not, after the date of enactment of this Act, obtained in the 
     United Nations or any specialized agency thereof the same 
     standing as member states or full membership as a state 
     outside an agreement negotiated between Israel and the 
     Palestinians.
       (ii) Not less than 90 days after the President is unable to 
     make the certification and report pursuant to subparagraph 
     (B)(i), the President may waive section 1003 of Public Law 
     100-204 if the President determines and certifies in writing 
     to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President 
     pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on 
     Appropriations that the Palestinians have entered into direct 
     and meaningful negotiations with Israel:  Provided, That any 
     waiver of the provisions of section 1003 of Public Law 100-
     204 under subparagraph (B)(i) of this paragraph or under 
     previous provisions of law must expire before the waiver 
     under the preceding sentence may be exercised.
       (iii) Any waiver pursuant to this subparagraph shall be 
     effective for no more than a period of 6 months at a time and 
     shall not apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (3) Reduction.--The Secretary of State shall reduce the 
     amount of assistance made available by this Act under the 
     heading ``Economic Support Fund'' for the Palestinian 
     Authority by an amount the Secretary determines is equivalent 
     to the amount expended by the Palestinian Authority as 
     payments for acts of terrorism by individuals who are 
     imprisoned after being fairly tried and convicted for acts of 
     terrorism and by individuals who died committing acts of 
     terrorism during the previous calendar year:  Provided, That 
     the Secretary shall report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations on the amount reduced for fiscal year 2015 
     prior to the obligation of funds for the Palestinian 
     Authority.
       (j) Yemen.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act for 
     assistance for Yemen may be made available for the Armed 
     Forces of Yemen if such forces are controlled by a foreign 
     terrorist organization, as designated pursuant to section 219 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

                                 africa

       Sec. 7042. (a) Central African Republic.--Funds made 
     available by this Act for assistance for the Central African 
     Republic shall be made available for reconciliation and 
     peacebuilding programs, including activities to promote 
     inter-faith dialogue at the national and local levels, and 
     for programs to prevent crimes against humanity.
       (b) Counterterrorism Programs.--
       (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than 
     $63,331,000 should be made available for the Trans-Sahara 
     Counterterrorism Partnership program, and not less than 
     $24,000,000 should be made available for the Partnership for 
     Regional East Africa Counterterrorism program.
       (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
     ``Economic Support Fund'', $10,000,000 shall be made 
     available for programs to counter extremism in East Africa, 
     in addition to such sums that may otherwise be made available 
     for such purposes.
       (c) Crisis Response.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, up to $10,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this 
     Act under the heading ``Global Health Programs'' for HIV/AIDS 
     activities may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
     appropriated under the headings ``Economic Support Fund'' and 
     ``Transition Initiatives'' to respond to unanticipated crises 
     in Africa, except that funds shall not be transferred unless 
     the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that no individual currently on anti-
     retroviral therapy supported by such funds shall be 
     negatively impacted by the transfer of such funds:  Provided, 
     That the authority of this subsection shall be subject to 
     prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.
       (d) Ethiopia.--
       (1) Funds appropriated by this Act that are available for 
     assistance for Ethiopian military and police forces shall not 
     be made available until the Secretary of State--
       (A) certifies and reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that the Government of Ethiopia is 
     implementing policies to--
       (i) protect judicial independence; freedom of expression, 
     association, assembly, and religion; the right of political 
     opposition parties, civil society organizations, and 
     journalists to operate without harassment or interference; 
     and due process of law; and
       (ii) permit access for human rights and humanitarian 
     organizations to the Somali region of Ethiopia; and
       (B) submits a report to the Committees on Appropriations on 
     the types and amounts of United States training and equipment 
     proposed to be provided to the Ethiopian military and police, 
     including steps to ensure that such assistance is not 
     provided in contravention of section 620M of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961.
       (2) The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
     assistance made available under the heading ``International 
     Military Education and Training'' (IMET) in this Act, 
     assistance to Ethiopian military efforts in support of 
     international peacekeeping operations, countering regional 
     terrorism, and border security, and assistance for the 
     Ethiopian Defense Command and Staff College.
       (3) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
     ``Development Assistance'' and ``Economic Support Fund'' that 
     are available for assistance in the lower Omo and Gambella 
     regions of Ethiopia shall--
       (A) not be used to support activities that directly or 
     indirectly involve forced evictions;
       (B) support initiatives of local communities to improve 
     their livelihoods; and
       (C) be subject to prior consultation with affected 
     populations.
       (4) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
     States executive director

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     of each international financial institution to vote against 
     financing for any activities that directly or indirectly 
     involve forced evictions in Ethiopia.
       (e) Expanded International Military Education and 
     Training.--
       (1) Funds appropriated under the heading ``International 
     Military Education and Training'' in this Act that are made 
     available for assistance for Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Cote 
     d'Ivoire, Guinea, and Zimbabwe may be made available only for 
     training related to international peacekeeping operations, 
     expanded IMET, and professional military education:  
     Provided, That the limitation included in this paragraph 
     shall not apply to courses that support training in maritime 
     security.
       (2) None of the funds appropriated under the heading 
     ``International Military Education and Training'' in this Act 
     should be made available for assistance for Equatorial 
     Guinea.
       (f) Lord's Resistance Army.--Funds appropriated by this Act 
     shall be made available for programs and activities in areas 
     affected by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) consistent with 
     the goals of the Lord's Resistance Army Disarmament and 
     Northern Uganda Recovery Act (Public Law 111-172), including 
     to improve physical access, telecommunications 
     infrastructure, and early-warning mechanisms and to support 
     the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration of former 
     LRA combatants, especially child soldiers.
       (g) Nigeria.--Funds appropriated by this Act that are made 
     available for assistance for Nigeria shall be made available 
     for assistance for women and girls who are targeted by the 
     terrorist organization Boko Haram, consistent with the 
     provisions of section 7059 of this Act, and in consultation 
     with the Government of Nigeria.
       (h) Programs in Africa.--
       (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     headings ``Global Health Programs'' and ``Economic Support 
     Fund'', not less than $7,000,000 shall be made available for 
     the purposes of section 7042(g)(1) of division K of Public 
     Law 113-76.
       (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     headings ``Economic Support Fund'' and ``International 
     Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', not less than 
     $8,000,000 shall be made available for the purposes of 
     section 7042(g)(2) of division K of Public Law 113-76.
       (3) Funds made available under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall 
     be programmed in a manner that leverages a United States 
     Government-wide approach to addressing shared challenges and 
     mutually beneficial opportunities, and shall be the 
     responsibility of United States Chiefs of Mission in 
     countries in Africa seeking enhanced partnerships with the 
     United States in areas of trade, investment, development, 
     health, and security.
       (i) Somalia.--
       (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
     ``Economic Support Fund'' that are made available for 
     assistance for Somalia should be used to promote dialogue and 
     reconciliation between the central government and Somali 
     regions, and should be provided in an impartial manner that 
     is based on need and institutional capacity:  Provided, That 
     such assistance should also be used to strengthen the rule of 
     law and government institutions, support civil society 
     organizations involved in peace building, and support other 
     development priorities including education and employment 
     opportunities.
       (2) Funds appropriated in prior Acts making appropriations 
     for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
     programs may be made available for assistance for Somalia, 
     notwithstanding section 7042(h)(2) of division K of Public 
     Law 113-76, following consultation with, and the regular 
     notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
       (j) South Sudan.--
       (1) Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available 
     for assistance for South Sudan should--
       (A) be prioritized for programs that respond to 
     humanitarian needs and the delivery of basic services and to 
     mitigate conflict and promote stability, including to address 
     protection needs and prevent and respond to gender-based 
     violence;
       (B) support programs that build resilience of communities 
     to address food insecurity, maintain educational 
     opportunities, and enhance local governance;
       (C) be used to advance democracy, including support for 
     civil society, independent media, and other means to 
     strengthen the rule of law;
       (D) support the transparent and sustainable management of 
     natural resources by assisting the Government of South Sudan 
     in conducting regular audits of financial accounts, including 
     revenues from oil and gas, and the timely public disclosure 
     of such audits; and
       (E) support the professionalization of security forces, 
     including human rights and accountability to civilian 
     authorities.
       (2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act that are 
     available for assistance for the central Government of South 
     Sudan may be made available until the Secretary of State 
     certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
     that such government is taking steps to--
       (A) provide access for humanitarian organizations;
       (B) end the use of child soldiers;
       (C) support a cessation of hostilities agreement;
       (D) protect freedoms of expression, association, and 
     assembly;
       (E) reduce corruption related to the extraction and sale of 
     oil and gas; and
       (F) establish democratic institutions, including 
     accountable military and police forces under civilian 
     authority.
       (3) The limitation of paragraph (2) shall not apply to--
       (A) humanitarian assistance;
       (B) assistance to directly support South Sudan peace 
     negotiations or to implement a peace agreement; and
       (C) assistance to support implementation of outstanding 
     issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and mutual 
     arrangements related to the CPA.
       (k) Sudan.--
       (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 
     funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for 
     assistance for the Government of Sudan.
       (2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made 
     available for the cost, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and loan 
     guarantees held by the Government of Sudan, including the 
     cost of selling, reducing, or canceling amounts owed to the 
     United States, and modifying concessional loans, guarantees, 
     and credit agreements.
       (3) The limitations of paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not 
     apply to--
       (A) humanitarian assistance;
       (B) assistance for the Darfur region, Southern Kordofan 
     State, Blue Nile State, other marginalized areas and 
     populations in Sudan, and Abyei; and
       (C) assistance to support implementation of outstanding 
     issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), mutual 
     arrangements related to post-referendum issues associated 
     with the CPA, or any other internationally recognized viable 
     peace agreement in Sudan.
       (l) Trafficking in Conflict Minerals, Wildlife, and Other 
     Contraband.--
       (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     heading ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' may be made 
     available for assistance for Rwanda unless the Secretary of 
     State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the 
     Government of Rwanda is implementing a policy to cease 
     political, military and/or financial support to armed groups 
     in the Democratic of the Congo (DRC) that have violated human 
     rights or are involved in the illegal exportation of 
     minerals, wildlife, or other contraband.
       (2) The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
     assistance to improve border controls to prevent the illegal 
     exportation of minerals, wildlife, and other contraband out 
     of the DRC by such groups, to protect humanitarian relief 
     efforts, to support the training and deployment of members of 
     the Rwandan military in international peacekeeping 
     operations, or to conduct operations against the Lord's 
     Resistance Army.
       (m) Zimbabwe.--
       (1) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
     States executive director of each international financial 
     institution to vote against any extension by the respective 
     institution of any loan or grant to the Government of 
     Zimbabwe, except to meet basic human needs or to promote 
     democracy, unless the Secretary of State certifies and 
     reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the rule of 
     law has been restored, including respect for ownership and 
     title to property, and freedoms of expression, association, 
     and assembly.
       (2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be 
     made available for assistance for the central Government of 
     Zimbabwe, except for health and education, unless the 
     Secretary of State certifies and reports as required in 
     paragraph (1), and funds may be made available for 
     macroeconomic growth assistance if the Secretary reports to 
     the Committees on Appropriations that such government is 
     implementing transparent fiscal policies, including public 
     disclosure of revenues from the extraction of natural 
     resources.

                       east asia and the pacific

       Sec. 7043. (a) Asia Rebalancing Initiative.--
       (1) Asia maritime security.--
       (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
     ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'' and 
     ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' shall be made 
     available for activities to strengthen maritime security in 
     the Asia region:  Provided, That prior to obligating such 
     funds, the Secretary of State shall consult with the 
     appropriate congressional committees on the uses of such 
     funds on a country-by-country basis and on the specific 
     regional strategic objectives supported by such funds:  
     Provided further, That such funds may only be made available 
     for programs for naval forces, coast guards, or other 
     governmental maritime entities and nongovernmental 
     organizations, as appropriate, directly engaged in maritime 
     security issues, and shall be coordinated with other United 
     States Government activities that seek to strengthen maritime 
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       (B) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
     ``International Military Education and Training'' shall be 
     made available for activities to promote the professionalism 
     and capabilities of naval forces, coast guard, or other 
     governmental maritime entities directly engaged in maritime 
     security issues in the Asia region, including to counter 
     piracy and facilitate cooperation on disaster relief efforts.
       (C) In addition to the consultation requirement in 
     paragraph (1)(A), not later than 90 days after enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
     heads of other relevant United States Government agencies, 
     shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     multi-year strategy to increase cooperation on maritime 
     security issues with countries in the Asia region, including 
     a description of specific regional strategic objectives 
     served by such funds:  Provided, That such strategy shall 
     include clear goals and objectives, and cost estimates for 
     implementation on an annual, country-by-country and regional 
     basis.
       (D) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made 
     available for equipment or training for the armed forces of 
     the People's Republic of China.
       (E) Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act 
     may be made available by the Secretary of State for the 
     participation by the United States in the Information Sharing 
     Centre located in Singapore, as established by the Regional 
     Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery 
     Against Ships in Asia.
       (2) Regional alliances and partnerships.--Funds 
     appropriated under title III of this Act that are made 
     available for programs to strengthen regional alliances and 
     partnerships among governments in the Asia region should be 
     matched to the maximum extent practicable and as appropriate 
     from sources other than the United States Government:  
     Provided, That prior to the obligation of funds for such 
     programs, the Secretary of State shall certify to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that such regional 
     alliance or partnership is in the national security interest 
     of the United States, and that the program or programs 
     supporting such alliance serve specific strategic objectives, 
     including a description of such objectives and an explanation 
     of how such programs are coordinated with other United States 
     Government programs to rebalance policy toward Asia.
       (3) Economic growth and trade.--
       (A) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act that are 
     made available for bilateral economic growth programs in the 
     Asia region shall also be made available to increase United 
     States trade in such region, and for assistance for capacity 
     building activities relating to free trade agreements.
       (B) Funds appropriated under title VI of this Act shall be 
     made available to increase United States trade in the Asia 
     region above amounts made available for such purposes in 
     prior fiscal years.
       (4) Operations and assistance calculations.--Not later than 
     90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
     shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
     committees detailing the funds provided for the Asia 
     Rebalancing Initiative for operations and assistance for each 
     fiscal year beginning in fiscal year 2011:  Provided, That 
     such report shall include total amounts made available for 
     such Initiative for each fiscal year, and shall specify the 
     increased amounts for operations and assistance for the Asia 
     region to support such Initiative.
       (5) Public diplomacy.--
       (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
     ``Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs'' and ``Economic 
     Support Fund'' shall be made available for exchange programs 
     for the Asia region, including for the Young Southeast Asian 
     Leaders Initiative, which should be matched to the maximum 
     extent practicable and as appropriate from sources other than 
     the United States Government:  Provided, That such Initiative 
     shall include the participation of representatives of 
     democratic political parties and human rights organizations.
       (B) Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of 
     other relevant United States Government agencies, shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     detailing a clear and comprehensive narrative on United 
     States foreign policy for the Asia region, including a 
     description of steps taken to disseminate such narrative 
     among such agencies.
       (C) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
     ``International Broadcasting Operations'' that are made 
     available for the Asia region shall be made available to 
     support the narrative required in subparagraph (B), as 
     appropriate:  Provided, That not later than 90 days after 
     enactment of this Act, the Broadcasting Board of Governors 
     shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations 
     detailing the programs that are attributable to the Asia 
     Rebalancing Initiative, including the costs of such programs.
       (6) Democracy and human rights.--
       (A) Funds appropriated by title III of this Act for the 
     Asia Rebalancing Initiative shall be made available to 
     promote and protect democracy and human rights in the Asia 
     region, including for political parties, civil society, and 
     organizations and individuals seeking to advance 
     transparency, accountability, and the rule of law:  Provided, 
     That such funds shall also be made available, through an open 
     and competitive process, to nongovernmental networks and 
     alliances that seek to promote democracy, human rights, and 
     the rule of law in the Asia region:  Provided further, That 
     to the maximum extent practicable, such funds should be made 
     available on a grant or cooperative agreement basis.
       (B) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
     ``Global Health Programs'', ``Development Assistance'', 
     ``Economic Support Fund'', and ``Migration and Refugee 
     Assistance'' shall be made available for programs to promote 
     and preserve Tibetan culture and the resilience of Tibetan 
     communities in India and Nepal, and to assist in the 
     education and development of the next generation of Tibetan 
     leaders from such communities:  Provided, That such funds are 
     in addition to amounts made available for programs inside 
     Tibet in subsection (g)(2) of this section.
       (7) Conflict resolution.--Funds appropriated under titles 
     III and IV of this Act shall be made available to address and 
     mitigate conflict in the Asia region arising from ethnic, 
     religious, and territorial disputes.
       (8) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the Asia 
     region means countries and territories in Oceania, Southeast 
     Asia, and South Asia, and the Indian and Pacific Oceans 
     bordering those countries and territories.
       (b) Burma.--
       (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
     ``Economic Support Fund'' may be made available for 
     assistance for Burma notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law:  Provided, That no such funds shall be made available to 
     any successor or affiliated organization of the State Peace 
     and Development Council (SPDC) controlled by former SPDC 
     members that promotes the repressive policies of the SPDC, or 
     to any individual or organization credibly alleged to have 
     committed gross violations of human rights, including against 
     Rohingyas and other minority groups:  Provided further, That 
     such funds may be made available for programs administered by 
     the Office of Transition Initiatives, USAID, for ethnic 
     groups and civil society in Burma to help sustain ceasefire 
     agreements and further prospects for reconciliation and 
     peace, which may include support to representatives of ethnic 
     armed groups for this purpose.
       (2) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act for 
     assistance for Burma--
       (A) may not be made available for budget support for the 
     Government of Burma;
       (B) shall be provided to strengthen civil society 
     organizations in Burma, including as core support for such 
     organizations;
       (C) shall be made available for community-based 
     organizations operating in Thailand to provide food, medical, 
     and other humanitarian assistance to internally displaced 
     persons in eastern Burma, in addition to assistance for 
     Burmese refugees from funds appropriated by this Act under 
     the heading ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'';
       (D) shall be made available for parliamentary strengthening 
     programs; and
       (E) shall be made available for ethnic and religious 
     reconciliation programs, including in ceasefire areas, as 
     appropriate, and to address the Rohingya and Kachin crises.
       (3) None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     headings ``International Military Education and Training'' 
     and ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' may be made 
     available for assistance for Burma:  Provided, That the 
     Department of State may continue consultations with the armed 
     forces of Burma only on human rights and disaster response in 
     a manner consistent with the prior fiscal year, and following 
     consultation with the appropriate congressional committees.
       (4) Funds made available by this Act for assistance for 
     Burma shall be made available for the implementation of the 
     democracy and human rights strategy required by section 
     7043(b)(3)(A) of division K of Public Law 113-76:  Provided, 
     That the United States Chief of Mission in Burma, in 
     consultation with the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of 
     Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State 
     (DRL), shall be responsible for democracy and human rights 
     programs in Burma:  Provided further, That not less than 90 
     days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
     shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
     committees detailing steps taken by the United States and 
     other international donors to protect human rights and 
     address conflict in Rakhine State.
       (5) Funds appropriated by this Act shall only be made 
     available for assistance for the central Government of Burma 
     if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that such government has 
     implemented reforms, in consultation with Burma's political 
     opposition and ethnic groups, providing for free and fair 
     presidential and parliamentary elections, to include 
     participation of citizens as voters and candidates:  
     Provided, That the Secretary of State may waive the 
     requirements of this paragraph if the Secretary certifies and 
     reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is 
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     the democratic development of Burma, including a detailed 
     justification for such waiver.
       (6) Any new program or activity in Burma initiated in 
     fiscal year 2015 shall be subject to prior consultation with 
     the appropriate congressional committees.
       (7) Notwithstanding any provision of law, the position 
     established by section 7 of Public Law 110-286 shall remain 
     vacant following the expiration of the current term.
       (8)(A) Section 3(3) of Public Law 112-192 (October 5, 2012) 
     is amended by inserting after ``Public Law 112-74'' the 
     phrase ``and shall also include the Multilateral Investment 
     Guarantee Agency''.
       (B) The amendment made in subparagraph (A) shall only take 
     effect if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 
     Committees on Appropriations by September 30, 2015 that the 
     Government of Burma has implemented reforms, in consultation 
     with Burma's political opposition and ethnic groups, 
     providing for free and fair presidential and parliamentary 
     elections.
       (c) Cambodia.--
       (1) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act for 
     assistance for Cambodia shall be made available for democracy 
     and human rights programs:  Provided, That such funds shall 
     not include the costs associated with a United States 
     contribution to a Khmer Rouge tribunal:  Provided further, 
     That decisions regarding the uses of such funds shall be the 
     responsibility of the United States Chief of Mission in 
     Cambodia, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for 
     DRL, and should include programs that seek to--
       (A) strengthen Cambodian civil society;
       (B) promote transparent and accountable parliamentary and 
     electoral processes;
       (C) provide access to justice for political prisoners and 
     individuals whose land has been confiscated through extra-
     legal means;
       (D) protect the rights, livelihood and traditions of 
     minority groups in Cambodia;
       (E) support research and documentation on the Khmer Rouge 
     genocide, including in a regional context; and
       (F) support efforts to educate the people of Cambodia on 
     such genocide.
       (2) Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making 
     appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
     operations, and related programs under the heading 
     ``Development Assistance'' shall be made available for basic 
     education programs in Cambodia.
       (3) Funds appropriated by this Act may not be made 
     available for a United States contribution to a Khmer Rouge 
     tribunal until the Secretary of State reports to the 
     appropriate congressional committees on whether--
       (A) international donors, in cooperation with the 
     Government of Cambodia, have determined an estimate of costs 
     and a timeline associated with the winding down of such 
     tribunal;
       (B) the workings of the tribunal are free of interference 
     by the Government of Cambodia; and
       (C) the Government of Cambodia is making financial 
     contributions to such tribunal in a manner consistent with 
     its pledges.
       (4) The Secretary of State shall consult with international 
     donors to the Khmer Rouge tribunal on a plan to reimburse the 
     Documentation Center of Cambodia for costs incurred in 
     support of the work of such tribunal:  Provided, That not 
     later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report detailing the steps taken to develop such 
     plan.
       (d) North Korea.--
       (1) Funds made available under the heading ``International 
     Broadcasting Operations'' in title I of this Act shall be 
     made available to maintain broadcasts into North Korea.
       (2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
     ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'' shall be made available 
     for assistance for refugees from North Korea, including for 
     protection activities in the People's Republic of China.
       (3) None of the funds made available by this Act under the 
     heading ``Economic Support Fund'' may be made available for 
     assistance for the government of North Korea.
       (e) People's Republic of China.--
       (1) None of the funds appropriated under the heading 
     ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'' in this Act may be 
     obligated or expended for processing licenses for the export 
     of satellites of United States origin (including commercial 
     satellites and satellite components) to the People's Republic 
     of China unless, at least 15 days in advance, the Committees 
     on Appropriations are notified of such proposed action.
       (2) The terms and requirements of section 620(h) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall apply to foreign 
     assistance projects or activities of the People's Liberation 
     Army (PLA) of the People's Republic of China, to include such 
     projects or activities by any entity that is owned or 
     controlled by, or an affiliate of, the PLA:  Provided, That 
     none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
     pursuant to this Act may be used to finance any grant, 
     contract, or cooperative agreement with the PLA, or any 
     entity that the Secretary of State has reason to believe is 
     owned or controlled by, or an affiliate of, the PLA.
       (3) Funds appropriated by this Act for public diplomacy 
     under title I and for assistance under titles III and IV 
     shall be made available to counter the influence of the 
     People's Republic of China, in accordance with the strategy 
     required by section 7043(e)(3) of division K of Public Law 
     113-76, following consultation with the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       (f) Philippines.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     heading ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' that are 
     available for assistance for the Philippine army should only 
     be made available in accordance with the conditions under 
     this section in the explanatory statement described in 
     section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
     consolidated Act).
       (g) Tibet.--
       (1) The Secretary of the Treasury should instruct the 
     United States executive director of each international 
     financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United 
     States to support financing of projects in Tibet if such 
     projects do not provide incentives for the migration and 
     settlement of non-Tibetans into Tibet or facilitate the 
     transfer of ownership of Tibetan land and natural resources 
     to non-Tibetans, are based on a thorough needs-assessment, 
     foster self-sufficiency of the Tibetan people and respect 
     Tibetan culture and traditions, and are subject to effective 
     monitoring.
       (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
     appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Economic Support 
     Fund'' shall be made available to nongovernmental 
     organizations to support activities which preserve cultural 
     traditions and promote sustainable development, education, 
     and environmental conservation in Tibetan communities in the 
     Tibetan Autonomous Region and in other Tibetan communities in 
     China.
       (h) Vietnam.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     heading ``Economic Support Fund'' shall be made available for 
     remediation of dioxin contaminated sites in Vietnam and may 
     be made available for assistance for the Government of 
     Vietnam, including the military, for such purposes, and funds 
     appropriated under the heading ``Development Assistance'' 
     shall be made available for health/disability activities in 
     areas sprayed with Agent Orange or otherwise contaminated 
     with dioxin.

                         south and central asia

       Sec. 7044. (a) Afghanistan.--
       (1) Operations and reports.--
       (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
     ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'', ``Embassy Security, 
     Construction, and Maintenance'', and ``Operating Expenses'' 
     that are available for the construction and renovation of 
     United States Government facilities in Afghanistan may not be 
     made available if the purpose is to accommodate Federal 
     employee positions or to expand aviation facilities or assets 
     above those notified by the Department of State and the 
     United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to 
     the Committees on Appropriations, or contractors in addition 
     to those in place on the date of enactment of this Act:  
     Provided, That the limitations in this paragraph shall not 
     apply if funds are necessary to protect such facilities or 
     the security, health, and welfare of United States personnel.
       (B) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     headings ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'' and ``Operating 
     Expenses'' that are made available for operations in 
     Afghanistan, 15 percent shall be withheld from obligation 
     until the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Defense and the USAID Administrator, submits to 
     the Committees on Appropriations, in classified form if 
     necessary, an update of the report required by section 
     7044(a)(1)(B) of division K of Public Law 113-76.
       (2) Assistance.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     headings ``Economic Support Fund'' and ``International 
     Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'' for assistance for 
     Afghanistan--
       (A) may not be used to support any program, project, or 
     activity that--
       (i) does not have regular oversight by the Department of 
     State or USAID, as appropriate, to include site visits;
       (ii) involves any individual or organization that the 
     Secretary of State determines to be involved in corrupt 
     practices; or
       (iii) initiates new major infrastructure;
       (B) shall only be made available for programs that the 
     Government of Afghanistan or other Afghan entity is capable 
     of sustaining, as appropriate and as determined by the United 
     States Chief of Mission;
       (C) shall be prioritized for programs that promote women's 
     economic and political empowerment, strengthen and protect 
     the rights of women and girls, and to implement the United 
     States Embassy Kabul Gender Strategy; and
       (D) shall be implemented in accordance with all applicable 
     audit policies of the Department of State and USAID.
       (3) Notification and certification requirement.--Funds 
     appropriated by this Act under the headings ``Economic 
     Support Fund'' and ``International Narcotics Control and Law 
     Enforcement'' for assistance for the central Government of 
     Afghanistan shall be subject to the regular notification 
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     and may not be obligated unless the Secretary of State 
     certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
     that the Government of Afghanistan is--
       (A) implementing laws or policies to govern democratically 
     and protect the rights of individuals and civil society;
       (B) implementing the Bilateral Security Agreement with the 
     United States;
       (C) taking consistent steps to protect and advance the 
     rights of women and girls in Afghanistan;
       (D) implementing the necessary policies and procedures to 
     comply with section 7013 of this Act; and
       (E) reducing corruption and recovering stolen assets.
       (4) Waiver.--The Secretary of State, after consultation 
     with the Secretary of Defense, may waive the certification 
     requirement of paragraph (3) if the Secretary of State 
     determines that to do so is important to the national 
     security interest of the United States and the Secretary 
     submits a report to the Committees on Appropriations, in 
     classified form if necessary, on the justification for the 
     waiver and the reasons why any part of the certification 
     requirement of paragraph (3) has not been met.
       (5) Rule of law programs.--Of the funds appropriated by 
     this Act that are available for assistance for Afghanistan, 
     not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available for rule of 
     law programs:  Provided, That decisions regarding the uses of 
     such funds shall be the responsibility of the Coordinating 
     Director, in consultation with other appropriate United 
     States Government officials in Afghanistan, and such Director 
     shall be consulted on the uses of all funds appropriated by 
     this Act for rule of law programs in Afghanistan.
       (6) Funding reduction.--Funds appropriated by this Act and 
     prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
     foreign operations, and related programs that are available 
     for assistance for the Government of Afghanistan shall be 
     reduced by $5 for every $1 that the Government of Afghanistan 
     imposes in taxes, duties, penalties, or other fees on the 
     transport of property of the United States Government 
     (including the United States Armed Forces), entering or 
     leaving Afghanistan.
       (7) Endowment to empower women and girls.--Funds 
     appropriated under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' in 
     this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the 
     Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs 
     may be made available for an endowment to empower women and 
     girls in Afghanistan, following consultation with the 
     appropriate congressional committees.
       (8) Authorities.--
       (A) Funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this 
     Act that are made available for assistance for Afghanistan 
     may be made available--
       (i) notwithstanding section 7012 of this Act or any similar 
     provision of law and section 660 of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961; and
       (ii) for reconciliation programs and disarmament, 
     demobilization, and reintegration activities for former 
     combatants who have renounced violence against the Government 
     of Afghanistan in accordance with section 7046(a)(2)(B)(ii) 
     of Public Law 112-74.
       (B) Section 7046(a)(2)(A) of division I of Public Law 112-
     74 shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act for 
     assistance for Afghanistan.
       (9) Afghanistan regional transition.--Funds made available 
     by this Act for assistance for Afghanistan may be made 
     available for programs in Central and South Asia relating to 
     a transition in Afghanistan, including expanding Afghanistan 
     linkages within the region:  Provided, That such funds shall 
     be the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary for the 
     Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Department of 
     State, and the coordinator designated pursuant to section 601 
     of the Support for Eastern European Democracy (SEED) Act of 
     1989 (Public Law 101-179) and section 102 of the FREEDOM 
     Support Act (Public Law 102-511):  Provided further, That 
     such funds shall be subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
       (10) Base rights.--None of the funds made available by this 
     Act may be used by the United States Government to enter into 
     a permanent basing rights agreement between the United States 
     and Afghanistan.
       (b) Bangladesh.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     heading ``Development Assistance'' that are made available 
     for assistance for Bangladesh shall be made available for 
     programs to improve labor conditions by strengthening the 
     capacity of independent workers' organizations in 
     Bangladesh's readymade garment, shrimp, and fish export 
     sectors.
       (c) Nepal.--
       (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
     ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' may be made available 
     for assistance for Nepal only if the Secretary of State 
     certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
     that the Government of Nepal is investigating and prosecuting 
     violations of human rights and the laws of war, and the Nepal 
     army is cooperating fully with civilian judicial authorities, 
     including providing investigators access to witnesses, 
     documents, and other information.
       (2) The conditions in paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
     assistance for humanitarian relief and reconstruction 
     activities in Nepal, or for training to participate in 
     international peacekeeping missions.
       (d) Pakistan.--
       (1) Certification requirement.--None of the funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act under 
     the headings ``Economic Support Fund'', ``International 
     Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', and ``Foreign 
     Military Financing Program'' for assistance for the 
     Government of Pakistan may be made available unless the 
     Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that the Government of Pakistan is--
       (A) cooperating with the United States in counterterrorism 
     efforts against the Haqqani Network, the Quetta Shura 
     Taliban, Lashkar e-Tayyiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Al-Qaeda, and 
     other domestic and foreign terrorist organizations, including 
     taking steps to end support for such groups and prevent them 
     from basing and operating in Pakistan and carrying out cross 
     border attacks into neighboring countries;
       (B) not supporting terrorist activities against United 
     States or coalition forces in Afghanistan, and Pakistan's 
     military and intelligence agencies are not intervening extra-
     judicially into political and judicial processes in Pakistan;
       (C) dismantling improvised explosive device (IED) networks 
     and interdicting precursor chemicals used in the manufacture 
     of IEDs;
       (D) preventing the proliferation of nuclear-related 
     material and expertise;
       (E) issuing visas in a timely manner for United States 
     visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts and assistance 
     programs in Pakistan; and
       (F) providing humanitarian organizations access to 
     detainees, internally displaced persons, and other Pakistani 
     civilians affected by the conflict.
       (2) Waiver.--The Secretary of State, after consultation 
     with the Secretary of Defense, may waive the certification 
     requirement of paragraph (1) if the Secretary of State 
     determines that to do so is important to the national 
     security interest of the United States and the Secretary 
     submits a report to the Committees on Appropriations, in 
     classified form if necessary, on the justification for the 
     waiver and the reasons why any part of the certification 
     requirement of paragraph (1) has not been met.
       (3) Assistance.--
       (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
     ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' for assistance for 
     Pakistan may be made available only to support 
     counterterrorism and counterinsurgency capabilities in 
     Pakistan, and are subject to section 620M of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961.
       (B) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings 
     ``Economic Support Fund'' and ``Nonproliferation, Anti-
     terrorism, Demining and Related Programs'' that are available 
     for assistance for Pakistan shall be made available to 
     interdict precursor materials from Pakistan to Afghanistan 
     that are used to manufacture IEDs, including calcium ammonium 
     nitrate; to support programs to train border and customs 
     officials in Pakistan and Afghanistan; and for agricultural 
     extension programs that encourage alternative fertilizer use 
     among Pakistani farmers.
       (C) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
     ``Economic Support Fund'' that are made available for 
     assistance for infrastructure projects in Pakistan shall be 
     implemented in a manner consistent with section 507(6) of the 
     Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2467(6)).
       (D) Funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV 
     for assistance for Pakistan may be made available 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for this 
     subsection.
       (E) Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of 
     this Act that are made available for assistance for Pakistan, 
     $33,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation until the 
     Secretary of State reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that Dr. Shakil Afridi has been released from 
     prison and cleared of all charges relating to the assistance 
     provided to the United States in locating Osama bin Laden.
       (4) Scholarships for women.--
       (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
     ``Economic Support Fund'' that are made available for 
     assistance for Pakistan shall be made available to increase 
     the number of scholarships for women under the Merit and 
     Needs-Based Scholarship Program during fiscal year 2015.
       (B) The additional scholarships available pursuant to this 
     subsection shall be awarded in accordance with other 
     scholarship eligibility criteria already established by 
     USAID.
       (C) Additional scholarships funded pursuant to this 
     subsection shall be awarded for a range of disciplines to 
     improve the employability of graduates and to meet the needs 
     of scholarship recipients.
       (D) Not less than 50 percent of the scholarships available 
     under such Program should be awarded to Pakistani women.
       (5) Reports.--
       (A)(i) The spend plan required by section 7076 of this Act 
     for assistance for Pakistan shall include achievable and 
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     goals, benchmarks for measuring progress, and expected 
     results regarding combating poverty and furthering 
     development in Pakistan, countering extremism, and 
     establishing conditions conducive to the rule of law and 
     transparent and accountable governance:  Provided, That such 
     benchmarks may incorporate those required in title III of 
     Public Law 111-73, as appropriate:  Provided further, That 
     not later than 6 months after submission of such spend plan, 
     and each 6 months thereafter until September 30, 2016, the 
     Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations on the status of achieving the goals and 
     benchmarks in such plan.
       (ii) The Secretary of State should suspend assistance for 
     the Government of Pakistan if any report required by 
     paragraph (A)(i) indicates that Pakistan is failing to make 
     measurable progress in meeting such goals or benchmarks.
       (B) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations detailing the costs and objectives associated 
     with significant infrastructure projects supported by the 
     United States in Pakistan, and an assessment of the extent to 
     which such projects achieve such objectives.
       (e) Sri Lanka.--
       (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     heading ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' may be made 
     available for assistance for Sri Lanka, no defense export 
     license may be issued, and no military equipment or 
     technology shall be sold or transferred to Sri Lanka pursuant 
     to the authorities contained in this Act or any other Act, 
     unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Sri Lanka 
     is meeting the conditions under this subsection in the 
     explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
     preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
       (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance for 
     humanitarian demining, disaster relief, and aerial and 
     maritime surveillance.
       (3) If the Secretary makes the certification required in 
     paragraph (1), funds appropriated under the heading ``Foreign 
     Military Financing Program'' that are made available for 
     assistance for Sri Lanka should be used to support the 
     recruitment of Tamils into the Sri Lankan military in an 
     inclusive and transparent manner, Tamil language training for 
     Sinhalese military personnel, and human rights training for 
     all military personnel.
       (4) Funds appropriated under the heading ``International 
     Military Education and Training'' (IMET) in this Act that are 
     available for assistance for Sri Lanka, may be made available 
     only for training related to international peacekeeping 
     operations and expanded IMET:  Provided, That the limitation 
     in this paragraph shall not apply to maritime security.
       (5) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
     States executive directors of the international financial 
     institutions to vote against any loan, agreement, or other 
     financial support for Sri Lanka except to meet basic human 
     needs, unless the Secretary of State makes the certification 
     to the Committees on Appropriations required in paragraph 
     (1).
       (f) Regional Programs.--
       (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
     ``Economic Support Fund'' for assistance for Afghanistan and 
     Pakistan may be provided, notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries, for 
     cross border stabilization and development programs between 
     Afghanistan and Pakistan, or between either country and the 
     Central Asian countries.
       (2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
     ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'' that 
     are available for assistance for countries in South and 
     Central Asia should be made available to enhance the 
     recruitment, retention, and professionalism of women in 
     police and other security forces.

                           western hemisphere

       Sec. 7045. (a) Central American Migration Prevention and 
     Response.--
       (1) Strategy.--Not later than 90 days after enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development (USAID), and after consultation with the heads of 
     other relevant Federal agencies and the Committees on 
     Appropriations, shall submit to such Committees a strategy to 
     address the key factors in the countries in Central America 
     contributing to the migration of unaccompanied, undocumented 
     minors to the United States:  Provided, That such strategy 
     shall include a clear mission statement, achievable goals and 
     objectives, benchmarks, timelines, and a spend plan:  
     Provided further, That funds appropriated under titles III 
     and IV of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for 
     the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
     programs shall be made available to implement such strategy, 
     subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.
       (2) Border security.--The strategy required by paragraph 
     (1) shall address the need for greater border security for 
     the countries in Central America and for Mexico, particularly 
     the southern border of Mexico:  Provided, That funds shall be 
     made available by this Act to assist such countries to 
     improve border security.
       (3) Economic and social development.--The strategy required 
     by paragraph (1) shall include economic and social 
     development programs, with a focus on communities that are 
     major contributors of unaccompanied migrants and where there 
     is significant gang activity.
       (4) Judicial and law enforcement reform.--The strategy 
     required by paragraph (1) shall include judicial and police 
     reform and capacity building programs, with a focus on 
     strengthening judicial independence and community policing.
       (5) Trafficking in persons.--The strategy required by 
     paragraph (1) shall include activities to combat human 
     trafficking in Central America, including through the use of 
     forensic technology:  Provided, That funds in this Act shall 
     be made available to support a multi-faceted approach to 
     combat human trafficking in Guatemala.
       (6) Repatriation and reintegration.--The strategy required 
     by paragraph (1) shall address the need for the safe 
     repatriation and reintegration of minors into families or 
     family-like settings:  Provided, That funds shall be made 
     available to support repatriation facilities for the 
     processing of undocumented migrants returning from the United 
     States.
       (7) Not later than 60 days after submission of the strategy 
     required by paragraph (1), and every 120 days thereafter 
     until September 30, 2016, the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the USAID Administrator, shall submit a 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations on progress toward 
     achieving the goals and objectives contained in such strategy 
     and an updated spend plan, as appropriate:  Provided, That 
     such report shall specify the amount of funds obligated and 
     expended pursuant to this section by country and the steps 
     taken by the government of each country to--
       (A) improve border security;
       (B) enforce laws and policies to reduce the flow of illegal 
     migrants to the United States, including to increase 
     penalties for human smuggling;
       (C) conduct public outreach campaigns to explain the 
     dangers of the journey to the southwest border of the United 
     States, and to inform potential migrants of relevant United 
     States immigration laws; and
       (D) cooperate with United States Federal agencies to 
     facilitate and expedite the return, repatriation, and 
     reintegration of illegal migrants arriving at the southwest 
     border of the United States.
       (8) Suspension of assistance.--The Secretary of State shall 
     suspend further obligation of funds provided pursuant to this 
     subsection for assistance for the government of a country if 
     the Secretary determines and reports to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that such government is not taking 
     the steps specified in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of 
     paragraph (7).
       (b) Colombia.--
       (1) Funds appropriated by this Act and made available to 
     the Department of State for assistance for the Government of 
     Colombia may be used to support a unified campaign against 
     narcotics trafficking, organizations designated as Foreign 
     Terrorist Organizations, and other criminal or illegal armed 
     groups, and to take actions to protect human health and 
     welfare in emergency circumstances, including undertaking 
     rescue operations:  Provided, That the first through fifth 
     provisos of paragraph (1), and paragraph (3) of section 
     7045(a) of division I of Public Law 112-74 shall continue in 
     effect during fiscal year 2015 and shall apply to funds 
     appropriated by this Act and made available for assistance 
     for Colombia as if included in this Act:  Provided further, 
     That 10 percent of the funds appropriated by this Act for the 
     Colombian national police for aerial drug eradication 
     programs may not be used for the aerial spraying of chemical 
     herbicides unless the Secretary of State certifies to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that the herbicides do not pose 
     unreasonable risks or adverse effects to humans, including 
     pregnant women and children, or the environment, including 
     endemic species:  Provided further, That any complaints of 
     harm to health or licit crops caused by such aerial spraying 
     shall be thoroughly investigated and evaluated, and fair 
     compensation paid in a timely manner for meritorious claims:  
     Provided further, That of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'', not less than 
     $133,000,000 shall be apportioned directly to USAID for 
     alternative development/institution building, local 
     governance programs, and support for victims of the violence 
     in Colombia.
       (2) Limitation.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     under the heading ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' that 
     are available for assistance for Colombia, 25 percent may be 
     obligated only in accordance with the conditions under 
     section 7045 in the explanatory statement described in 
     section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
     consolidated Act).
       (c) Cuba.--Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
     ``Economic Support Fund'' should be made available for 
     programs in Cuba.

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       (d) Guatemala.--Funds appropriated by this Act may be made 
     available for assistance for the Guatemalan army only in 
     accordance with the conditions under section 7045 in the 
     explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
     preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
       (e) Haiti.--
       (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made 
     available for assistance for the central Government of Haiti 
     until the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Haiti--
       (A) is taking steps to hold free and fair parliamentary 
     elections and to seat a new Haitian Parliament;
       (B) is selecting judges in a transparent manner and 
     respecting the independence of the judiciary;
       (C) is combating corruption, including implementing the 
     anti-corruption law by prosecuting corrupt officials; and
       (D) is improving governance and implementing financial 
     transparency and accountability requirements for government 
     institutions.
       (2) The Government of Haiti shall be eligible to purchase 
     defense articles and services under the Arms Export Control 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) for the Coast Guard.
       (f) Honduras.--
       (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     headings ``International Narcotics Control and Law 
     Enforcement'' and ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' that 
     are available for assistance for the Honduran army and 
     police, 25 percent may be obligated only in accordance with 
     the conditions under section 7045 in the explanatory 
     statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
     division A of this consolidated Act).
       (2) The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
     assistance to promote transparency, anti-corruption, border 
     and maritime security, respect for the rule of law within the 
     army and police, and to combat human trafficking.
       (g) Mexico.--
       (1) Prior to the obligation of 15 percent of the funds 
     appropriated by this Act under the headings ``International 
     Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'' and ``Foreign 
     Military Financing Program'' that are available for 
     assistance for the Mexican army and police, the Secretary of 
     State shall report in writing to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that the Government of Mexico is meeting the 
     conditions under section 7045 in the explanatory statement 
     described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 
     this consolidated Act).
       (2) The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
     assistance to promote transparency, anti-corruption, border 
     and maritime security, and respect for the rule of law within 
     the army and police.
       (3) Not later than 45 days after the enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Commissioner 
     for the United States Section of the International Boundary 
     and Water Commission (IBWC), shall report to the Committees 
     on Appropriations on the efforts to work with the Mexico 
     Section of the IBWC and the Government of Mexico to establish 
     mechanisms to improve the transparency of data on, and 
     predictability of, the water deliveries from Mexico to the 
     United States to meet annual water apportionments to the Rio 
     Grande, in accordance with the 1944 Treaty between the United 
     States and Mexico Respecting Utilization of Waters of the 
     Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande, and on 
     actions taken to minimize or eliminate the water deficits 
     owed to the United States in the current 5-year cycle by the 
     end of such cycle:  Provided, That such report shall include 
     a projection of the balance of the water delivery deficit at 
     the end of the current 5-year cycle, as well as the estimated 
     impact to the United States of a negative delivery balance.
       (h) Aircraft Operations and Maintenance.--To the maximum 
     extent practicable, the costs of operations and maintenance, 
     including fuel, of aircraft funded by this Act should be 
     borne by the recipient country.
       (i) Trade Capacity.--Funds appropriated by this Act under 
     the headings ``Development Assistance'' and ``Economic 
     Support Fund'' should be made available for labor and 
     environmental capacity building activities relating to free 
     trade agreements with countries of Central America, Colombia, 
     Peru, and the Dominican Republic.

           prohibition of payments to united nations members

       Sec. 7046.  None of the funds appropriated or made 
     available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act for 
     carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used 
     to pay in whole or in part any assessments, arrearages, or 
     dues of any member of the United Nations or, from funds 
     appropriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the costs for 
     participation of another country's delegation at 
     international conferences held under the auspices of 
     multilateral or international organizations.

                          war crimes tribunals

       Sec. 7047.  If the President determines that doing so will 
     contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding genocide 
     or other violations of international humanitarian law, the 
     President may direct a drawdown pursuant to section 552(c) of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 of up to $30,000,000 of 
     commodities and services for the United Nations War Crimes 
     Tribunal established with regard to the former Yugoslavia by 
     the United Nations Security Council or such other tribunals 
     or commissions as the Council may establish or authorize to 
     deal with such violations, without regard to the ceiling 
     limitation contained in paragraph (2) thereof:  Provided, 
     That the determination required under this section shall be 
     in lieu of any determinations otherwise required under 
     section 552(c):  Provided further, That funds made available 
     pursuant to this section shall be made available subject to 
     the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.

                             united nations

       Sec. 7048. (a) Transparency and Accountability.--Of the 
     funds appropriated under title I and under the heading 
     ``International Organizations and Programs'' in title V of 
     this Act that are available for contributions to the United 
     Nations (including the Department of Peacekeeping 
     Operations), any United Nations agency, or the Organization 
     of American States, 15 percent may not be obligated for such 
     organization, department, or agency until the Secretary of 
     State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the 
     organization, department, or agency is--
       (1) posting on a publicly available Web site, consistent 
     with privacy regulations and due process, regular financial 
     and programmatic audits of such organization, department, or 
     agency, and providing the United States Government with 
     necessary access to such financial and performance audits; 
     and
       (2) effectively implementing and enforcing policies and 
     procedures which reflect best practices as defined in the 
     explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
     preceding division A of this consolidated Act) for the 
     protection of whistleblowers from retaliation, including best 
     practices for--
       (A) protection against retaliation for internal and lawful 
     public disclosures;
       (B) legal burdens of proof;
       (C) statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation;
       (D) access to independent adjudicative bodies, including 
     external arbitration; and
       (E) results that eliminate the effects of proven 
     retaliation.
       (b) Restrictions on United Nations Delegations and 
     Organizations.--
       (1) None of the funds made available under title I of this 
     Act may be used to pay expenses for any United States 
     delegation to any specialized agency, body, or commission of 
     the United Nations if such agency, body, or commission is 
     chaired or presided over by a country, the government of 
     which the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of 
     section 6(j)(1) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 as 
     continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency 
     Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)), supports 
     international terrorism.
       (2) None of the funds made available under title I of this 
     Act may be used by the Secretary of State as a contribution 
     to any organization, agency, commission, or program within 
     the United Nations system if such organization, agency, 
     commission, or program is chaired or presided over by a 
     country the government of which the Secretary of State has 
     determined, for purposes of section 620A of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, section 40 of the Arms Export Control 
     Act, section 6(j)(1) of the Export Administration Act of 
     1979, or any other provision of law, is a government that has 
     repeatedly provided support for acts of international 
     terrorism.
       (3) The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in 
     this subsection if the Secretary reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that to do so is in the national interest of 
     the United States.
       (c) United Nations Human Rights Council.--Funds 
     appropriated by this Act may be made available to support the 
     United Nations Human Rights Council only if the Secretary of 
     State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that 
     participation in the Council is in the national interest of 
     the United States:  Provided, That the Secretary of State 
     shall report to the Committees on Appropriations not later 
     than September 30, 2015, on the resolutions considered in the 
     United Nations Human Rights Council during the previous 12 
     months, and on steps taken to remove Israel as a permanent 
     agenda item.
       (d) United Nations Relief and Works Agency.--The Secretary 
     of State shall submit a report in writing to the Committees 
     on Appropriations not less than 45 days after enactment of 
     this Act on whether the United Nations Relief and Works 
     Agency is--
       (1) utilizing Operations Support Officers in the West Bank, 
     Gaza, and other fields of operation to inspect UNRWA 
     installations and reporting any inappropriate use;
       (2) acting promptly to address any staff or beneficiary 
     violation of its own policies (including the policies on 
     neutrality and impartiality of employees) and the legal 
     requirements under section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance 
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       (3) implementing procedures to maintain the neutrality of 
     its facilities, including implementing a no-weapons policy, 
     and conducting regular inspections of its installations, to 
     ensure they are only used for humanitarian or other 
     appropriate purposes;
       (4) taking necessary and appropriate measures to ensure it 
     is operating in compliance with the conditions of section 
     301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and continuing 
     regular reporting to the Department of State on actions it 
     has taken to ensure conformance with such conditions;
       (5) taking steps to ensure the content of all educational 
     materials currently taught in UNRWA-administered schools and 
     summer camps is consistent with the values of human rights, 
     dignity, and tolerance and does not induce incitement;
       (6) not engaging in operations with financial institutions 
     or related entities in violation of relevant United States 
     law, and is taking steps to improve the financial 
     transparency of the organization; and
       (7) in compliance with the United Nations Board of 
     Auditors' biennial audit requirements and is implementing in 
     a timely fashion the Board's recommendations.
       (e) United Nations Capital Master Plan.--None of the funds 
     made available in this Act may be used for the design, 
     renovation, or construction of the United Nations 
     Headquarters in New York.
       (f) Waiver.--The restrictions imposed by or pursuant to 
     subsection (a) may be waived on a case-by-case basis by the 
     Secretary of State if the Secretary determines and reports to 
     the Committees on Appropriations that such waiver is 
     necessary to avert or respond to a humanitarian crisis.
       (g) Report.--Not later than 45 days after enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations detailing the amount of funds 
     available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015 
     for contributions to any organization, department, agency, or 
     program within the United Nations system or any international 
     program that are withheld from obligation or expenditure due 
     to any provision of law:  Provided, That the Secretary of 
     State shall update such report each time additional funds are 
     withheld by operation of any provision of law:  Provided 
     further, That the reprogramming of any withheld funds 
     identified in such report, including updates thereof, shall 
     be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular 
     notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.

                   community-based police assistance

       Sec. 7049. (a) Authority.--Funds made available by titles 
     III and IV of this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 
     1 of part I and chapters 4 and 6 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, may be used, notwithstanding section 
     660 of that Act, to enhance the effectiveness and 
     accountability of civilian police authority through training 
     and technical assistance in human rights, the rule of law, 
     anti-corruption, strategic planning, and through assistance 
     to foster civilian police roles that support democratic 
     governance, including assistance for programs to prevent 
     conflict, respond to disasters, address gender-based 
     violence, and foster improved police relations with the 
     communities they serve.
       (b) Notification.--Assistance provided under subsection (a) 
     shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of 
     the Committees on Appropriations.

                  prohibition on promotion of tobacco

       Sec. 7050.  None of the funds provided by this Act shall be 
     available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco 
     products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign 
     country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or 
     tobacco products, except for restrictions which are not 
     applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the 
     same type.

                       international conferences

       Sec. 7051.  None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of 
     more than 50 employees of agencies or departments of the 
     United States Government who are stationed in the United 
     States, at any single international conference occurring 
     outside the United States, unless the Secretary of State 
     reports to the Committees on Appropriations at least 5 days 
     in advance that such attendance is important to the national 
     interest:  Provided, That for purposes of this section the 
     term ``international conference'' shall mean a conference 
     attended by representatives of the United States Government 
     and of foreign governments, international organizations, or 
     nongovernmental organizations.

                   aircraft transfer and coordination

       Sec. 7052. (a) Transfer Authority.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law or regulation, aircraft procured with 
     funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making 
     appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
     operations, and related programs under the headings 
     ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'', ``International 
     Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', ``Andean Counterdrug 
     Initiative'', and ``Andean Counterdrug Programs'' may be used 
     for any other program and in any region, including for the 
     transportation of active and standby Civilian Response Corps 
     personnel and equipment during a deployment:  Provided, That 
     the responsibility for policy decisions and justification for 
     the use of such transfer authority shall be the 
     responsibility of the Secretary of State and the Deputy 
     Secretary of State and this responsibility shall not be 
     delegated.
       (b) Property Disposal.--The authority provided in 
     subsection (a) shall apply only after the Secretary of State 
     determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
     that the equipment is no longer required to meet programmatic 
     purposes in the designated country or region:  Provided, That 
     any such transfer shall be subject to prior consultation 
     with, and the regular notification procedures of, the 
     Committees on Appropriations.
       (c) Aircraft Coordination.--
       (1) The uses of aircraft purchased or leased by the 
     Department of State and the United States Agency for 
     International Development (USAID) with funds made available 
     in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the 
     Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs 
     shall be coordinated under the authority of the appropriate 
     Chief of Mission:  Provided, That such aircraft may be used 
     to transport, on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis, 
     Federal and non-Federal personnel supporting Department of 
     State and USAID programs and activities:  Provided further, 
     That official travel for other agencies for other purposes 
     may be supported on a reimbursable basis, or without 
     reimbursement when traveling on a space available basis:  
     Provided further, That funds received by the Department of 
     State for the use of aircraft owned, leased, or chartered by 
     the Department of State may be credited to the Department's 
     Working Capital Fund and shall be available for expenses 
     related to the purchase, lease, maintenance, chartering, or 
     operation of such aircraft.
       (2) The requirement and authorities of this subsection 
     shall only apply to aircraft, the primary purpose of which is 
     the transportation of personnel.

   parking fines and real property taxes owed by foreign governments

       Sec. 7053.  The terms and conditions of section 7055 of 
     division F of Public Law 111-117 shall apply to this Act:  
     Provided, That the date ``September 30, 2009'' in subsection 
     (f)(2)(B) shall be deemed to be ``September 30, 2014''.

                    landmines and cluster munitions

       Sec. 7054. (a) Landmines.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, demining equipment available to the United 
     States Agency for International Development and the 
     Department of State and used in support of the clearance of 
     landmines and unexploded ordnance for humanitarian purposes 
     may be disposed of on a grant basis in foreign countries, 
     subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary of 
     State may prescribe.
       (b) Cluster Munitions.--No military assistance shall be 
     furnished for cluster munitions, no defense export license 
     for cluster munitions may be issued, and no cluster munitions 
     or cluster munitions technology shall be sold or transferred, 
     unless--
       (1) the submunitions of the cluster munitions, after 
     arming, do not result in more than 1 percent unexploded 
     ordnance across the range of intended operational 
     environments, and the agreement applicable to the assistance, 
     transfer, or sale of such cluster munitions or cluster 
     munitions technology specifies that the cluster munitions 
     will only be used against clearly defined military targets 
     and will not be used where civilians are known to be present 
     or in areas normally inhabited by civilians; or
       (2) such assistance, license, sale, or transfer is for the 
     purpose of demilitarizing or permanently disposing of such 
     cluster munitions.

                 prohibition on publicity or propaganda

       Sec. 7055.  No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within 
     the United States not authorized before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act by the Congress:  Provided, That not to 
     exceed $25,000 may be made available to carry out the 
     provisions of section 316 of Public Law 96-533.

                    limitation on residence expenses

       Sec. 7056.  Of the funds appropriated or made available 
     pursuant to title II of this Act, not to exceed $100,500 
     shall be for official residence expenses of the United States 
     Agency for International Development during the current 
     fiscal year.

     united states agency for international development management

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 7057. (a) Authority.--Up to $93,000,000 of the funds 
     made available in title III of this Act pursuant to or to 
     carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 may be used by the United States Agency for 
     International Development (USAID) to hire and employ 
     individuals in the United States and overseas on a limited 
     appointment basis pursuant to the authority of sections 308 
     and 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980.
       (b) Restrictions.--
       (1) The number of individuals hired in any fiscal year 
     pursuant to the authority contained in subsection (a) may not 
     exceed 175.

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       (2) The authority to hire individuals contained in 
     subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2016.
       (c) Conditions.--The authority of subsection (a) should 
     only be used to the extent that an equivalent number of 
     positions that are filled by personal services contractors or 
     other non-direct hire employees of USAID, who are compensated 
     with funds appropriated to carry out part I of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, are eliminated.
       (d) Program Account Charged.--The account charged for the 
     cost of an individual hired and employed under the authority 
     of this section shall be the account to which such 
     individual's responsibilities primarily relate:  Provided, 
     That funds made available to carry out this section may be 
     transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this 
     Act in title II under the heading ``Operating Expenses''.
       (e) Foreign Service Limited Extensions.--Individuals hired 
     and employed by USAID, with funds made available in this Act 
     or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
     State, foreign operations, and related programs, pursuant to 
     the authority of section 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 
     1980, may be extended for a period of up to 4 years 
     notwithstanding the limitation set forth in such section.
       (f) Disaster Surge Capacity.--Funds appropriated under 
     title III of this Act to carry out part I of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 may be used, in addition to funds 
     otherwise available for such purposes, for the cost 
     (including the support costs) of individuals detailed to or 
     employed by USAID whose primary responsibility is to carry 
     out programs in response to natural disasters, or man-made 
     disasters subject to the regular notification procedures of 
     the Committees on Appropriations.
       (g) Personal Services Contractors.--Funds appropriated by 
     this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I, chapter 4 of part 
     II, and section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     and title II of the Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83-480), 
     may be used by USAID to employ up to 40 personal services 
     contractors in the United States, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, for the purpose of providing direct, 
     interim support for new or expanded overseas programs and 
     activities managed by the agency until permanent direct hire 
     personnel are hired and trained:  Provided, That not more 
     than 15 of such contractors shall be assigned to any bureau 
     or office:  Provided further, That such funds appropriated to 
     carry out title II of the Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83-
     480), may be made available only for personal services 
     contractors assigned to the Office of Food for Peace.
       (h) Small Business.--In entering into multiple award 
     indefinite-quantity contracts with funds appropriated by this 
     Act, USAID may provide an exception to the fair opportunity 
     process for placing task orders under such contracts when the 
     order is placed with any category of small or small 
     disadvantaged business.
       (i) Senior Foreign Service Limited Appointments.--
     Individuals hired pursuant to the authority provided by 
     section 7059(o) of division F of Public Law 111-117 may be 
     assigned to or support programs in Afghanistan or Pakistan 
     with funds made available in this Act and prior Acts making 
     appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
     operations, and related programs.
       (j) Local Sustainable Development.--Not later than 180 days 
     after enactment of this Act and after consultation with the 
     appropriate congressional committees, the USAID Administrator 
     shall submit to such committees a plan, including a timeline 
     and resources required by fiscal year, to incorporate the 
     following components into USAID Foreign Service training, 
     assignment, and promotion practices in order to enable all 
     Foreign Service Officers to effectively apply local 
     sustainable development principles to USAID assistance 
     programs:
       (1) a time period for overseas assignments that facilitates 
     sustainable development, and which includes the option of 
     extending such assignments;
       (2) sufficient foreign language training;
       (3) expertise in one or more program areas;
       (4) work objectives that give Foreign Service Officers 
     primary responsibility for developing relationships with, and 
     building the capacity of, local nongovernmental and 
     governmental entities, and supporting grants to and 
     cooperative agreements with such entities to design and 
     implement small-scale, sustainable programs, projects, and 
     activities across all development sectors;
       (5) incentives, including training, compensation, and 
     career development opportunities including promotions, to 
     encourage such officers to carry out their responsibilities; 
     and
       (6) procedures to ensure that the responsibilities and 
     assignments of relevant locally employed staff are fully 
     integrated with the work of such officers.

                        global health activities

       Sec. 7058. (a) In General.--Funds appropriated by titles 
     III and IV of this Act that are made available for bilateral 
     assistance for child survival activities or disease programs 
     including activities relating to research on, and the 
     prevention, treatment and control of, HIV/AIDS may be made 
     available notwithstanding any other provision of law except 
     for provisions under the heading ``Global Health Programs'' 
     and the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, 
     Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 711; 22 
     U.S.C. 7601 et seq.), as amended:  Provided, That of the 
     funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than 
     $575,000,000 should be made available for family planning/
     reproductive health, including in areas where population 
     growth threatens biodiversity or endangered species.
       (b) Global Fund.--
       (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act that are 
     available for a contribution to the Global Fund to Fight 
     AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), 10 percent 
     should be withheld from obligation until the Secretary of 
     State determines and reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that--
       (A) the Global Fund is maintaining and implementing a 
     policy of transparency, including the authority of the Global 
     Fund Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to publish OIG 
     reports on a public Web site;
       (B) the Global Fund is providing sufficient resources to 
     maintain an independent OIG that--
       (i) reports directly to the Board of the Global Fund;
       (ii) maintains a mandate to conduct thorough investigations 
     and programmatic audits, free from undue interference; and
       (iii) compiles regular, publicly published audits and 
     investigations of financial, programmatic, and reporting 
     aspects of the Global Fund, its grantees, recipients, sub-
     recipients, and Local Fund Agents;
       (C) the Global Fund maintains an effective whistleblower 
     policy to protect whistleblowers from retaliation, including 
     confidential procedures for reporting possible misconduct or 
     irregularities; and
       (D) the Global Fund is implementing the recommendations 
     contained in the Consolidated Transformation Plan approved by 
     the Board of the Global Fund on November 21, 2011.
       (2) The withholding required by this subsection shall not 
     be in addition to funds that are withheld from the Global 
     Fund in fiscal year 2015 pursuant to the application of any 
     other provision contained in this or any other Act.
       (c) Contagious Infectious Disease Outbreaks.--If the 
     Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees 
     on Appropriations that an international infectious disease 
     outbreak is sustained, severe, and is spreading 
     internationally, or that it is in the national interest to 
     respond to a Public Health Emergency of International 
     Concern, funds made available under title III of this Act may 
     be made available to combat such infectious disease or public 
     health emergency:  Provided, That funds made available 
     pursuant to the authority of this subsection shall be subject 
     to prior consultation with, and the regular notification 
     procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.

                            gender equality

       Sec. 7059. (a) Gender Equality.--Funds appropriated by this 
     Act shall be made available to promote gender equality in 
     United States Government diplomatic and development efforts 
     by raising the status, increasing the participation, and 
     protecting the rights of women and girls worldwide.
       (b) Women's Leadership.--Of the funds appropriated by title 
     III of this Act, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made 
     available to increase leadership opportunities for women in 
     countries where women and girls suffer discrimination due to 
     law, policy, or practice, by strengthening protections for 
     women's political status, expanding women's participation in 
     political parties and elections, and increasing women's 
     opportunities for leadership positions in the public and 
     private sectors at the local, provincial, and national 
     levels.
       (c) Gender-Based Violence.--
       (1)(A) Of the funds appropriated by titles III and IV of 
     this Act, not less than $150,000,000 shall be made available 
     to implement a multi-year strategy to prevent and respond to 
     gender-based violence in countries where it is common in 
     conflict and non-conflict settings.
       (B) Funds appropriated by titles III and IV of this Act 
     that are available to train foreign police, judicial, and 
     military personnel, including for international peacekeeping 
     operations, shall address, where appropriate, prevention and 
     response to gender-based violence and trafficking in persons, 
     and shall promote the integration of women into the police 
     and other security forces.
       (2) Department of State and United States Agency for 
     International Development gender programs shall incorporate 
     coordinated efforts to combat a variety of forms of gender-
     based violence, including child marriage, rape, female 
     genital cutting and mutilation, and domestic violence, among 
     other forms of gender-based violence in conflict and non-
     conflict settings.
       (d) Women, Peace, and Security.--Funds appropriated by this 
     Act under the headings ``Development Assistance'', ``Economic 
     Support Fund'', and ``International Narcotics Control and Law 
     Enforcement'' should be made available to support a multi-
     year strategy to expand, and improve coordination of, United 
     States Government efforts to empower women as equal partners 
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     processes, and reconstruction efforts in countries affected 
     by conflict or in political transition, and to ensure the 
     equitable provision of relief and recovery assistance to 
     women and girls.

                           sector allocations

       Sec. 7060. (a) Education.--
       (1) Basic education.--
       (A) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, 
     not less than $800,000,000 should be made available for 
     assistance for basic education, and such funds may be made 
     available notwithstanding any provision of
     law that restricts assistance to foreign countries, except 
     for the conditions provided in this subsection:  Provided, 
     That not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development (USAID) shall report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations on the status of cumulative unobligated 
     balances and obligated, but unexpended, balances in each 
     country where USAID provides basic education assistance and 
     such report shall also include details on the types of 
     contracts and grants provided and the goals and objectives of 
     such assistance:  Provided further, That the Administrator 
     shall update such report on a monthly basis thereafter until 
     the unobligated and unexpended balances for such assistance 
     are less than the amount made available by this paragraph for 
     basic education assistance:  Provided further, That the 
     initial report shall also include a detailed plan, timeline, 
     and the current status of assistance for basic education.
       (B) USAID shall ensure that programs supported with funds 
     appropriated for basic education in this Act and prior Acts 
     making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
     operations, and related programs are integrated, as 
     appropriate, with health, agriculture, governance, and 
     economic and social development activities to address the 
     broader needs of target populations:  Provided, That USAID 
     shall work to achieve quality universal basic education by--
       (i) assisting foreign governments, nongovernmental, and 
     multilateral organizations working in developing countries to 
     provide children with a quality basic education, including 
     through strengthening host country educational systems; and
       (ii) promoting basic education as the foundation for 
     comprehensive community development programs.
       (C) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under title III 
     for basic education, not less than $45,000,000 shall be made 
     available for a contribution to multilateral partnerships 
     that support education.
       (2) Higher education.--Of the funds appropriated by title 
     III of this Act, not less than $225,000,000 shall be made 
     available for assistance for higher education, of which not 
     less than $35,000,000 shall be to support such programs in 
     Africa, including $17,500,000 for human and institutional 
     capacity development partnerships between higher education 
     institutions in Africa and the United States.
       (3) Definition.--For purposes of funds appropriated under 
     title III of this Act, the term ``democracy programs'' in 
     section 7032(c) of this Act shall also include programs to 
     rescue scholars, and fellowships, scholarships, and exchanges 
     in the Middle East and North Africa for academic 
     professionals and university students from countries in such 
     region, subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.
       (b) Countering Violent Extremism.--Funds appropriated by 
     titles I, III, and IV of this Act may be made available for 
     programs to reduce support for foreign terrorist 
     organizations (FTOs), as designated pursuant to section 219 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act, through messaging 
     campaigns to damage their appeal; programs for potential 
     supporters of violent extremism; counter radicalization and 
     rehabilitation programs in prisons; job training and social 
     reintegration for former supporters of FTOs; law enforcement 
     training programs; and capacity building for civil society 
     organizations to combat radicalization in local communities:  
     Provided, That for purposes of this subsection the term 
     ``countering violent extremism'' shall be defined as non-
     coercive interventions aimed directly at reducing public 
     support for FTOs:  Provided further, That not later than 180 
     days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the heads of other relevant United States 
     Government agencies, shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a multi-year strategy to counter 
     violent extremism, including a description of the objectives 
     of such strategy, oversight mechanisms for programs to carry 
     out such strategy, and multi-year cost estimates.
       (c) Environment Programs.--
       (1) In general.--Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not 
     less than $1,153,500,000 should be made available for 
     environment programs.
       (2) Clean energy.--The limitation in section 7081(b) of 
     division F of Public Law 111-117 shall continue in effect 
     during fiscal year 2015 as if part of this Act:  Provided, 
     That the proviso contained in such section shall not apply.
       (3) Adaptation and mitigation.--Funds appropriated by this 
     Act may be made available for United States contributions to 
     multilateral environmental funds and facilities to support 
     adaptation and mitigation programs only in accordance with 
     the directives under this subsection in the joint explanatory 
     statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
     division A of this consolidated Act).
       (4) Sustainable landscapes and biodiversity.--Of the funds 
     appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than 
     $123,500,000 shall be made available for sustainable 
     landscapes programs and, in addition, not less than 
     $250,000,000 shall be made available to protect biodiversity, 
     and shall not be used to support or promote the expansion of 
     industrial scale logging or any other industrial scale 
     extractive activity into areas that were primary/intact 
     tropical forest as of December 30, 2013:  Provided, That of 
     the funds made available for the Central African Regional 
     Program for the Environment and other tropical forest 
     programs in the Congo Basin, not less than $17,500,000 shall 
     be apportioned directly to the United States Fish and 
     Wildlife Service (USFWS):  Provided further, That funds made 
     available for the Department of the Interior (DOI) for 
     programs in the Mayan Biosphere Reserve shall be apportioned 
     directly to the DOI:  Provided further, That such funds shall 
     be made available to support other international conservation 
     programs of the USFWS, programs of the United States Forest 
     Service, and programs to protect great apes and other 
     endangered species.
       (5) Wildlife poaching and trafficking.--
       (A) Not less than $55,000,000 of the funds appropriated 
     under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available 
     to combat the transnational threat of wildlife poaching and 
     trafficking, including not less than $10,000,000 for programs 
     to combat rhinoceros poaching.
       (B) None of the funds appropriated under title IV of this 
     Act may be made available for training or other assistance 
     for any military unit or personnel that the Secretary of 
     State determines has been credibly alleged to have 
     participated in wildlife poaching or trafficking, unless the 
     Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to 
     do so is in the national security interest of the United 
     States.
       (6) Authority.--Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out 
     the provisions of sections 103 through 106, and chapter 4 of 
     part II, of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law except for the 
     provisions of this subsection and subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, 
     to support environment programs.
       (7) Extraction of natural resources.--
       (A) Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available 
     to promote and support transparency and accountability of 
     expenditures and revenues related to the extraction of 
     natural resources, including by strengthening implementation 
     and monitoring of the Extractive Industries Transparency 
     Initiative, implementing and enforcing section 8204 of Public 
     Law 110-246 and to prevent the sale of conflict diamonds, and 
     provide technical assistance to promote independent audit 
     mechanisms and support civil society participation in natural 
     resource management.
       (B)(i) The Secretary of the Treasury shall inform the 
     management of the international financial institutions and 
     post on the Department of the Treasury's Web site that it is 
     the policy of the United States to vote against any 
     assistance by such institutions (including but not limited to 
     any loan, credit, grant, or guarantee) for the extraction and 
     export of a natural resource if the government of the country 
     has in place laws, regulations, or procedures to prevent or 
     limit the public disclosure of company payments as required 
     by section 1504 of Public Law 111-203, and unless such 
     government has adopted laws, regulations, or procedures in 
     the sector in which assistance is being considered for--
       (I) accurately accounting for and public disclosure of 
     payments to the host government by companies involved in the 
     extraction and export of natural resources;
       (II) the independent auditing of accounts receiving such 
     payments and public disclosure of the findings of such 
     audits; and
       (III) public disclosure of such documents as Host 
     Government Agreements, Concession Agreements, and bidding 
     documents, allowing in any such dissemination or disclosure 
     for the redaction of, or exceptions for, information that is 
     commercially proprietary or that would create competitive 
     disadvantage.
       (ii) The requirements of clause (i) shall not apply to 
     assistance for the purpose of building the capacity of such 
     government to meet the requirements of this subparagraph.
       (C) The Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary of 
     State, as appropriate, shall instruct the United States 
     executive director of each international financial 
     institution and the United States representatives to all 
     forest-related multilateral financing mechanisms and 
     processes to vote against any financing to support or promote 
     the expansion of industrial scale logging or any other 
     industrial scale extractive activity into areas that were 
     primary/intact tropical forest as of December 30, 2013.
       (D) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
     States executive director of each international financial 
     institution that it is the policy of the United States to 
     vote in relation to any loan, grant, strategy,

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     or policy of such institution to support the construction of 
     any large dam, only in accordance with the conditions under 
     this section in the explanatory statement described in 
     section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
     consolidated Act).
       (E)(i) Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, 
     the USAID Administrator shall designate sufficient personnel 
     with the technical expertise to fulfill the agency's 
     responsibilities under sections 1302, 1303, and 1307 of title 
     XIII of the International Financial Institutions Act of 1977, 
     as amended, including the ability for personnel with such 
     expertise from other relevant United States Government 
     agencies to be detailed to USAID, as needed, which may be on 
     a non-reimbursable basis, to provide additional technical 
     support and specific subject matter reviews as part of 
     USAID's Title XIII analytical, investigative, and reporting 
     responsibilities:  Provided, That the responsibilities of 
     such personnel shall include, but not be limited to--

       (I) conducting independent, technical, and thorough reviews 
     of proposed multilateral development bank (MDB) projects at 
     the technical assessment/feasibility stage prior to the 
     drafting of environmental impact assessments;
       (II) conducting reviews, and coordinating and compiling the 
     analyses by other relevant United States Government agencies 
     with technical expertise of environmental impact assessments 
     in support of the project review process, to assist in 
     fulfilling USAID's responsibilities under section 1303(c) of 
     the International Financial Institutions Act, as amended; and
       (III) ongoing monitoring of MDB projects reviewed pursuant 
     to USAID's Title XIII reporting responsibilities to determine 
     the degree of incorporation and effectiveness of United 
     States Government recommendations and the adequacy of 
     safeguard policies.

       (ii) Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, 
     the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on 
     Appropriations on the implementation of this subsection.
       (8) Transfer of funds.--Not later than 120 days after 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, after 
     consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall 
     transfer $29,907,000 of funds appropriated under the heading 
     ``Economic Support Fund'' to funds appropriated by this Act 
     under the headings ``Multilateral Assistance, International 
     Financial Institutions'' for additional payments to trust 
     funds enumerated under such headings:  Provided, That prior 
     to exercising such transfer authority the Secretary of State 
     shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations.
       (9) Continuation of prior law.--Section 7081(g)(2) and (4) 
     of division F of Public Law 111-117 shall continue in effect 
     during fiscal year 2015 as if part of this Act.
       (d) Food Security and Agricultural Development.--
       (1) Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not 
     less than $1,000,600,000 should be made available for food 
     security and agricultural development programs, of which 
     $32,000,000 shall be made available for the Feed the Future 
     Collaborative Research Innovation Lab:  Provided, That such 
     funds may be made available notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law to address food shortages, and for a United 
     States contribution to the endowment of the Global Crop 
     Diversity Trust.
       (2) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act may be 
     made available as a contribution to the Global Agriculture 
     and Food Security Program if such contribution will not cause 
     the United States to exceed 33 percent of the total amount of 
     funds contributed to such Program.
       (e) Microenterprise and Microfinance.--Of the funds 
     appropriated by this Act, not less than $265,000,000 should 
     be made available for microenterprise and microfinance 
     development programs for the poor, especially women.
       (f) Reconciliation Programs.--Of the funds appropriated by 
     this Act under the headings ``Economic Support Fund'' and 
     ``Development Assistance'', not less than $26,000,000 shall 
     be made available to support people-to-people reconciliation 
     programs which bring together individuals of different 
     ethnic, religious, and political backgrounds from areas of 
     civil strife and war:  Provided, That the USAID Administrator 
     shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations, prior to 
     the initial obligation of funds, on the uses of such funds:  
     Provided further, That to the maximum extent practicable, 
     such funds shall be matched by sources other than the United 
     States Government.
       (g) Trafficking in Persons.--Of the funds appropriated by 
     this Act under the headings ``Development Assistance'', 
     ``Economic Support Fund'', and ``International Narcotics 
     Control and Law Enforcement'', not less than $52,500,000 
     shall be made available for activities to combat trafficking 
     in persons internationally.
       (h) Water and Sanitation.--Of the funds appropriated by 
     this Act, not less than $382,500,000 shall be made available 
     for water and sanitation supply projects pursuant to the 
     Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 
     109-121), of which not less than $145,000,000 should be for 
     programs in sub-Saharan Africa, and of which not less than 
     $12,500,000 shall be made available for programs to design 
     and build safe, public latrines in Africa and Asia.
       (i) Notification Requirements.--Authorized deviations from 
     funding levels contained in this section shall be subject to 
     the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.

                               uzbekistan

       Sec. 7061.  The terms and conditions of section 7076 of the 
     Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 2009 (division H of Public Law 111-8) 
     shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act, except that 
     the Secretary of State may waive the application of section 
     7076(a) for a period of not more than 6 months and every 6 
     months thereafter until September 30, 2016, if the Secretary 
     certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the waiver 
     is in the national security interest and necessary to obtain 
     access to and from Afghanistan for the United States, and the 
     waiver includes an assessment of progress, if any, by the 
     Government of Uzbekistan in meeting the requirements in 
     section 7076(a):  Provided, That the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit a 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 12 
     months after enactment of this Act and 6 months thereafter, 
     on all United States Government assistance provided to the 
     Government of Uzbekistan and expenditures made in support of 
     the Northern Distribution Network in Uzbekistan during the 
     previous 12 months, including any credible information that 
     such assistance or expenditures are being diverted for 
     corrupt purposes:  Provided further, That information 
     provided in the assessment and report required by the 
     previous provisos shall be unclassified but may be 
     accompanied by a classified annex and such annex shall 
     indicate the basis for such classification:  Provided 
     further, That for purposes of the application of section 
     7076(e) to this Act, the term ``assistance'' shall not 
     include expanded international military education and 
     training.

                           arms trade treaty

       Sec. 7062.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
     be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty 
     until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for 
     the Treaty.

                     united nations population fund

       Sec. 7063. (a) Contribution.--Of the funds made available 
     under the heading ``International Organizations and 
     Programs'' in this Act for fiscal year 2015, $35,000,000 
     shall be made available for the United Nations Population 
     Fund (UNFPA).
       (b) Availability of Funds.--Funds appropriated by this Act 
     for UNFPA, that are not made available for UNFPA because of 
     the operation of any provision of law, shall be transferred 
     to the ``Global Health Programs'' account and shall be made 
     available for family planning, maternal, and reproductive 
     health activities, subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
       (c) Prohibition on Use of Funds in China.--None of the 
     funds made available by this Act may be used by UNFPA for a 
     country program in the People's Republic of China.
       (d) Conditions on Availability of Funds.--Funds made 
     available by this Act for UNFPA may not be made available 
     unless--
       (1) UNFPA maintains funds made available by this Act in an 
     account separate from other accounts of UNFPA and does not 
     commingle such funds with other sums; and
       (2) UNFPA does not fund abortions.
       (e) Report to Congress and Dollar-for-Dollar Withholding of 
     Funds.--
       (1) Not later than 4 months after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations indicating the amount of funds 
     that UNFPA is budgeting for the year in which the report is 
     submitted for a country program in the People's Republic of 
     China.
       (2) If a report under paragraph (1) indicates that UNFPA 
     plans to spend funds for a country program in the People's 
     Republic of China in the year covered by the report, then the 
     amount of such funds UNFPA plans to spend in the People's 
     Republic of China shall be deducted from the funds made 
     available to UNFPA after March 1 for obligation for the 
     remainder of the fiscal year in which the report is 
     submitted.

                         requests for documents

       Sec. 7064.  None of the funds appropriated or made 
     available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall 
     be available to a nongovernmental organization, including any 
     contractor, which fails to provide upon timely request any 
     document, file, or record necessary to the auditing 
     requirements of the United States Agency for International 
     Development.

                    international prison conditions

       Sec. 7065.  Funds appropriated under the headings 
     ``Development Assistance'', ``Economic Support Fund'', and 
     ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'' in 
     this Act shall be made available, notwithstanding section 660 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for assistance to 
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     inhumane conditions in foreign prisons and other detention 
     facilities:  Provided, That decisions regarding the uses of 
     such funds shall be the responsibility of the Assistant 
     Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor 
     (DRL), in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of State 
     for International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement 
     Affairs, and the Assistant Administrator for Democracy, 
     Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United States Agency 
     for International Development, as appropriate:  Provided 
     further, That the Assistant Secretary of State for DRL shall 
     consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to the 
     obligation of funds.

                     prohibition on use of torture

       Sec. 7066. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used to support or justify the use of torture, cruel, 
     or inhumane treatment by any official or contract employee of 
     the United States Government.
       (b) Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act 
     shall be made available, notwithstanding section 660 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and following consultation 
     with the Committees on Appropriations, for assistance to 
     eliminate torture by foreign police, military or other 
     security forces in countries receiving assistance from funds 
     appropriated by this Act.

                              extradition

       Sec. 7067. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act 
     may be used to provide assistance (other than funds provided 
     under the headings ``International Disaster Assistance'', 
     ``Complex Crises Fund'', ``International Narcotics Control 
     and Law Enforcement'', ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'', 
     ``United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance 
     Fund'', and ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and 
     Related Assistance'') for the central government of a country 
     which has notified the Department of State of its refusal to 
     extradite to the United States any individual indicted for a 
     criminal offense for which the maximum penalty is life 
     imprisonment without the possibility of parole or for killing 
     a law enforcement officer, as specified in a United States 
     extradition request.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall only apply to the central 
     government of a country with which the United States 
     maintains diplomatic relations and with which the United 
     States has an extradition treaty and the government of that 
     country is in violation of the terms and conditions of the 
     treaty.
       (c) The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in 
     subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the Secretary 
     certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that such 
     waiver is important to the national interests of the United 
     States.

                 commercial leasing of defense articles

       Sec. 7068.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and 
     subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations, the authority of section 23(a) 
     of the Arms Export Control Act may be used to provide 
     financing to Israel, Egypt, and the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization (NATO), and major non-NATO allies for the 
     procurement by leasing (including leasing with an option to 
     purchase) of defense articles from United States commercial 
     suppliers, not including Major Defense Equipment (other than 
     helicopters and other types of aircraft having possible 
     civilian application), if the President determines that there 
     are compelling foreign policy or national security reasons 
     for those defense articles being provided by commercial lease 
     rather than by government-to-government sale under such Act.

             independent states of the former soviet union

       Sec. 7069. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     may be made available for assistance for a government of an 
     Independent State of the former Soviet Union if that 
     government directs any action in violation of the territorial 
     integrity or national sovereignty of any other Independent 
     State of the former Soviet Union, such as those violations 
     included in the Helsinki Final Act:  Provided, That except as 
     otherwise provided in section 7070(a) of this Act, funds may 
     be made available without regard to the restriction in this 
     subsection if the President determines that to do so is in 
     the national security interest of the United States:  
     Provided further, That prior to executing the authority 
     contained in this subsection the Department of State shall 
     consult with the Committees on Appropriations on how such 
     assistance supports the national interest of the United 
     States.
       (b) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
     ``Economic Support Fund'' may be made available, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for the 
     limitation contained in section 7070(a) of this Act, for 
     assistance and related programs for the countries identified 
     in section 3(c) of the Support for Eastern European Democracy 
     (SEED) Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-179) and section 3 of the 
     FREEDOM Support Act (Public Law 102-511) and may be used to 
     carry out the provisions of those Acts:  Provided, That such 
     assistance and related programs from funds appropriated by 
     this Act under the headings ``Global Health Programs'', 
     ``Economic Support Fund'', and ``International Narcotics 
     Control and Law Enforcement'' shall be administered in 
     accordance with the responsibilities of the coordinator 
     designated pursuant to section 601 of the Support for Eastern 
     European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-179) 
     and section 102 of the FREEDOM Support Act (Public Law 102-
     511).
       (c) Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act shall not apply 
     to--
       (1) activities to support democracy or assistance under 
     title V of the FREEDOM Support Act and section 1424 of Public 
     Law 104-201 or non-proliferation assistance;
       (2) any assistance provided by the Trade and Development 
     Agency under section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421);
       (3) any activity carried out by a member of the United 
     States and Foreign Commercial Service while acting within his 
     or her official capacity;
       (4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or other 
     assistance provided by the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation under title IV of chapter 2 of part I of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2191 et seq.);
       (5) any financing provided under the Export-Import Bank Act 
     of 1945; or
       (6) humanitarian assistance.

                                 russia

       Sec. 7070. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     may be made available for assistance for the central 
     Government of the Russian Federation.
       (b)(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
     made available for assistance for the central government of a 
     country that the Secretary of State determines and reports to 
     the Committees on Appropriations has taken affirmative steps 
     intended to support or be supportive of the Russian 
     Federation annexation of Crimea:  Provided, That except as 
     otherwise provided in subsection (a), the Secretary may waive 
     the restriction on assistance required by this paragraph if 
     the Secretary certifies to such Committees that to do so is 
     in the national interest of the United States, and includes a 
     justification for such interest.
       (2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made 
     available for--
       (A) the implementation of any action or policy that 
     recognizes the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over 
     Crimea;
       (B) the facilitation, financing, or guarantee of United 
     States Government investments in Crimea, if such activity 
     includes the participation of Russian Government officials, 
     and Russian owned and controlled banks, or other Russian 
     Government owned and controlled financial entities; or
       (C) assistance for Crimea, if such assistance includes the 
     participation of Russian Government officials, and Russian 
     owned and controlled banks, and other Russian Government 
     owned and controlled financial entities.
       (3) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
     States executive directors of each international financial 
     institution to vote against any assistance by such 
     institution (including but not limited to any loan, credit, 
     or guarantee) for any program that violates the sovereignty 
     or territorial integrity of Ukraine.
       (4) The requirements of subsection (b) shall cease to be in 
     effect if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Ukraine 
     has reestablished sovereignty over Crimea.
       (c) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
     ``Economic Support Fund'' in title III to counter Russian 
     aggression and influence in Central and Eastern Europe and 
     Central Asia may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
     appropriated under the headings ``International Narcotics 
     Control and Law Enforcement'' and ``Foreign Military 
     Financing Program'' in title IV:  Provided, That such 
     transfer authority is in addition to transfer authority 
     otherwise available under any other provision of law:  
     Provided further, That such transfer authority shall be 
     subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.
       (d) Funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for the 
     Eastern Partnership countries shall be made available to 
     advance the implementation of Association Agreements, trade 
     agreements, and visa liberalization agreements with the 
     European Union, and to reduce their vulnerability to external 
     economic and political pressure from the Russian Federation.
       (e) Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available 
     to support the advancement of democracy and the rule of law 
     in the Russian Federation, including to promote Internet 
     freedom, and shall also be made available to support the 
     democracy and rule of law strategy required by section 
     7071(d) of division K of Public Law 113-76.
       (f) Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of State shall update the reports required by 
     section 7071(b)(2), (c), and (e) of division K of Public Law 
     113-76.

                      international monetary fund

       Sec. 7071. (a) The terms and conditions of sections 7086(b) 
     (1) and (2) and 7090(a) of division F of Public Law 111-117 
     shall apply to this Act.
       (b) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
     States Executive Director

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     of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to seek to ensure 
     that any loan will be repaid to the IMF before other private 
     creditors.
       (c) The Secretary of the Treasury shall seek to require 
     that the IMF implements and enforces policies and procedures 
     which reflect best practices as defined in the explanatory 
     statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
     division A of this consolidated Act) for the protection of 
     whistleblowers from retaliation, including best practices 
     for--
       (1) protection against retaliation for internal and lawful 
     public disclosures;
       (2) legal burdens of proof;
       (3) statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation;
       (4) access to independent adjudicative bodies, including 
     external arbitration; and
       (5) results that eliminate the effects of proven 
     retaliation.

                       public posting of reports

       Sec. 7072. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available by 
     this Act shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on 
     the public Web site of such agency any report required by 
     this Act to be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations, 
     upon a determination by the head of such agency that to do so 
     is in the national interest.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if--
       (1) the public posting of such report would compromise 
     national security, including the conduct of diplomacy; or
       (2) the report contains proprietary, privileged, or 
     sensitive information.
       (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so 
     only after such report has been made available to the 
     Committees on Appropriations for not less than 45 days.

                overseas private investment corporation

       Sec. 7073. (a) Whenever the President determines that it is 
     in furtherance of the purposes of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961, up to a total of $20,000,000 of the funds 
     appropriated under title III of this Act may be transferred 
     to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act for the 
     Overseas Private Investment Corporation Program Account, to 
     be subject to the terms and conditions of that account:  
     Provided, That such funds shall not be available for 
     administrative expenses of the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation:  Provided further, That designated funding 
     levels in this Act shall not be transferred pursuant to this 
     section:  Provided further, That the exercise of such 
     authority shall be subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
       (b) Notwithstanding section 235(a)(2) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, the authority of subsections (a) 
     through (c) of section 234 of such Act shall remain in effect 
     until September 30, 2015.

                    special defense acquisition fund

       Sec. 7074.  Not to exceed $100,000,000 may be obligated 
     pursuant to section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act 
     for the purposes of the Special Defense Acquisition Fund 
     (Fund), to remain available for obligation until September 
     30, 2017:  Provided, That the provision of defense articles 
     and defense services to foreign countries or international 
     organizations from the Fund shall be subject to the 
     concurrence of the Secretary of State.

                            enterprise funds

       Sec. 7075. (a) None of the funds made available under 
     titles III through VI of this Act may be made available for 
     Enterprise Funds unless the appropriate congressional 
     committees are notified at least 15 days in advance.
       (b) Prior to the distribution of any assets resulting from 
     any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of an Enterprise 
     Fund, in whole or in part, the President shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a plan for the 
     distribution of the assets of the Enterprise Fund.
       (c) Prior to a transition to and operation of any private 
     equity fund or other parallel investment fund under an 
     existing Enterprise Fund, the President shall submit such 
     transition or operating plan to the appropriate congressional 
     committees.

                            budget documents

       Sec. 7076. (a) Operating Plans.--Not later than 45 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, each department, 
     agency, or organization funded in titles I, II, and VI of 
     this Act, and the Department of the Treasury and Independent 
     Agencies funded in title III of this Act, including the 
     Inter-American Foundation and the United States African 
     Development Foundation, shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations an operating plan for funds appropriated to 
     such department, agency, or organization in such titles of 
     this Act, or funds otherwise available for obligation in 
     fiscal year 2015, that provides details of the uses of such 
     funds at the program, project, and activity level:  Provided, 
     That such plans shall include, as applicable, a comparison 
     between the most recent congressional directives or approved 
     funding levels and the funding levels proposed by the 
     department or agency; and a clear, concise, and informative 
     description/justification:  Provided further, That operating 
     plans for funds for such department, agency, or organization 
     in titles I, II, or III and title VIII, shall simultaneously 
     submit the operating plans for, and integrated information 
     on, enduring and Overseas Contingency Operations funds:  
     Provided further, That operating plans that include changes 
     in levels of funding specified in this Act or in the joint 
     explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
     preceding division A of this Consolidated Act) shall be 
     subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.
       (b) Spend Plans.--
       (1) Prior to the initial obligation of funds, the Secretary 
     of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a 
     detailed spend plan for funds made available by this Act, 
     for--
       (A) assistance for Afghanistan, Colombia, Egypt, Haiti, 
     Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Pakistan, the West Bank and 
     Gaza, and Yemen;
       (B) the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, the Central 
     American Regional Security Initiative, the Trans-Sahara 
     Counterterrorism Partnership program, and the Partnership for 
     Regional East Africa Counterterrorism program; and
       (C) democracy programs and each sector enumerated in 
     section 7060 of this Act.
       (2) Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations a detailed spend plan for funds made available 
     by this Act under the headings ``Department of the Treasury'' 
     in title III and ``International Financial Institutions'' in 
     title V.
       (c) Spending Report.--Not later than 45 days after 
     enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall submit 
     to the Committees on Appropriations a detailed report on 
     spending of funds made available during fiscal year 2014 
     under the heading ``Development Credit Authority''.
       (d) Notifications.--The spend plans referenced in 
     subsection (b) shall not be considered as meeting the 
     notification requirements in this Act or under section 634A 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
       (e) Congressional Budget Justifications.--
       (1) The congressional budget justifications for Department 
     of State operations and foreign operations shall be provided 
     to the Committees on Appropriations concurrent with the date 
     of submission of the President's budget for fiscal year 2016.
       (2) The Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator 
     shall include in the congressional budget justification a 
     detailed justification for multi-year availability for any 
     funds requested under the headings ``Diplomatic and Consular 
     Programs'' and ``Operating Expenses''.

               use of funds in contravention of this act

       Sec. 7077.  If the President makes a determination not to 
     comply with any provision of this Act on constitutional 
     grounds, the head of the relevant Federal agency shall notify 
     the Committees on Appropriations in writing within 5 days of 
     such determination, the basis for such determination and any 
     resulting changes to program and policy.

                        global internet freedom

       Sec. 7078. (a) Of the funds available for obligation during 
     fiscal year 2015 under the headings ``International 
     Broadcasting Operations'', ``Economic Support Fund'', and 
     ``Democracy Fund'', not less than $50,500,000 shall be made 
     available for programs to promote Internet freedom globally:  
     Provided, That such programs shall be prioritized for 
     countries whose governments restrict freedom of expression on 
     the Internet, and that are important to the national 
     interests of the United States:  Provided further, That funds 
     made available pursuant to this section shall be matched, to 
     the maximum extent practicable, by sources other than the 
     United States Government, including from the private sector.
       (b) Funds made available pursuant to subsection (a) shall 
     be--
       (1) coordinated with other democracy, governance, and 
     broadcasting programs funded by this Act under the headings 
     ``International Broadcasting Operations'', ``Economic Support 
     Fund'', ``Democracy Fund'', and ``Complex Crises Fund'', and 
     shall be incorporated into country assistance, democracy 
     promotion, and broadcasting strategies, as appropriate;
       (2) made available to the Bureau of Democracy, Human 
     Rights, and Labor, Department of State for programs to 
     implement the May 2011, International Strategy for Cyberspace 
     and the comprehensive strategy to promote Internet freedom 
     and access to information in Iran, as required by section 414 
     of Public Law 112-158;
       (3) made available to the Broadcasting Board of Governors 
     (BBG) to provide tools and techniques to access the Internet 
     Web sites of BBG broadcasters that are censored, and to work 
     with such broadcasters to promote and distribute such tools 
     and techniques, including digital security techniques;
       (4) made available for programs that support the efforts of 
     civil society to counter the development of repressive 
     Internet-related laws and regulations, including countering 
     threats to Internet freedom at international organizations; 
     to combat violence against bloggers and other users; and to 
     enhance digital security training and capacity building for 
     democracy activists; and
       (5) made available for research of key threats to Internet 
     freedom; the continued

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     development of technologies that provide or enhance access to 
     the Internet, including circumvention tools that bypass 
     Internet blocking, filtering, and other censorship techniques 
     used by authoritarian governments; and maintenance of the 
     United States Government's technological advantage over such 
     censorship techniques:  Provided, That the Secretary of 
     State, in consultation with the BBG, shall coordinate any 
     such research and development programs with other relevant 
     United States Government departments and agencies in order to 
     share information, technologies, and best practices, and to 
     assess the effectiveness of such technologies.
       (c) After consultation among the relevant agency heads to 
     coordinate and de-conflict planned activities, but not later 
     than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     State and the BBG Chairman shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations spend plans for funds made available by this 
     Act for programs to promote Internet freedom globally, which 
     shall include a description of safeguards established by 
     relevant agencies to ensure that such programs are not used 
     for illicit purposes.
       (d) The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     conduct an audit of Internet freedom programs supported by 
     funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making 
     appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
     operations, and related programs, and shall consult with the 
     Committees on Appropriations on the scope and requirements of 
     such audit.

                          disability programs

       Sec. 7079. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act under the 
     heading ``Economic Support Fund'' shall be made available for 
     programs and activities administered by the United States 
     Agency for International Development (USAID) to address the 
     needs and protect and promote the rights of people with 
     disabilities in developing countries, including initiatives 
     that focus on independent living, economic self-sufficiency, 
     advocacy, education, employment, transportation, sports, and 
     integration of individuals with disabilities, including for 
     the cost of translation.
       (b) Of the funds made available by this section, 5 percent 
     may be used for USAID for management, oversight, and 
     technical support.

                          small grants program

       Sec. 7080. (a) In General.--A Small Grants Program (SGP) 
     shall be established within the United States Agency for 
     International Development (USAID) to provide small grants, 
     cooperative agreements, and other assistance mechanisms and 
     agreements of not more than $2,000,000 for the purpose of 
     carrying out the provisions of chapters 1 and 10 of part I 
     and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961:  Provided, That the SGP established pursuant to this 
     section shall replace the function served previously by the 
     Development Grants Program established under section 674 of 
     division J, of Public Law 110-161, which is hereby abolished.
       (b) Eligibility.--Grants from the SGP shall only be made to 
     eligible entities as described in the joint explanatory 
     statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
     division A of this consolidated Act).
       (c) Proposals.--Grants made pursuant to the authority of 
     this section shall be provided through--
       (1) unsolicited applications received and evaluated 
     pursuant to USAID policy regarding such proposals; or
       (2) an open and competitive process.
       (d) Funding.--
       (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out 
     chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, not less than $45,000,000 shall be 
     made available for the SGP within USAID's Local 
     Sustainability Office of the Bureau for Economic Growth, 
     Education and Environment to carry out this subsection.
       (2) Other than to meet the requirements of this section, 
     funds made available to carry out this section may not be 
     allocated in the report required by section 653(a) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to meet any other specifically 
     designated funding levels contained in this Act:  Provided, 
     That such funds may be attributed to any such specifically 
     designated funding level after the award of funds under this 
     section, if applicable.
       (3) Funds made available under this section shall remain 
     available for obligation until September 30, 2019.
       (e) Management.--
       (1) Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, 
     the USAID Administrator shall issue guidance to implement 
     this section:  Provided, That such guidance shall include the 
     requirements contained in the joint explanatory statement 
     described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 
     this consolidated Act).
       (2) Upon selection of a mission pursuant to the procedures 
     required by paragraph (1), such selected mission may be 
     allocated the full estimated cost of the multi-year program:  
     Provided, That such allocations shall be subject to the 
     regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       (3) In addition to funds otherwise available for such 
     purposes, up to 12 percent of the funds made available to 
     carry out this section may be used by USAID for 
     administrative and oversight expenses associated with 
     managing relationships with entities under the SGP.
       (f) Report.--Not later than 120 days after enactment of 
     this Act and after consultation with the appropriate 
     congressional committees, the Administrator shall submit a 
     report to such committees describing the guidance to 
     implement the SGP.

                   prohibition on first-class travel

       Sec. 7081.  None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used for first-class travel by employees of agencies 
     funded by this Act in contravention of sections 301-10.122 
     through 301-10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.

    reporting requirements concerning individuals detained at naval 
                     station, guantanamo bay, cuba

       Sec. 7082.  Not later than 5 days after the conclusion of 
     an agreement with a country, including a state with a compact 
     of free association with the United States, to receive by 
     transfer or release individuals detained at United States 
     Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Secretary of State 
     shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in writing of 
     the terms of the agreement, including whether funds 
     appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations 
     for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
     programs will be made available for assistance for such 
     country pursuant to such agreement.

                      authority for replenishments

       Sec. 7083. (a) The Asian Development Bank Act, Public Law 
     89-369, as amended (22 U.S.C. 285 et seq.), is further 
     amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 35. TENTH REPLENISHMENT.

       ``(a) The United States Governor of the Bank is authorized 
     to contribute, on behalf of the United States, $359,600,000 
     to the tenth replenishment of the resources of the Fund, 
     subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations.
       ``(b) In order to pay for the United States contribution 
     provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $359,600,000 
     for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.''.
       (b) The International Development Association Act, Public 
     Law 86-565, as amended (22 U.S.C. 284 et seq.), is further 
     amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     sections:

     ``SEC. 28. SEVENTEENTH REPLENISHMENT.

       ``(a) The United States Governor of the International 
     Development Association is authorized to contribute on behalf 
     of the United States $3,871,800,000 to the seventeenth 
     replenishment of the resources of the Association, subject to 
     obtaining the necessary appropriations.
       ``(b) In order to pay for the United States contribution 
     provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $3,871,800,000 
     for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.

     ``SEC. 29. MULTILATERAL DEBT RELIEF.

       ``(a) The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to 
     contribute, on behalf of the United States, not more than 
     $565,020,000 to the International Development Association for 
     the purpose of funding debt relief costs under the 
     Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative incurred in the period 
     governed by the seventeenth replenishment of resources of the 
     International Development Association, subject to obtaining 
     the necessary appropriations and without prejudice to any 
     funding arrangements in existence on the date of the 
     enactment of this section.
       ``(b) In order to pay for the United States contribution 
     provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, not more than 
     $565,020,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.
       ``(c) In this section, the term `Multilateral Debt Relief 
     Initiative' means the proposal set out in the G8 Finance 
     Ministers' Communique entitled `Conclusions on Development,' 
     done at London, June 11, 2005, and reaffirmed by G8 Heads of 
     State at the Gleneagles Summit on July 8, 2005.''.
       (c) The African Development Fund Act, Public Law 94-302, as 
     amended (22 U.S.C. 290g et seq.), is further amended by 
     adding at the end thereof the following new sections:

     ``SEC. 223. THIRTEENTH REPLENISHMENT.

       ``(a) The United States Governor of the Fund is authorized 
     to contribute on behalf of the United States $585,000,000 to 
     the thirteenth replenishment of the resources of the Fund, 
     subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations.
       ``(b) In order to pay for the United States contribution 
     provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $585,000,000 
     for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.

     ``SEC. 224. MULTILATERAL DEBT RELIEF.

       ``(a) The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to 
     contribute, on behalf of the United States, not more than 
     $54,620,000 to the African Development Fund for the purpose 
     of funding debt relief costs under the Multilateral Debt 
     Relief Initiative incurred

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     in the period governed by the thirteenth replenishment of 
     resources of the African Development Fund, subject to 
     obtaining the necessary appropriations and without prejudice 
     to any funding arrangements in existence on the date of the 
     enactment of this section.
       ``(b) In order to pay for the United States contribution 
     provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, not more than 
     $54,620,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.
       ``(c) In this section, the term `Multilateral Debt Relief 
     Initiative' means the proposal set out in the G8 Finance 
     Ministers' Communique entitled `Conclusions on Development,' 
     done at London, June 11, 2005, and reaffirmed by G8 Heads of 
     State at the Gleneagles Summit on July 8, 2005.''.

                          rescission of funds

       Sec. 7084.  Of the unexpended balances available under the 
     heading ``Export and Investment Assistance, Export-Import 
     Bank of the United States, Subsidy Appropriation'' from prior 
     Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, 
     foreign operations, and related programs, $30,000,000 are 
     rescinded.

     modifications to the vietnam education foundation act of 2000

       Sec. 7085. (a) Expanded Use of Vietnam Debt Repayment 
     Fund.--Section 207(c)(3) of the Vietnam Education Foundation 
     Act of 2000 (title II of division B of H.R. 5666, as enacted 
     by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106-554 and contained in 
     appendix D of that Act; 114 Stat. 2763A-257; 22 U.S.C. 2452 
     note) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Excess funds.--During each of the fiscal years 2015 
     through 2018, amounts deposited into the Fund, in excess of 
     the amounts made available to the Foundation under paragraph 
     (1), shall be made available by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, upon the request of the Secretary of State, for 
     grants to support the establishment of an independent, not-
     for-profit academic institution in the Socialist Republic of 
     Vietnam.''.
       (b) Administrative Provisions.--Section 209(a) of the 
     Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 (title II of 
     division B of H.R. 5666, as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of 
     Public Law 106-554 and contained in appendix D of that Act; 
     114 Stat. 2763A-257; 22 U.S.C. 2452 note) is amended in the 
     matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting ``(other than 
     section 211)'' after ``this title''.
       (c) Grants Authorized.--The Vietnam Education Foundation 
     Act of 2000 (title II of division B of H.R. 5666, as enacted 
     by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106-554 and contained in 
     appendix D of that Act; 114 Stat. 2763A-257; 22 U.S.C. 2452 
     note) is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 211. ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT, NOT-FOR-PROFIT 
                   ACADEMIC INSTITUTION IN THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC 
                   OF VIETNAM.

       ``(a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary of State is 
     authorized to award 1 or more grants which shall be used to 
     support the establishment of an independent, not-for-profit 
     academic institution in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
       ``(b) Application.--In order to receive a grant pursuant to 
     subsection (a), a prospective grantee shall submit an 
     application to the Secretary of State at such time, in such 
     manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary 
     may reasonably require.
       ``(c) Minimum Standards.--As a condition of receiving a 
     grant under subsection (a), a prospective grantee shall 
     ensure that the independent, not-for-profit academic 
     institution in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam described in 
     subsection (a)--
       ``(1) achieves standards comparable to those required for 
     accreditation in the United States;
       ``(2) offers graduate and undergraduate level teaching and 
     research programs in a broad range of fields, including 
     public policy, management, and engineering; and
       ``(3) establishes a policy of academic freedom and 
     prohibits the censorship of dissenting or critical views.
       ``(d) Annual Report.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the last 
     day of each fiscal year until 2020, the Secretary of State 
     shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     report that summarizes the activities carried out under this 
     section during such fiscal year.
       ``(2) Definition.--In this subsection, the term 
     `appropriate congressional committees' means--
       ``(A) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
       ``(B) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate.''.

                  impact on jobs in the united states

       Sec. 7086.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available under titles III through VI of this Act may be 
     obligated or expended to provide--
       (1) any financial incentive to a business enterprise 
     currently located in the United States for the purpose of 
     inducing such an enterprise to relocate outside the United 
     States if such incentive or inducement is likely to reduce 
     the number of employees of such business enterprise in the 
     United States because United States production is being 
     replaced by such enterprise outside the United States;
       (2) assistance for any program, project, or activity that 
     contributes to the violation of internationally recognized 
     workers rights, as defined in section 507(4) of the Trade Act 
     of 1974, of workers in the recipient country, including any 
     designated zone or area in that country:  Provided, That the 
     application of section 507(4)(D) and (E) of such Act should 
     be commensurate with the level of development of the 
     recipient country and sector, and shall not preclude 
     assistance for the informal sector in such country, micro and 
     small-scale enterprise, and smallholder agriculture;
       (3) any assistance to an entity outside the United States 
     if such assistance is for the purpose of directly relocating 
     or transferring jobs from the United States to other 
     countries and adversely impacts the labor force in the United 
     States; or
       (4) for the enforcement of any rule, regulation, policy, or 
     guidelines implemented pursuant to--
       (A) the third proviso of subsection 7079(b) of the 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010;
       (B) the modification proposed by the Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation in November 2013 to the Corporation's 
     Environmental and Social Policy Statement relating to coal; 
     or
       (C) the Supplemental Guidelines for High Carbon Intensity 
     Projects approved by the Export-Import Bank of the United 
     States on December 12, 2013,

     when enforcement of such rule, regulation, policy, or 
     guidelines would prohibit, or have the effect of prohibiting, 
     any coal-fired or other power-generation project the purpose 
     of which is to: (i) provide affordable electricity in 
     International Development Association (IDA)-eligible 
     countries and IDA-blend countries; and (ii) increase exports 
     of goods and services from the United States or prevent the 
     loss of jobs from the United States.

                               TITLE VIII

                    OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Administration of Foreign Affairs

                    diplomatic and consular programs

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Diplomatic and Consular 
     Programs'', $1,350,803,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2016, of which $989,706,000 is for Worldwide 
     Security Protection and shall remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That the Secretary of State may transfer 
     up to $35,000,000 of the total funds made available under 
     this heading to any other appropriation of any department or 
     agency of the United States, upon the concurrence of the head 
     of such department or agency, to support operations in and 
     assistance for Afghanistan and to carry out the provisions of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961:  Provided further, That 
     any such transfer shall be treated as a reprogramming of 
     funds under subsections (a) and (b) of section 7015 of this 
     Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
     except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 
     section:  Provided further, That such amount is designated by 
     the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
     on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                   conflict stabilization operations

       For an additional amount for ``Conflict Stabilization 
     Operations'', $15,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                      office of inspector general

       For an additional amount for ``Office of Inspector 
     General'', $56,900,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2016, which shall be for the Special Inspector General 
     for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) for reconstruction 
     oversight:  Provided, That printing and reproduction costs 
     shall not exceed amounts for such costs during fiscal year 
     2014:  Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, any employee of SIGAR who completes at 
     least 12 months of continuous service after the date of 
     enactment of this Act or who is employed on the date on which 
     SIGAR terminates, whichever occurs first, shall acquire 
     competitive status for appointment to any position in the 
     competitive service for which the employee possesses the 
     required qualifications:  Provided further, That such amount 
     is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

            embassy security, construction, and maintenance

       For an additional amount for ``Embassy Security, 
     Construction, and Maintenance'', $260,800,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which $250,000,000 shall be for 
     Worldwide Security Upgrades, acquisition, and construction as 
     authorized:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/

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     Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985.

                      International Organizations

              contributions to international organizations

       For an additional amount for ``Contributions to 
     International Organizations'', $74,400,000:  Provided, That 
     such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
     Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                             RELATED AGENCY

                    Broadcasting Board of Governors

                 international broadcasting operations

       For an additional amount for ``International Broadcasting 
     Operations'', $10,700,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2016:  Provided, That such amount is designated 
     by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
     War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

           UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                           operating expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Operating Expenses'', 
     $125,464,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:  
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                   international disaster assistance

       For an additional amount for ``International Disaster 
     Assistance'', $1,335,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                         transition initiatives

       For an additional amount for ``Transition Initiatives'', 
     $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:  
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                          complex crises fund

       For an additional amount for ``Complex Crises Fund'', 
     $30,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2016:  
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                         economic support fund

       For an additional amount for ``Economic Support Fund'', 
     $2,114,266,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: 
      Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                          Department of State

                    migration and refugee assistance

       For an additional amount for ``Migration and Refugee 
     Assistance'', $2,127,114,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                   INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE

                          Department of State

          international narcotics control and law enforcement

       For an additional amount for ``International Narcotics 
     Control and Law Enforcement'', $443,195,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That such 
     amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency 
     Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

    nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs

       For an additional amount for ``Nonproliferation, Anti-
     terrorism, Demining and Related Programs'', $99,240,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That 
     such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas 
     Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                        peacekeeping operations

       For an additional amount for ``Peacekeeping Operations'', 
     $328,698,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:  
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress for 
     Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:  Provided further, 
     That funds may be used to pay assessed expenses of 
     international peacekeeping activities in Somalia and other 
     peacekeeping requirements, subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:  
     Provided further, That the total amount of United States 
     contributions to support an assessed peacekeeping operation 
     shall not exceed the level described in the final proviso 
     under the heading ``Contributions for International 
     Peacekeeping Activities'' in title I of this Act.

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                   foreign military financing program

       For an additional amount for ``Foreign Military Financing 
     Program'', $866,420,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2016:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
     Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

                       additional appropriations

       Sec. 8001.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds appropriated in this title are in addition to amounts 
     appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act for 
     fiscal year 2015.

                extension of authorities and conditions

       Sec. 8002.  Unless otherwise provided for in this Act, the 
     additional amounts appropriated by this title to 
     appropriations accounts in this Act shall be available under 
     the authorities and conditions applicable to such 
     appropriations accounts.

                   transfer and additional authority

       Sec. 8003. (a) Funds appropriated by this title in this Act 
     under the headings ``Transition Initiatives'', ``Complex 
     Crises Fund'', ``Economic Support Fund'', ``International 
     Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', ``Nonproliferation, 
     Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs'', 
     ``Peacekeeping Operations'', and ``Foreign Military Financing 
     Program'' may be transferred to, and merged with--
       (1) funds appropriated by this title under such headings; 
     and
       (2) funds appropriated by this title under the headings 
     ``International Disaster Assistance'' and ``Migration and 
     Refugee Assistance''.
       (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, 
     not to exceed $25,000,000 from funds appropriated under the 
     headings ``International Narcotics Control and Law 
     Enforcement'', ``Peacekeeping Operations'', and ``Foreign 
     Military Financing Program'' by this title in this Act may be 
     transferred to, and merged with, funds previously made 
     available under the heading ``Global Security Contingency 
     Fund'':  Provided, That not later than 15 days prior to 
     making any such transfer, the Secretary of State shall notify 
     the Committees on Appropriations on a country basis, 
     including the implementation plan and timeline for each 
     proposed use of such funds.
       (c) The transfer authority provided in subsections (a) and 
     (b) may only be exercised to address unanticipated 
     contingencies.
       (d) Of the funds made available in this title under the 
     heading ``Bilateral Economic Assistance'', up to $380,000,000 
     may be made available to support international peacekeeping 
     requirements only if the Secretary of State submits a 
     determination to the Committees on Appropriations that 
     additional funds are necessary to support such requirements 
     above the amounts provided under the heading ``Contributions 
     for International Peacekeeping Activities'' in title I of 
     this Act and under the heading ``Peacekeeping Operations'' in 
     this title and title IV of this Act, and that it is in the 
     national security interest of the United States to do so:  
     Provided, That such funds may only be made available for the 
     purposes described in the determination and shall be subject 
     to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations:  Provided further, That funds made available 
     pursuant to this subsection shall be used in accordance with 
     the terms and conditions under the heading ``Peacekeeping 
     Operations'' in this title.
       (e) The transfer authority provided in subsections (a) and 
     (b) shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the 
     regular notification procedures of, the Committees on 
     Appropriations:  Provided, That such transfer authority is in 
     addition to any transfer authority otherwise available under 
     any other provision of law, including section 610 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which may be exercised by the 
     Secretary of State for the purposes of this title.

                                TITLE IX

                    EBOLA RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Administration of Foreign Affairs

                    diplomatic and consular programs

       For an additional amount for ``Diplomatic and Consular 
     Programs'', $36,420,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2016, for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and 
     respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak:  Provided, That 
     such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

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           UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                           operating expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Operating Expenses'', 
     $19,037,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, 
     for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond 
     to the Ebola virus disease outbreak:  Provided, That such 
     amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                      office of inspector general

       For an additional amount for ``Office of Inspector 
     General'', $5,626,000, to remain available until expended, 
     for oversight of activities funded by this title and 
     administered by the United States Agency for International 
     Development:  Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                         global health programs

       For an additional amount for ``Global Health Programs'', 
     $312,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
     necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
     the Ebola virus disease outbreak in countries directly 
     affected by, or at risk of being affected by, such outbreak:  
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
     an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985.

                   international disaster assistance

       For an additional amount for ``International Disaster 
     Assistance'', $1,436,273,000, to remain available until 
     expended, for assistance for countries affected by, or at 
     risk of being affected by, the Ebola virus disease outbreak:  
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
     an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985.

                         economic support fund

       For an additional amount for ``Economic Support Fund'', 
     $711,725,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, 
     for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond 
     to the Ebola virus disease outbreak and to address economic 
     and stabilization requirements resulting from such outbreak:  
     Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as 
     an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985.

                   INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE

                          Department of State

    nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs

       For an additional amount for ``Nonproliferation, Anti-
     terrorism, Demining and Related Programs'', $5,300,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2016, for necessary 
     expenses to carry out the provisions of chapter 9 of Part II 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for efforts to 
     mitigate the risk of illicit acquisition of the Ebola virus 
     and to promote biosecurity practices associated with Ebola 
     virus disease outbreak response efforts:  Provided, That such 
     amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

                           transfer authority

       Sec. 9001. (a) Funds appropriated by this title in this Act 
     under the headings ``Global Health Programs'', 
     ``International Disaster Assistance'', and ``Economic Support 
     Fund'' may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
     appropriated by this title under such headings and under the 
     headings ``International Narcotics Control and Law 
     Enforcement'', ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining 
     and Related Programs'', and ``Peacekeeping Operations'' in 
     this Act to carry out the purposes of this title:  Provided, 
     That the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the 
     United States Agency for International Development (USAID), 
     as appropriate, shall consult with the Committees on 
     Appropriations prior to exercising the transfer authority 
     provided by this subsection.
       (b) Of the funds appropriated by this title under the 
     heading ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'', up to 
     $1,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
     appropriated under the heading ``Repatriation Loans Program 
     Account'' in Acts making appropriations for the Department of 
     State, foreign operations, and related programs for the cost 
     of direct loans, which may remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That such costs, including cost of modifying such 
     loans, shall be defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974:  Provided further, That such funds are 
     available to subsidize an additional amount of gross 
     obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to 
     exceed $1,899,335.
       (c) Of the funds appropriated by this title under the 
     heading ``Global Health Programs'', up to $50,000,000 may be 
     transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the 
     heading ``International Organizations and Programs'' to 
     prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease 
     outbreak.
       (d) Of the funds appropriated by this title under the 
     heading ``International Disaster Assistance'', up to 
     $35,300,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds 
     appropriated under the headings ``International Organizations 
     and Programs'' and ``Contributions to International 
     Organizations'' to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the 
     Ebola virus disease outbreak:  Provided, That no such funds 
     that are made available for a United States contribution to 
     the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response may 
     be obligated until the Secretary of State reports to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that an assessment for such 
     mission has been received and reviewed by the Department of 
     State.
       (e) The transfer authorities of this section are in 
     addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.
       (f) No funds shall be transferred pursuant to this section 
     unless at least 15 days prior to making such transfer the 
     Secretary of State or USAID Administrator, as appropriate, 
     notifies the Committees on Appropriations in writing of the 
     details of any such transfer.
       (g) Upon a determination that all or part of the funds 
     transferred pursuant to the authorities of this section are 
     not necessary for such purposes, such amounts may be 
     transferred back to such headings:  Provided, That any 
     transfer pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to 
     subsection (f) of this section.

                        reimbursement authority

       Sec. 9002.  Funds appropriated by this title under the 
     headings ``Global Health Programs'', ``International Disaster 
     Assistance'', and ``Economic Support Fund'' may be used to 
     reimburse accounts administered by the United States Agency 
     for International Development and the Department of State for 
     obligations incurred to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
     the Ebola virus disease outbreak prior to the enactment of 
     this Act.

                        notification requirement

       Sec. 9003.  Funds appropriated by this title shall not be 
     available for obligation unless the Secretary of State or the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development, as appropriate, notifies the appropriate 
     congressional committees in writing at least 15 days in 
     advance of such obligation:  Provided, That the requirement 
     of this section shall not apply to funds made available by 
     this title under the heading ``International Disaster 
     Assistance''.

                         reporting requirement

       Sec. 9004.  The Secretary of State, in consultation with 
     the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development, shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations not later than 30 days after enactment of this 
     Act a report on the proposed uses of funds on a country and 
     project basis, for which the obligation of funds is 
     anticipated:  Provided, That such report shall be updated and 
     submitted to the Committee on Appropriations every 30 days 
     until September 30, 2016, and every 180 days thereafter until 
     all funds have been fully expended, and shall include 
     information detailing how the estimates and assumptions 
     contained in the previous reports have changed, and 
     obligations and expenditures on a country and project basis.

                     comptroller general oversight

       Sec. 9005.  Of the funds appropriated by this title under 
     the heading ``Economic Support Fund'', up to $500,000 may be 
     made available to the Comptroller General of the United 
     States, and shall remain available until expended, for 
     oversight of activities supported and reimbursements made 
     pursuant to section 9002 of this title with funds 
     appropriated by this title:  Provided, That the Secretary of 
     State and the Comptroller General shall consult with the 
     Committees on Appropriations prior to obligating such funds.
       This division may be cited as the ``Department of State, 
     Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
     2015''.

       

DIVISION K--TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED 
                   AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015

                                TITLE I

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                        Office of the Secretary

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
     $105,000,000, of which not to exceed $2,696,000 shall be 
     available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to 
     exceed $1,011,000 shall be available for the immediate Office 
     of the Deputy Secretary; not to exceed $19,900,000 shall be 
     available for the Office of the General Counsel; not to 
     exceed $9,800,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
     Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy; not to exceed 
     $12,500,000 shall be

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     available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
     Budget and Programs; not to exceed $2,500,000 shall be 
     available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
     Governmental Affairs; not to exceed $25,365,000 shall be 
     available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
     Administration; not to exceed $2,000,000 shall be available 
     for the Office of Public Affairs; not to exceed $1,714,000 
     shall be available for the Office of the Executive 
     Secretariat; not to exceed $1,414,000 shall be available for 
     the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization; 
     not to exceed $10,600,000 shall be available for the Office 
     of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response; and not to 
     exceed $15,500,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
     Chief Information Officer:  Provided, That the Secretary of 
     Transportation is authorized to transfer funds appropriated 
     for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any other 
     office of the Office of the Secretary:  Provided further, 
     That no appropriation for any office shall be increased or 
     decreased by more than 5 percent by all such transfers:  
     Provided further, That notice of any change in funding 
     greater than 5 percent shall be submitted for approval to the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:  Provided 
     further, That not to exceed $60,000 shall be for allocation 
     within the Department for official reception and 
     representation expenses as the Secretary may determine:  
     Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, excluding fees authorized in Public Law 107-71, there 
     may be credited to this appropriation up to $2,500,000 in 
     funds received in user fees:  Provided further, That none of 
     the funds provided in this Act shall be available for the 
     position of Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs.

                        research and technology

       For necessary expenses related to the Office of the 
     Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, $13,000,000, 
     of which $8,218,000 shall remain available until September 
     30, 2017:  Provided, That there may be credited to this 
     appropriation, to be available until expended, funds received 
     from States, counties, municipalities, other public 
     authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for 
     training:  Provided further, That any reference in law, 
     regulation, judicial proceedings, or elsewhere to the 
     Research and Innovative Technology Administration shall 
     continue to be deemed to be a reference to the Office of the 
     Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology of the 
     Department of Transportation.

                  national infrastructure investments

       For capital investments in surface transportation 
     infrastructure, $500,000,000, to remain available through 
     September 30, 2017:  Provided, That the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall distribute funds provided under this 
     heading as discretionary grants to be awarded to a State, 
     local government, transit agency, or a collaboration among 
     such entities on a competitive basis for projects that will 
     have a significant impact on the Nation, a metropolitan area, 
     or a region:  Provided further, That projects eligible for 
     funding provided under this heading shall include, but not be 
     limited to, highway or bridge projects eligible under title 
     23, United States Code; public transportation projects 
     eligible under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code; 
     passenger and freight rail transportation projects; and port 
     infrastructure investments (including inland port 
     infrastructure):  Provided further, That the Secretary may 
     use up to 20 percent of the funds made available under this 
     heading for the purpose of paying the subsidy and 
     administrative costs of projects eligible for Federal credit 
     assistance under chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code, 
     if the Secretary finds that such use of the funds would 
     advance the purposes of this paragraph:  Provided further, 
     That in distributing funds provided under this heading, the 
     Secretary shall take such measures so as to ensure an 
     equitable geographic distribution of funds, an appropriate 
     balance in addressing the needs of urban and rural areas, and 
     the investment in a variety of transportation modes:  
     Provided further, That a grant funded under this heading 
     shall be not less than $10,000,000 and not greater than 
     $200,000,000:  Provided further, That not more than 25 
     percent of the funds made available under this heading may be 
     awarded to projects in a single State:  Provided further, 
     That the Federal share of the costs for which an expenditure 
     is made under this heading shall be, at the option of the 
     recipient, up to 80 percent:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary shall give priority to projects that require a 
     contribution of Federal funds in order to complete an overall 
     financing package:  Provided further, That not less than 20 
     percent of the funds provided under this heading shall be for 
     projects located in rural areas:  Provided further, That for 
     projects located in rural areas, the minimum grant size shall 
     be $1,000,000 and the Secretary may increase the Federal 
     share of costs above 80 percent:  Provided further, That 
     projects conducted using funds provided under this heading 
     must comply with the requirements of subchapter IV of chapter 
     31 of title 40, United States Code:  Provided further, That 
     the Secretary shall conduct a new competition to select the 
     grants and credit assistance awarded under this heading:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary may retain up to 
     $20,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading, and may 
     transfer portions of those funds to the Administrators of the 
     Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit 
     Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration and the 
     Federal Maritime Administration, to fund the award and 
     oversight of grants and credit assistance made under the 
     National Infrastructure Investments program.

                      financial management capital

       For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing the 
     Department of Transportation's financial systems and re-
     engineering business processes, $5,000,000, to remain 
     available through September 30, 2016.

                       cyber security initiatives

       For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, 
     including necessary upgrades to wide area network and 
     information technology infrastructure, improvement of network 
     perimeter controls and identity management, testing and 
     assessment of information technology against business, 
     security, and other requirements, implementation of Federal 
     cyber security initiatives and information infrastructure 
     enhancements, implementation of enhanced security controls on 
     network devices, and enhancement of cyber security workforce 
     training tools, $5,000,000, to remain available through 
     September 30, 2016.

                         office of civil rights

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
     $9,600,000.

           transportation planning, research, and development

       For necessary expenses for conducting transportation 
     planning, research, systems development, development 
     activities, and making grants, to remain available until 
     expended, $6,000,000.

                          working capital fund

       For necessary expenses for operating costs and capital 
     outlays of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed 
     $181,500,000 shall be paid from appropriations made available 
     to the Department of Transportation:  Provided, That such 
     services shall be provided on a competitive basis to entities 
     within the Department of Transportation:  Provided further, 
     That the above limitation on operating expenses shall not 
     apply to non-DOT entities:  Provided further, That no funds 
     appropriated in this Act to an agency of the Department shall 
     be transferred to the Working Capital Fund without majority 
     approval of the Working Capital Fund Steering Committee and 
     approval of the Secretary:  Provided further, That no 
     assessments may be levied against any program, budget 
     activity, subactivity or project funded by this Act unless 
     notice of such assessments and the basis therefor are 
     presented to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations and are approved by such Committees.

               minority business resource center program

       For the cost of guaranteed loans, $333,000, as authorized 
     by 49 U.S.C. 332:  Provided, That such costs, including the 
     cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 
     502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:  Provided 
     further, That these funds are available to subsidize total 
     loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to 
     exceed $18,367,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     guaranteed loan program, $592,000.

                       minority business outreach

       For necessary expenses of Minority Business Resource Center 
     outreach activities, $3,099,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2016:  Provided, That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 
     332, these funds may be used for business opportunities 
     related to any mode of transportation.

                        payments to air carriers

                    (airport and airway trust fund)

       In addition to funds made available from any other source 
     to carry out the essential air service program under 49 
     U.S.C. 41731 through 41742, $155,000,000, to be derived from 
     the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That in determining between or among 
     carriers competing to provide service to a community, the 
     Secretary may consider the relative subsidy requirements of 
     the carriers:  Provided further, That basic essential air 
     service minimum requirements shall not include the 15-
     passenger capacity requirement under subsection 41732(b)(3) 
     of title 49, United States Code:  Provided further, That none 
     of the funds in this Act or any other Act shall be used to 
     enter into a new contract with a community located less than 
     40 miles from the nearest small hub airport before the 
     Secretary has negotiated with the community over a local cost 
     share:  Provided further, That amounts authorized to be 
     distributed for the essential air service program under 
     subsection 41742(b) of title 49, United States Code, shall be 
     made available immediately from amounts otherwise provided to 
     the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration:  
     Provided further, That the Administrator may reimburse such 
     amounts from fees credited to the account established under 
     section 45303 of title 49, United States Code.

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  administrative provisions--office of the secretary of transportation

       Sec. 101.  None of the funds made available in this Act to 
     the Department of Transportation may be obligated for the 
     Office of the Secretary of Transportation to approve 
     assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining to funds 
     appropriated to the modal administrations in this Act, except 
     for activities underway on the date of enactment of this Act, 
     unless such assessments or agreements have completed the 
     normal reprogramming process for Congressional notification.
       Sec. 102.  The Secretary or his designee may engage in 
     activities with States and State legislators to consider 
     proposals related to the reduction of motorcycle fatalities.
       Sec. 103.  Notwithstanding section 3324 of title 31, United 
     States Code, in addition to authority provided by section 327 
     of title 49, United States Code, the Department's Working 
     Capital Fund is hereby authorized to provide payments in 
     advance to vendors that are necessary to carry out the 
     Federal transit pass transportation fringe benefit program 
     under Executive Order 13150 and section 3049 of Public Law 
     109-59:  Provided, That the Department shall include adequate 
     safeguards in the contract with the vendors to ensure timely 
     and high-quality performance under the contract.
       Sec. 104.  The Secretary shall post on the Web site of the 
     Department of Transportation a schedule of all meetings of 
     the Credit Council, including the agenda for each meeting, 
     and require the Credit Council to record the decisions and 
     actions of each meeting.

                    Federal Aviation Administration

                               operations

                    (airport and airway trust fund)

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration, not otherwise provided for, including 
     operations and research activities related to commercial 
     space transportation, administrative expenses for research 
     and development, establishment of air navigation facilities, 
     the operation (including leasing) and maintenance of 
     aircraft, subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and 
     maps sold to the public, lease or purchase of passenger motor 
     vehicles for replacement only, in addition to amounts made 
     available by Public Law 112-95, $9,740,700,000 of which 
     $8,595,000,000 shall be derived from the Airport and Airway 
     Trust Fund, of which not to exceed $7,396,654,000 shall be 
     available for air traffic organization activities; not to 
     exceed $1,218,458,000 shall be available for aviation safety 
     activities; not to exceed $16,605,000 shall be available for 
     commercial space transportation activities; not to exceed 
     $756,047,000 shall be available for finance and management 
     activities; not to exceed $60,089,000 shall be available for 
     NextGen and operations planning activities; and not to exceed 
     $292,847,000 shall be available for staff offices:  Provided, 
     That not to exceed 2 percent of any budget activity, except 
     for aviation safety budget activity, may be transferred to 
     any budget activity under this heading:  Provided further, 
     That no transfer may increase or decrease any appropriation 
     by more than 2 percent:  Provided further, That any transfer 
     in excess of 2 percent shall be treated as a reprogramming of 
     funds under section 405 of this Act and shall not be 
     available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance 
     with the procedures set forth in that section:  Provided 
     further, That not later than March 31 of each fiscal year 
     hereafter, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration shall transmit to Congress an annual update to 
     the report submitted to Congress in December 2004 pursuant to 
     section 221 of Public Law 108-176:  Provided further, That 
     the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 
     for each day after March 31 that such report has not been 
     submitted to the Congress:  Provided further, That not later 
     than March 31 of each fiscal year hereafter, the 
     Administrator shall transmit to Congress a companion report 
     that describes a comprehensive strategy for staffing, hiring, 
     and training flight standards and aircraft certification 
     staff in a format similar to the one utilized for the 
     controller staffing plan, including stated attrition 
     estimates and numerical hiring goals by fiscal year:  
     Provided further, That the amount herein appropriated shall 
     be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after March 31 
     that such report has not been submitted to Congress:  
     Provided further, That funds may be used to enter into a 
     grant agreement with a nonprofit standard-setting 
     organization to assist in the development of aviation safety 
     standards:  Provided further, That none of the funds in this 
     Act shall be available for new applicants for the second 
     career training program:  Provided further, That none of the 
     funds in this Act shall be available for the Federal Aviation 
     Administration to finalize or implement any regulation that 
     would promulgate new aviation user fees not specifically 
     authorized by law after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act:  Provided further, That there may be credited to this 
     appropriation as offsetting collections funds received from 
     States, counties, municipalities, foreign authorities, other 
     public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred 
     in the provision of agency services, including receipts for 
     the maintenance and operation of air navigation facilities, 
     and for issuance, renewal or modification of certificates, 
     including airman, aircraft, and repair station certificates, 
     or for tests related thereto, or for processing major repair 
     or alteration forms:  Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading, not less than $144,500,000 
     shall be for the contract tower program, of which not less 
     than $9,500,000 is for the contract tower cost share program: 
      Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act for 
     aeronautical charting and cartography are available for 
     activities conducted by, or coordinated through, the Working 
     Capital Fund:  Provided further, That none of the funds 
     provided in this Act may be used for the Federal Aviation 
     Administration to issue a job announcement for air traffic 
     control specialists that renders ineligible by reason of age 
     any applicant who had been included in the air traffic 
     control specialist applicant inventory as of January 15, 
     2014, and who was born between February 9, 1983, and October 
     1, 1984.

                        facilities and equipment

                    (airport and airway trust fund)

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
     acquisition, establishment, technical support services, 
     improvement by contract or purchase, and hire of national 
     airspace systems and experimental facilities and equipment, 
     as authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, 
     United States Code, including initial acquisition of 
     necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service 
     testing, including construction of test facilities and 
     acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; 
     construction and furnishing of quarters and related 
     accommodations for officers and employees of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration stationed at remote localities where 
     such accommodations are not available; and the purchase, 
     lease, or transfer of aircraft from funds available under 
     this heading, including aircraft for aviation regulation and 
     certification; to be derived from the Airport and Airway 
     Trust Fund, $2,600,000,000, of which $460,000,000 shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2015, and $2,140,000,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2017:  Provided, 
     That there may be credited to this appropriation funds 
     received from States, counties, municipalities, other public 
     authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred in 
     the establishment, improvement, and modernization of national 
     airspace systems:  Provided further, That upon initial 
     submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2016 
     President's budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     transmit to the Congress a comprehensive capital investment 
     plan for the Federal Aviation Administration which includes 
     funding for each budget line item for fiscal years 2016 
     through 2020, with total funding for each year of the plan 
     constrained to the funding targets for those years as 
     estimated and approved by the Office of Management and 
     Budget:  Provided further, That the amount herein 
     appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each 
     day after the initial submission of the fiscal year 2016 
     President's budget that such report has not been submitted to 
     Congress.

                 research, engineering, and development

                    (airport and airway trust fund)

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
     research, engineering, and development, as authorized under 
     part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, 
     including construction of experimental facilities and 
     acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant, 
     $156,750,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust 
     Fund and to remain available until September 30, 2017:  
     Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation as 
     offsetting collections, funds received from States, counties, 
     municipalities, other public authorities, and private 
     sources, which shall be available for expenses incurred for 
     research, engineering, and development.

                       grants-in-aid for airports

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                      (limitation on obligations)

                    (airport and airway trust fund)

                     (including transfer of funds)

                         (including rescission)

       For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-aid 
     for airport planning and development, and noise compatibility 
     planning and programs as authorized under subchapter I of 
     chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475 of title 49, 
     United States Code, and under other law authorizing such 
     obligations; for procurement, installation, and commissioning 
     of runway incursion prevention devices and systems at 
     airports of such title; for grants authorized under section 
     41743 of title 49, United States Code; and for inspection 
     activities and administration of airport safety programs, 
     including those related to airport operating certificates 
     under section 44706 of title 49, United States Code, 
     $3,200,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway 
     Trust Fund and to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That none of the funds under this heading shall be available 
     for the planning or execution of programs the obligations for 
     which are in excess of $3,350,000,000 in fiscal year 2015, 
     notwithstanding section 47117(g) of title 49, United States 
     Code:  Provided further, That none of

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     the funds under this heading shall be available for the 
     replacement of baggage conveyor systems, reconfiguration of 
     terminal baggage areas, or other airport improvements that 
     are necessary to install bulk explosive detection systems:  
     Provided further, That notwithstanding section 47109(a) of 
     title 49, United States Code, the Government's share of 
     allowable project costs under paragraph (2) for subgrants or 
     paragraph (3) of that section shall be 95 percent for a 
     project at other than a large or medium hub airport that is a 
     successive phase of a multi-phased construction project for 
     which the project sponsor received a grant in fiscal year 
     2011 for the construction project:  Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, of funds limited 
     under this heading, not more than $107,100,000 shall be 
     obligated for administration, not less than $15,000,000 shall 
     be available for the Airport Cooperative Research Program, 
     not less than $29,750,000 shall be available for Airport 
     Technology Research, and $5,500,000, to remain available 
     until expended, shall be available and transferred to 
     ``Office of the Secretary, Salaries and Expenses'' to carry 
     out the Small Community Air Service Development Program.

                              (rescission)

       Of the amounts authorized for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2015, and prior years under section 48112 of 
     title 49, United States Code, all unobligated balances are 
     permanently rescinded.

       administrative provisions--federal aviation administration

       Sec. 110.  None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     compensate in excess of 600 technical staff-years under the 
     federally funded research and development center contract 
     between the Federal Aviation Administration and the Center 
     for Advanced Aviation Systems Development during fiscal year 
     2015.
       Sec. 111.  None of the funds in this Act shall be used to 
     pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring airport 
     sponsors to provide to the Federal Aviation Administration 
     without cost building construction, maintenance, utilities 
     and expenses, or space in airport sponsor-owned buildings for 
     services relating to air traffic control, air navigation, or 
     weather reporting:  Provided, That the prohibition of funds 
     in this section does not apply to negotiations between the 
     agency and airport sponsors to achieve agreement on ``below-
     market'' rates for these items or to grant assurances that 
     require airport sponsors to provide land without cost to the 
     FAA for air traffic control facilities.
       Sec. 112.  The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration may reimburse amounts made available to 
     satisfy 49 U.S.C. 41742(a)(1) from fees credited under 49 
     U.S.C. 45303 and any amount remaining in such account at the 
     close of that fiscal year may be made available to satisfy 
     section 41742(a)(1) for the subsequent fiscal year.
       Sec. 113.  Amounts collected under section 40113(e) of 
     title 49, United States Code, shall be credited to the 
     appropriation current at the time of collection, to be merged 
     with and available for the same purposes of such 
     appropriation.
       Sec. 114.  None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     for paying premium pay under subsection 5546(a) of title 5, 
     United States Code, to any Federal Aviation Administration 
     employee unless such employee actually performed work during 
     the time corresponding to such premium pay.
       Sec. 115.  None of the funds in this Act may be obligated 
     or expended for an employee of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration to purchase a store gift card or gift 
     certificate through use of a Government-issued credit card.
       Sec. 116.  The Secretary shall apportion to the sponsor of 
     an airport that received scheduled or unscheduled air service 
     from a large certified air carrier (as defined in part 241 of 
     title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, or such other 
     regulations as may be issued by the Secretary under the 
     authority of section 41709) an amount equal to the minimum 
     apportionment specified in 49 U.S.C. 47114(c), if the 
     Secretary determines that airport had more than 10,000 
     passenger boardings in the preceding calendar year, based on 
     data submitted to the Secretary under part 241 of title 14, 
     Code of Federal Regulations.
       Sec. 117.  None of the funds in this Act may be obligated 
     or expended for retention bonuses for an employee of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration without the prior written 
     approval of the Assistant Secretary for Administration of the 
     Department of Transportation.
       Sec. 118.  Subparagraph (D) of section 47124(b)(3) of title 
     49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``benefit.'' 
     and inserting ``benefit, with the maximum allowable local 
     cost share capped at 20 percent.''.
       Sec. 119.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds made available under this Act or any prior Act 
     may be used to implement or to continue to implement any 
     limitation on the ability of any owner or operator of a 
     private aircraft to obtain, upon a request to the 
     Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, a 
     blocking of that owner's or operator's aircraft registration 
     number from any display of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration's Aircraft Situational Display to Industry 
     data that is made available to the public, except data made 
     available to a Government agency, for the noncommercial 
     flights of that owner or operator.
       Sec. 119A.  None of the funds in this Act shall be 
     available for salaries and expenses of more than 9 political 
     and Presidential appointees in the Federal Aviation 
     Administration.
       Sec. 119B.  None of the funds made available under this Act 
     may be used to increase fees pursuant to section 44721 of 
     title 49, United States Code, until the FAA provides to the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a report that 
     justifies all fees related to aeronautical navigation 
     products and explains how such fees are consistent with 
     Executive Order 13642.
       Sec. 119C.  None of the funds appropriated or limited by 
     this Act may be used to change weight restrictions or prior 
     permission rules at Teterboro airport in Teterboro, New 
     Jersey.
       Sec. 119D.  None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     close a regional operations center of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration or reduce its services unless the 
     Administrator notifies the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations not less than 90 full business days in 
     advance.
       Sec. 119E.  Section 916 of Public Law 112-95 is amended by 
     striking ``Advanced Materials in Transport Aircraft'' and 
     inserting ``Joint Advanced Materials and Structures''.
       Sec. 119F.  Subsection 47109(c)(2) of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding before the period ``, 
     except that at a primary non-hub airport located in a State 
     as set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection that is 
     within 15 miles of another State as set forth in paragraph 
     (1) of this subsection, the Government's share shall be an 
     average of the Government share applicable to any project in 
     each of the States''.

                     Federal Highway Administration

                 limitation on administrative expenses

                          (highway trust fund)

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Not to exceed $426,100,000, together with advances and 
     reimbursements received by the Federal Highway 
     Administration, shall be obligated for necessary expenses for 
     administration and operation of the Federal Highway 
     Administration. In addition, not to exceed $3,248,000 shall 
     be transferred to the Appalachian Regional Commission in 
     accordance with section 104 of title 23, United States Code.

                          federal-aid highways

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

       Funds available for the implementation or execution of 
     programs of Federal-aid Highways and highway safety 
     construction programs authorized under titles 23 and 49, 
     United States Code, and the provisions of Public Law 112-141 
     shall not exceed total obligations of $40,256,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2015:  Provided, That the Secretary may collect 
     and spend fees, as authorized by title 23, United States 
     Code, to cover the costs of services of expert firms, 
     including counsel, in the field of municipal and project 
     finance to assist in the underwriting and servicing of 
     Federal credit instruments and all or a portion of the costs 
     to the Federal Government of servicing such credit 
     instruments:  Provided further, That such fees are available 
     until expended to pay for such costs:  Provided further, That 
     such amounts are in addition to administrative expenses that 
     are also available for such purpose, and are not subject to 
     any obligation limitation or the limitation on administrative 
     expenses under section 608 of title 23, United States Code.

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                          (highway trust fund)

       For the payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
     Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction programs 
     authorized under title 23, United States Code, 
     $40,995,000,000 derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other 
     than the Mass Transit Account), to remain available until 
     expended.

       administrative provisions--federal highway administration

       Sec. 120. (a) For fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall--
       (1) not distribute from the obligation limitation for 
     Federal-aid Highways--
       (A) amounts authorized for administrative expenses and 
     programs by section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code; 
     and
       (B) amounts authorized for the Bureau of Transportation 
     Statistics;
       (2) not distribute an amount from the obligation limitation 
     for Federal-aid Highways that is equal to the unobligated 
     balance of amounts--
       (A) made available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid Highways and 
     highway safety construction programs for previous fiscal 
     years the funds for which are allocated by the Secretary (or 
     apportioned by the Secretary under section 202 or 204 of 
     title 23, United States Code); and
       (B) for which obligation limitation was provided in a 
     previous fiscal year;
       (3) determine the proportion that--
       (A) the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways, 
     less the aggregate of amounts not distributed under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; bears to

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       (B) the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for 
     the Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction 
     programs (other than sums authorized to be appropriated for 
     provisions of law described in paragraphs (1) through (12) of 
     subsection (b) and sums authorized to be appropriated for 
     section 119 of title 23, United States Code, equal to the 
     amount referred to in subsection (b)(13) for such fiscal 
     year), less the aggregate of the amounts not distributed 
     under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection;
       (4) distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid 
     Highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2), for each of the programs (other than 
     programs to which paragraph (1) applies) that are allocated 
     by the Secretary under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 
     21st Century Act and title 23, United States Code, or 
     apportioned by the Secretary under sections 202 or 204 of 
     that title, by multiplying--
       (A) the proportion determined under paragraph (3); by
       (B) the amounts authorized to be appropriated for each such 
     program for such fiscal year; and
       (5) distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid 
     Highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) and the amounts distributed under 
     paragraph (4), for Federal-aid Highways and highway safety 
     construction programs that are apportioned by the Secretary 
     under title 23, United States Code (other than the amounts 
     apportioned for the National Highway Performance Program in 
     section 119 of title 23, United States Code, that are exempt 
     from the limitation under subsection (b)(13) and the amounts 
     apportioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) in the 
     proportion that--
       (A) amounts authorized to be appropriated for the programs 
     that are apportioned under title 23, United States Code, to 
     each State for such fiscal year; bears to
       (B) the total of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     for the programs that are apportioned under title 23, United 
     States Code, to all States for such fiscal year.
       (b) Exceptions From Obligation Limitation.--The obligation 
     limitation for Federal-aid Highways shall not apply to 
     obligations under or for--
       (1) section 125 of title 23, United States Code;
       (2) section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance 
     Act of 1978 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 Stat. 2714);
       (3) section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981 (95 
     Stat. 1701);
       (4) subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the Surface 
     Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 2119);
       (5) subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the Surface 
     Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 
     (101 Stat. 198);
       (6) sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2027);
       (7) section 157 of title 23, United States Code (as in 
     effect on June 8, 1998);
       (8) section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in 
     effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but only in an 
     amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);
       (9) Federal-aid Highways programs for which obligation 
     authority was made available under the Transportation Equity 
     Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 107) or subsequent Acts 
     for multiple years or to remain available until expended, but 
     only to the extent that the obligation authority has not 
     lapsed or been used;
       (10) section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in 
     effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but only in an 
     amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);
       (11) section 1603 of SAFETEA-LU (23 U.S.C. 118 note; 119 
     Stat. 1248), to the extent that funds obligated in accordance 
     with that section were not subject to a limitation on 
     obligations at the time at which the funds were initially 
     made available for obligation; and
       (12) section 119 of title 23, United States Code (as in 
     effect for fiscal years 2013 and 2014, but only in an amount 
     equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years); and
       (13) section 119 of title 23, United States Code (but, for 
     fiscal year 2015, only in an amount equal to $639,000,000).
       (c) Redistribution of Unused Obligation Authority.--
     Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall, after 
     August 1 of such fiscal year--
       (1) revise a distribution of the obligation limitation made 
     available under subsection (a) if an amount distributed 
     cannot be obligated during that fiscal year; and
       (2) redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to 
     obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed 
     during that fiscal year, giving priority to those States 
     having large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under 
     sections 144 (as in effect on the day before the date of 
     enactment of Public Law 112-141) and 104 of title 23, United 
     States Code.
       (d) Applicability of Obligation Limitations to 
     Transportation Research Programs.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways shall apply to 
     contract authority for transportation research programs 
     carried out under--
       (A) chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code; and
       (B) division E of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st 
     Century Act.
       (2) Exception.--Obligation authority made available under 
     paragraph (1) shall--
       (A) remain available for a period of 4 fiscal years; and
       (B) be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed 
     on obligations for Federal-aid Highways and highway safety 
     construction programs for future fiscal years.
       (e) Redistribution of Certain Authorized Funds.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     distribution of obligation limitation under subsection (a), 
     the Secretary shall distribute to the States any funds 
     (excluding funds authorized for the program under section 202 
     of title 23, United States Code) that--
       (A) are authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year 
     for Federal-aid Highways programs; and
       (B) the Secretary determines will not be allocated to the 
     States (or will not be apportioned to the States under 
     section 204 of title 23, United States Code), and will not be 
     available for obligation, for such fiscal year because of the 
     imposition of any obligation limitation for such fiscal year.
       (2) Ratio.--Funds shall be distributed under paragraph (1) 
     in the same proportion as the distribution of obligation 
     authority under subsection (a)(5).
       (3) Availability.--Funds distributed to each State under 
     paragraph (1) shall be available for any purpose described in 
     section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code.
       Sec. 121.  Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received 
     by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the sale of 
     data products, for necessary expenses incurred pursuant to 
     chapter 63 of title 49, United States Code, may be credited 
     to the Federal-aid Highways account for the purpose of 
     reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses:  Provided, That 
     such funds shall be subject to the obligation limitation for 
     Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction 
     programs.
       Sec. 122.  Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, under 
     his or her statutory authority, any Buy America requirement 
     for Federal-aid Highways projects, the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall make an informal public notice and 
     comment opportunity on the intent to issue such waiver and 
     the reasons therefor:  Provided, That the Secretary shall 
     provide an annual report to the House and Senate Committees 
     on Appropriations on any waivers granted under the Buy 
     America requirements.
       Sec. 123. (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection 
     (b), none of the funds made available, limited, or otherwise 
     affected by this Act shall be used to approve or otherwise 
     authorize the imposition of any toll on any segment of 
     highway located on the Federal-aid system in the State of 
     Texas that--
       (1) as of the date of enactment of this Act, is not tolled;
       (2) is constructed with Federal assistance provided under 
     title 23, United States Code; and
       (3) is in actual operation as of the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       (b) Exceptions.--
       (1) Number of toll lanes.--Subsection (a) shall not apply 
     to any segment of highway on the Federal-aid system described 
     in that subsection that, as of the date on which a toll is 
     imposed on the segment, will have the same number of nontoll 
     lanes as were in existence prior to that date.
       (2) High-occupancy vehicle lanes.--A high-occupancy vehicle 
     lane that is converted to a toll lane shall not be subject to 
     this section, and shall not be considered to be a nontoll 
     lane for purposes of determining whether a highway will have 
     fewer nontoll lanes than prior to the date of imposition of 
     the toll, if--
       (A) high-occupancy vehicles occupied by the number of 
     passengers specified by the entity operating the toll lane 
     may use the toll lane without paying a toll, unless otherwise 
     specified by the appropriate county, town, municipal or other 
     local government entity, or public toll road or transit 
     authority; or
       (B) each high-occupancy vehicle lane that was converted to 
     a toll lane was constructed as a temporary lane to be 
     replaced by a toll lane under a plan approved by the 
     appropriate county, town, municipal or other local government 
     entity, or public toll road or transit authority.
       Sec. 124.  None of the funds in this Act to the Department 
     of Transportation may be used to provide credit assistance 
     unless not less than 3 days before any application approval 
     to provide credit assistance under sections 603 and 604 of 
     title 23, United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation 
     provides notification in writing to the following committees: 
     the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations; the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives:  Provided, That

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     such notification shall include, but not be limited to, the 
     name of the project sponsor; a description of the project; 
     whether credit assistance will be provided as a direct loan, 
     loan guarantee, or line of credit; and the amount of credit 
     assistance.
       Sec. 125.  Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Operation of Vehicles on Certain Other Wisconsin 
     Highways.--If any segment of the United States Route 41 
     corridor, as described in section 1105(c)(57) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, is 
     designated as a route on the Interstate System, a vehicle 
     that could operate legally on that segment before the date of 
     such designation may continue to operate on that segment, 
     without regard to any requirement under subsection (a).
       ``(k) Operation of Vehicles on Certain Mississippi 
     Highways.--If any segment of United States Route 78 in 
     Mississippi from mile marker 0 to mile marker 113 is 
     designated as part of the Interstate System, no limit 
     established under this section may apply to that segment with 
     respect to the operation of any vehicle that could have 
     legally operated on that segment before such designation.
       ``(l) Operation of Vehicles on Certain Kentucky Highways.--
       ``(1) In general.--If any segment of highway described in 
     paragraph (2) is designated as a route on the Interstate 
     System, a vehicle that could operate legally on that segment 
     before the date of such designation may continue to operate 
     on that segment, without regard to any requirement under 
     subsection (a).
       ``(2) Description of highway segments.--The highway 
     segments referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows:
       ``(A) Interstate Route 69 in Kentucky (formerly the Wendell 
     H. Ford (Western Kentucky) Parkway) from the Interstate Route 
     24 Interchange, near Eddyville, to the Edward T. Breathitt 
     (Pennyrile) Parkway Interchange.
       ``(B) The Edward T. Breathitt (Pennyrile) Parkway (to be 
     designated as Interstate Route 69) in Kentucky from the 
     Wendell H. Ford (Western Kentucky) Parkway Interchange to 
     near milepost 77, and on new alignment to an interchange on 
     the Audubon Parkway, if the segment is designated as part of 
     the Interstate System.''.

              Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

              motor carrier safety operations and programs

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

       For payment of obligations incurred in the implementation, 
     execution and administration of motor carrier safety 
     operations and programs pursuant to section 31104(i) of title 
     49, United States Code, and sections 4127 and 4134 of Public 
     Law 109-59, as amended by Public Law 112-141, $271,000,000, 
     to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 
     Mass Transit Account), together with advances and 
     reimbursements received by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
     Administration, the sum of which shall remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That funds available for implementation, 
     execution or administration of motor carrier safety 
     operations and programs authorized under title 49, United 
     States Code, shall not exceed total obligations of 
     $271,000,000 for ``Motor Carrier Safety Operations and 
     Programs'' for fiscal year 2015, of which $9,000,000, to 
     remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017, is 
     for the research and technology program, and of which 
     $34,545,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2017, is for information management:  Provided 
     further, That $2,300,000 shall be made available for 
     commercial motor vehicle operator grants to carry out section 
     4134 of Public Law 109-59, as amended by Public Law 112-141, 
     of which $1,300,000 is to be made available from prior year 
     unobligated contract authority provided in Public Law 112-
     141, or other appropriations or authorization acts:  Provided 
     further, That of unobligated contract authority provided in 
     Public Law 112-141, or other appropriations or authorization 
     acts for ``Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs'', 
     $6,700,000 shall be made available for enforcement and 
     investigation activities related to the safe transportation 
     of energy products, information management and technology 
     needs related to the monitoring of high-risk carriers and 
     carriers operating under consent agreements, and the Capital 
     Improvement Plan for border facilities and field offices, and 
     an additional $4,000,000 shall be made available to 
     administer the study required under section 133 of this Act, 
     to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary shall complete final 
     regulatory action on the implementation of 49 United States 
     Code 31137 no later than June 1, 2015.

                      motor carrier safety grants

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

       For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
     sections 31102, 31104(a), 31106, 31107, 31109, 31309, 31313 
     of title 49, United States Code, and sections 4126 and 4128 
     of Public Law 109-59, as amended by Public Law 112-141, 
     $313,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund 
     (other than the Mass Transit Account) and to remain available 
     until expended:  Provided, That funds available for the 
     implementation or execution of motor carrier safety programs 
     shall not exceed total obligations of $313,000,000 in fiscal 
     year 2015 for ``Motor Carrier Safety Grants''; of which 
     $218,000,000 shall be available for the motor carrier safety 
     assistance program, $30,000,000 shall be available for 
     commercial driver's license program improvement grants, 
     $32,000,000 shall be available for border enforcement grants, 
     $5,000,000 shall be available for performance and 
     registration information system management grants, 
     $25,000,000 shall be available for the commercial vehicle 
     information systems and networks deployment program, and 
     $3,000,000 shall be available for safety data improvement 
     grants:  Provided further, That, of the funds made available 
     herein for the motor carrier safety assistance program, 
     $32,000,000 shall be available for audits of new entrant 
     motor carriers.

 administrative provisions--federal motor carrier safety administration

       Sec. 130.  Funds appropriated or limited in this Act shall 
     be subject to the terms and conditions stipulated in section 
     350 of Public Law 107-87 and section 6901 of Public Law 110-
     28.
       Sec. 131.  The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 
     shall send notice of 49 CFR section 385.308 violations by 
     certified mail, registered mail, or another manner of 
     delivery, which records the receipt of the notice by the 
     persons responsible for the violations.
       Sec. 132.  None of the funds limited or otherwise made 
     available under this Act shall be used by the Secretary to 
     enforce any regulation prohibiting a State from issuing a 
     commercial learner's permit to individuals under the age of 
     eighteen if the State had a law authorizing the issuance of 
     commercial learner's permits to individuals under eighteen 
     years of age as of May 9, 2011.
       Sec. 133. (a) Temporary Suspension of Enforcement.--None of 
     the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 
     Act or any other Act shall be used to enforce sections 
     395.3(c) and 395.3(d) of title 49, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, and such sections shall have no force or effect 
     from the date of enactment of this Act until the later of 
     September 30, 2015, or upon submission of the final report 
     issued by the Secretary under this section. The restart 
     provisions in effect on June 30, 2013, shall be in effect 
     during this period.
       (b) Public Notification.--As soon as possible after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall publish a Notice in the Federal Register 
     and on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 
     website announcing that the provisions in the rule referred 
     to in subsection (a) shall have no force or effect from the 
     date of enactment of this Act through September 30, 2015, and 
     the restart rule in effect on June 30, 2013, shall 
     immediately be in effect.
       (c) Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Driver Restart Study.--
     Within 90 days of the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall initiate a naturalistic study of the 
     operational, safety, health and fatigue impacts of the 
     restart provisions in sections 395.3(c) and 395.3(d) of title 
     49, Code of Federal Regulations, on commercial motor vehicle 
     drivers. The study required under this subsection shall--
       (1) compare the work schedules and assess operator fatigue 
     between the following two groups of commercial motor vehicle 
     drivers, each large enough to produce statistically 
     significant results:
       (A) commercial motor vehicle drivers who operate under such 
     provisions, in effect between July 1, 2013, and the day 
     before the date of enactment of this Act, and
       (B) commercial motor vehicle drivers who operate under the 
     provisions in effect on June 30, 2013.
       (2) compare, at a minimum, the 5-month work schedules, and 
     assess safety critical events (crashes, near crashes and 
     crash-relevant conflicts) and operator fatigue between the 
     commercial motor vehicle drivers identified under subsection 
     (c)(1) of this section from a statistically significant 
     sample of drivers comprised of fleets of all sizes, including 
     long-haul, regional and short-haul operations in various 
     sectors of the industry, including flat-bed, refrigerated, 
     tank, and dry-van, to the extent practicable;
       (3) assess drivers' safety critical events, fatigue and 
     levels of alertness, and driver health outcomes by using both 
     electronic and captured record of duty status, including the 
     Psychomotor Vigilance Test (PVT), e-logging data, actigraph 
     watches and cameras or other on-board monitoring systems that 
     record or measure safety critical events and driver 
     alertness;
       (4) utilize data from electronic logging devices, 
     consistent to the extent practicable, with the anticipated 
     requirements for such devices in section 31137(b) of title 
     49, United States Code, from motor carriers and drivers of 
     commercial motor vehicles, notwithstanding any limitation on 
     the use of such data under section 31137(e) of title 49, 
     United States Code; and
       (5) include the development of an initial study plan and 
     final report, each of which

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     shall be subject to an independent peer review by a panel of 
     individuals with relevant medical and scientific expertise.
       (d) Department of Transportation Office of Inspector 
     General Review.--Prior to the study required under this 
     subsection commencing and within 60 days of the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a plan 
     outlining the scope and methodology for the study to the 
     Department of Transportation Inspector General.
       (1) Within 30 days of receiving the plan, the Office of 
     Inspector General shall review and report whether it 
     includes--
       (A) a sufficient number of participating drivers to produce 
     statistically significant results consistent with subsection 
     (c)(2);
       (B) the use of reliable technologies to assess the 
     operational, safety and fatigue components of the study to 
     produce consistent and valid results;
       (C) appropriate performance measures to properly evaluate 
     the study outcomes; and
       (D) an appropriate selection of the independent review 
     panel under subsection (c)(5).
       (2) The Office of Inspector General shall report its 
     findings, conclusions and any recommendations to the 
     Secretary and to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations within 30 days of receipt of the plan.
       (e) Reporting Requirements.--The Secretary shall submit a 
     final report on the findings and conclusions of the study and 
     the Department's recommendations on whether the provisions in 
     effect on July 1, 2013, provide a greater net benefit for the 
     operational, safety, health and fatigue impacts of the 
     restart provisions to the Inspector General within 210 days 
     of receiving the Office of the Inspector General report 
     required in subsection (d)(2).
       (1) Within 60 days of receipt of the Secretary's findings 
     and recommendations in subsection (e), the Inspector General 
     shall report to the Secretary and the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations on the study's compliance with 
     the requirements outlined under subsection (c).
       (2) Upon submission of the Office of the Inspector General 
     report in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit its 
     report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
     and make the report publically available on its website.
       (f) Certification.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     certify in writing in a manner addressing the Inspector 
     General's findings and recommendations in subsection (d)(1) 
     and (e)(1) of this section that the Secretary has met the 
     requirements as described in section (c) and (d).
       (g) Paperwork Reduction Act Exception.--The study and the 
     Office of the Inspector General reviews shall not be subject 
     to section 3506 or 3507 of title 44, United States Code.
       Sec. 134.  None of the funds limited or otherwise made 
     available under the heading ``Motor Carrier Safety Operations 
     and Programs'' may be used to deny an application to renew a 
     Hazardous Materials Safety Program permit for a motor carrier 
     based on that carrier's Hazardous Materials Out-of-Service 
     rate, unless the carrier has the opportunity to submit a 
     written description of corrective actions taken, and other 
     documentation the carrier wishes the Secretary to consider, 
     including submitting a corrective action plan, and the 
     Secretary determines the actions or plan is insufficient to 
     address the safety concerns that resulted in that Hazardous 
     Materials Out-of-Service rate.

             National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

                        operations and research

       For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the 
     Secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety 
     authorized under chapter 301 and part C of subtitle VI of 
     title 49, United States Code, $130,000,000, of which 
     $20,000,000 shall remain available through September 30, 
     2016.

                        operations and research

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

       For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the 
     provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403, and chapter 303 of title 49, 
     United States Code, $138,500,000, to be derived from the 
     Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) and 
     to remain available until expended:  Provided, That none of 
     the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or 
     execution of programs the total obligations for which, in 
     fiscal year 2015, are in excess of $138,500,000, of which 
     $133,500,000 shall be for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 
     403 and $5,000,000 shall be for the National Driver Register 
     authorized under chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code: 
      Provided further, That within the $133,500,000 obligation 
     limitation for operations and research, $20,000,000 shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2016, and shall be in 
     addition to the amount of any limitation imposed on 
     obligations for future years:  Provided further, That 
     $20,000,000 of the total obligation limitation for operations 
     and research in fiscal year 2015 shall be applied toward 
     unobligated balances of contract authority provided in prior 
     Acts for carrying out the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403, and 
     chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code.

                     highway traffic safety grants

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

       For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
     provisions of 23 U.S.C. 402 and 405, section 2009 of Public 
     Law 109-59, as amended by Public Law 112-141, and section 
     31101(a)(6) of Public Law 112-141, to remain available until 
     expended, $561,500,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust 
     Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account):  Provided, That 
     none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the 
     planning or execution of programs the total obligations for 
     which, in fiscal year 2015, are in excess of $561,500,000 for 
     programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 402 and 405, section 2009 
     of Public Law 109-59, as amended by Public Law 112-141, and 
     section 31101(a)(6) of Public Law 112-141, of which 
     $235,000,000 shall be for ``Highway Safety Programs'' under 
     23 U.S.C. 402; $272,000,000 shall be for ``National Priority 
     Safety Programs'' under 23 U.S.C. 405; $29,000,000 shall be 
     for ``High Visibility Enforcement Program'' under section 
     2009 of Public Law 109-59, as amended by Public Law 112-141; 
     $25,500,000 shall be for ``Administrative Expenses'' under 
     section 31101(a)(6) of Public Law 112-141:  Provided further, 
     That none of these funds shall be used for construction, 
     rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or for office 
     furnishings and fixtures for State, local or private 
     buildings or structures:  Provided further, That not to 
     exceed $500,000 of the funds made available for ``National 
     Priority Safety Programs'' under 23 U.S.C. 405 for ``Impaired 
     Driving Countermeasures'' (as described in subsection (d) of 
     that section) shall be available for technical assistance to 
     the States:  Provided further, That with respect to the 
     ``Transfers'' provision under 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(1)(G), any 
     amounts transferred to increase the amounts made available 
     under section 402 shall include the obligation authority for 
     such amounts:  Provided further, That the Administrator shall 
     notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of 
     any exercise of the authority granted under the previous 
     proviso or under 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(1)(G) within 60 days.

      administrative provisions--national highway traffic safety 
                             administration

       Sec. 140.  An additional $130,000 shall be made available 
     to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, out of 
     the amount limited for section 402 of title 23, United States 
     Code, to pay for travel and related expenses for State 
     management reviews and to pay for core competency development 
     training and related expenses for highway safety staff.
       Sec. 141.  The limitations on obligations for the programs 
     of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration set in 
     this Act shall not apply to obligations for which obligation 
     authority was made available in previous public laws but only 
     to the extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or 
     been used.
       Sec. 142.  None of the funds in this Act shall be used to 
     implement section 404 of title 23, United States Code.

                    Federal Railroad Administration

                         safety and operations

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad 
     Administration, not otherwise provided for, $186,870,000, of 
     which $15,400,000 shall remain available until expended.

                   railroad research and development

       For necessary expenses for railroad research and 
     development, $39,100,000, to remain available until expended.

       railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing program

       The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to issue 
     direct loans and loan guarantees pursuant to sections 501 
     through 504 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory 
     Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-210), as amended, such 
     authority to exist as long as any such direct loan or loan 
     guarantee is outstanding:  Provided, That pursuant to section 
     502 of such Act, as amended, no new direct loans or loan 
     guarantee commitments shall be made using Federal funds for 
     the credit risk premium during fiscal year 2015:  Provided 
     further, That no new direct loans or loan guarantee 
     commitments made under the Railroad Rehabilitation and 
     Improvement Financing Program in fiscal year 2015 shall cause 
     the total principal amount of direct loans and loan 
     guarantees committed under the Railroad Rehabilitation and 
     Improvement Financing Program to projects in a single state 
     to exceed $5,600,000,000.

    operating grants to the national railroad passenger corporation

       To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make quarterly 
     grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, in 
     amounts based on the Secretary's assessment of the 
     Corporation's seasonal cash flow requirements, for the 
     operation of intercity passenger rail, as authorized by 
     section 101 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement 
     Act of 2008 (division B of Public Law 110-432), $250,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended:  Provided, That the 
     amounts available under this paragraph shall be available for 
     the Secretary to approve funding to cover operating losses 
     for the Corporation only after receiving and reviewing a

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     grant request for each specific train route:  Provided 
     further, That each such grant request shall be accompanied by 
     a detailed financial analysis, revenue projection, and 
     capital expenditure projection justifying the Federal support 
     to the Secretary's satisfaction:  Provided further, That not 
     later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the 
     Corporation shall transmit, in electronic format, to the 
     Secretary and the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations the annual budget, business plan, the 5-Year 
     Financial Plan for fiscal year 2015 required under section 
     204 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 
     2008 and the comprehensive fleet plan for all Amtrak rolling 
     stock:  Provided further, That the budget, business plan and 
     the 5-Year Financial Plan shall include annual information on 
     the maintenance, refurbishment, replacement, and expansion 
     for all Amtrak rolling stock consistent with the 
     comprehensive fleet plan:  Provided further, That the 
     Corporation shall provide monthly performance reports in an 
     electronic format which shall describe the work completed to 
     date, any changes to the business plan, and the reasons for 
     such changes as well as progress against the milestones and 
     target dates of the 2012 performance improvement plan:  
     Provided further, That the Corporation's budget, business 
     plan, 5-Year Financial Plan, semiannual reports, monthly 
     reports, comprehensive fleet plan and all supplemental 
     reports or plans comply with requirements in Public Law 112-
     55:  Provided further, That none of the funds provided in 
     this Act may be used to support any route on which Amtrak 
     offers a discounted fare of more than 50 percent off the 
     normal peak fare:  Provided further, That the preceding 
     proviso does not apply to routes where the operating loss as 
     a result of the discount is covered by a State and the State 
     participates in the setting of fares.

  capital and debt service grants to the national railroad passenger 
                              corporation

       To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to 
     the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for capital 
     investments as authorized by sections 101(c), 102, and 219(b) 
     of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 
     (division B of Public Law 110-432), $1,140,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which not to exceed $175,000,000 
     shall be for debt service obligations as authorized by 
     section 102 of such Act:  Provided, That of the amounts made 
     available under this heading, not less than $50,000,000 shall 
     be made available to bring Amtrak-served facilities and 
     stations into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities 
     Act:  Provided further, That after an initial distribution of 
     up to $200,000,000, which shall be used by the Corporation as 
     a working capital account, all remaining funds shall be 
     provided to the Corporation only on a reimbursable basis:  
     Provided further, That of the amounts made available under 
     this heading, up to $50,000,000 may be used by the Secretary 
     to subsidize operating losses of the Corporation should the 
     funds provided under the heading ``Operating Grants to the 
     National Railroad Passenger Corporation'' be insufficient to 
     meet operational costs for fiscal year 2015:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary may retain up to one-half of 1 
     percent of the funds provided under this heading to fund the 
     costs of project management and oversight of activities 
     authorized by subsections 101(a) and 101(c) of division B of 
     Public Law 110-432:  Provided further, That the Secretary 
     shall approve funding for capital expenditures, including 
     advance purchase orders of materials, for the Corporation 
     only after receiving and reviewing a grant request for each 
     specific capital project justifying the Federal support to 
     the Secretary's satisfaction:  Provided further, That except 
     as otherwise provided herein, none of the funds under this 
     heading may be used to subsidize operating losses of the 
     Corporation:  Provided further, That none of the funds under 
     this heading may be used for capital projects not approved by 
     the Secretary of Transportation or on the Corporation's 
     fiscal year 2015 business plan:  Provided further, That in 
     addition to the project management oversight funds authorized 
     under section 101(d) of division B of Public Law 110-432, the 
     Secretary may retain up to an additional $5,000,000 of the 
     funds provided under this heading to fund expenses associated 
     with implementing section 212 of division B of Public Law 
     110-432, including the amendments made by section 212 to 
     section 24905 of title 49, United States Code.

       administrative provisions--federal railroad administration

       Sec. 150.  The Secretary of Transportation may receive and 
     expend cash, or receive and utilize spare parts and similar 
     items, from non-United States Government sources to repair 
     damages to or replace United States Government owned 
     automated track inspection cars and equipment as a result of 
     third-party liability for such damages, and any amounts 
     collected under this section shall be credited directly to 
     the Safety and Operations account of the Federal Railroad 
     Administration, and shall remain available until expended for 
     the repair, operation and maintenance of automated track 
     inspection cars and equipment in connection with the 
     automated track inspection program.
       Sec. 151.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule 
     or regulation, the Secretary of Transportation is authorized 
     to allow the issuer of any preferred stock heretofore sold to 
     the Department to redeem or repurchase such stock upon the 
     payment to the Department of an amount to be determined by 
     the Secretary.
       Sec. 152.  None of the funds provided to the National 
     Railroad Passenger Corporation may be used to fund any 
     overtime costs in excess of $35,000 for any individual 
     employee:  Provided, That the President of Amtrak may waive 
     the cap set in the previous proviso for specific employees 
     when the President of Amtrak determines such a cap poses a 
     risk to the safety and operational efficiency of the system:  
     Provided further, That the President of Amtrak shall report 
     to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations each 
     quarter of the calendar year on waivers granted to employees 
     and amounts paid above the cap for each month within such 
     quarter and delineate the reasons each waiver was granted:  
     Provided further, That the President of Amtrak shall report 
     to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations by March 
     1, 2015, a summary of all overtime payments incurred by the 
     Corporation for 2014 and the three prior calendar years:  
     Provided further, That such summary shall include the total 
     number of employees that received waivers and the total 
     overtime payments the Corporation paid to those employees 
     receiving waivers for each month for 2014 and for the three 
     prior calendar years.
       Sec. 153.  For an additional amount, $10,000,000 shall be 
     made available until expended for the Secretary to make 
     grants for grade crossing and track improvements on rail 
     routes that transport energy products.

                     Federal Transit Administration

                        administrative expenses

       For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal 
     Transit Administration's programs authorized by chapter 53 of 
     title 49, United States Code, $105,933,000, of which not less 
     than $4,500,000 shall be available to carry out the 
     provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5329 and not less than $1,000,000 
     shall be available to carry out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 
     5326:  Provided, That none of the funds provided or limited 
     in this Act may be used to create a permanent office of 
     transit security under this heading:  Provided further, That 
     upon submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2016 
     President's budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     transmit to Congress the annual report on New Starts, 
     including proposed allocations for fiscal year 2016.

                         transit formula grants

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

       For payment of obligations incurred in the Federal Public 
     Transportation Assistance Program in this account, and for 
     payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the 
     provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5318, 
     5322(d), 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, as amended 
     by Public Law 112-141, and section 20005(b) of Public Law 
     112-141, $9,500,000,000, to be derived from the Mass Transit 
     Account of the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available 
     until expended:  Provided, That funds available for the 
     implementation or execution of programs authorized under 49 
     U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5318, 5322(d), 5329(e)(6), 
     5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, as amended by Public Law 112-141, 
     and section 20005(b) of Public Law 112-141, shall not exceed 
     total obligations of $8,595,000,000 in fiscal year 2015.

                            transit research

       For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5312 and 
     5313, $33,000,000, to remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That $30,000,000 shall be for activities authorized 
     under 49 U.S.C. 5312 and $3,000,000 shall be for activities 
     authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5313.

                   technical assistance and training

       For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5314 and 
     5322(a), (b) and (e), $4,500,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That $4,000,000 shall be for activities 
     authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5314 and $500,000 shall be for 
     activities authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5322(a), (b) and (e).

                       capital investment grants

                    (including rescission of funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5309, 
     $2,120,000,000, to remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That when distributing funds among Recommended New 
     Starts Projects, the Administrator shall first fully fund 
     those projects covered by a full funding grant agreement, 
     then fully fund those projects whose section 5309 share is 
     less than 40 percent, and then distribute the remaining funds 
     so as to protect as much as possible the projects' budgets 
     and schedules:  Provided further, That of the unobligated 
     amounts available for the Capital Investment Grants program, 
     $121,546,138 is hereby rescinded.

      grants to the washington metropolitan area transit authority

       For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 
     Authority as authorized under section 601 of division B of 
     Public Law 110-432, $150,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That the Secretary shall approve grants 
     for capital and preventive maintenance expenditures for the 
     Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority only after 
     receiving and reviewing a request

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     for each specific project:  Provided further, That prior to 
     approving such grants, the Secretary shall certify that the 
     Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is making 
     significant progress in eliminating the material weaknesses, 
     significant deficiencies, and minor control deficiencies 
     identified in the most recent Financial Management Oversight 
     Review:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall determine 
     that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has 
     placed the highest priority on those investments that will 
     improve the safety of the system before approving such 
     grants:  Provided further, That the Secretary, in order to 
     ensure safety throughout the rail system, may waive the 
     requirements of section 601(e)(1) of title VI of Public Law 
     110-432 (112 Stat. 4968).

       administrative provisions--federal transit administration

       Sec. 160.  The limitations on obligations for the programs 
     of the Federal Transit Administration shall not apply to any 
     authority under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously made available for 
     obligation, or to any other authority previously made 
     available for obligation.
       Sec. 161.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds appropriated or limited by this Act under the heading 
     ``Fixed Guideway Capital Investment'' of the Federal Transit 
     Administration for projects specified in this Act or 
     identified in reports accompanying this Act not obligated by 
     September 30, 2019, and other recoveries, shall be directed 
     to projects eligible to use the funds for the purposes for 
     which they were originally provided.
       Sec. 162.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
     funds appropriated before October 1, 2014, under any section 
     of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, that remain 
     available for expenditure, may be transferred to and 
     administered under the most recent appropriation heading for 
     any such section.
       Sec. 163.  The Secretary may not enforce regulations 
     related to charter bus service under part 604 of title 49, 
     Code of Federal Regulations, for any transit agency that 
     during fiscal year 2008 was both initially granted a 60-day 
     period to come into compliance with part 604, and then was 
     subsequently granted an exception from said part.
       Sec. 164.  For purposes of applying the project 
     justification and local financial commitment criteria of 49 
     U.S.C. 5309(d) to a New Starts project, the Secretary may 
     consider the costs and ridership of any connected project in 
     an instance in which private parties are making significant 
     financial contributions to the construction of the connected 
     project; additionally, the Secretary may consider the 
     significant financial contributions of private parties to the 
     connected project in calculating the non-Federal share of net 
     capital project costs for the New Starts project.
       Sec. 165.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds made available in this Act shall be used to 
     enter into a full funding grant agreement for a project with 
     a New Starts share greater than 60 percent.
       Sec. 166.  None of the funds in this or any other Act may 
     be available to advance in any way a new light or heavy rail 
     project towards a full funding grant agreement as defined by 
     49 U.S.C. 5309 for the Metropolitan Transit Authority of 
     Harris County, Texas if the proposed capital project is 
     constructed on or planned to be constructed on Richmond 
     Avenue west of South Shepherd Drive or on Post Oak Boulevard 
     north of Richmond Avenue in Houston, Texas.
       Sec. 167.  In developing guidance implementing 49 U.S.C. 
     5309(i) Program of Interrelated Projects, the Secretary shall 
     consider projects eligible under section 5309(h) Small Starts 
     Projects, including streetcars.
       Sec. 168.  Of the unobligated balance of amounts made 
     available for fiscal year 2011 or prior fiscal years to carry 
     out the discretionary bus and bus facilities program under 49 
     U.S.C. 5309, $27,989,839 shall be used for new bus rapid 
     transit projects recommended, in the President's fiscal year 
     2015 budget request, to be funded under the heading 
     ``Department of Transportation-Federal Transit 
     Administration-Capital Investment Grants'':  Provided, That 
     all such projects shall remain subject to the requirements of 
     49 U.S.C. 5309 for New Starts, Small Starts, or Core Capacity 
     projects, as applicable, under the Capital Investment Grants 
     Program:  Provided further, That such funds shall be in 
     addition to the amounts otherwise made available by this Act 
     for ``Department of Transportation-Federal Transit 
     Administration-Capital Investment Grants''.

             Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

       The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is hereby 
     authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of 
     funds and borrowing authority available to the Corporation, 
     and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and 
     commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as 
     provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control 
     Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the 
     programs set forth in the Corporation's budget for the 
     current fiscal year.

                       operations and maintenance

                    (harbor maintenance trust fund)

       For necessary expenses to conduct the operations, 
     maintenance, and capital asset renewal activities of those 
     portions of the St. Lawrence Seaway owned, operated, and 
     maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 
     Corporation, $32,042,000, to be derived from the Harbor 
     Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 99-662.

                        Maritime Administration

                       maritime security program

       For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a U.S.-flag 
     merchant fleet to serve the national security needs of the 
     United States, $186,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                        operations and training

       For necessary expenses of operations and training 
     activities authorized by law, $148,050,000, of which 
     $11,300,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     maintenance and repair of training ships at State Maritime 
     Academies, and of which $2,400,000 shall remain available 
     through September 30, 2016, for the Student Incentive Program 
     at State Maritime Academies, and of which $1,200,000 shall 
     remain available until expended for training ship fuel 
     assistance payments, and of which $15,000,000 shall remain 
     available until expended for facilities maintenance and 
     repair, equipment, and capital improvements at the United 
     States Merchant Marine Academy:  Provided, That amounts 
     apportioned for the United States Merchant Marine Academy 
     shall be available only upon allotments made personally by 
     the Secretary of Transportation or the Assistant Secretary 
     for Budget and Programs:  Provided further, That the 
     Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent and the Director of the 
     Office of Resource Management of the United States Merchant 
     Marine Academy may not be allotment holders for the United 
     States Merchant Marine Academy, and the Administrator of the 
     Maritime Administration shall hold all allotments made by the 
     Secretary of Transportation or the Assistant Secretary for 
     Budget and Programs under the previous proviso:  Provided 
     further, That 50 percent of the funding made available for 
     the United States Merchant Marine Academy under this heading 
     shall be available only after the Secretary, in consultation 
     with the Superintendent and the Maritime Administrator, 
     completes a plan detailing by program or activity how such 
     funding will be expended at the Academy, and this plan is 
     submitted to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations:  Provided further, That not later than 
     January 12, 2015, the Administrator of the Maritime 
     Administration shall transmit to Congress the biennial survey 
     and report on sexual assault and sexual harassment at the 
     United States Merchant Marine Academy as required pursuant to 
     section 3507 of Public Law 110-417.

                             ship disposal

       For necessary expenses related to the disposal of obsolete 
     vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the Maritime 
     Administration, $4,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

          maritime guaranteed loan (title xi) program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary administrative expenses of the maritime 
     guaranteed loan program, $3,100,000 shall be paid to the 
     appropriations for ``Maritime Administration-Operations and 
     Training''.

           administrative provisions--maritime administration

       Sec. 170.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     the Maritime Administration is authorized to furnish 
     utilities and services and make necessary repairs in 
     connection with any lease, contract, or occupancy involving 
     Government property under control of the Maritime 
     Administration:  Provided, That payments received therefor 
     shall be credited to the appropriation charged with the cost 
     thereof and shall remain available until expended:  Provided 
     further, That rental payments under any such lease, contract, 
     or occupancy for items other than such utilities, services, 
     or repairs shall be covered into the Treasury as 
     miscellaneous receipts.
       Sec. 171.  None of the funds available or appropriated in 
     this Act shall be used by the United States Department of 
     Transportation or the United States Maritime Administration 
     to negotiate or otherwise execute, enter into, facilitate or 
     perform fee-for-service contracts for vessel disposal, 
     scrapping or recycling, unless there is no qualified domestic 
     ship recycler that will pay any sum of money to purchase and 
     scrap or recycle a vessel owned, operated or managed by the 
     Maritime Administration or that is part of the National 
     Defense Reserve Fleet:  Provided, That such sales offers must 
     be consistent with the solicitation and provide that the work 
     will be performed in a timely manner at a facility qualified 
     within the meaning of section 3502 of Public Law 106-398:  
     Provided further, That nothing contained herein shall affect 
     the Maritime Administration's authority to award contracts at 
     least cost to the Federal Government and consistent with the 
     requirements of 16 U.S.C. 5405(c), section 3502, or otherwise 
     authorized under the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

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         Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

                          operational expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary operational expenses of the Pipeline and 
     Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, $22,225,000:  
     Provided, That $1,500,000 shall be transferred to ``Pipeline 
     Safety'' in order to fund ``Pipeline Safety Information 
     Grants to Communities'' as authorized under section 60130 of 
     title 49, United States Code.

                       hazardous materials safety

       For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous materials 
     safety functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
     Safety Administration, $52,000,000, of which $7,000,000 shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2017:  Provided, That up 
     to $800,000 in fees collected under 49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall 
     be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury as 
     offsetting receipts:  Provided further, That there may be 
     credited to this appropriation, to be available until 
     expended, funds received from States, counties, 
     municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources 
     for expenses incurred for training, for reports publication 
     and dissemination, and for travel expenses incurred in 
     performance of hazardous materials exemptions and approvals 
     functions.

                            pipeline safety

                         (pipeline safety fund)

                    (oil spill liability trust fund)

                  (pipeline safety design review fund)

       For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of the 
     pipeline safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out a 
     pipeline safety program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 60107, 
     and to discharge the pipeline program responsibilities of the 
     Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $146,000,000, of which $19,500,000 
     shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2017; and of which 
     $124,500,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund, 
     of which $66,309,000 shall remain available until September 
     30, 2017; and of which $2,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Design 
     Review Fund as authorized in 49 U.S.C. 60117(n):  Provided, 
     That not less than $1,058,000 of the funds provided under 
     this heading shall be for the One-Call state grant program.

                     emergency preparedness grants

                     (emergency preparedness fund)

       For necessary expenses to carryout 49 U.S.C. 5128(b), 
     $188,000, to be derived from the Emergency Preparedness Fund, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That 
     notwithstanding the fiscal year limitation specified in 49 
     U.S.C. 5116, not more than $28,318,000 shall be made 
     available for obligation in fiscal year 2015 from amounts 
     made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i), and 5128(b) and (c):  
     Provided further, That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 5116(i)(4), 
     not more than 4 percent of the amounts made available from 
     this account shall be available to pay administrative costs:  
     Provided further, That none of the funds made available by 49 
     U.S.C. 5116(i), 5128(b), or 5128(c) shall be made available 
     for obligation by individuals other than the Secretary of 
     Transportation, or his or her designee:  Provided further, 
     That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 5128(b) and (c) and the 
     current year obligation limitation, prior year recoveries 
     recognized in the current year shall be available to develop 
     a hazardous materials response training curriculum for 
     emergency responders, including response activities for the 
     transportation of crude oil, ethanol and other flammable 
     liquids by rail, consistent with National Fire Protection 
     Association standards, and to make such training available 
     through an electronic format:  Provided further, That the 
     prior year recoveries made available under this heading shall 
     also be available to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5116(b) and (j).

                      Office of Inspector General

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector 
     General to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General 
     Act of 1978, as amended, $86,223,000:  Provided, That the 
     Inspector General shall have all necessary authority, in 
     carrying out the duties specified in the Inspector General 
     Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 3), to investigate allegations 
     of fraud, including false statements to the government (18 
     U.S.C. 1001), by any person or entity that is subject to 
     regulation by the Department:  Provided further, That the 
     funds made available under this heading may be used to 
     investigate, pursuant to section 41712 of title 49, United 
     States Code: (1) unfair or deceptive practices and unfair 
     methods of competition by domestic and foreign air carriers 
     and ticket agents; and (2) the compliance of domestic and 
     foreign air carriers with respect to item (1) of this 
     proviso:  Provided further, That hereafter funds transferred 
     to the Office of the Inspector General through forfeiture 
     proceedings or from the Department of Justice Assets 
     Forfeiture Fund or the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture 
     Fund, as a participating agency, as an equitable share from 
     the forfeiture of property in investigations in which the 
     Office of Inspector General participates, or through the 
     granting of a Petition for Remission or Mitigation, shall be 
     deposited to the credit of this account for law enforcement 
     activities authorized under the Inspector General Act of 
     1978, as amended, to remain available until expended.

                      Surface Transportation Board

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation Board, 
     including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $31,375,000:  
     Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     not to exceed $1,250,000 from fees established by the 
     Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board shall be 
     credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections and 
     used for necessary and authorized expenses under this 
     heading:  Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated 
     from the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar 
     basis as such offsetting collections are received during 
     fiscal year 2015, to result in a final appropriation from the 
     general fund estimated at no more than $30,125,000.

            General Provisions--Department of Transportation

       Sec. 180.  During the current fiscal year, applicable 
     appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall be 
     available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of liability 
     insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign countries 
     on official department business; and uniforms or allowances 
     therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902).
       Sec. 181.  Appropriations contained in this Act for the 
     Department of Transportation shall be available for services 
     as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals 
     not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for an 
     Executive Level IV.
       Sec. 182.  None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     for salaries and expenses of more than 110 political and 
     Presidential appointees in the Department of Transportation:  
     Provided, That none of the personnel covered by this 
     provision may be assigned on temporary detail outside the 
     Department of Transportation.
       Sec. 183. (a) No recipient of funds made available in this 
     Act shall disseminate personal information (as defined in 18 
     U.S.C. 2725(3)) obtained by a State department of motor 
     vehicles in connection with a motor vehicle record as defined 
     in 18 U.S.C. 2725(1), except as provided in 18 U.S.C. 2721 
     for a use permitted under 18 U.S.C. 2721.
       (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall not 
     withhold funds provided in this Act for any grantee if a 
     State is in noncompliance with this provision.
       Sec. 184.  Funds received by the Federal Highway 
     Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and Federal 
     Railroad Administration from States, counties, 
     municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources 
     for expenses incurred for training may be credited 
     respectively to the Federal Highway Administration's 
     ``Federal-Aid Highways'' account, the Federal Transit 
     Administration's ``Technical Assistance and Training'' 
     account, and to the Federal Railroad Administration's 
     ``Safety and Operations'' account, except for State rail 
     safety inspectors participating in training pursuant to 49 
     U.S.C. 20105.
       Sec. 185.  None of the funds in this Act to the Department 
     of Transportation may be used to make a loan, loan guarantee, 
     line of credit, or grant unless the Secretary of 
     Transportation notifies the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations not less than 3 full business days before any 
     project competitively selected to receive a discretionary 
     grant award, any discretionary grant award, letter of intent, 
     loan commitment, loan guarantee commitment, line of credit 
     commitment, or full funding grant agreement is announced by 
     the department or its modal administrations from:
       (1) any discretionary grant or federal credit program of 
     the Federal Highway Administration including the emergency 
     relief program;
       (2) the airport improvement program of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration;
       (3) any program of the Federal Railroad Administration;
       (4) any program of the Federal Transit Administration other 
     than the formula grants and fixed guideway modernization 
     programs;
       (5) any program of the Maritime Administration; or
       (6) any funding provided under the headings ``National 
     Infrastructure Investments'' in this Act:  Provided, That the 
     Secretary gives concurrent notification to the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations for any ``quick release'' 
     of funds from the emergency relief program:  Provided 
     further, That no notification shall involve funds that are 
     not available for obligation.
       Sec. 186.  Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor fees 
     and other funds received by the Department of Transportation 
     from travel management centers, charge card programs, the 
     subleasing of building space, and miscellaneous sources are 
     to be credited to appropriations of the Department of 
     Transportation and allocated to elements of the Department of 
     Transportation using fair and equitable criteria and such 
     funds shall be available until expended.
       Sec. 187.  Amounts made available in this or any other Act 
     that the Secretary determines represent improper payments by 
     the

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     Department of Transportation to a third-party contractor 
     under a financial assistance award, which are recovered 
     pursuant to law, shall be available--
       (1) to reimburse the actual expenses incurred by the 
     Department of Transportation in recovering improper payments; 
     and
       (2) to pay contractors for services provided in recovering 
     improper payments or contractor support in the implementation 
     of the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002:  Provided, 
     That amounts in excess of that required for paragraphs (1) 
     and (2)--
       (A) shall be credited to and merged with the appropriation 
     from which the improper payments were made, and shall be 
     available for the purposes and period for which such 
     appropriations are available:  Provided further, That where 
     specific project or accounting information associated with 
     the improper payment or payments is not readily available, 
     the Secretary may credit an appropriate account, which shall 
     be available for the purposes and period associated with the 
     account so credited; or
       (B) if no such appropriation remains available, shall be 
     deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts:  
     Provided further, That prior to the transfer of any such 
     recovery to an appropriations account, the Secretary shall 
     notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of 
     the amount and reasons for such transfer:  Provided further, 
     That for purposes of this section, the term ``improper 
     payments'' has the same meaning as that provided in section 
     2(d)(2) of Public Law 107-300.
       Sec. 188.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if 
     any funds provided in or limited by this Act are subject to a 
     reprogramming action that requires notice to be provided to 
     the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, 
     transmission of said reprogramming notice shall be provided 
     solely to the Committees on Appropriations, and said 
     reprogramming action shall be approved or denied solely by 
     the Committees on Appropriations:  Provided, That the 
     Secretary may provide notice to other congressional 
     committees of the action of the Committees on Appropriations 
     on such reprogramming but not sooner than 30 days following 
     the date on which the reprogramming action has been approved 
     or denied by the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       Sec. 189.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available under this Act may be used by the Surface 
     Transportation Board of the Department of Transportation to 
     charge or collect any filing fee for rate or practice 
     complaints filed with the Board in an amount in excess of the 
     amount authorized for district court civil suit filing fees 
     under section 1914 of title 28, United States Code.
       Sec. 190.  Funds appropriated in this Act to the modal 
     administrations may be obligated for the Office of the 
     Secretary for the costs related to assessments or 
     reimbursable agreements only when such amounts are for the 
     costs of goods and services that are purchased to provide a 
     direct benefit to the applicable modal administration or 
     administrations.
       Sec. 191.  The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to 
     carry out a program that establishes uniform standards for 
     developing and supporting agency transit pass and transit 
     benefits authorized under section 7905 of title 5, United 
     States Code, including distribution of transit benefits by 
     various paper and electronic media.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of 
     Transportation Appropriations Act, 2015''.

                                TITLE II

              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                     Management and Administration

                           executive offices

       For necessary salaries and expenses for Executive Offices, 
     which shall be comprised of the offices of the Secretary, 
     Deputy Secretary, Adjudicatory Services, Congressional and 
     Intergovernmental Relations, Public Affairs, Small and 
     Disadvantaged Business Utilization, and the Center for Faith-
     Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, $14,500,000:  Provided, 
     That not to exceed $25,000 of the amount made available under 
     this heading shall be available to the Secretary for official 
     reception and representation expenses as the Secretary may 
     determine.

                     administrative support offices

       For necessary salaries and expenses for Administrative 
     Support Offices, $518,100,000, of which not to exceed 
     $47,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief 
     Financial Officer; not to exceed $94,000,000 shall be 
     available for the Office of the General Counsel; not to 
     exceed $200,000,000 shall be available for the Office of 
     Administration; not to exceed $57,000,000 shall be available 
     for the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer; not to 
     exceed $50,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Field 
     Policy and Management; not to exceed $16,500,000 shall be 
     available for the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer; 
     not to exceed $3,200,000 shall be available for the Office of 
     Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity; not to exceed 
     $4,400,000 shall be available for the Office of Strategic 
     Planning and Management; and not to exceed $46,000,000 shall 
     be available for the Office of the Chief Information Officer: 
      Provided, That funds provided under this heading may be used 
     for necessary administrative and non-administrative expenses 
     of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, not 
     otherwise provided for, including purchase of uniforms, or 
     allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; 
     hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as authorized 
     by 5 U.S.C. 3109:  Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading 
     may be used for advertising and promotional activities that 
     support the housing mission area:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary shall provide the Committees on Appropriations 
     quarterly written notification regarding the status of 
     pending congressional reports:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary shall provide in electronic form all signed reports 
     required by Congress.

                  Program Office Salaries and Expenses

                       public and indian housing

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Public 
     and Indian Housing, $203,000,000.

                   community planning and development

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
     Community Planning and Development, $102,000,000.

                                housing

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
     Housing, $379,000,000, of which at least $9,000,000 shall be 
     for the Office of Risk and Regulatory Affairs.

                    policy development and research

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Policy 
     Development and Research, $22,700,000.

                   fair housing and equal opportunity

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Fair 
     Housing and Equal Opportunity, $68,000,000.

            office of lead hazard control and healthy homes

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Lead 
     Hazard Control and Healthy Homes, $6,700,000.

                       Public and Indian Housing

                     tenant-based rental assistance

       For activities and assistance for the provision of tenant-
     based rental assistance authorized under the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) 
     (``the Act'' herein), not otherwise provided for, 
     $15,304,160,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
     available on October 1, 2014 (in addition to the 
     $4,000,000,000 previously appropriated under this heading 
     that became available on October 1, 2014), and 
     $4,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
     available on October 1, 2015:  Provided, That the amounts 
     made available under this heading are provided as follows:
       (1) $17,486,000,000 shall be available for renewals of 
     expiring section 8 tenant-based annual contributions 
     contracts (including renewals of enhanced vouchers under any 
     provision of law authorizing such assistance under section 
     8(t) of the Act) and including renewal of other special 
     purpose incremental vouchers:  Provided, That notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, from amounts provided under this 
     paragraph and any carryover, the Secretary for the calendar 
     year 2015 funding cycle shall provide renewal funding for 
     each public housing agency based on validated voucher 
     management system (VMS) leasing and cost data for the prior 
     calendar year and by applying an inflation factor as 
     established by the Secretary, by notice published in the 
     Federal Register, and by making any necessary adjustments for 
     the costs associated with the first-time renewal of vouchers 
     under this paragraph including tenant protection, HOPE VI, 
     and Choice Neighborhoods vouchers:  Provided further, That in 
     determining calendar year 2015 funding allocations under this 
     heading for public housing agencies, including agencies 
     participating in the Moving To Work (MTW) demonstration, the 
     Secretary may take into account the anticipated impact of 
     changes in targeting and utility allowances, on public 
     housing agencies' contract renewal needs:  Provided further, 
     That none of the funds provided under this paragraph may be 
     used to fund a total number of unit months under lease which 
     exceeds a public housing agency's authorized level of units 
     under contract, except for public housing agencies 
     participating in the MTW demonstration, which are instead 
     governed by the terms and conditions of their MTW agreements: 
      Provided further, That the Secretary shall, to the extent 
     necessary to stay within the amount specified under this 
     paragraph (except as otherwise modified under this 
     paragraph), prorate each public housing agency's allocation 
     otherwise established pursuant to this paragraph:  Provided 
     further, That except as provided in the following provisos, 
     the entire amount specified under this paragraph (except as 
     otherwise modified under this paragraph) shall be obligated 
     to the public housing agencies based on the allocation and 
     pro rata method described above, and the Secretary shall 
     notify public housing agencies of their annual budget by the 
     latter of 60 days after enactment of this Act or March 1, 
     2015:  Provided further, That the Secretary may extend the 
     notification period with the prior written approval of the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:  Provided 
     further, That public housing agencies participating in the 
     MTW demonstration shall be

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     funded pursuant to their MTW agreements and shall be subject 
     to the same pro rata adjustments under the previous provisos: 
      Provided further, That the Secretary may offset public 
     housing agencies' calendar year 2015 allocations based on the 
     excess amounts of public housing agencies' net restricted 
     assets accounts, including HUD held programmatic reserves (in 
     accordance with VMS data in calendar year 2014 that is 
     verifiable and complete), as determined by the Secretary:  
     Provided further, That public housing agencies participating 
     in the MTW demonstration shall also be subject to the offset, 
     as determined by the Secretary, excluding amounts subject to 
     the single fund budget authority provisions of their MTW 
     agreements, from the agencies' calendar year 2015 MTW funding 
     allocation:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall use 
     any offset referred to in the previous two provisos 
     throughout the calendar year to prevent the termination of 
     rental assistance for families as the result of insufficient 
     funding, as determined by the Secretary, and to avoid or 
     reduce the proration of renewal funding allocations:  
     Provided further, That up to $120,000,000 shall be available 
     only: (1) for adjustments in the allocations for public 
     housing agencies, after application for an adjustment by a 
     public housing agency that experienced a significant 
     increase, as determined by the Secretary, in renewal costs of 
     vouchers resulting from unforeseen circumstances or from 
     portability under section 8(r) of the Act; (2) for vouchers 
     that were not in use during the 12-month period in order to 
     be available to meet a commitment pursuant to section 
     8(o)(13) of the Act; (3) for adjustments for costs associated 
     with HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) 
     vouchers; (4) for adjustments for public housing agencies 
     with voucher leasing rates at the end of the calendar year 
     that exceed the average leasing for the 12-month period used 
     to establish the allocation, and for additional leasing of 
     vouchers that were issued but not leased prior to the end of 
     such calendar year; and (5) for public housing agencies that 
     despite taking reasonable cost savings measures, as 
     determined by the Secretary, would otherwise be required to 
     terminate rental assistance for families as a result of 
     insufficient funding:  Provided further, That the Secretary 
     shall allocate amounts under the previous proviso based on 
     need, as determined by the Secretary;
       (2) $130,000,000 shall be for section 8 rental assistance 
     for relocation and replacement of housing units that are 
     demolished or disposed of pursuant to section 18 of the Act, 
     conversion of section 23 projects to assistance under section 
     8, the family unification program under section 8(x) of the 
     Act, relocation of witnesses in connection with efforts to 
     combat crime in public and assisted housing pursuant to a 
     request from a law enforcement or prosecution agency, 
     enhanced vouchers under any provision of law authorizing such 
     assistance under section 8(t) of the Act, HOPE VI and Choice 
     Neighborhood vouchers, mandatory and voluntary conversions, 
     and tenant protection assistance including replacement and 
     relocation assistance or for project-based assistance to 
     prevent the displacement of unassisted elderly tenants 
     currently residing in section 202 properties financed between 
     1959 and 1974 that are refinanced pursuant to Public Law 106-
     569, as amended, or under the authority as provided under 
     this Act:  Provided, That when a public housing development 
     is submitted for demolition or disposition under section 18 
     of the Act, the Secretary may provide section 8 rental 
     assistance when the units pose an imminent health and safety 
     risk to residents:  Provided further, That the Secretary may 
     only provide replacement vouchers for units that were 
     occupied within the previous 24 months that cease to be 
     available as assisted housing, subject only to the 
     availability of funds:  Provided further, That of the amounts 
     made available under this paragraph, $5,000,000 may be 
     available to provide tenant protection assistance, not 
     otherwise provided under this paragraph, to residents 
     residing in low vacancy areas and who may have to pay rents 
     greater than 30 percent of household income, as the result of 
     (1) the maturity of a HUD-insured, HUD-held or section 202 
     loan that requires the permission of the Secretary prior to 
     loan prepayment; (2) the expiration of a rental assistance 
     contract for which the tenants are not eligible for enhanced 
     voucher or tenant protection assistance under existing law; 
     or (3) the expiration of affordability restrictions 
     accompanying a mortgage or preservation program administered 
     by the Secretary:  Provided further, That such tenant 
     protection assistance made available under the previous 
     proviso may be provided under the authority of section 8(t) 
     or section 8(o)(13) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     (42 U.S.C. 1437f(t)):  Provided further, That the Secretary 
     shall issue guidance to implement the previous provisos, 
     including, but not limited to, requirements for defining 
     eligible at-risk households within 120 days of the enactment 
     of this Act:  Provided further, That any tenant protection 
     voucher made available from amounts under this paragraph 
     shall not be reissued by any public housing agency, except 
     the replacement vouchers as defined by the Secretary by 
     notice, when the initial family that received any such 
     voucher no longer receives such voucher, and the authority 
     for any public housing agency to issue any such voucher shall 
     cease to exist:  Provided further, That the Secretary, for 
     the purpose under this paragraph, may use unobligated 
     balances, including recaptures and carryovers, remaining from 
     amounts appropriated in prior fiscal years under this heading 
     for voucher assistance for nonelderly disabled families and 
     for disaster assistance made available under Public Law 110-
     329;
       (3) $1,530,000,000 shall be for administrative and other 
     expenses of public housing agencies in administering the 
     section 8 tenant-based rental assistance program, of which up 
     to $10,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary to 
     allocate to public housing agencies that need additional 
     funds to administer their section 8 programs, including fees 
     associated with section 8 tenant protection rental 
     assistance, the administration of disaster related vouchers, 
     Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing vouchers, and other 
     special purpose incremental vouchers:  Provided, That no less 
     than $1,520,000,000 of the amount provided in this paragraph 
     shall be allocated to public housing agencies for the 
     calendar year 2015 funding cycle based on section 8(q) of the 
     Act (and related Appropriation Act provisions) as in effect 
     immediately before the enactment of the Quality Housing and 
     Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-276):  
     Provided further, That if the amounts made available under 
     this paragraph are insufficient to pay the amounts determined 
     under the previous proviso, the Secretary may decrease the 
     amounts allocated to agencies by a uniform percentage 
     applicable to all agencies receiving funding under this 
     paragraph or may, to the extent necessary to provide full 
     payment of amounts determined under the previous proviso, 
     utilize unobligated balances, including recaptures and 
     carryovers, remaining from funds appropriated to the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development under this 
     heading from prior fiscal years, excluding special purpose 
     vouchers, notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts 
     were appropriated:  Provided further, That all public housing 
     agencies participating in the MTW demonstration shall be 
     funded pursuant to their MTW agreements, and shall be subject 
     to the same uniform percentage decrease as under the previous 
     proviso:  Provided further, That amounts provided under this 
     paragraph shall be only for activities related to the 
     provision of tenant-based rental assistance authorized under 
     section 8, including related development activities;
       (4) $83,160,000 for the renewal of tenant-based assistance 
     contracts under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), including necessary 
     administrative expenses:  Provided, That administrative and 
     other expenses of public housing agencies in administering 
     the special purpose vouchers in this paragraph shall be 
     funded under the same terms and be subject to the same pro 
     rata reduction as the percent decrease for administrative and 
     other expenses to public housing agencies under paragraph (3) 
     of this heading;
       (5) $75,000,000 for incremental rental voucher assistance 
     for use through a supported housing program administered in 
     conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs as 
     authorized under section 8(o)(19) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937:  Provided, That the Secretary of Housing 
     and Urban Development shall make such funding available, 
     notwithstanding section 204 (competition provision) of this 
     title, to public housing agencies that partner with eligible 
     VA Medical Centers or other entities as designated by the 
     Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, based on 
     geographical need for such assistance as identified by the 
     Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, public 
     housing agency administrative performance, and other factors 
     as specified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development in consultation with the Secretary of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may waive, or 
     specify alternative requirements for (in consultation with 
     the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs), any 
     provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development administers in connection with 
     the use of funds made available under this paragraph (except 
     for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, 
     labor standards, and the environment), upon a finding by the 
     Secretary that any such waivers or alternative requirements 
     are necessary for the effective delivery and administration 
     of such voucher assistance:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary shall set aside an amount provided under this 
     paragraph for a rental assistance and supportive housing 
     demonstration program for Native American veterans that are 
     homeless or at-risk of homelessness living on or near a 
     reservation or other Indian areas:  Provided further, That 
     such demonstration program shall be modeled after, with 
     necessary and appropriate adjustments for Native American 
     grant recipients and veterans, the rental assistance and 
     supportive housing program funded under this paragraph, 
     including administration in conjunction with the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs and overall implementation of section 
     8(o)(19) of the Act:  Provided further, That amounts for

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     rental assistance and associated administrative costs shall 
     be made available by grants to recipients eligible to receive 
     block grants under the Native American Housing Assistance and 
     Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. section 4101 et 
     seq.):  Provided further, That funds shall be awarded based 
     on need, administrative capacity, and any other funding 
     criteria established by the Secretary in a Notice published 
     in the Federal Register after coordination with the Secretary 
     of the Department of Veterans Affairs within 180 days of 
     enactment of this Act:  Provided further, That such rental 
     assistance shall be administered by block grant recipients in 
     accordance with program requirements under the Native 
     American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 
     1996:  Provided further, That the first and second provisos 
     under this paragraph shall apply to use of funds made 
     available for this demonstration, as appropriate:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary, in coordination with the 
     Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, shall 
     coordinate with block grant recipients and any other 
     appropriate tribal organizations on the design of such 
     demonstration and shall ensure the effective delivery of 
     supportive services to Native American veterans that are 
     homeless or at-risk of homelessness eligible to receive 
     assistance under this demonstration:  Provided further, That 
     grant recipients shall report to the Secretary, as prescribed 
     by the Secretary, utilization of such rental assistance 
     provided under this demonstration:  Provided further, That 
     assistance made available under this paragraph shall continue 
     to remain available for homeless veterans upon turn-over; and
       (6) The Secretary shall separately track all special 
     purpose vouchers funded under this heading.

                        housing certificate fund

                        (including rescissions)

       Unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, 
     remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development under this heading, the heading 
     ``Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing'' and the heading 
     ``Project-Based Rental Assistance'', for fiscal year 2015 and 
     prior years may be used for renewal of or amendments to 
     section 8 project-based contracts and for performance-based 
     contract administrators, notwithstanding the purposes for 
     which such funds were appropriated:  Provided, That any 
     obligated balances of contract authority from fiscal year 
     1974 and prior that have been terminated shall be rescinded:  
     Provided further, That amounts heretofore recaptured, or 
     recaptured during the current fiscal year, from section 8 
     project-based contracts from source years fiscal year 1975 
     through fiscal year 1987 are hereby rescinded, and an amount 
     of additional new budget authority, equivalent to the amount 
     rescinded is hereby appropriated, to remain available until 
     expended, for the purposes set forth under this heading, in 
     addition to amounts otherwise available.

                      public housing capital fund

       For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program to carry out 
     capital and management activities for public housing 
     agencies, as authorized under section 9 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g) (the ``Act'') 
     $1,875,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: 
      Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law or 
     regulation, during fiscal year 2015 the Secretary of Housing 
     and Urban Development may not delegate to any Department 
     official other than the Deputy Secretary and the Assistant 
     Secretary for Public and Indian Housing any authority under 
     paragraph (2) of section 9(j) regarding the extension of the 
     time periods under such section:  Provided further, That for 
     purposes of such section 9(j), the term ``obligate'' means, 
     with respect to amounts, that the amounts are subject to a 
     binding agreement that will result in outlays, immediately or 
     in the future:  Provided further, That up to $5,000,000 shall 
     be to support ongoing Public Housing Financial and Physical 
     Assessment activities:  Provided further, That up to 
     $3,000,000 shall be to support the costs of administrative 
     and judicial receiverships:  Provided further, That of the 
     total amount provided under this heading, not to exceed 
     $23,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary to make 
     grants, notwithstanding section 204 of this Act, to public 
     housing agencies for emergency capital needs including safety 
     and security measures necessary to address crime and drug-
     related activity as well as needs resulting from unforeseen 
     or unpreventable emergencies and natural disasters excluding 
     Presidentially declared emergencies and natural disasters 
     under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) occurring in fiscal year 2015:  
     Provided further, That of the amount made available under the 
     previous proviso, not less than $6,000,000 shall be for 
     safety and security measures:  Provided further, That of the 
     total amount provided under this heading $45,000,000 shall be 
     for supportive services, service coordinator and congregate 
     services as authorized by section 34 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1437z-6) and the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
     Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.):  Provided 
     further, That of the total amount made available under this 
     heading, up to $15,000,000 may be used for incentives as part 
     of a Jobs-Plus Pilot initiative modeled after the Jobs-Plus 
     demonstration:  Provided further, That the funding provided 
     under the previous proviso shall provide competitive grants 
     to partnerships between public housing authorities, local 
     workforce investment boards established under section 117 of 
     the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and other agencies and 
     organizations that provide support to help public housing 
     residents obtain employment and increase earnings:  Provided 
     further, That applicants must demonstrate the ability to 
     provide services to residents, partner with workforce 
     investment boards, and leverage service dollars:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary may set aside a portion of the 
     funds provided for the Resident Opportunity and Self-
     Sufficiency program to support the services element of the 
     Jobs-Plus Pilot initiative:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary may allow PHAs to request exemptions from rent and 
     income limitation requirements under sections 3 and 6 of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 as necessary to implement 
     the Jobs-Plus program, on such terms and conditions as the 
     Secretary may approve upon a finding by the Secretary that 
     any such waivers or alternative requirements are necessary 
     for the effective implementation of the Jobs-Plus Pilot 
     initiative as a voluntary program for residents:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary shall publish by notice in the 
     Federal Register any waivers or alternative requirements 
     pursuant to the preceding proviso no later than 10 days 
     before the effective date of such notice:  Provided further, 
     That for funds provided under this heading, the limitation in 
     section 9(g)(1) of the Act shall be 25 percent:  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary may waive the limitation in the 
     previous proviso to allow public housing agencies to fund 
     activities authorized under section 9(e)(1)(C) of the Act:  
     Provided further, That from the funds made available under 
     this heading, the Secretary shall provide bonus awards in 
     fiscal year 2015 to public housing agencies that are 
     designated high performers:  Provided further, That the 
     Department shall notify public housing agencies of their 
     formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act.

                     public housing operating fund

       For 2015 payments to public housing agencies for the 
     operation and management of public housing, as authorized by 
     section 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437g(e)), $4,440,000,000.

                    choice neighborhoods initiative

       For competitive grants under the Choice Neighborhoods 
     Initiative (subject to section 24 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v), unless otherwise 
     specified under this heading), for transformation, 
     rehabilitation, and replacement housing needs of both public 
     and HUD-assisted housing and to transform neighborhoods of 
     poverty into functioning, sustainable mixed income 
     neighborhoods with appropriate services, schools, public 
     assets, transportation and access to jobs, $80,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2017:  Provided, That 
     grant funds may be used for resident and community services, 
     community development, and affordable housing needs in the 
     community, and for conversion of vacant or foreclosed 
     properties to affordable housing:  Provided further, That the 
     use of funds made available under this heading shall not be 
     deemed to be public housing notwithstanding section 3(b)(1) 
     of such Act:  Provided further, That grantees shall commit to 
     an additional period of affordability determined by the 
     Secretary of not fewer than 20 years:  Provided further, That 
     grantees shall undertake comprehensive local planning with 
     input from residents and the community, and that grantees 
     shall provide a match in State, local, other Federal or 
     private funds:  Provided further, That grantees may include 
     local governments, tribal entities, public housing 
     authorities, and nonprofits:  Provided further, That for-
     profit developers may apply jointly with a public entity:  
     Provided further, That for purposes of environmental review, 
     a grantee shall be treated as a public housing agency under 
     section 26 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437x), and grants under this heading shall be subject 
     to the regulations issued by the Secretary to implement such 
     section:  Provided further, That of the amount provided, not 
     less than $50,000,000 shall be awarded to public housing 
     authorities:  Provided further, That such grantees shall 
     create partnerships with other local organizations including 
     assisted housing owners, service agencies, and resident 
     organizations:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
     consult with the Secretaries of Education, Labor, 
     Transportation, Health and Human Services, Agriculture, and 
     Commerce, the Attorney General, and the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to coordinate and leverage 
     other appropriate Federal resources:  Provided further, That 
     no more than $5,000,000 of funds made available under this 
     heading may be provided to assist communities in developing 
     comprehensive strategies for implementing this program or 
     implementing other revitalization efforts in conjunction with 
     community notice and input:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary shall develop and publish guidelines for the use of 
     such competitive funds, including but not limited to eligible

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     activities, program requirements, and performance metrics:  
     Provided further, That unobligated balances, including 
     recaptures, remaining from funds appropriated under the 
     heading ``Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public 
     Housing (HOPE VI)'' in fiscal year 2011 and prior fiscal 
     years may be used for purposes under this heading, 
     notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were 
     appropriated.

                        family self-sufficiency

       For the Family Self-Sufficiency program to support family 
     self-sufficiency coordinators under section 23 of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937, to promote the development of 
     local strategies to coordinate the use of assistance under 
     sections 8(o) and 9 of such Act with public and private 
     resources, and enable eligible families to achieve economic 
     independence and self-sufficiency, $75,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That the 
     Secretary may, by Federal Register notice, waive or specify 
     alternative requirements under sections b(3), b(4), b(5), or 
     c(1) of section 23 of such Act in order to facilitate the 
     operation of a unified self-sufficiency program for 
     individuals receiving assistance under different provisions 
     of the Act, as determined by the Secretary:  Provided 
     further, That owners of a privately owned multifamily 
     property with a section 8 contract may voluntarily make a 
     Family Self-Sufficiency program available to the assisted 
     tenants of such property in accordance with procedures 
     established by the Secretary:  Provided further, That such 
     procedures established pursuant to the previous proviso shall 
     permit participating tenants to accrue escrow funds in 
     accordance with section 23(d)(2) and shall allow owners to 
     use funding from residual receipt accounts to hire 
     coordinators for their own Family Self-Sufficiency program:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary may carry out a 
     demonstration testing the effectiveness of combining vouchers 
     for homeless youth under the Family Unification Program 
     authorized under section 8(x) of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (``the Act'' herein) 
     with assistance under the Family Self-Sufficiency program 
     authorized under section 23 of the Act:  Provided further, 
     That the Secretary may establish alternative requirements to 
     those contained in section 8(x) of the Act to facilitate such 
     a demonstration:  Provided further, That any public housing 
     agency that has existing Family Unification Program vouchers 
     and an established Family Self-Sufficiency program may 
     participate in such demonstration provided that they can 
     demonstrate (1) an agreement with the public child welfare 
     agency or agencies to serve the target population; (2) 
     capacity to serve the target population; (3) the success of 
     the agency's existing Family Self-Sufficiency program in 
     serving residents; (4) partnerships with local organizations 
     that serve homeless youth; and (5) any other factors 
     established by the Secretary:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary shall monitor and evaluate the demonstration and 
     report on whether the demonstration helped homeless youth 
     achieve self-sufficiency.

                  native american housing block grants

       For the Native American Housing Block Grants program, as 
     authorized under title I of the Native American Housing 
     Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) (25 
     U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), $650,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2019:  Provided, That, notwithstanding the 
     Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act 
     of 1996, to determine the amount of the allocation under 
     title I of such Act for each Indian tribe, the Secretary 
     shall apply the formula under section 302 of such Act with 
     the need component based on single-race census data and with 
     the need component based on multi-race census data, and the 
     amount of the allocation for each Indian tribe shall be the 
     greater of the two resulting allocation amounts:  Provided 
     further, That of the amounts made available under this 
     heading, $3,500,000 shall be contracted for assistance for 
     national or regional organizations representing Native 
     American housing interests for providing training and 
     technical assistance to Indian housing authorities and 
     tribally designated housing entities as authorized under 
     NAHASDA:  Provided further, That of the funds made available 
     under the previous proviso, not less than $2,000,000 shall be 
     made available for a national organization as authorized 
     under section 703 of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4212):  Provided 
     further, That of the amounts made available under this 
     heading, $2,000,000 shall be to support the inspection of 
     Indian housing units, contract expertise, training, and 
     technical assistance in the training, oversight, and 
     management of such Indian housing and tenant-based 
     assistance, including up to $300,000 for related travel:  
     Provided further, That of the amount provided under this 
     heading, $2,000,000 shall be made available for the cost of 
     guaranteed notes and other obligations, as authorized by 
     title VI of NAHASDA:  Provided further, That such costs, 
     including the costs of modifying such notes and other 
     obligations, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended:  Provided 
     further, That these funds are available to subsidize the 
     total principal amount of any notes and other obligations, 
     any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed 
     $16,530,000:  Provided further, That the Department will 
     notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of 
     the date of enactment of this Act.

                  native hawaiian housing block grant

       For the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program, as 
     authorized under title VIII of the Native American Housing 
     Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4111 
     et seq.), $9,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2019:  Provided, That of this amount, $300,000 shall be for 
     training and technical assistance activities, including up to 
     $100,000 for related travel by Hawaii-based employees of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development.

           indian housing loan guarantee fund program account

       For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 
     184 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 
     U.S.C. 1715z-13a), $7,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That such costs, including the costs of 
     modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:  Provided further, That 
     these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, 
     any part of which is to be guaranteed, up to $744,047,000, to 
     remain available until expended:  Provided further, That up 
     to $750,000 of this amount may be for administrative contract 
     expenses including management processes and systems to carry 
     out the loan guarantee program.

      native hawaiian housing loan guarantee fund program account

       For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 
     184A of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 
     U.S.C. 1715z-13b) and for such costs for loans used for 
     refinancing, $100,000, to remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That such costs, including the costs of modifying 
     such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974:  Provided further, That 
     these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, 
     any part of which is to be guaranteed, up to $16,130,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

                   Community Planning and Development

              housing opportunities for persons with aids

       For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Persons with 
     AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS Housing Opportunity 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.), $330,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2016, except that amounts 
     allocated pursuant to section 854(c)(3) of such Act shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2017:  Provided, That 
     the Secretary shall renew all expiring contracts for 
     permanent supportive housing that initially were funded under 
     section 854(c)(3) of such Act from funds made available under 
     this heading in fiscal year 2010 and prior fiscal years that 
     meet all program requirements before awarding funds for new 
     contracts under such section:  Provided further, That the 
     Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation 
     within 60 days of enactment of this Act.

                       community development fund

       For assistance to units of State and local government, and 
     to other entities, for economic and community development 
     activities, and for other purposes, $3,066,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2017, unless otherwise 
     specified:  Provided, That of the total amount provided, 
     $3,000,000,000 is for carrying out the community development 
     block grant program under title I of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (the ``Act'' 
     herein) (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.):  Provided further, That 
     unless explicitly provided for under this heading, not to 
     exceed 20 percent of any grant made with funds appropriated 
     under this heading shall be expended for planning and 
     management development and administration:  Provided further, 
     That a metropolitan city, urban county, unit of general local 
     government, or Indian tribe, or insular area that directly or 
     indirectly receives funds under this heading may not sell, 
     trade, or otherwise transfer all or any portion of such funds 
     to another such entity in exchange for any other funds, 
     credits or non-Federal considerations, but must use such 
     funds for activities eligible under title I of the Act:  
     Provided further, That notwithstanding section 105(e)(1) of 
     the Act, no funds provided under this heading may be provided 
     to a for-profit entity for an economic development project 
     under section 105(a)(17) unless such project has been 
     evaluated and selected in accordance with guidelines required 
     under subparagraph (e)(2):  Provided further, That none of 
     the funds made available under this heading may be used for 
     grants for the Economic Development Initiative (``EDI'') or 
     Neighborhood Initiatives activities, Rural Innovation Fund, 
     or for grants pursuant to section 107 of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5307):  Provided 
     further, That the Department shall notify grantees of their 
     formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act:  
     Provided further, That $66,000,000 shall be for grants to 
     Indian tribes notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act, 
     of which, notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     (including section 204 of this

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     Act), up to $3,960,000 may be used for emergencies that 
     constitute imminent threats to health and safety:  Provided 
     further, That of the amounts made available under the 
     previous proviso, $6,000,000 shall be for grants for mold 
     remediation and prevention that shall be awarded through one 
     national competition to Native American tribes with the 
     greatest need.

         community development loan guarantees program account

       Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, during fiscal year 2015, commitments to guarantee loans 
     under section 108 of the Housing and Community Development 
     Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5308), any part of which is 
     guaranteed, shall not exceed a total principal amount of 
     $500,000,000, notwithstanding any aggregate limitation on 
     outstanding obligations guaranteed in subsection (k) of such 
     section 108:  Provided, That the Secretary shall collect fees 
     from borrowers, notwithstanding subsection (m) of such 
     section 108, to result in a credit subsidy cost of zero for 
     guaranteeing such loans, and any such fees shall be collected 
     in accordance with section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974.

                  home investment partnerships program

       For the HOME investment partnerships program, as authorized 
     under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act, as amended, $900,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2018:  Provided, That notwithstanding the 
     amount made available under this heading, the threshold 
     reduction requirements in sections 216(10) and 217(b)(4) of 
     such Act shall not apply to allocations of such amount:  
     Provided further, That the requirements under provisos 2 
     through 6 under this heading for fiscal year 2012 and such 
     requirements applicable pursuant to the ``Full-Year 
     Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013'', shall not apply to any 
     project to which funds were committed on or after August 23, 
     2013, but such projects shall instead be governed by the 
     Final Rule titled ``Home Investment Partnerships Program; 
     Improving Performance and Accountability; Updating Property 
     Standards'' which became effective on such date:  Provided 
     further, That the Department shall notify grantees of their 
     formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act.

        self-help and assisted homeownership opportunity program

       For the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity 
     Program, as authorized under section 11 of the Housing 
     Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, as amended, 
     $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:  
     Provided, That of the total amount provided under this 
     heading, $10,000,000 shall be made available to the Self-Help 
     and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity Program as authorized 
     under section 11 of the Housing Opportunity Program Extension 
     Act of 1996, as amended:  Provided further, That $35,000,000 
     shall be made available for the second, third, and fourth 
     capacity building activities authorized under section 4(a) of 
     the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 9816 note), of 
     which not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available for 
     rural capacity building activities:  Provided further, That 
     $5,000,000 shall be made available for capacity building by 
     national rural housing organizations with experience 
     assessing national rural conditions and providing financing, 
     training, technical assistance, information, and research to 
     local nonprofits, local governments and Indian Tribes serving 
     high need rural communities.

                       homeless assistance grants

       For the emergency solutions grants program as authorized 
     under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
     Assistance Act, as amended; the continuum of care program as 
     authorized under subtitle C of title IV of such Act; and the 
     rural housing stability assistance program as authorized 
     under subtitle D of title IV of such Act, $2,135,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2017:  Provided, That 
     any rental assistance amounts that are recaptured under such 
     continuum of care program shall remain available until 
     expended:  Provided further, That not less than $250,000,000 
     of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
     available for such emergency solutions grants program:  
     Provided further, That not less than $1,862,000,000 of the 
     funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for 
     such continuum of care and rural housing stability assistance 
     programs:  Provided further, That up to $7,000,000 of the 
     funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for 
     the national homeless data analysis project:  Provided 
     further, That all funds awarded for supportive services under 
     the continuum of care program and the rural housing stability 
     assistance program shall be matched by not less than 25 
     percent in cash or in kind by each grantee:  Provided 
     further, That for all match requirements applicable to funds 
     made available under this heading for this fiscal year and 
     prior years, a grantee may use (or could have used) as a 
     source of match funds other funds administered by the 
     Secretary and other Federal agencies unless there is (or was) 
     a specific statutory prohibition on any such use of any such 
     funds:  Provided further, That the Secretary may renew on an 
     annual basis expiring contracts or amendments to contracts 
     funded under the continuum of care program if the program is 
     determined to be needed under the applicable continuum of 
     care and meets appropriate program requirements, performance 
     measures, and financial standards, as determined by the 
     Secretary:  Provided further, That all awards of assistance 
     under this heading shall be required to coordinate and 
     integrate homeless programs with other mainstream health, 
     social services, and employment programs for which homeless 
     populations may be eligible:  Provided further, That with 
     respect to funds provided under this heading for the 
     continuum of care program for fiscal years 2012, 2013, 2014, 
     and 2015 provision of permanent housing rental assistance may 
     be administered by private nonprofit organizations:  Provided 
     further, That the Department shall notify grantees of their 
     formula allocation from amounts allocated (which may 
     represent initial or final amounts allocated) for the 
     emergency solutions grant program within 60 days of enactment 
     of this Act.

                            Housing Programs

                    project-based rental assistance

       For activities and assistance for the provision of project-
     based subsidy contracts under the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (``the Act''), not otherwise 
     provided for, $9,330,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, shall be available on October 1, 2014 (in addition 
     to the $400,000,000 previously appropriated under this 
     heading that became available October 1, 2014), and 
     $400,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
     available on October 1, 2015:  Provided, That the amounts 
     made available under this heading shall be available for 
     expiring or terminating section 8 project-based subsidy 
     contracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation 
     contracts), for amendments to section 8 project-based subsidy 
     contracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation 
     contracts), for contracts entered into pursuant to section 
     441 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
     11401), for renewal of section 8 contracts for units in 
     projects that are subject to approved plans of action under 
     the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 or 
     the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident 
     Homeownership Act of 1990, and for administrative and other 
     expenses associated with project-based activities and 
     assistance funded under this paragraph:  Provided further, 
     That of the total amounts provided under this heading, not to 
     exceed $210,000,000 shall be available for performance-based 
     contract administrators for section 8 project-based 
     assistance, for carrying out 42 U.S.C. 1437(f):  Provided 
     further, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     may also use such amounts in the previous proviso for 
     performance-based contract administrators for the 
     administration of: interest reduction payments pursuant to 
     section 236(a) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-
     1(a)); rent supplement payments pursuant to section 101 of 
     the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 
     1701s); section 236(f)(2) rental assistance payments (12 
     U.S.C. 1715z-1(f)(2)); project rental assistance contracts 
     for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 
     1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q); project rental assistance contracts 
     for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under 
     section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)); project 
     assistance contracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the 
     Housing Act of 1959 (Public Law 86-372; 73 Stat. 667); and 
     loans under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (Public 
     Law 86-372; 73 Stat. 667):  Provided further, That amounts 
     recaptured under this heading, the heading ``Annual 
     Contributions for Assisted Housing'', or the heading 
     ``Housing Certificate Fund'', may be used for renewals of or 
     amendments to section 8 project-based contracts or for 
     performance-based contract administrators, notwithstanding 
     the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated:  
     Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, upon the request of the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development, project funds that are held in residual 
     receipts accounts for any project subject to a section 8 
     project-based Housing Assistance Payments contract that 
     authorizes HUD or a Housing Finance Agency to require that 
     surplus project funds be deposited in an interest-bearing 
     residual receipts account and that are in excess of an amount 
     to be determined by the Secretary, shall be remitted to the 
     Department and deposited in this account, to be available 
     until expended:  Provided further, That amounts deposited 
     pursuant to the previous proviso shall be available in 
     addition to the amount otherwise provided by this heading for 
     uses authorized under this heading.

                        housing for the elderly

       For amendments to capital advance contracts for housing for 
     the elderly, as authorized by section 202 of the Housing Act 
     of 1959, as amended, and for project rental assistance for 
     the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of such Act, including 
     amendments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of 
     expiring contracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year 
     term, and for senior preservation rental assistance 
     contracts, including renewals, as authorized by section 
     811(e) of the American Housing and Economic Opportunity Act 
     of 2000, as amended, and for supportive services

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     associated with the housing, $420,000,000 to remain available 
     until September 30, 2018:  Provided, That of the amount 
     provided under this heading, up to $70,000,000 shall be for 
     service coordinators and the continuation of existing 
     congregate service grants for residents of assisted housing 
     projects:  Provided further, That amounts under this heading 
     shall be available for Real Estate Assessment Center 
     inspections and inspection-related activities associated with 
     section 202 projects:  Provided further, That the Secretary 
     may waive the provisions of section 202 governing the terms 
     and conditions of project rental assistance, except that the 
     initial contract term for such assistance shall not exceed 5 
     years in duration:  Provided further, That upon request of 
     the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, project funds 
     that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project 
     subject to a section 202 project rental assistance contract, 
     and that upon termination of such contract are in excess of 
     an amount to be determined by the Secretary, up to 
     $16,000,000 in any such excess amounts shall be remitted to 
     the Department and deposited in this account, to be available 
     until September 30, 2018, for purposes under this heading, 
     and shall be in addition to the amounts otherwise provided 
     under this heading for such purposes.

                 housing for persons with disabilities

       For amendments to capital advance contracts for supportive 
     housing for persons with disabilities, as authorized by 
     section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013), for project rental assistance 
     for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under 
     section 811(d)(2) of such Act and for project assistance 
     contracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the Housing Act of 
     1959 (Public Law 86-372; 73 Stat. 667), including amendments 
     to contracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring 
     contracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year term, for 
     project rental assistance to State housing finance agencies 
     and other appropriate entities as authorized under section 
     811(b)(3) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Housing Act, and 
     for supportive services associated with the housing for 
     persons with disabilities as authorized by section 811(b)(1) 
     of such Act, $135,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2018:  Provided, That amounts made available 
     under this heading shall be available for Real Estate 
     Assessment Center inspections and inspection-related 
     activities associated with section 811 projects:  Provided 
     further, That, in this fiscal year, upon the request of the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, project funds 
     that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project 
     subject to a section 811 project rental assistance contract 
     and that upon termination of such contract are in excess of 
     an amount to be determined by the Secretary shall be remitted 
     to the Department and deposited in this account, to be 
     available until September 30, 2018:  Provided further, That 
     amounts deposited in this account pursuant to the previous 
     proviso shall be available in addition to the amounts 
     otherwise provided by this heading for the purposes 
     authorized under this heading:  Provided further, That 
     unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, 
     remaining from funds transferred to or appropriated under 
     this heading may be used for the current purposes authorized 
     under this heading notwithstanding the purposes for which 
     such funds originally were appropriated.

                     housing counseling assistance

       For contracts, grants, and other assistance excluding 
     loans, as authorized under section 106 of the Housing and 
     Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, $47,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2016, including up to 
     $4,500,000 for administrative contract services:  Provided, 
     That grants made available from amounts provided under this 
     heading shall be awarded within 180 days of enactment of this 
     Act:  Provided further, That funds shall be used for 
     providing counseling and advice to tenants and homeowners, 
     both current and prospective, with respect to property 
     maintenance, financial management/literacy, and such other 
     matters as may be appropriate to assist them in improving 
     their housing conditions, meeting their financial needs, and 
     fulfilling the responsibilities of tenancy or homeownership; 
     for program administration; and for housing counselor 
     training:  Provided further, That for purposes of providing 
     such grants from amounts provided under this heading, the 
     Secretary may enter into multiyear agreements as is 
     appropriate, subject to the availability of annual 
     appropriations.

                       rental housing assistance

       For amendments to contracts under section 101 of the 
     Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s) 
     and section 236(f)(2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1715z-1) in State-aided, noninsured rental housing projects, 
     $18,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
     That such amount, together with unobligated balances from 
     recaptured amounts appropriated prior to fiscal year 2006 
     from terminated contracts under such sections of law, and any 
     unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, 
     remaining from funds appropriated under this heading after 
     fiscal year 2005, shall also be available for extensions of 
     up to one year for expiring contracts under such sections of 
     law.

            payment to manufactured housing fees trust fund

       For necessary expenses as authorized by the National 
     Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 
     1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), up to $10,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which $10,000,000 is to be 
     derived from the Manufactured Housing Fees Trust Fund:  
     Provided, That not to exceed the total amount appropriated 
     under this heading shall be available from the general fund 
     of the Treasury to the extent necessary to incur obligations 
     and make expenditures pending the receipt of collections to 
     the Fund pursuant to section 620 of such Act:  Provided 
     further, That the amount made available under this heading 
     from the general fund shall be reduced as such collections 
     are received during fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a 
     final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund 
     estimated at zero, and fees pursuant to such section 620 
     shall be modified as necessary to ensure such a final fiscal 
     year 2015 appropriation:  Provided further, That for the 
     dispute resolution and installation programs, the Secretary 
     of Housing and Urban Development may assess and collect fees 
     from any program participant:  Provided further, That such 
     collections shall be deposited into the Fund, and the 
     Secretary, as provided herein, may use such collections, as 
     well as fees collected under section 620, for necessary 
     expenses of such Act:  Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding the requirements of section 620 of such Act, 
     the Secretary may carry out responsibilities of the Secretary 
     under such Act through the use of approved service providers 
     that are paid directly by the recipients of their services.

                     Federal Housing Administration

               mutual mortgage insurance program account

       New commitments to guarantee single family loans insured 
     under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund shall not exceed 
     $400,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2016:  Provided, That during fiscal year 2015, obligations to 
     make direct loans to carry out the purposes of section 204(g) 
     of the National Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed 
     $20,000,000:  Provided further, That the foregoing amount in 
     the previous proviso shall be for loans to nonprofit and 
     governmental entities in connection with sales of single 
     family real properties owned by the Secretary and formerly 
     insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund:  Provided 
     further, That for administrative contract expenses of the 
     Federal Housing Administration, $130,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2016:  Provided further, That 
     to the extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed 
     $200,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2015, an additional 
     $1,400 for administrative contract expenses shall be 
     available for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan 
     commitments (including a pro rata amount for any amount below 
     $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made available by 
     this proviso exceed $30,000,000.

                general and special risk program account

                         (including rescission)

       New commitments to guarantee loans insured under the 
     General and Special Risk Insurance Funds, as authorized by 
     sections 238 and 519 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1715z-3 and 1735c), shall not exceed $30,000,000,000 in total 
     loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That 
     during fiscal year 2015, gross obligations for the principal 
     amount of direct loans, as authorized by sections 204(g), 
     207(l), 238, and 519(a) of the National Housing Act, shall 
     not exceed $20,000,000, which shall be for loans to nonprofit 
     and governmental entities in connection with the sale of 
     single family real properties owned by the Secretary and 
     formerly insured under such Act:  Provided further, That 
     $10,000,000 previously provided under this heading is hereby 
     permanently rescinded.

                Government National Mortgage Association

guarantees of mortgage-backed securities loan guarantee program account

       New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out the 
     purposes of section 306 of the National Housing Act, as 
     amended (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)), shall not exceed 
     $500,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2016:  Provided, That $23,000,000 shall be available for 
     necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Government 
     National Mortgage Association:  Provided further, That to the 
     extent that guaranteed loan commitments will and do exceed 
     $155,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2015, an additional 
     $100 for necessary salaries and expenses shall be available 
     until expended for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed 
     loan commitments (including a pro rata amount for any amount 
     below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made available 
     by this proviso exceed $3,000,000:  Provided further, That 
     receipts from Commitment and Multiclass fees collected 
     pursuant to title III of the National Housing Act, as 
     amended, shall be credited as offsetting collections to this 
     account.

                    Policy Development and Research

                        research and technology

       For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs 
     of research and studies

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     relating to housing and urban problems, not otherwise 
     provided for, as authorized by title V of the Housing and 
     Urban Development Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1701z-1 et seq.), 
     including carrying out the functions of the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development under section 1(a)(1)(i) of 
     Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, and for technical 
     assistance, $72,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2016, of which $22,000,000 shall be for technical 
     assistance:  Provided, That with respect to amounts made 
     available under this heading, notwithstanding section 204 of 
     this title, the Secretary may enter into cooperative 
     agreements funded with philanthropic entities, other Federal 
     agencies, or State or local governments and their agencies 
     for research projects:  Provided further, That with respect 
     to the previous proviso, such partners to the cooperative 
     agreements must contribute at least a 50 percent match toward 
     the cost of the project:  Provided further, That for non-
     competitive agreements entered into in accordance with the 
     previous two provisos, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development shall comply with section 2(b) of the Federal 
     Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Public 
     Law 109-282, 31 U.S.C. note) in lieu of compliance with 
     section 102(a)(4)(C) with respect to documentation of award 
     decisions:  Provided further, That prior to obligation of 
     technical assistance funding, the Secretary shall submit a 
     plan, for approval, to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations on how it will allocate funding for this 
     activity.

                   Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity

                        fair housing activities

       For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise 
     provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil Rights 
     Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 
     1988, and section 561 of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1987, as amended, $65,300,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2016, of which $40,100,000 
     shall be to carry out activities pursuant to such section 
     561:  Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the 
     Secretary may assess and collect fees to cover the costs of 
     the Fair Housing Training Academy, and may use such funds to 
     provide such training:  Provided further, That no funds made 
     available under this heading shall be used to lobby the 
     executive or legislative branches of the Federal Government 
     in connection with a specific contract, grant, or loan:  
     Provided further, That of the funds made available under this 
     heading, $300,000 shall be available to the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development for the creation and promotion 
     of translated materials and other programs that support the 
     assistance of persons with limited English proficiency in 
     utilizing the services provided by the Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development.

            Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

                         lead hazard reduction

       For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as authorized by 
     section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard 
     Reduction Act of 1992, $110,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2016:  Provided, That up to $15,000,000 
     of that amount shall be for the Healthy Homes Initiative, 
     pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban 
     Development Act of 1970 that shall include research, studies, 
     testing, and demonstration efforts, including education and 
     outreach concerning lead-based paint poisoning and other 
     housing-related diseases and hazards:  Provided further, That 
     for purposes of environmental review, pursuant to the 
     National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
     seq.) and other provisions of the law that further the 
     purposes of such Act, a grant under the Healthy Homes 
     Initiative, or the Lead Technical Studies program under this 
     heading or under prior appropriations Acts for such purposes 
     under this heading, shall be considered to be funds for a 
     special project for purposes of section 305(c) of the 
     Multifamily Housing Property Disposition Reform Act of 1994:  
     Provided further, That of the total amount made available 
     under this heading, $45,000,000 shall be made available on a 
     competitive basis for areas with the highest lead paint 
     abatement needs:  Provided further, That each recipient of 
     funds provided under the third proviso shall make a matching 
     contribution in an amount not less than 25 percent:  Provided 
     further, That each applicant shall certify adequate capacity 
     that is acceptable to the Secretary to carry out the proposed 
     use of funds pursuant to a notice of funding availability:  
     Provided further, That amounts made available under this 
     heading in this or prior appropriations Acts, and that still 
     remain available, may be used for any purpose under this 
     heading notwithstanding the purpose for which such amounts 
     were appropriated if a program competition is undersubscribed 
     and there are other program competitions under this heading 
     that are oversubscribed.

                      Information Technology Fund

       For the development of, modifications to, and 
     infrastructure for Department-wide and program-specific 
     information technology systems, for the continuing operation 
     and maintenance of both Department-wide and program-specific 
     information systems, and for program-related maintenance 
     activities, $250,000,000, which shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2016:  Provided, That any amounts transferred 
     to this Fund under this Act shall remain available until 
     expended:  Provided further, That any amounts transferred to 
     this Fund from amounts appropriated by previously enacted 
     appropriations Acts may be used for the purposes specified 
     under this Fund, in addition to any other information 
     technology purposes for which such amounts were appropriated.

                      Office of Inspector General

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
     Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended, $126,000,000:  Provided, That the 
     Inspector General shall have independent authority over all 
     personnel issues within this office.

    General Provisions--Department of Housing and Urban Development

                     (including transfer of funds)

                        (including rescissions)

       Sec. 201.  Fifty percent of the amounts of budget 
     authority, or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts 
     associated with such budget authority, that are recaptured 
     from projects described in section 1012(a) of the Stewart B. 
     McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437 note) shall be rescinded or in the case of cash, 
     shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such amounts of budget 
     authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to 
     the Treasury shall be used by State housing finance agencies 
     or local governments or local housing agencies with projects 
     approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     for which settlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in 
     accordance with such section. Notwithstanding the previous 
     sentence, the Secretary may award up to 15 percent of the 
     budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or 
     remitted to the Treasury to provide project owners with 
     incentives to refinance their project at a lower interest 
     rate.
       Sec. 202.  None of the amounts made available under this 
     Act may be used during fiscal year 2015 to investigate or 
     prosecute under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise lawful 
     activity engaged in by one or more persons, including the 
     filing or maintaining of a nonfrivolous legal action, that is 
     engaged in solely for the purpose of achieving or preventing 
     action by a Government official or entity, or a court of 
     competent jurisdiction.
       Sec. 203.  Sections 203 and 209 of division C of Public Law 
     112-55 (125 Stat. 693-694) shall apply during fiscal year 
     2015 as if such sections were included in this title, except 
     that during such fiscal year such sections shall be applied 
     by substituting ``fiscal year 2015'' for ``fiscal year 2011'' 
     and for ``fiscal year 2012'' each place such terms appear, 
     and shall be amended to reflect revised delineations of 
     statistical areas established by the Office of Management and 
     Budget pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3504(e)(3), 31 U.S.C. 1104(d), 
     and Executive Order No. 10253.
       Sec. 204.  Except as explicitly provided in law, any grant, 
     cooperative agreement or other assistance made pursuant to 
     title II of this Act shall be made on a competitive basis and 
     in accordance with section 102 of the Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545).
       Sec. 205.  Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development subject to the Government Corporation Control Act 
     or section 402 of the Housing Act of 1950 shall be available, 
     without regard to the limitations on administrative expenses, 
     for legal services on a contract or fee basis, and for 
     utilizing and making payment for services and facilities of 
     the Federal National Mortgage Association, Government 
     National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage 
     Corporation, Federal Financing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or 
     any member thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any insured 
     bank within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811-1).
       Sec. 206.  Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or 
     through a reprogramming of funds, no part of any 
     appropriation for the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development shall be available for any program, project or 
     activity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget 
     estimates submitted to Congress.
       Sec. 207.  Corporations and agencies of the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development which are subject to the 
     Government Corporation Control Act are hereby authorized to 
     make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and 
     borrowing authority available to each such corporation or 
     agency and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts 
     and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as 
     provided by section 104 of such Act as may be necessary in 
     carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for 2015 
     for such corporation or agency except as hereinafter 
     provided:  Provided, That collections of these corporations 
     and agencies may be used for new loan or mortgage purchase 
     commitments only to the extent expressly provided for in this 
     Act (unless such loans are in support of other forms of 
     assistance provided for in this or prior appropriations 
     Acts), except that this proviso shall not apply to the 
     mortgage insurance or guaranty operations of these 
     corporations,

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     or where loans or mortgage purchases are necessary to protect 
     the financial interest of the United States Government.
       Sec. 208.  The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     shall provide quarterly reports to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations regarding all uncommitted, 
     unobligated, recaptured and excess funds in each program and 
     activity within the jurisdiction of the Department and shall 
     submit additional, updated budget information to these 
     Committees upon request.
       Sec. 209.  The President's formal budget request for fiscal 
     year 2016, as well as the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development's congressional budget justifications to be 
     submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate, shall use the identical 
     account and sub-account structure provided under this Act.
       Sec. 210.  A public housing agency or such other entity 
     that administers Federal housing assistance for the Housing 
     Authority of the county of Los Angeles, California, and the 
     States of Alaska, Iowa, and Mississippi shall not be required 
     to include a resident of public housing or a recipient of 
     assistance provided under section 8 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 on the board of directors or a similar 
     governing board of such agency or entity as required under 
     section (2)(b) of such Act. Each public housing agency or 
     other entity that administers Federal housing assistance 
     under section 8 for the Housing Authority of the county of 
     Los Angeles, California and the States of Alaska, Iowa and 
     Mississippi that chooses not to include a resident of public 
     housing or a recipient of section 8 assistance on the board 
     of directors or a similar governing board shall establish an 
     advisory board of not less than six residents of public 
     housing or recipients of section 8 assistance to provide 
     advice and comment to the public housing agency or other 
     administering entity on issues related to public housing and 
     section 8. Such advisory board shall meet not less than 
     quarterly.
       Sec. 211.  No funds provided under this title may be used 
     for an audit of the Government National Mortgage Association 
     that makes applicable requirements under the Federal Credit 
     Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.).
       Sec. 212. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     subject to the conditions listed under this section, for 
     fiscal years 2015 and 2016, the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development may authorize the transfer of some or all 
     project-based assistance, debt held or insured by the 
     Secretary and statutorily required low-income and very low-
     income use restrictions if any, associated with one or more 
     multifamily housing project or projects to another 
     multifamily housing project or projects.
       (b) Phased Transfers.--Transfers of project-based 
     assistance under this section may be done in phases to 
     accommodate the financing and other requirements related to 
     rehabilitating or constructing the project or projects to 
     which the assistance is transferred, to ensure that such 
     project or projects meet the standards under subsection (c).
       (c) The transfer authorized in subsection (a) is subject to 
     the following conditions:
       (1) Number and bedroom size of units.--
       (A) For occupied units in the transferring project: the 
     number of low-income and very low-income units and the 
     configuration (i.e., bedroom size) provided by the 
     transferring project shall be no less than when transferred 
     to the receiving project or projects and the net dollar 
     amount of Federal assistance provided to the transferring 
     project shall remain the same in the receiving project or 
     projects.
       (B) For unoccupied units in the transferring project: the 
     Secretary may authorize a reduction in the number of dwelling 
     units in the receiving project or projects to allow for a 
     reconfiguration of bedroom sizes to meet current market 
     demands, as determined by the Secretary and provided there is 
     no increase in the project-based assistance budget authority.
       (2) The transferring project shall, as determined by the 
     Secretary, be either physically obsolete or economically 
     nonviable.
       (3) The receiving project or projects shall meet or exceed 
     applicable physical standards established by the Secretary.
       (4) The owner or mortgagor of the transferring project 
     shall notify and consult with the tenants residing in the 
     transferring project and provide a certification of approval 
     by all appropriate local governmental officials.
       (5) The tenants of the transferring project who remain 
     eligible for assistance to be provided by the receiving 
     project or projects shall not be required to vacate their 
     units in the transferring project or projects until new units 
     in the receiving project are available for occupancy.
       (6) The Secretary determines that this transfer is in the 
     best interest of the tenants.
       (7) If either the transferring project or the receiving 
     project or projects meets the condition specified in 
     subsection (d)(2)(A), any lien on the receiving project 
     resulting from additional financing obtained by the owner 
     shall be subordinate to any FHA-insured mortgage lien 
     transferred to, or placed on, such project by the Secretary, 
     except that the Secretary may waive this requirement upon 
     determination that such a waiver is necessary to facilitate 
     the financing of acquisition, construction, and/or 
     rehabilitation of the receiving project or projects.
       (8) If the transferring project meets the requirements of 
     subsection (d)(2), the owner or mortgagor of the receiving 
     project or projects shall execute and record either a 
     continuation of the existing use agreement or a new use 
     agreement for the project where, in either case, any use 
     restrictions in such agreement are of no lesser duration than 
     the existing use restrictions.
       (9) The transfer does not increase the cost (as defined in 
     section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as 
     amended) of any FHA-insured mortgage, except to the extent 
     that appropriations are provided in advance for the amount of 
     any such increased cost.
       (d) For purposes of this section--
       (1) the terms ``low-income'' and ``very low-income'' shall 
     have the meanings provided by the statute and/or regulations 
     governing the program under which the project is insured or 
     assisted;
       (2) the term ``multifamily housing project'' means housing 
     that meets one of the following conditions--
       (A) housing that is subject to a mortgage insured under the 
     National Housing Act;
       (B) housing that has project-based assistance attached to 
     the structure including projects undergoing mark to market 
     debt restructuring under the Multifamily Assisted Housing 
     Reform and Affordability Housing Act;
       (C) housing that is assisted under section 202 of the 
     Housing Act of 1959, as amended by section 801 of the 
     Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act;
       (D) housing that is assisted under section 202 of the 
     Housing Act of 1959, as such section existed before the 
     enactment of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable 
     Housing Act;
       (E) housing that is assisted under section 811 of the 
     Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act; or
       (F) housing or vacant land that is subject to a use 
     agreement;
       (3) the term ``project-based assistance'' means--
       (A) assistance provided under section 8(b) of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937;
       (B) assistance for housing constructed or substantially 
     rehabilitated pursuant to assistance provided under section 
     8(b)(2) of such Act (as such section existed immediately 
     before October 1, 1983);
       (C) rent supplement payments under section 101 of the 
     Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965;
       (D) interest reduction payments under section 236 and/or 
     additional assistance payments under section 236(f)(2) of the 
     National Housing Act;
       (E) assistance payments made under section 202(c)(2) of the 
     Housing Act of 1959; and
       (F) assistance payments made under section 811(d)(2) of the 
     Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act;
       (4) the term ``receiving project or projects'' means the 
     multifamily housing project or projects to which some or all 
     of the project-based assistance, debt, and statutorily 
     required low-income and very low-income use restrictions are 
     to be transferred;
       (5) the term ``transferring project'' means the multifamily 
     housing project which is transferring some or all of the 
     project-based assistance, debt, and the statutorily required 
     low-income and very low-income use restrictions to the 
     receiving project or projects; and
       (6) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Housing 
     and Urban Development.
       (e) Public Notice and Research Report.--
       (1) The Secretary shall publish by notice in the Federal 
     Register the terms and conditions, including criteria for HUD 
     approval, of transfers pursuant to this section no later than 
     30 days before the effective date of such notice.
       (2) The Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of the 
     transfer authority under this section, including the effect 
     of such transfers on the operational efficiency, contract 
     rents, physical and financial conditions, and long-term 
     preservation of the affected properties.
       Sec. 213. (a) No assistance shall be provided under section 
     8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) 
     to any individual who--
       (1) is enrolled as a student at an institution of higher 
     education (as defined under section 102 of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002));
       (2) is under 24 years of age;
       (3) is not a veteran;
       (4) is unmarried;
       (5) does not have a dependent child;
       (6) is not a person with disabilities, as such term is 
     defined in section 3(b)(3)(E) of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(3)(E)) and was not receiving 
     assistance under such section 8 as of November 30, 2005; and
       (7) is not otherwise individually eligible, or has parents 
     who, individually or jointly, are not eligible, to receive 
     assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f).
       (b) For purposes of determining the eligibility of a person 
     to receive assistance under section 8 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), any financial 
     assistance

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     (in excess of amounts received for tuition and any other 
     required fees and charges) that an individual receives under 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), 
     from private sources, or an institution of higher education 
     (as defined under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1002)), shall be considered income to that individual, except 
     for a person over the age of 23 with dependent children.
       Sec. 214.  The funds made available for Native Alaskans 
     under the heading ``Native American Housing Block Grants'' in 
     title II of this Act shall be allocated to the same Native 
     Alaskan housing block grant recipients that received funds in 
     fiscal year 2005.
       Sec. 215.  Notwithstanding the limitation in the first 
     sentence of section 255(g) of the National Housing Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1715z-20(g)), the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development may, until September 30, 2015, insure and enter 
     into commitments to insure mortgages under such section 255.
       Sec. 216.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in 
     fiscal year 2015, in managing and disposing of any 
     multifamily property that is owned or has a mortgage held by 
     the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and during 
     the process of foreclosure on any property with a contract 
     for rental assistance payments under section 8 of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 or other Federal programs, the 
     Secretary shall maintain any rental assistance payments under 
     section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and other 
     programs that are attached to any dwelling units in the 
     property. To the extent the Secretary determines, in 
     consultation with the tenants and the local government, that 
     such a multifamily property owned or held by the Secretary is 
     not feasible for continued rental assistance payments under 
     such section 8 or other programs, based on consideration of 
     (1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating the property 
     and all available Federal, State, and local resources, 
     including rent adjustments under section 524 of the 
     Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 
     1997 (``MAHRAA'') and (2) environmental conditions that 
     cannot be remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary 
     may, in consultation with the tenants of that property, 
     contract for project-based rental assistance payments with an 
     owner or owners of other existing housing properties, or 
     provide other rental assistance. The Secretary shall also 
     take appropriate steps to ensure that project-based contracts 
     remain in effect prior to foreclosure, subject to the 
     exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist 
     relocation of tenants for imminent major threats to health 
     and safety after written notice to and informed consent of 
     the affected tenants and use of other available remedies, 
     such as partial abatements or receivership. After disposition 
     of any multifamily property described under this section, the 
     contract and allowable rent levels on such properties shall 
     be subject to the requirements under section 524 of MAHRAA.
       Sec. 217.  The commitment authority funded by fees as 
     provided under the heading ``Community Development Loan 
     Guarantees Program Account'' may be used to guarantee, or 
     make commitments to guarantee, notes, or other obligations 
     issued by any State on behalf of non-entitlement communities 
     in the State in accordance with the requirements of section 
     108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974:  
     Provided, That any State receiving such a guarantee or 
     commitment shall distribute all funds subject to such 
     guarantee to the units of general local government in non-
     entitlement areas that received the commitment.
       Sec. 218.  Public housing agencies that own and operate 400 
     or fewer public housing units may elect to be exempt from any 
     asset management requirement imposed by the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development in connection with the 
     operating fund rule:  Provided, That an agency seeking a 
     discontinuance of a reduction of subsidy under the operating 
     fund formula shall not be exempt from asset management 
     requirements.
       Sec. 219.  With respect to the use of amounts provided in 
     this Act and in future Acts for the operation, capital 
     improvement and management of public housing as authorized by 
     sections 9(d) and 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d) and (e)), the Secretary shall not 
     impose any requirement or guideline relating to asset 
     management that restricts or limits in any way the use of 
     capital funds for central office costs pursuant to section 
     9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     (42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)(1), (2)):  Provided, That a public 
     housing agency may not use capital funds authorized under 
     section 9(d) for activities that are eligible under section 
     9(e) for assistance with amounts from the operating fund in 
     excess of the amounts permitted under section 9(g)(1) or 
     9(g)(2).
       Sec. 220.  No official or employee of the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development shall be designated as an 
     allotment holder unless the Office of the Chief Financial 
     Officer has determined that such allotment holder has 
     implemented an adequate system of funds control and has 
     received training in funds control procedures and directives. 
     The Chief Financial Officer shall ensure that there is a 
     trained allotment holder for each HUD sub-office under the 
     accounts ``Executive Offices'' and ``Administrative Support 
     Offices,'' as well as each account receiving appropriations 
     for ``Program Office Salaries and Expenses'', ``Government 
     National Mortgage Association--Guarantees of Mortgage-Backed 
     Securities Loan Guarantee Program Account'', and ``Office of 
     Inspector General'' within the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development.
       Sec. 221.  The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     shall report annually to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations on the status of all section 8 project-based 
     housing, including the number of all project-based units by 
     region as well as an analysis of all federally subsidized 
     housing being refinanced under the Mark-to-Market program. 
     The Secretary shall identify all existing units maintained by 
     region as section 8 project-based units, all project-based 
     units that have opted out or have otherwise been eliminated, 
     and the reasons these units opted out or otherwise were lost 
     as section 8 project-based units.
       Sec. 222.  The Secretary of the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development shall, for fiscal year 2015, notify the 
     public through the Federal Register and other means, as 
     determined appropriate, of the issuance of a notice of the 
     availability of assistance or notice of funding availability 
     (NOFA) for any program or discretionary fund administered by 
     the Secretary that is to be competitively awarded. 
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal year 
     2015, the Secretary may make the NOFA available only on the 
     Internet at the appropriate Government Web site or through 
     other electronic media, as determined by the Secretary.
       Sec. 223.  Payment of attorney fees in program-related 
     litigation must be paid from the individual program office 
     and Office of General Counsel personnel funding. The annual 
     budget submissions for program offices and Office of General 
     Counsel personnel funding must include program-related 
     litigation costs for attorney fees as a separate line item 
     request.
       Sec. 224.  The Secretary of the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development is authorized to transfer up to 5 percent 
     or $5,000,000, whichever is less, of the funds appropriated 
     for any office funded under the heading ``Administrative 
     Support Offices'' to any other office funded under such 
     heading:  Provided, That no appropriation for any office 
     funded under the heading ``Administrative Support Offices'' 
     shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent or 
     $5,000,000, whichever is less, without prior written approval 
     of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized to 
     transfer up to 5 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, of 
     the funds appropriated for any account funded under the 
     general heading ``Program Office Salaries and Expenses'' to 
     any other account funded under such heading:  Provided 
     further, That no appropriation for any account funded under 
     the general heading ``Program Office Salaries and Expenses'' 
     shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent or 
     $5,000,000, whichever is less, without prior written approval 
     of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary may transfer funds made 
     available for salaries and expenses between any office funded 
     under the heading ``Administrative Support Offices'' and any 
     account funded under the general heading ``Program Office 
     Salaries and Expenses'', but only with the prior written 
     approval of the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       Sec. 225.  The Disaster Housing Assistance Programs, 
     administered by the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, shall be considered a ``program of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development'' under section 
     904 of the McKinney Act for the purpose of income 
     verifications and matching.
       Sec. 226. (a) The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development shall take the required actions under subsection 
     (b) when a multifamily housing project with a section 8 
     contract or contract for similar project-based assistance:
       (1) receives a Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) score 
     of 30 or less; or
       (2) receives a REAC score between 31 and 59 and:
       (A) fails to certify in writing to HUD within 60 days that 
     all deficiencies have been corrected; or
       (B) receives consecutive scores of less than 60 on REAC 
     inspections.

     Such requirements shall apply to insured and noninsured 
     projects with assistance attached to the units under section 
     8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), 
     but do not apply to such units assisted under section 
     8(o)(13) (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)) or to public housing units 
     assisted with capital or operating funds under section 9 of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g).
       (b) The Secretary shall take the following required actions 
     as authorized under subsection (a)--
       (1) The Secretary shall notify the owner and provide an 
     opportunity for response within 30 days. If the violations 
     remain, the Secretary shall develop a Compliance, Disposition 
     and Enforcement Plan within 60 days, with a specified 
     timetable for correcting all deficiencies. The Secretary 
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     provide notice of the Plan to the owner, tenants, the local 
     government, any mortgagees, and any contract administrator.
       (2) At the end of the term of the Compliance, Disposition 
     and Enforcement Plan, if the owner fails to fully comply with 
     such plan, the Secretary may require immediate replacement of 
     project management with a management agent approved by the 
     Secretary, and shall take one or more of the following 
     actions, and provide additional notice of those actions to 
     the owner and the parties specified above:
       (A) impose civil money penalties;
       (B) abate the section 8 contract, including partial 
     abatement, as determined by the Secretary, until all 
     deficiencies have been corrected;
       (C) pursue transfer of the project to an owner, approved by 
     the Secretary under established procedures, which will be 
     obligated to promptly make all required repairs and to accept 
     renewal of the assistance contract as long as such renewal is 
     offered; or
       (D) seek judicial appointment of a receiver to manage the 
     property and cure all project deficiencies or seek a judicial 
     order of specific performance requiring the owner to cure all 
     project deficiencies.
       (c) The Secretary shall also take appropriate steps to 
     ensure that project-based contracts remain in effect, subject 
     to the exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist 
     relocation of tenants for imminent major threats to health 
     and safety after written notice to and informed consent of 
     the affected tenants and use of other remedies set forth 
     above. To the extent the Secretary determines, in 
     consultation with the tenants and the local government, that 
     the property is not feasible for continued rental assistance 
     payments under such section 8 or other programs, based on 
     consideration of (1) the costs of rehabilitating and 
     operating the property and all available Federal, State, and 
     local resources, including rent adjustments under section 524 
     of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability 
     Act of 1997 (``MAHRAA'') and (2) environmental conditions 
     that cannot be remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the 
     Secretary may, in consultation with the tenants of that 
     property, contract for project-based rental assistance 
     payments with an owner or owners of other existing housing 
     properties, or provide other rental assistance. The Secretary 
     shall report semi-annually on all properties covered by this 
     section that are assessed through the Real Estate Assessment 
     Center and have physical inspection scores of less than 30 or 
     have consecutive physical inspection scores of less than 60. 
     The report shall include:
       (1) The enforcement actions being taken to address such 
     conditions, including imposition of civil money penalties and 
     termination of subsidies, and identify properties that have 
     such conditions multiple times; and
       (2) Actions that the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development is taking to protect tenants of such identified 
     properties.
       Sec. 227.  None of the funds made available by this Act, or 
     any other Act, for purposes authorized under section 8 (only 
     with respect to the tenant-based rental assistance program) 
     and section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437 et seq.), may be used by any public housing 
     agency for any amount of salary, including bonuses, for the 
     chief executive officer of which, or any other official or 
     employee of which, that exceeds the annual rate of basic pay 
     payable for a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule 
     at any time during any public housing agency fiscal year 
     2015.
       Sec. 228.  None of the funds in this Act may be available 
     for the doctoral dissertation research grant program at the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development.
       Sec. 229.  Section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (m)(1), by striking ``fiscal year'' and 
     all that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
     ``fiscal year 2015.''; and
       (2) in subsection (o), by striking ``September'' and all 
     that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2015.''.
       Sec. 230.  None of the funds in this Act provided to the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development may be used to 
     make a grant award unless the Secretary notifies the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full 
     business days before any project, State, locality, housing 
     authority, tribe, nonprofit organization, or other entity 
     selected to receive a grant award is announced by the 
     Department or its offices.
       Sec. 231.  Of the amounts made available for salaries and 
     expenses under all accounts under this title (except for the 
     Office of Inspector General account), a total of up to 
     $2,500,000 may be transferred to and merged with amounts made 
     available in the ``Information Technology Fund'' account 
     under this title.
       Sec. 232.  Section 579 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing 
     Reform and Affordability Act (MAHRA) of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f 
     note) is amended by striking ``October 1, 2015'' each place 
     it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``October 1, 2017''.
       Sec. 233.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to require or enforce the Physical Needs Assessment 
     (PNA).
       Sec. 234.  The language under the heading Rental Assistance 
     Demonstration in the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112-55), is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``(except for funds allocated under such 
     section for single room occupancy dwellings as authorized by 
     title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act)'' in 
     both places it appears;
       (2) in the second proviso, by striking ``2015'' and 
     inserting ``2018'';
       (3) in the third proviso, after ``associated with such 
     conversion'', by inserting ``in excess of amounts made 
     available under this heading'';
       (4) in the fourth proviso, by striking ``60,000'' and 
     inserting ``185,000'';
       (5) in the penultimate proviso, by--
       (A) striking ``for fiscal years 2012 through December 31, 
     2014'' ;
       (B) striking ``and agreement of the administering public 
     housing agency''; and
       (C) inserting ``a long-term project-based subsidy contract 
     under section 8 of the Act, which shall have a term of no 
     less than 20 years, with rent adjustments only by an 
     operating cost factor established by the Secretary, which 
     shall be eligible for renewal under section 524 of the 
     Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 
     1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note), or, subject to agreement of the 
     administering public housing agency, to assistance under'' 
     following ``vouchers to assistance under'';
       (6) by inserting the following provisos before the final 
     proviso: ``Provided further, That amounts made available 
     under the heading `Rental Housing Assistance' during the 
     period of conversion under the previous proviso, which may 
     extend beyond fiscal year 2016 as necessary to allow 
     processing of all timely applications, shall be available for 
     project-based subsidy contracts entered into pursuant to the 
     previous proviso: Provided further, That amounts, including 
     contract authority, recaptured from contracts following a 
     conversion under the previous two provisos are hereby 
     rescinded and an amount of additional new budget authority, 
     equivalent to the amount rescinded is hereby appropriated, to 
     remain available until expended for such conversions: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary may transfer amounts 
     made available under the heading `Rental Housing Assistance', 
     amounts made available for tenant protection vouchers under 
     the heading `Tenant-Based Rental Assistance' and specifically 
     associated with any such conversions, and amounts made 
     available under the previous proviso as needed to the account 
     under the `Project-Based Rental Assistance' heading to 
     facilitate conversion under the three previous provisos and 
     any increase in cost for `Project-Based Rental Assistance' 
     associated with such conversion shall be equal to amounts so 
     transferred:''; and
       (7) in the final proviso, by--
       (A) striking ``with respect to the previous proviso'' and 
     inserting ``with respect to the previous four provisos''; and
       (B) striking ``impact of the previous proviso'' and 
     inserting ``impact of the fiscal year 2012 and 2013 
     conversion of tenant protection vouchers to assistance under 
     section 8(o)(13) of the Act''.
       Sec. 235.  None of the funds made available by this Act nor 
     any receipts or amounts collected under any Federal Housing 
     Administration program may be used to implement the 
     Homeowners Armed with Knowledge (HAWK) program.
       Sec. 236.  None of the funds made available in this Act 
     shall be used by the Federal Housing Administration, the 
     Government National Mortgage Administration, or the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development to insure, 
     securitize, or establish a Federal guarantee of any mortgage 
     or mortgage backed security that refinances or otherwise 
     replaces a mortgage that has been subject to eminent domain 
     condemnation or seizure, by a state, municipality, or any 
     other political subdivision of a state.
       Sec. 237.  All unobligated balances, including recaptures 
     and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development under the heading 
     ``Brownfields Redevelopment'' are hereby permanently 
     rescinded:  Provided, That all unobligated balances, 
     including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds 
     appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development under the heading ``Drug Elimination Grants for 
     Low Income Housing'' are hereby permanently rescinded:  
     Provided further, That all unobligated balances, including 
     recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated 
     to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for 
     Youthbuild program activities authorized by subtitle D of 
     title IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing 
     Act are hereby permanently rescinded.
       Sec. 238.  Clause (i) of section 3(a)(2)(B) of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(a)(2)(B)(i)), as 
     amended by section 210 of the Transportation, Housing and 
     Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     2014 (division L of Public Law 113-76; 128 Stat. 625), is 
     amended--

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       (1) by striking ``which shall not be lower'' in the matter 
     preceding subclause (I) and all that follows through the end 
     of subclause (I) and inserting the following: ``which--

       ``(I) shall not be lower than 80 percent of--

       ``(aa) the applicable fair market rental established under 
     section 8(c) of this Act; or
       ``(bb) at the discretion of the Secretary, such other 
     applicable fair market rental established by the Secretary 
     that the Secretary determines more accurately reflects local 
     market conditions and is based on an applicable market area 
     that is geographically smaller than the applicable market 
     area used for purposes of the applicable fair market rental 
     under section 8(c);

     except that a public housing agency may apply to the 
     Secretary for exception allowing for a flat rental amount for 
     a property that is lower than the amount otherwise determined 
     pursuant to item (aa) or (bb) and the Secretary may grant 
     such exception if the Secretary determines that the fair 
     market rental for the applicable market area pursuant to item 
     (aa) or (bb) does not reflect the market value of the 
     property and the proposed lower flat rental amount is based 
     on a market analysis of the applicable market and complies 
     with subclause (II) and'';

       (2) in subclause (II), by inserting ``shall'' before ``be 
     designed''; and
       (3) in the matter after and below subclause (II), by 
     striking ``Public housing agencies must comply by June 1, 
     2014, with the requirement of this clause, except that if'' 
     and inserting ``If''.
       Sec. 239.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to require the relocation, or to carry out any 
     required relocation, of any asset management positions of the 
     Office of Multifamily Housing of the Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development in existence as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 240.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to terminate the status of a unit of general local 
     government as a metropolitan city (as defined in section 102 
     of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
     U.S.C. 5302)) with respect to grants under section 106 of 
     such Act (42 U.S.C. 5306).
       Sec. 241.  Section 184(h)(1)(B) of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-
     13a(h)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting after the first 
     sentence the following: ``Exhausting all reasonable 
     possibilities of collection by the holder of the guarantee 
     shall include a good faith consideration of loan modification 
     as well as meeting standards for servicing loans in default, 
     as determined by the Secretary.''.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2015''.

                               TITLE III

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                              Access Board

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the Access Board, as authorized 
     by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 
     $7,548,000:  Provided, That, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, there may be credited to this appropriation 
     funds received for publications and training expenses.

                      Federal Maritime Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime Commission 
     as authorized by section 201(d) of the Merchant Marine Act, 
     1936, as amended (46 U.S.C. 307), including services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles 
     as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b); and uniforms or 
     allowances therefore, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902, 
     $25,660,000:  Provided, That not to exceed $2,000 shall be 
     available for official reception and representation expenses.

                National Railroad Passenger Corporation

                      Office of Inspector General

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation to carry out 
     the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
     amended, $23,999,000:  Provided, That the Inspector General 
     shall have all necessary authority, in carrying out the 
     duties specified in the Inspector General Act, as amended (5 
     U.S.C. App. 3), to investigate allegations of fraud, 
     including false statements to the government (18 U.S.C. 
     1001), by any person or entity that is subject to regulation 
     by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation:  Provided 
     further, That the Inspector General may enter into contracts 
     and other arrangements for audits, studies, analyses, and 
     other services with public agencies and with private persons, 
     subject to the applicable laws and regulations that govern 
     the obtaining of such services within the National Railroad 
     Passenger Corporation:  Provided further, That the Inspector 
     General may select, appoint, and employ such officers and 
     employees as may be necessary for carrying out the functions, 
     powers, and duties of the Office of Inspector General, 
     subject to the applicable laws and regulations that govern 
     such selections, appointments, and employment within Amtrak:  
     Provided further, That concurrent with the President's budget 
     request for fiscal year 2016, the Inspector General shall 
     submit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a 
     budget request for fiscal year 2016 in similar format and 
     substance to those submitted by executive agencies of the 
     Federal Government.

                  National Transportation Safety Board

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the National Transportation 
     Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and 
     aircraft; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at 
     rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate 
     equivalent to the rate for a GS-15; uniforms, or allowances 
     therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902), 
     $103,981,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be used for 
     official reception and representation expenses. The amounts 
     made available to the National Transportation Safety Board in 
     this Act include amounts necessary to make lease payments on 
     an obligation incurred in fiscal year 2001 for a capital 
     lease.

                 Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

          payment to the neighborhood reinvestment corporation

       For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation 
     for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, as 
     authorized by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 8101-8107), $135,000,000, of which $5,000,000 
     shall be for a multi-family rental housing program:  
     Provided, That in addition, $50,000,000 shall be made 
     available until expended to the Neighborhood Reinvestment 
     Corporation for mortgage foreclosure mitigation activities, 
     under the following terms and conditions:
       (1) The Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (``NRC'') 
     shall make grants to counseling intermediaries approved by 
     the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) (with 
     match to be determined by the NRC based on affordability and 
     the economic conditions of an area; a match also may be 
     waived by the NRC based on the aforementioned conditions) to 
     provide mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance primarily 
     to States and areas with high rates of defaults and 
     foreclosures to help eliminate the default and foreclosure of 
     mortgages of owner-occupied single-family homes that are at 
     risk of such foreclosure. Other than areas with high rates of 
     defaults and foreclosures, grants may also be provided to 
     approved counseling intermediaries based on a geographic 
     analysis of the Nation by the NRC which determines where 
     there is a prevalence of mortgages that are risky and likely 
     to fail, including any trends for mortgages that are likely 
     to default and face foreclosure. A State Housing Finance 
     Agency may also be eligible where the State Housing Finance 
     Agency meets all the requirements under this paragraph. A 
     HUD-approved counseling intermediary shall meet certain 
     mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance counseling 
     requirements, as determined by the NRC, and shall be approved 
     by HUD or the NRC as meeting these requirements.
       (2) Mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance shall only 
     be made available to homeowners of owner-occupied homes with 
     mortgages in default or in danger of default. These mortgages 
     shall likely be subject to a foreclosure action and 
     homeowners will be provided such assistance that shall 
     consist of activities that are likely to prevent foreclosures 
     and result in the long-term affordability of the mortgage 
     retained pursuant to such activity or another positive 
     outcome for the homeowner. No funds made available under this 
     paragraph may be provided directly to lenders or homeowners 
     to discharge outstanding mortgage balances or for any other 
     direct debt reduction payments.
       (3) The use of mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance 
     by approved counseling intermediaries and State Housing 
     Finance Agencies shall involve a reasonable analysis of the 
     borrower's financial situation, an evaluation of the current 
     value of the property that is subject to the mortgage, 
     counseling regarding the assumption of the mortgage by 
     another non-Federal party, counseling regarding the possible 
     purchase of the mortgage by a non-Federal third party, 
     counseling and advice of all likely restructuring and 
     refinancing strategies or the approval of a work-out strategy 
     by all interested parties.
       (4) NRC may provide up to 15 percent of the total funds 
     under this paragraph to its own charter members with 
     expertise in foreclosure prevention counseling, subject to a 
     certification by the NRC that the procedures for selection do 
     not consist of any procedures or activities that could be 
     construed as a conflict of interest or have the appearance of 
     impropriety.
       (5) HUD-approved counseling entities and State Housing 
     Finance Agencies receiving funds under this paragraph shall 
     have demonstrated experience in successfully working with 
     financial institutions as well as borrowers facing default, 
     delinquency and foreclosure as well as documented counseling 
     capacity, outreach capacity, past successful performance and 
     positive outcomes with documented counseling plans (including 
     post mortgage foreclosure mitigation counseling), loan 
     workout agreements and loan modification agreements. NRC may 
     use other criteria to demonstrate capacity in underserved 
     areas.
       (6) Of the total amount made available under this 
     paragraph, up to $2,500,000 may be

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     made available to build the mortgage foreclosure and default 
     mitigation counseling capacity of counseling intermediaries 
     through NRC training courses with HUD-approved counseling 
     intermediaries and their partners, except that private 
     financial institutions that participate in NRC training shall 
     pay market rates for such training.
       (7) Of the total amount made available under this 
     paragraph, up to 5 percent may be used for associated 
     administrative expenses for the NRC to carry out activities 
     provided under this section.
       (8) Of the total amount made available under this 
     paragraph, up to $4,000,000 may be used for wind-down and 
     closeout of the mortgage foreclosure mitigation activities 
     program.
       (9) Mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance grants may 
     include a budget for outreach and advertising, and training, 
     as determined by the NRC.
       (10) The NRC shall continue to report bi-annually to the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations as well as the 
     Senate Banking Committee and House Financial Services 
     Committee on its efforts to mitigate mortgage default.

           United States Interagency Council on Homelessness

                           operating expenses

       For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, 
     authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the 
     rental of conference rooms, and the employment of experts and 
     consultants under section 3109 of title 5, United States 
     Code) of the United States Interagency Council on 
     Homelessness in carrying out the functions pursuant to title 
     II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended, 
     $3,530,000. Title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11319) is amended by striking 
     ``October 1, 2016'' in section 209 and inserting ``October 1, 
     2017''.

                                TITLE IV

                      GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT

       Sec. 401.  None of the funds in this Act shall be used for 
     the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses 
     of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening 
     in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.
       Sec. 402.  None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
     remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal 
     year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, 
     unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 403.  The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
     Act for any consulting service through a procurement contract 
     pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
     shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures 
     are a matter of public record and available for public 
     inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing 
     law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to 
     existing law.
       Sec. 404. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be obligated or expended for any employee training that--
       (1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, 
     and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of 
     official duties;
       (2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of 
     emotional response or psychological stress in some 
     participants;
       (3) does not require prior employee notification of the 
     content and methods to be used in the training and written 
     end of course evaluation;
       (4) contains any methods or content associated with 
     religious or quasi-religious belief systems or ``new age'' 
     belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission Notice N-915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or
       (5) is offensive to, or designed to change, participants' 
     personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace.
       (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or 
     otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training bearing 
     directly upon the performance of official duties.
       Sec. 405.  Except as otherwise provided in this Act, none 
     of the funds provided in this Act, provided by previous 
     appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in 
     this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure 
     in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the 
     Treasury derived by the collection of fees and available to 
     the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for 
     obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds 
     that:
       (1) creates a new program;
       (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
       (3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, 
     or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by 
     the Congress;
       (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity 
     by either the House or Senate Committees on Appropriations 
     for a different purpose;
       (5) augments existing programs, projects, or activities in 
     excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less;
       (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by 
     $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or
       (7) creates, reorganizes, or restructures a branch, 
     division, office, bureau, board, commission, agency, 
     administration, or department different from the budget 
     justifications submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 
     or the table accompanying the explanatory statement 
     accompanying this Act, whichever is more detailed, unless 
     prior approval is received from the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations:  Provided, That not later than 
     60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each agency 
     funded by this Act shall submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and of the House of 
     Representatives to establish the baseline for application of 
     reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal 
     year:  Provided further, That the report shall include:
       (A) a table for each appropriation with a separate column 
     to display the prior year enacted level, the President's 
     budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due 
     to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year 
     enacted level;
       (B) a delineation in the table for each appropriation and 
     its respective prior year enacted level by object class and 
     program, project, and activity as detailed in the budget 
     appendix for the respective appropriation; and
       (C) an identification of items of special congressional 
     interest:  Provided further, That the amount appropriated or 
     limited for salaries and expenses for an agency shall be 
     reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after the required 
     date that the report has not been submitted to the Congress.
       Sec. 406.  Except as otherwise specifically provided by 
     law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances 
     remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2015 from 
     appropriations made available for salaries and expenses for 
     fiscal year 2015 in this Act, shall remain available through 
     September 30, 2016, for each such account for the purposes 
     authorized:  Provided, That a request shall be submitted to 
     the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations for 
     approval prior to the expenditure of such funds:  Provided 
     further, That these requests shall be made in compliance with 
     reprogramming guidelines under section 405 of this Act.
       Sec. 407.  No funds in this Act may be used to support any 
     Federal, State, or local projects that seek to use the power 
     of eminent domain, unless eminent domain is employed only for 
     a public use:  Provided, That for purposes of this section, 
     public use shall not be construed to include economic 
     development that primarily benefits private entities:  
     Provided further, That any use of funds for mass transit, 
     railroad, airport, seaport or highway projects, as well as 
     utility projects which benefit or serve the general public 
     (including energy-related, communication-related, water-
     related and wastewater-related infrastructure), other 
     structures designated for use by the general public or which 
     have other common-carrier or public-utility functions that 
     serve the general public and are subject to regulation and 
     oversight by the government, and projects for the removal of 
     an immediate threat to public health and safety or 
     brownsfields as defined in the Small Business Liability 
     Relief and Brownsfield Revitalization Act (Public Law 107-
     118) shall be considered a public use for purposes of eminent 
     domain.
       Sec. 408.  All Federal agencies and departments that are 
     funded under this Act shall issue a report to the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations on all sole-source 
     contracts by no later than July 30, 2015. Such report shall 
     include the contractor, the amount of the contract and the 
     rationale for using a sole-source contract.
       Sec. 409.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality 
     of the United States Government, except pursuant to a 
     transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act 
     or any other appropriations Act.
       Sec. 410.  No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be available to pay the salary for any person 
     filling a position, other than a temporary position, formerly 
     held by an employee who has left to enter the Armed Forces of 
     the United States and has satisfactorily completed his or her 
     period of active military or naval service, and has within 90 
     days after his or her release from such service or from 
     hospitalization continuing after discharge for a period of 
     not more than 1 year, made application for restoration to his 
     or her former position and has been certified by the Office 
     of Personnel Management as still qualified to perform the 
     duties of his or her former position and has not been 
     restored thereto.
       Sec. 411.  No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may 
     be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in 
     expending the assistance the entity will comply with sections 
     2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c, 
     popularly known as the ``Buy American Act'').
       Sec. 412.  No funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available under this Act shall be made available to any 
     person or entity that has been convicted of violating the Buy 
     American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c).
       Sec. 413.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for first-class airline accommodations in 
     contravention of sections 301-10.122 and 301-10.123 of title 
     41, Code of Federal Regulations.
       Sec. 414.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used in contravention of

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     the 5th or 14th Amendment to the Constitution or title VI of 
     the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
       Sec. 415. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used to approve a new foreign air carrier permit under 
     sections 41301 through 41305 of title 49, United States Code, 
     or exemption application under section 40109 of that title of 
     an air carrier already holding an air operators certificate 
     issued by a country that is party to the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-
     Norway Air Transport Agreement where such approval would 
     contravene United States law or Article 17 bis of the U.S.-
     E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement.
       (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict or 
     otherwise preclude the Secretary of Transportation from 
     granting a foreign air carrier permit or an exemption to such 
     an air carrier where such authorization is consistent with 
     the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement and 
     United States law.
       Sec. 416.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to obligate or award funds for the National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration's National Roadside Survey.
       Sec. 417.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to mandate global positioning system (GPS) tracking 
     in private passenger motor vehicles without providing full 
     and appropriate consideration of privacy concerns under 5 
     U.S.C. chapter 5, subchapter II.
       Sec. 418.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used by the Federal Transit Administration to implement, 
     administer, or enforce section 18.36(c)(2) of title 49, Code 
     of Federal Regulations, for construction hiring purposes.
       Sec. 419.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles for any 
     executive fleet, or for an agency's fleet inventory, except 
     in accordance with Presidential Memorandum--Federal Fleet 
     Performance, dated May 24, 2011.
       Sec. 420.  It is the sense of the Congress that the 
     Congress should not pass any legislation that authorizes 
     spending cuts that would increase poverty in the United 
     States.
       Sec. 421.  All agencies and departments funded by the Act 
     shall send to Congress at the end of the fiscal year a report 
     containing a complete inventory of the total number of 
     vehicles owned, leased, permanently retired, and purchased 
     during fiscal year 2015, as well as the total cost of the 
     vehicle fleet, including maintenance, fuel, storage, 
     purchasing, and leasing.
       Sec. 422.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more 
     than 50 employees of a single agency or department of the 
     United States Government, who are stationed in the United 
     States, at any single international conference unless the 
     relevant Secretary reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations at least 5 days in advance that such 
     attendance is important to the national interest:  Provided, 
     That for purposes of this section the term ``international 
     conference'' shall mean a conference occurring outside of the 
     United States attended by representatives of the United 
     States Government and of foreign governments, international 
     organizations, or nongovernmental organizations.
       Sec. 423.  (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in 
     this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on 
     the public website of that agency any report required to be 
     submitted by the Committee in this or any other Act, upon the 
     determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve 
     the national interest.
        (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if--
       (1) the public posting of the report compromises national 
     security; or
       (2) the report contains proprietary information.
       (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so 
     only after such report has been made available to the 
     requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less 
     than 45 days.
       Sec. 424.  Any Federal agency or department that is funded 
     under this Act shall respond to any recommendation made to 
     such agency or department by the Government Accountability 
     Office in a timely manner.
       This division may be cited as the ``Transportation, Housing 
     and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
     Act, 2015''.

       

          DIVISION L--FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, 2015

       Sec. 101.  The Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 
     (Public Law 113-164) is amended by--
       (1) striking the date specified in section 106(3) and 
     inserting ``February 27, 2015'';
       (2) striking ``the date specified in section 106(3) of this 
     joint resolution'' in section 144 and inserting ``December 
     11, 2014''; and
       (3) adding after section 149 the following new sections:
       ``Sec. 150. (a) Amounts made available by section 101 for 
     `Department of Homeland Security--United States Secret 
     Service--Salaries and Expenses' shall be obligated at a rate 
     for operations necessary for Presidential candidate nominee 
     protection.
       ``(b) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate on each use of the authority provided in this 
     section.
       ``Sec. 151.  The Department of Homeland Security shall 
     continue preparations to award the construction contract for 
     the National Bio- and Agro-defense Facility by May 1, 
     2015.''.
       Sec. 102. (a) Section 44302(f) of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``the date specified in section 
     106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015'' 
     and inserting ``December 11, 2014''.
       (b) Section 44303(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``the date specified in section 106(3) of 
     the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015'' and 
     inserting ``December 11, 2014''.
       (c) Section 44310(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``the date specified in section 106(3) of 
     the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015'' and 
     inserting ``December 11, 2014''.

       

    DIVISION M--EXPATRIATE HEALTH COVERAGE CLARIFICATION ACT OF 2014

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Expatriate Health 
     Coverage Clarification Act of 2014''.

     SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) American expatriate health insurance companies should 
     be permitted to compete on a level playing field in the 
     global marketplace;
       (2) the global competitiveness of American companies should 
     be encouraged; and
       (3) in implementing the health insurance provider fee under 
     section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
     Act (Public Law 111-148; 26 U.S.C. 4001 note prec.) and other 
     provisions of such Act and title I and subtitle B of title II 
     of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 
     (Public Law 111-152), the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Secretary of 
     Labor should continue to recognize the unique and 
     multinational features of expatriate health plans and the 
     United States companies that operate such plans and the 
     competitive pressures of such plans and companies.

     SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF EXPATRIATE HEALTH PLANS UNDER ACA.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the provisions 
     of (including any amendment made by) the Patient Protection 
     and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) and of title I 
     and subtitle B of title II of the Health Care and Education 
     Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-152) shall not 
     apply with respect to--
       (1) expatriate health plans;
       (2) employers with respect to such plans, solely in their 
     capacity as plan sponsors for such plans; or
       (3) expatriate health insurance issuers with respect to 
     coverage offered by such issuers under such plans.
       (b) Minimum Essential Coverage and Reporting 
     Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--For the purpose of section 5000A(f) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and any other section of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that incorporates the 
     definition of minimum essential coverage under such section 
     5000A(f) by reference:
       (A) An expatriate health plan offered to primary enrollees 
     who are described in subsections (d)(3)(A) and (d)(3)(B) of 
     this section shall be treated as an eligible employer 
     sponsored plan under 5000A(f)(2) of such Code.
       (B) An expatriate health plan offered to primary enrollees 
     who are described in subsection (d)(3)(C) of this section 
     shall be treated as a plan in the individual market under 
     section 5000A(f)(1)(C) of such Code. This subparagraph shall 
     apply solely for the purposes of sections 36B, 5000A, and 
     6055 of such Code.
       (2) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect 
     to section 6055 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or 
     sections 4980H and 6056 of such Code in the case of an 
     applicable large employer (as defined in section 4980H of 
     such Code), except that statements furnished to individuals 
     may be provided through electronic media and the primary 
     insured shall be deemed to have consented to receive the 
     statements under such sections in electronic form, unless the 
     individual explicitly refuses such consent. Notwithstanding 
     subsection (a), section 4980I of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 shall continue to apply with respect to applicable 
     employer-sponsored coverage (as defined in such section) of a 
     qualified expatriate described in section 3(d)(3)(A)(i) who 
     is assigned (rather than transferred) to work in the United 
     States.
       (c) Qualified Expatriates, Spouses, and Dependents Not 
     United States Health Risk.--
       (1) In general.--For purposes of section 9010 of the 
     Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (26 U.S.C. 4001 
     note prec.), for calendar years after 2015, a qualified 
     expatriate (and any spouse, dependent, or any other 
     individual enrolled in the plan) enrolled in an expatriate 
     health plan shall not be considered a United States health 
     risk.

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       (2) Special rule.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the fee 
     under section 9010 of such Act for each of calendar years 
     2014 and 2015 with respect to any expatriate health insurance 
     issuer shall be the amount which bears the same ratio to the 
     fee amount determined by the Secretary of the Treasury with 
     respect to such issuer under such section for each such year 
     (determined without regard to this paragraph) as--
       (A) the amount of premiums taken into account under such 
     section with respect to such issuer for each such year, less 
     the amount of premiums for expatriate health plans taken into 
     account under such section with respect to such issuer for 
     each such year, bears to
       (B) the amount of premiums taken into account under such 
     section with respect to such issuer for each such year.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Expatriate health insurance issuer.--The term 
     ``expatriate health insurance issuer'' means a health 
     insurance issuer that issues expatriate health plans.
       (2) Expatriate health plan.--The term ``expatriate health 
     plan'' means a group health plan, health insurance coverage 
     offered in connection with a group health plan, or health 
     insurance coverage offered to a group of individuals 
     described in paragraph (3)(C) (which may include spouses, 
     dependents, and other individuals enrolled in the plan) that 
     meets each of the following standards:
       (A) Substantially all of the primary enrollees in such plan 
     or coverage are qualified expatriates with respect to such 
     plan or coverage. In applying the previous sentence, an 
     individual shall not be considered a primary enrollee if the 
     individual is not a national of the United States and the 
     individual resides in the country of which the individual is 
     a citizen.
       (B) Substantially all of the benefits provided under the 
     plan or coverage are not excepted benefits described in 
     section 9832(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       (C) The plan or coverage provides coverage for inpatient 
     hospital services, outpatient facility services, physician 
     services, and emergency services (comparable to such 
     emergency services coverage described in and offered under 
     section 8903(1) of title 5, United States Code for plan year 
     2009)--
       (i) in the case of individuals described in paragraph 
     (3)(A), both in the United States and in the country or 
     countries from which the individual was transferred or 
     assigned (accounting for flexibility needed with existing 
     coverage), and such other country or countries as the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor, may 
     designate (after taking into account the barriers and 
     prohibitions to providing health care services in the 
     countries as designated);
       (ii) in the case of individuals described in paragraph 
     (3)(B), in the country or countries in which the individual 
     is present in connection with the individual's employment, 
     and such other country or countries as the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary 
     of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor, may designate; or
       (iii) in the case of individuals described in paragraph 
     (3)(C), in the country or countries as the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary 
     of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor, may designate.
       (D) The plan sponsor reasonably believes that the benefits 
     provided by the expatriate health plan satisfy a standard at 
     least actuarially equivalent to the level provided for in 
     section 36B(c)(2)(C)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986.
       (E) If the plan or coverage provides dependent coverage of 
     children, the plan or coverage makes such dependent coverage 
     available for adult children until the adult child turns 26 
     years of age, unless such individual is the child of a child 
     receiving dependent coverage.
       (F) The plan or coverage--
       (i) is issued by an expatriate health plan issuer, or 
     administered by an administrator, that together with any 
     other person in the expatriate health plan issuer's or 
     administrator's controlled group (as described in section 
     9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (and 
     the regulations promulgated thereunder)), has licenses to 
     sell insurance in more than two countries, and, with respect 
     to such plan, coverage, or company in the controlled group--

       (I) maintains network provider agreements that provide for 
     direct claims payments, directly or through third party 
     contracts, with health care providers in eight or more 
     countries;
       (II) maintains call centers, directly or through third 
     party contracts, in three or more countries and accepts calls 
     from customers in eight or more languages;
       (III) processes (in the aggregate together with other plans 
     or coverage it issues or administers) at least $1,000,000 in 
     claims in foreign currency equivalents each year;
       (IV) makes available (directly or through third party 
     contracts) global evacuation/repatriation coverage; and
       (V) maintains legal and compliance resources in three or 
     more countries; and

       (ii) offers reimbursements for items or services under such 
     plan or coverage in the local currency in eight or more 
     countries.
       (G) The plan or coverage, and the plan sponsor or 
     expatriate health insurance issuer with respect to such plan 
     or coverage, satisfies the provisions of title XXVII of the 
     Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg et seq.), chapter 
     100 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and part 7 of 
     subtitle B of title I of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1181 et seq.), which would 
     otherwise apply to such a plan or coverage, and sponsor or 
     issuer, if not for the enactment of the Patient Protection 
     and Affordable Care Act and title I and subtitle B of title 
     II of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 
     2010.
       (3) Qualified expatriate.--The term ``qualified 
     expatriate'' means a primary insured, or individual otherwise 
     described in subparagraph (C)--
       (A)(i) whose skills, qualifications, job duties, or 
     expertise is of a type that has caused his or her employer to 
     transfer or assign him or her to the United States for a 
     specific and temporary purpose or assignment tied to his or 
     her employment; and
       (ii) in connection with such transfer or assignment, is 
     reasonably determined by the plan sponsor to require access 
     to health insurance and other related services and support in 
     multiple countries, and is offered other multinational 
     benefits on a periodic basis (such as tax equalization, 
     compensation for cross border moving expenses, or 
     compensation to enable the expatriate to return to their home 
     country);
       (B) who is working outside of the United States for a 
     period of at least 180 days in a consecutive 12-month period 
     that overlaps with the plan year; or
       (C) who is a member of a group of similarly situated 
     individuals--
       (i) that is formed for the purpose of traveling or 
     relocating internationally in service of one or more of the 
     purposes listed in section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or similarly situated 
     organizations or groups (such as students or religious 
     missionaries);
       (ii) that is not formed primarily for the sale of health 
     insurance coverage; and
       (iii) that the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the 
     Secretary of Labor, determines requires access to health 
     insurance and other related services and support in multiple 
     countries.
       (4) United states.--The term ``United States'' means the 50 
     States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
       (5) Miscellaneous terms.--
       (A) Group health plan; health insurance coverage; health 
     insurance issuer; plan sponsor.--The terms ``group health 
     plan'', ``health insurance coverage'', ``health insurance 
     issuer'', and ``plan sponsor'' have the meanings given those 
     terms in section 2791 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
     U.S.C. 300gg-91).
       (B) Transfer.--The term ``transfer'' means an employer has 
     transferred an employee to perform services for a branch of 
     the same employer or a parent, affiliate, franchise, or 
     subsidiary thereof.
       (e) Regulations.--The Secretary of the Treasury, the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of 
     Labor may promulgate regulations necessary to carry out this 
     Act, including such rules as may be necessary to prevent 
     inappropriate expansion of the application of the exclusions 
     under this Act from applicable laws and regulations, and to 
     amend existing annual reporting requirements or procedures to 
     include applicable qualified expatriate health insurers' 
     total number of expatriate plan enrollees.
       (f) Effective Date.--Unless otherwise specified, this Act 
     shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act, and 
     shall apply only to expatriate health plans issued or renewed 
     on or after July 1, 2015.

       

                       DIVISION N--OTHER MATTERS

     SEC. 101. SEPARATE CONTRIBUTION LIMITS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS MADE 
                   TO NATIONAL PARTIES TO SUPPORT PRESIDENTIAL 
                   NOMINATING CONVENTIONS, NATIONAL PARTY 
                   HEADQUARTERS BUILDINGS, AND RECOUNTS.

       (a) Separate Limits.--Section 315(a) of the Federal 
     Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30116(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking the semicolon at the 
     end and inserting the following: ``, or, in the case of 
     contributions made to any of the accounts described in 
     paragraph (9), exceed 300 percent of the amount otherwise 
     applicable under this subparagraph with respect to such 
     calendar year;'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the semicolon at the 
     end and inserting the following: ``, or, in the case of 
     contributions made to any of the accounts described in 
     paragraph (9), exceed 300 percent of the amount otherwise 
     applicable under this subparagraph with respect to such 
     calendar year;''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(9) An account described in this paragraph is any of the 
     following accounts:
       ``(A) A separate, segregated account of a national 
     committee of a political party

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     (other than a national congressional campaign committee of a 
     political party) which is used solely to defray expenses 
     incurred with respect to a presidential nominating convention 
     (including the payment of deposits) or to repay loans the 
     proceeds of which were used to defray such expenses, or 
     otherwise to restore funds used to defray such expenses, 
     except that the aggregate amount of expenditures the national 
     committee of a political party may make from such account may 
     not exceed $20,000,000 with respect to any single convention.
       ``(B) A separate, segregated account of a national 
     committee of a political party (including a national 
     congressional campaign committee of a political party) which 
     is used solely to defray expenses incurred with respect to 
     the construction, purchase, renovation, operation, and 
     furnishing of one or more headquarters buildings of the party 
     or to repay loans the proceeds of which were used to defray 
     such expenses, or otherwise to restore funds used to defray 
     such expenses (including expenses for obligations incurred 
     during the 2-year period which ends on the date of the 
     enactment of this paragraph).
       ``(C) A separate, segregated account of a national 
     committee of a political party (including a national 
     congressional campaign committee of a political party) which 
     is used to defray expenses incurred with respect to the 
     preparation for and the conduct of election recounts and 
     contests and other legal proceedings.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment Relating to Determination of 
     Coordinated Expenditure Limitations.--Section 315(d) of such 
     Act (52 U.S.C. 30116(d)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(5) The limitations contained in paragraphs (2), (3), and 
     (4) of this subsection shall not apply to expenditures made 
     from any of the accounts described in subsection (a)(9).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to funds that are solicited, 
     received, transferred, or spent on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this section.

     SEC. 102. MODIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF CERTAIN HEALTH 
                   ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (5) of section 833(c) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``this section'' and inserting ``paragraphs 
     (2) and (3) of subsection (a)'', and
       (2) by inserting ``and for activities that improve health 
     care quality'' after ``clinical services''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2009.

     SEC. 103. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

       (a) Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Scorecards.--The budgetary 
     effects of division M and sections 101 and 102 of division N 
     shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained 
     pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act 
     of 2010.
       (b) Senate Pay-As-You-Go Scorecards.--The budgetary effects 
     of division M and sections 101 and 102 of division N shall 
     not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes 
     of section 201 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress).
       (c) Classification of Budgetary Effects.--Notwithstanding 
     Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the 
     joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference 
     accompanying Conference Report 105-217 and section 250(c)(8) 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, the budgetary effects of division M and sections 101 
     and 102 of division N shall not be estimated--
       (1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act; and
       (2) for purposes of paragraph 4(C) of section 3 of the 
     Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an 
     appropriation Act.

                DIVISION O--MULTIEMPLOYER PENSION REFORM

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Multiemployer Pension 
     Reform Act of 2014''.

     SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents for this division is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of Contents.

           TITLE I--MODIFICATIONS TO MULTIEMPLOYER PLAN RULES

        Subtitle A--Amendments to Pension Protection Act of 2006

Sec. 101. Repeal of sunset of PPA funding rules.
Sec. 102. Election to be in critical status.
Sec. 103. Clarification of rule for emergence from critical status.
Sec. 104. Endangered status not applicable if no additional action is 
              required.
Sec. 105. Correct endangered status funding improvement plan target 
              funded percentage.
Sec. 106. Conforming endangered status and critical status rules during 
              funding improvement and rehabilitation plan adoption 
              periods.
Sec. 107. Corrective plan schedules when parties fail to adopt in 
              bargaining.
Sec. 108. Repeal of reorganization rules for multiemployer plans.
Sec. 109. Disregard of certain contribution increases for withdrawal 
              liability purposes.
Sec. 110. Guarantee for pre-retirement survivor annuities under 
              multiemployer pension plans.
Sec. 111. Required disclosure of multiemployer plan information.

         Subtitle B--Multiemployer Plan Mergers and Partitions

Sec. 121. Mergers.
Sec. 122. Partitions of eligible multiemployer plans.

   Subtitle C--Strengthening the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Sec. 131. Premium increases for multiemployer plans.

        TITLE II--REMEDIATION MEASURES FOR DEEPLY TROUBLED PLANS

Sec. 201. Conditions, limitations, distribution and notice 
              requirements, and approval process for benefit 
              suspensions under multiemployer plans in critical and 
              declining status.

           TITLE I--MODIFICATIONS TO MULTIEMPLOYER PLAN RULES

        Subtitle A--Amendments to Pension Protection Act of 2006

     SEC. 101. REPEAL OF SUNSET OF PPA FUNDING RULES.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle C of title II of the Pension 
     Protection Act of 2006 (26 U.S.C. 412 note) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Amendment to employee retirement income security act of 
     1974.--Section 304(d)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1084) is amended by striking 
     subparagraph (C).
       (2) Amendment to internal revenue code.--Section 431(d)(1) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
     subparagraph (C).

     SEC. 102. ELECTION TO BE IN CRITICAL STATUS.

       (a) Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
     of 1974.--
       (1) In general.--Section 305(b) of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1085(b)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Election to be in critical status.--Notwithstanding 
     paragraph (2) and subject to paragraph (3)(B)(iv)--
       ``(A) the plan sponsor of a multiemployer plan that is not 
     in critical status for a plan year but that is projected by 
     the plan actuary, pursuant to the determination under 
     paragraph (3), to be in critical status in any of the 
     succeeding 5 plan years may, not later than 30 days after the 
     date of the certification under paragraph (3)(A), elect to be 
     in critical status effective for the current plan year,
       ``(B) the plan year in which the plan sponsor elects to be 
     in critical status under subparagraph (A) shall be treated 
     for purposes of this section as the first year in which the 
     plan is in critical status, regardless of the date on which 
     the plan first satisfies the criteria for critical status 
     under paragraph (2), and
       ``(C) a plan that is in critical status under this 
     paragraph shall not emerge from critical status except in 
     accordance with subsection (e)(4)(B).''.
       (2) Annual certification.--
       (A) In general.--Section 305(b)(3)(A)(i) of such Act (29 
     U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ``, and'' and 
     inserting ``or for any of the succeeding 5 plan years, and''.
       (B) Actuarial projections.--Section 305(b)(3)(B) of such 
     Act (29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(B)) is amended--
       (i) in clause (i), by striking ``In making the 
     determinations'' and inserting ``Except as provided in clause 
     (iv), in making the determinations''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iv) Projections relating to critical status in 
     succeeding plan years.--Clauses (i) and (ii) (other than the 
     2nd sentence of clause (i)) may be disregarded by a plan 
     actuary in the case of any certification of whether a plan 
     will be in critical status in a succeeding plan year, except 
     that a plan sponsor may not elect to be in critical status 
     for a plan year under paragraph (4) in any case in which the 
     certification upon which such election would be based is made 
     without regard to such clauses.''.
       (3) Notice.--
       (A) Of election to be in critical status.--Section 
     305(b)(3)(D)(i) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(D)(i)) is 
     amended--
       (i) by inserting after ``for a plan year'' the following: 
     ``or in which a plan sponsor elects to be in critical status 
     for a plan year under paragraph (4)''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following: ``In any case in 
     which a plan sponsor elects to be in critical status for a 
     plan year under paragraph (4), the plan sponsor shall notify 
     the Secretary of the Treasury of such election not later than 
     30 days after the date of such certification or such other 
     time as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe by 
     regulations or other guidance.''
       (B) Of projection to be in critical status in a future plan 
     year.--Section 305(b)(3)(D) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1085(b)(3)(D)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

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       ``(iv) Notice of projection to be in critical status in a 
     future plan year.--In any case in which it is certified under 
     subparagraph (A)(i) that a multiemployer plan will be in 
     critical status for any of 5 succeeding plan years (but not 
     for the current plan year) and the plan sponsor of such plan 
     has not made an election to be in critical status for the 
     plan year under paragraph (4), the plan sponsor shall, not 
     later than 30 days after the date of the certification, 
     provide notification of the projected critical status to the 
     Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.''.
       (b) Amendments to Internal Revenue Code.--
       (1) In general.--Section 432(b) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Election to be in critical status.--Notwithstanding 
     paragraph (2) and subject to paragraph (3)(B)(iv)--
       ``(A) the plan sponsor of a multiemployer plan that is not 
     in critical status for a plan year but that is projected by 
     the plan actuary, pursuant to the determination under 
     paragraph (3), to be in critical status in any of the 
     succeeding 5 plan years may, not later than 30 days after the 
     date of the certification under paragraph (3)(A), elect to be 
     in critical status effective for the current plan year,
       ``(B) the plan year in which the plan sponsor elects to be 
     in critical status under subparagraph (A) shall be treated 
     for purposes of this section as the first year in which the 
     plan is in critical status, regardless of the date on which 
     the plan first satisfies the criteria for critical status 
     under paragraph (2), and
       ``(C) a plan that is in critical status under this 
     paragraph shall not emerge from critical status except in 
     accordance with subsection (e)(4)(B).''.
       (2) Annual certification.--
       (A) In general.--Section 432(b)(3)(A)(i) of such Code is 
     amended by striking ``, and'' and inserting ``or for any of 
     the succeeding 5 plan years, and''.
       (B) Actuarial projections.--Section 432(b)(3)(B) of such 
     Code is amended--
       (i) in clause (i), by striking ``In making the 
     determinations'' and inserting ``Except as provided in clause 
     (iv), in making the determinations''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iv) Projections relating to critical status in 
     succeeding plan years.--Clauses (i) and (ii) (other than the 
     2nd sentence of clause (i)) may be disregarded by a plan 
     actuary in the case of any certification of whether a plan 
     will be in critical status in a succeeding plan year, except 
     that a plan sponsor may not elect to be in critical status 
     for a plan year under paragraph (4) in any case in which the 
     certification upon which such election would be based is made 
     without regard to such clauses.''.
       (3) Notice.--
       (A) Of election to be in critical status.--Section 
     432(b)(3)(D)(i) of such Code is amended--
       (i) by inserting after ``for a plan year'' the following: 
     ``or in which a plan sponsor elects to be in critical status 
     for a plan year under paragraph (4)''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following: ``In any case in 
     which a plan sponsor elects to be in critical status for a 
     plan year under paragraph (4), the plan sponsor shall notify 
     the Secretary of such election not later than 30 days after 
     the date of such certification or such other time as the 
     Secretary may prescribe by regulations or other guidance.''.
       (B) Of projection to be in critical status in a future plan 
     year.--Section 432(b)(3)(D) of such Code is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(iv) Notice of projection to be in critical status in a 
     future plan year.--In any case in which it is certified under 
     subparagraph (A)(i) that a multiemployer plan will be in 
     critical status for any of 5 succeeding plan years (but not 
     for the current plan year) and the plan sponsor of such plan 
     has not made an election to be in critical status for the 
     plan year under paragraph (4), the plan sponsor shall, not 
     later than 30 days after the date of the certification, 
     provide notification of the projected critical status to the 
     Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after 
     December 31, 2014.

     SEC. 103. CLARIFICATION OF RULE FOR EMERGENCE FROM CRITICAL 
                   STATUS.

       (a) Amendment to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
     1974.--Section 305(e)(4)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1085(e)(4)(B)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(B) Emergence.--
       ``(i) In general.--A plan in critical status shall remain 
     in such status until a plan year for which the plan actuary 
     certifies, in accordance with subsection (b)(3)(A), that--

       ``(I) the plan is not described in one or more of the 
     subparagraphs in subsection (b)(2) as of the beginning of the 
     plan year;
       ``(II) the plan is not projected to have an accumulated 
     funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the 9 
     succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the 
     shortfall method but taking into account any extension of 
     amortization periods under section 304(d)(2) or section 304 
     (as in effect prior to the enactment of the Pension 
     Protection Act of 2006); and
       ``(III) the plan is not projected to become insolvent 
     within the meaning of section 4245 for any of the 30 
     succeeding plan years.

       ``(ii) Plans with certain amortization extensions.--

       ``(I) Special emergence rule.--Notwithstanding clause (i), 
     a plan in critical status that has an automatic extension of 
     amortization periods under section 304(d)(1) shall no longer 
     be in critical status if the plan actuary certifies for a 
     plan year, in accordance with subsection (b)(3)(A), that--

       ``(aa) the plan is not projected to have an accumulated 
     funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the 9 
     succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the 
     shortfall method but taking into account any extension of 
     amortization periods under section 304(d)(1); and
       ``(bb) the plan is not projected to become insolvent within 
     the meaning of section 4245 for any of the 30 succeeding plan 
     years,

     regardless of whether the plan is described in one or more of 
     the subparagraphs in subsection (b)(2) as of the beginning of 
     the plan year.
       ``(II) Reentry into critical status.--A plan that emerges 
     from critical status under subclause (I) shall not reenter 
     critical status for any subsequent plan year unless--

       ``(aa) the plan is projected to have an accumulated funding 
     deficiency for the plan year or any of the 9 succeeding plan 
     years, without regard to the use of the shortfall method but 
     taking into account any extension of amortization periods 
     under section 304(d); or
       ``(bb) the plan is projected to become insolvent within the 
     meaning of section 4245 for any of the 30 succeeding plan 
     years.''.
       (b) Amendment to the Internal Revenue Code.--Section 
     432(e)(4)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(B) Emergence.--
       ``(i) In general.--A plan in critical status shall remain 
     in such status until a plan year for which the plan actuary 
     certifies, in accordance with subsection (b)(3)(A), that--

       ``(I) the plan is not described in one or more of the 
     subparagraphs in subsection (b)(2) as of the beginning of the 
     plan year,
       ``(II) the plan is not projected to have an accumulated 
     funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the 9 
     succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the 
     shortfall method but taking into account any extension of 
     amortization periods under section 431(d)(2) or section 
     412(e) (as in effect prior to the enactment of the Pension 
     Protection Act of 2006), and
       ``(III) the plan is not projected to become insolvent 
     within the meaning of section 418E for any of the 30 
     succeeding plan years.

       ``(ii) Plans with certain amortization extensions.--

       ``(I) Special emergence rule.--Notwithstanding clause (i), 
     a plan in critical status that has an automatic extension of 
     amortization periods under section 431(d)(1) shall no longer 
     be in critical status if the plan actuary certifies for a 
     plan year, in accordance with subsection (b)(3)(A), that--

       ``(aa) the plan is not projected to have an accumulated 
     funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the 9 
     succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the 
     shortfall method but taking into account any extension of 
     amortization periods under section 431(d)(1), and
       ``(bb) the plan is not projected to become insolvent within 
     the meaning of section 418E for any of the 30 succeeding plan 
     years,

     regardless of whether the plan is described in one or more of 
     the subparagraphs in subsection (b)(2) as of the beginning of 
     the plan year.
       ``(II) Reentry into critical status.--A plan that emerges 
     from critical status under subclause (I) shall not reenter 
     critical status for any subsequent plan year unless--

       ``(aa) the plan is projected to have an accumulated funding 
     deficiency for the plan year or any of the 9 succeeding plan 
     years, without regard to the use of the shortfall method but 
     taking into account any extension of amortization periods 
     under section 431(d), or
       ``(bb) the plan is projected to become insolvent within the 
     meaning of section 418E for any of the 30 succeeding plan 
     years.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after 
     December 31, 2014.

     SEC. 104. ENDANGERED STATUS NOT APPLICABLE IF NO ADDITIONAL 
                   ACTION IS REQUIRED.

       (a) Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
     of 1974.--
       (1) In general.--Section 305(b) of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1085(b)), as amended 
     by section 102, is further amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the plan is not in 
     critical status for the plan year'' and inserting ``the plan 
     is not in critical status for the plan year and is not 
     described in paragraph (5),''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Special rule.--A plan is described in this paragraph 
     if--
       ``(A) as part of the actuarial certification of endangered 
     status under paragraph (3)(A) for the plan year, the plan 
     actuary certifies that the plan is projected to no longer be 
     described in either paragraph (1)(A) or paragraph (1)(B) as 
     of the end of the tenth plan

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     year ending after the plan year to which the certification 
     relates, and
       ``(B) the plan was not in critical or endangered status for 
     the immediately preceding plan year.''.
       (2) Notice.--Section 305(b)(3)(D) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1085(b)(3)(D)) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating clause (iii) and clause (iv) (as added 
     by section 102(a)(3)(B)) as clauses (iv) and (v), 
     respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
       ``(iii) In the case of a multiemployer plan that would be 
     in endangered status but for paragraph (5), the plan sponsor 
     shall provide notice to the bargaining parties and the 
     Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation that the plan would be 
     in endangered status but for such paragraph.''.
       (C) in clause (iv) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), 
     by striking ``clause (ii)'' and inserting ``clauses (ii) and 
     (iii)''.
       (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 305(b)(3)(A)(i) of such 
     Act (29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(A)(i)) is amended by inserting 
     after ``endangered status for a plan year'' the following: 
     ``, or would be in endangered status for such plan year but 
     for paragraph (5),''.
       (b) Amendments to Internal Revenue Code of 1986.--
       (1) In general.--Section 432(b) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986, as amended by section 102, is further amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the plan is not in 
     critical status for the plan year'' and inserting ``the plan 
     is not in critical status for the plan year and is not 
     described in paragraph (5),''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Special rule.--A plan is described in this paragraph 
     if--
       ``(A) as part of the actuarial certification of endangered 
     status under paragraph (3)(A) for the plan year, the plan 
     actuary certifies that the plan is projected to no longer be 
     described in either paragraph (1)(A) or paragraph (1)(B) as 
     of the end of the tenth plan year ending after the plan year 
     to which the certification relates, and
       ``(B) the plan was not in critical or endangered status for 
     the immediately preceding plan year.''.
       (2) Notice.--Section 432(b)(3)(D) of such Code is amended--
       (A) by redesignating clause (iii) and clause (iv) (as added 
     by section 102(b)(3)(B)) as clauses (iv) and (v), 
     respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
       ``(iii) In the case of a multiemployer plan that would be 
     in endangered status but for paragraph (5), the plan sponsor 
     shall provide notice to the bargaining parties and the 
     Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation that the plan would be 
     in endangered status but for such paragraph.''.
       (C) in clause (iv) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), 
     by striking ``clause (ii)'' and inserting ``clauses (ii) and 
     (iii)''.
       (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 432(b)(3)(A)(i) of such 
     Code is amended by inserting after ``endangered status for a 
     plan year'' the following: ``, or would be in endangered 
     status for such plan year but for paragraph (5),''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after 
     December 31, 2014.

     SEC. 105. CORRECT ENDANGERED STATUS FUNDING IMPROVEMENT PLAN 
                   TARGET FUNDED PERCENTAGE.

       (a) Amendment to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
     1974.--Section 305(c)(3)(A) of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1085(c)(3)(A)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (i)(I), by striking ``of such period'' and 
     inserting ``of the first plan year for which the plan is 
     certified to be in endangered status pursuant to paragraph 
     (b)(3)''; and
       (2) in clause (ii), by striking ``any plan year'' and 
     inserting ``the last plan year''.
       (b) Amendment to Internal Revenue Code.--Section 
     432(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
     amended--
       (1) in clause (i)(I), by striking ``of such period'' and 
     inserting ``of the first plan year for which the plan is 
     certified to be in endangered status pursuant to paragraph 
     (b)(3)''; and
       (2) in clause (ii), by striking ``any plan year'' and 
     inserting ``the last plan year''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after 
     December 31, 2014.

     SEC. 106. CONFORMING ENDANGERED STATUS AND CRITICAL STATUS 
                   RULES DURING FUNDING IMPROVEMENT AND 
                   REHABILITATION PLAN ADOPTION PERIODS.

       (a) Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
     of 1974.--Section 305(d) of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1085(d)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(d) Rules for Operation of Plan During Adoption and 
     Improvement Periods.--
       ``(1) Compliance with funding improvement plan.--
       ``(A) In general.--A plan may not be amended after the date 
     of the adoption of a funding improvement plan under 
     subsection (c) so as to be inconsistent with the funding 
     improvement plan.
       ``(B) Special rules for benefit increases.--A plan may not 
     be amended after the date of the adoption of a funding 
     improvement plan under subsection (c) so as to increase 
     benefits, including future benefit accruals, unless the plan 
     actuary certifies that such increase is paid for out of 
     additional contributions not contemplated by the funding 
     improvement plan, and, after taking into account the benefit 
     increase, the multiemployer plan still is reasonably expected 
     to meet the applicable benchmark on the schedule contemplated 
     in the funding improvement plan.
       ``(2) Special rules for plan adoption period.--During the 
     period beginning on the date of the certification under 
     subsection (b)(3)(A) for the initial determination year and 
     ending on the date of the adoption of a funding improvement 
     plan--
       ``(A) the plan sponsor may not accept a collective 
     bargaining agreement or participation agreement with respect 
     to the multiemployer plan that provides for--
       ``(i) a reduction in the level of contributions for any 
     participants,
       ``(ii) a suspension of contributions with respect to any 
     period of service, or
       ``(iii) any new direct or indirect exclusion of younger or 
     newly hired employees from plan participation, and
       ``(B) no amendment of the plan which increases the 
     liabilities of the plan by reason of any increase in 
     benefits, any change in the accrual of benefits, or any 
     change in the rate at which benefits become nonforfeitable 
     under the plan may be adopted unless the amendment is 
     required as a condition of qualification under part I of 
     subchapter D of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 or to comply with other applicable law.''.
       (b) Amendments to Internal Revenue Code.--Section 432(d) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(d) Rules for Operation of Plan During Adoption and 
     Improvement Periods.--
       ``(1) Compliance with funding improvement plan.--
       ``(A) In general.--A plan may not be amended after the date 
     of the adoption of a funding improvement plan under 
     subsection (c) so as to be inconsistent with the funding 
     improvement plan.
       ``(B) Special rules for benefit increases.--A plan may not 
     be amended after the date of the adoption of a funding 
     improvement plan under subsection (c) so as to increase 
     benefits, including future benefit accruals, unless the plan 
     actuary certifies that such increase is paid for out of 
     additional contributions not contemplated by the funding 
     improvement plan, and, after taking into account the benefit 
     increase, the multiemployer plan still is reasonably expected 
     to meet the applicable benchmark on the schedule contemplated 
     in the funding improvement plan.
       ``(2) Special rules for plan adoption period.--During the 
     period beginning on the date of the certification under 
     subsection (b)(3)(A) for the initial determination year and 
     ending on the date of the adoption of a funding improvement 
     plan--
       ``(A) the plan sponsor may not accept a collective 
     bargaining agreement or participation agreement with respect 
     to the multiemployer plan that provides for--
       ``(i) a reduction in the level of contributions for any 
     participants,
       ``(ii) a suspension of contributions with respect to any 
     period of service, or
       ``(iii) any new direct or indirect exclusion of younger or 
     newly hired employees from plan participation, and
       ``(B) no amendment of the plan which increases the 
     liabilities of the plan by reason of any increase in 
     benefits, any change in the accrual of benefits, or any 
     change in the rate at which benefits become nonforfeitable 
     under the plan may be adopted unless the amendment is 
     required as a condition of qualification under part I of 
     subchapter D of chapter 1 or to comply with other applicable 
     law.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after 
     December 31, 2014.

     SEC. 107. CORRECTIVE PLAN SCHEDULES WHEN PARTIES FAIL TO 
                   ADOPT IN BARGAINING.

       (a) Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
     of 1974.--Section 305 of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1085) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c), by amending paragraph (7) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(7) Imposition of schedule where failure to adopt funding 
     improvement plan.--
       ``(A) Initial contribution schedule.--If--
       ``(i) a collective bargaining agreement providing for 
     contributions under a multiemployer plan that was in effect 
     at the time the plan entered endangered status expires, and
       ``(ii) after receiving one or more schedules from the plan 
     sponsor under paragraph (1)(B), the bargaining parties with 
     respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution 
     schedule with terms consistent with the funding improvement 
     plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor,

     the plan sponsor shall implement the schedule described in 
     paragraph (1)(B)(i)(I) beginning on the date specified in 
     subparagraph (C).

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       ``(B) Subsequent contribution schedule.--If--
       ``(i) a collective bargaining agreement providing for 
     contributions under a multiemployer plan in accordance with a 
     schedule provided by the plan sponsor pursuant to a funding 
     improvement plan (or imposed under subparagraph (A)) expires 
     while the plan is still in endangered status, and
       ``(ii) after receiving one or more updated schedules from 
     the plan sponsor under paragraph (6)(B), the bargaining 
     parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a 
     contribution schedule with terms consistent with the updated 
     funding improvement plan and a schedule from the plan 
     sponsor,

     then the contribution schedule applicable under the expired 
     collective bargaining agreement, as updated and in effect on 
     the date the collective bargaining agreement expires, shall 
     be implemented by the plan sponsor beginning on the date 
     specified in subparagraph (C).
       ``(C) Date of implementation.--The date specified in this 
     subparagraph is the date which is 180 days after the date on 
     which the collective bargaining agreement described in 
     subparagraph (A) or (B) expires.
       ``(D) Failure to make scheduled contributions.--Any failure 
     to make a contribution under a schedule of contribution rates 
     provided under this paragraph shall be treated as a 
     delinquent contribution under section 515 and shall be 
     enforceable as such.'',
       (2) in subsection (e)(3), by amending subparagraph (C) to 
     read as follows:
       ``(C) Imposition of schedule where failure to adopt 
     rehabilitation plan.--
       ``(i) Initial contribution schedule.--If--

       ``(I) a collective bargaining agreement providing for 
     contributions under a multiemployer plan that was in effect 
     at the time the plan entered critical status expires, and
       ``(II) after receiving one or more schedules from the plan 
     sponsor under paragraph (1)(B), the bargaining parties with 
     respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution 
     schedule with terms consistent with the rehabilitation plan 
     and a schedule from the plan sponsor under paragraph 
     (1)(B)(i),

     the plan sponsor shall implement the schedule described in 
     the last sentence of paragraph (1) beginning on the date 
     specified in clause (iii).
       ``(ii) Subsequent contribution schedule.--If--

       ``(I) a collective bargaining agreement providing for 
     contributions under a multiemployer plan in accordance with a 
     schedule provided by the plan sponsor pursuant to a 
     rehabilitation plan (or imposed under subparagraph (C)(i)) 
     expires while the plan is still in critical status, and
       ``(II) after receiving one or more updated schedules from 
     the plan sponsor under subparagraph (B)(ii), the bargaining 
     parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a 
     contribution schedule with terms consistent with the updated 
     rehabilitation plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor,

     then the contribution schedule applicable under the expired 
     collective bargaining agreement, as updated and in effect on 
     the date the collective bargaining agreement expires, shall 
     be implemented by the plan sponsor beginning on the date 
     specified in clause (iii).
       ``(iii) Date of implementation.--The date specified in this 
     subparagraph is the date which is 180 days after the date on 
     which the collective bargaining agreement described in clause 
     (i) or (ii) expires.
       ``(iv) Failure to make scheduled contributions.--Any 
     failure to make a contribution under a schedule of 
     contribution rates provided under this subsection shall be 
     treated as a delinquent contribution under section 515 and 
     shall be enforceable as such.''.
       (b) Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code.--Section 432 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c), by amending paragraph (7) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(7) Imposition of schedule where failure to adopt funding 
     improvement plan.--
       ``(A) Initial contribution schedule.--If--
       ``(i) a collective bargaining agreement providing for 
     contributions under a multiemployer plan that was in effect 
     at the time the plan entered endangered status expires, and
       ``(ii) after receiving one or more schedules from the plan 
     sponsor under paragraph (1)(B), the bargaining parties with 
     respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution 
     schedule with terms consistent with the funding improvement 
     plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor,

     the plan sponsor shall implement the schedule described in 
     paragraph (1)(B)(i)(I) beginning on the date specified in 
     subparagraph (C).
       ``(B) Subsequent contribution schedule.--If--
       ``(i) a collective bargaining agreement providing for 
     contributions under a multiemployer plan in accordance with a 
     schedule provided by the plan sponsor pursuant to a funding 
     improvement plan (or imposed under subparagraph (A)) expires 
     while the plan is still in endangered status, and
       ``(ii) after receiving one or more updated schedules from 
     the plan sponsor under paragraph (6)(B), the bargaining 
     parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a 
     contribution schedule with terms consistent with the updated 
     funding improvement plan and a schedule from the plan 
     sponsor,

     then the contribution schedule applicable under the expired 
     collective bargaining agreement, as updated and in effect on 
     the date the collective bargaining agreement expires, shall 
     be implemented by the plan sponsor beginning on the date 
     specified in subparagraph (C).
       ``(C) Date of implementation.--The date specified in this 
     subparagraph is the date which is 180 days after the date on 
     which the collective bargaining agreement described in 
     subparagraph (A) or (B) expires.'', and
       (2) in subsection (e)(3), by amending subparagraph (C) to 
     read as follows:
       ``(C) Imposition of schedule where failure to adopt 
     rehabilitation plan.--
       ``(i) Initial contribution schedule.--If--

       ``(I) a collective bargaining agreement providing for 
     contributions under a multiemployer plan that was in effect 
     at the time the plan entered critical status expires, and
       ``(II) after receiving one or more schedules from the plan 
     sponsor under paragraph (1)(B), the bargaining parties with 
     respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution 
     schedule with terms consistent with the rehabilitation plan 
     and a schedule from the plan sponsor under paragraph 
     (1)(B)(i),

     the plan sponsor shall implement the schedule described in 
     the last sentence of paragraph (1) beginning on the date 
     specified in clause (iii).
       ``(ii) Subsequent contribution schedule.--If--

       ``(I) a collective bargaining agreement providing for 
     contributions under a multiemployer plan in accordance with a 
     schedule provided by the plan sponsor pursuant to a 
     rehabilitation plan (or imposed under subparagraph (C)(i)) 
     expires while the plan is still in critical status, and
       ``(II) after receiving one or more updated schedules from 
     the plan sponsor under subparagraph (B)(ii), the bargaining 
     parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a 
     contribution schedule with terms consistent with the updated 
     rehabilitation plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor,

     then the contribution schedule applicable under the expired 
     collective bargaining agreement, as updated and in effect on 
     the date the collective bargaining agreement expires, shall 
     be implemented by the plan sponsor beginning on the date 
     specified in clause (iii).
       ``(iii) Date of implementation.--The date specified in this 
     subparagraph is the date which is 180 days after the date on 
     which the collective bargaining agreement described in clause 
     (ii) or (iii) expires.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after 
     December 31, 2014.

     SEC. 108. REPEAL OF REORGANIZATION RULES FOR MULTIEMPLOYER 
                   PLANS.

       (a) Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
     of 1974.--
       (1) In general.--Sections 4241, 4242, 4243, 4244, and 4244A 
     of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 
     U.S.C. 1421; 1422; 1423; 1424; 1425) are repealed.
       (2) Modification of insolvency rules.--Section 4245 of such 
     Act (29 U.S.C. 1426) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``reorganization'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``critical status, as described in subsection 
     305(b)(2),'';
       (B) in subsection (c)(2)--
       (i) by striking ``The suspension'' and inserting ``(A) The 
     suspension'';
       (ii) by striking ``(within the meaning of section 
     4241(b)(6))''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) For purposes of this paragraph--
       ``(i) the term `person in pay status' means--
       ``(I) a participant or beneficiary on the last day of the 
     base plan year who, at any time during such year, was paid an 
     early, late, normal, or disability retirement benefit (or a 
     death benefit related to a retirement benefit), and
       ``(II) to the extent provided in regulations prescribed by 
     the Secretary of the Treasury, any other person who is 
     entitled to such a benefit under the plan.
       ``(ii) the base plan year for any plan year is--
       ``(I) if there is a relevant collective bargaining 
     agreement, the last plan year ending at least 6 months before 
     the relevant effective date, or
       ``(II) if there is no relevant collective bargaining 
     agreement, the last plan year ending at least 12 months 
     before the beginning of the plan year.
       ``(iii) a relevant collective bargaining agreement is a 
     collective bargaining agreement--
       ``(I) which is in effect for at least 6 months during the 
     plan year, and
       ``(II) which has not been in effect for more than 36 months 
     as of the end of the plan year.
       ``(iv) the relevant effective date is the earliest of the 
     effective dates for the relevant collective bargaining 
     agreements.'';
       (C) in subsection (d)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(determined in 
     accordance with section 4243(3)(B)(ii))''; and

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       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) For purposes of this subsection, the value of plan 
     assets shall be the value of the available plan assets 
     determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
     the Treasury.'';
       (D) in subsection (e)(1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``the corporation, the 
     parties described in section 4242(a)(2), and the plan 
     participants and beneficiaries'' and inserting ``the parties 
     described in section 101(f)(1)''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``section 4242(a)(2) 
     and the plan participants and beneficiaries'' and inserting 
     ``section 101(f)(1)''; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Subsections (a) and (c) shall not apply to a plan 
     that, for the plan year, is operating under section 
     305(e)(9), regarding benefit suspensions by certain 
     multiemployer plans in critical and declining status.''.
       (3) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Definition of reorganization index.--Section 4001(a) of 
     such Act (29 U.S.C. 1301(a)) is amended by striking paragraph 
     (9).
       (B) Minimum funding standards.--Section 304(a) of such Act 
     (29 U.S.C. 1084(a)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 302, the 
     accumulated funding deficiency of a multiemployer plan for 
     any plan year is the amount, determined as of the end of the 
     plan year, equal to the excess (if any) of the total charges 
     to the funding standard account of the plan for all plan 
     years (beginning with the first plan year for which this part 
     applies to the plan) over the total credits to such account 
     for such years.''.
       (C) Modification of part heading.--Part 3 of subtitle D of 
     title IV of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.) is amended by 
     striking the heading and inserting ``insolvent plans''.
       (D) Conforming amendment to table of contents.--The table 
     of contents in section 1 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1001 note) is 
     amended by striking the items relating to sections 4241 
     through 4244A.
       (b) Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code.--
       (1) In general.--Sections 418, 418A, 418B, 418C, and 418D 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are repealed.
       (2) Modification of insolvency rules.--Section 418E of such 
     Code is amended--
       (A) by striking ``reorganization'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``critical status, as described in subsection 
     432(b)(2),'';
       (B) in subsection (c)(2)--
       (i) by striking ``The suspension'' and inserting ``(A) The 
     suspension'';
       (ii) by striking ``(within the meaning of section 
     418(b)(6))''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) For purposes of this paragraph--
       ``(i) the term `person in pay status' means--
       ``(I) a participant or beneficiary on the last day of the 
     base plan year who, at any time during such year, was paid an 
     early, late, normal, or disability retirement benefit (or a 
     death benefit related to a retirement benefit), and
       ``(II) to the extent provided in regulations prescribed by 
     the Secretary of the Treasury, any other person who is 
     entitled to such a benefit under the plan.
       ``(ii) the base plan year for any plan year is--
       ``(I) if there is a relevant collective bargaining 
     agreement, the last plan year ending at least 6 months before 
     the relevant effective date, or
       ``(II) if there is no relevant collective bargaining 
     agreement, the last plan year ending at least 12 months 
     before the beginning of the plan year.
       ``(iii) a relevant collective bargaining agreement is a 
     collective bargaining agreement--
       ``(I) which is in effect for at least 6 months during the 
     plan year, and
       ``(II) which has not been in effect for more than 36 months 
     as of the end of the plan year.
       ``(iv) the relevant effective date is the earliest of the 
     effective dates for the relevant collective bargaining 
     agreements.'';
       (C) in subsection (d)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(determined in 
     accordance with section 418B(3)(B)(ii))'';
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) For purposes of this subsection, the value of plan 
     assets shall be the value of the available plan assets 
     determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
     the Treasury.'';
       (D) in subsection (e)(1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``the corporation, the 
     parties described in section 418A(a)(2), and the plan 
     participants and beneficiaries'' and inserting ``the parties 
     described in section 101(f)(1) of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``section 418A(a)(2) 
     and the plan participants and beneficiaries'' and inserting 
     ``section 101(f)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974''; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Subsections (a) and (c) shall not apply to a plan 
     that, for the plan year, is operating under section 
     432(e)(9), regarding benefit suspensions by certain 
     multiemployer plans in critical and declining status.''.
       (3) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Minimum funding standards.--Section 431(a) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 412, the 
     accumulated funding deficiency of a multiemployer plan for 
     any plan year is the amount, determined as of the end of the 
     plan year, equal to the excess (if any) of the total charges 
     to the funding standard account of the plan for all plan 
     years (beginning with the first plan year for which this part 
     applies to the plan) over the total credits to such account 
     for such years.''.
       (B) Modification of subpart heading.--Subpart C of part I 
     of subchapter D of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by 
     striking the heading and inserting ``insolvent plans''.
       (C) Conforming amendment to table of contents.--The table 
     of contents for such subpart C is amended by striking the 
     items relating to sections 418 through 418D.
       (D) Conforming amendment to table of subparts.--The table 
     of subparts for part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of such 
     Code is amended by striking the heading and inserting 
     ``insolvent plans''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after 
     December 31, 2014.

     SEC. 109. DISREGARD OF CERTAIN CONTRIBUTION INCREASES FOR 
                   WITHDRAWAL LIABILITY PURPOSES.

       (a) Amendment to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
     1974.--Section 305 of the Employee Retirement Income Security 
     Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1085) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (9);
       (2) in subsection (f)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraph 
     (4) as paragraph (3); and
       (B) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), 
     by striking ``During the rehabilitation plan adoption 
     period--'' and inserting ``During the period beginning on the 
     date of the certification under subsection (b)(3)(A) for the 
     initial critical year and ending on the date of the adoption 
     of a rehabilitation plan--'';
       (3) by redesignating subsections (g), (h), and (i) as 
     subsections (h), (i), and (j), respectively; and
       (4) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
       ``(g) Adjustments Disregarded in Withdrawal Liability 
     Determination.--
       ``(1) Benefit reduction.--Any benefit reductions under 
     subsection (e)(8) or (f) shall be disregarded in determining 
     a plan's unfunded vested benefits for purposes of determining 
     an employer's withdrawal liability under section 4201.
       ``(2) Surcharges.--Any surcharges under subsection (e)(7) 
     shall be disregarded in determining the allocation of 
     unfunded vested benefits to an employer under section 4211 
     and in determining the highest contribution rate under 
     section 4219(c), except for purposes of determining the 
     unfunded vested benefits attributable to an employer under 
     section 4211(c)(4) or a comparable method approved under 
     section 4211(c)(5).
       ``(3) Contribution increases required by funding 
     improvement or rehabilitation plan.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any increase in the contribution rate 
     (or other increase in contribution requirements unless due to 
     increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which 
     compensation is provided) that is required or made in order 
     to enable the plan to meet the requirement of the funding 
     improvement plan or rehabilitation plan shall be disregarded 
     in determining the allocation of unfunded vested benefits to 
     an employer under section 4211 and in determining the highest 
     contribution rate under section 4219(c), except for purposes 
     of determining the unfunded vested benefits attributable to 
     an employer under section 4211(c)(4) or a comparable method 
     approved under section 4211(c)(5).
       ``(B) Special rules.--For purposes of this paragraph, any 
     increase in the contribution rate (or other increase in 
     contribution requirements) shall be deemed to be required or 
     made in order to enable the plan to meet the requirement of 
     the funding improvement plan or rehabilitation plan except 
     for increases in contribution requirements due to increased 
     levels of work, employment, or periods for which compensation 
     is provided or additional contributions are used to provide 
     an increase in benefits, including an increase in future 
     benefit accruals, permitted by subsection (d)(1)(B) or 
     (f)(1)(B).
       ``(4) Emergence from endangered or critical status.--In the 
     case of increases in the contribution rate (or other 
     increases in contribution requirements unless due to 
     increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which 
     compensation is provided) disregarded pursuant to paragraph 
     (3), this subsection shall cease to apply as of the 
     expiration date of the collective bargaining agreement in 
     effect when the plan emerges from endangered or critical 
     status. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, once the plan 
     emerges from critical or endangered status, increases in the 
     contribution rate disregarded pursuant to paragraph (3) shall 
     continue to be disregarded in determining the highest 
     contribution rate under section 4219(c) for plan years during 
     which the plan was in endangered or critical status.

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       ``(5) Simplified calculations.--The Pension Benefit 
     Guaranty Corporation shall prescribe simplified methods for 
     the application of this subsection in determining withdrawal 
     liability and payment amounts under section 4219(c).''.
       (b) Amendments to Internal Revenue Code.--Section 432 of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (9),
       (2) in subsection (f)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraph 
     (4) as paragraph (3); and
       (B) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), 
     striking ``During the rehabilitation plan adoption period--'' 
     and inserting ``During the period beginning on the date of 
     the certification under subsection (b)(3)(A) for the initial 
     critical year and ending on the date of the adoption of a 
     rehabilitation plan--'';
       (3) by redesignating subsections (g), (h), and (i) as 
     subsections (h), (i), and (j), respectively; and
       (4) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
       ``(g) Adjustments Disregarded in Withdrawal Liability 
     Determination.--
       ``(1) Benefit reduction.--Any benefit reductions under 
     subsection (e)(8) or (f) shall be disregarded in determining 
     a plan's unfunded vested benefits for purposes of determining 
     an employer's withdrawal liability under section 4201 of the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
       ``(2) Surcharges.--Any surcharges under subsection (e)(7) 
     shall be disregarded in determining the allocation of 
     unfunded vested benefits to an employer under section 4211 of 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and in 
     determining the highest contribution rate under section 
     4219(c) of such Act, except for purposes of determining the 
     unfunded vested benefits attributable to an employer under 
     section 4211(c)(4) of such Act or a comparable method 
     approved under section 4211(c)(5) of such Act.
       ``(3) Contribution increases required by funding 
     improvement or rehabilitation plan.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any increase in the contribution rate 
     (or other increase in contribution requirements unless due to 
     increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which 
     compensation is provided) that is required or made in order 
     to enable the plan to meet the requirement of the funding 
     improvement plan or rehabilitation plan shall be disregarded 
     in determining the allocation of unfunded vested benefits to 
     an employer under section 4211 of such Act and in determining 
     the highest contribution rate under section 4219(c) of such 
     Act, except for purposes of determining the unfunded vested 
     benefits attributable to an employer under section 4211(c)(4) 
     of such Act or a comparable method approved under section 
     4211(c)(5) of such Act.
       ``(B) Special rules.--For purposes of this paragraph, any 
     increase in the contribution rate (or other increase in 
     contribution requirements) shall be deemed to be required or 
     made in order to enable the plan to meet the requirement of 
     the funding improvement plan or rehabilitation plan except 
     for increases in contribution requirements due to increased 
     levels of work, employment, or periods for which compensation 
     is provided or additional contributions are used to provide 
     an increase in benefits, including an increase in future 
     benefit accruals, permitted by subsection (d)(1)(B) or 
     (f)(1)(B).
       ``(4) Emergence from endangered or critical status.--In the 
     case of increases in the contribution rate (or other 
     increases in contribution requirements unless due to 
     increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which 
     compensation is provided) disregarded pursuant to paragraph 
     (3), this subsection shall cease to apply as of the 
     expiration date of the collective bargaining agreement in 
     effect when the plan emerges from endangered or critical 
     status. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, once the plan 
     emerges from critical or endangered status, increases in the 
     contribution rate disregarded pursuant to paragraph (3) shall 
     continue to be disregarded in determining the highest 
     contribution rate under section 4219(c) of such Act for plan 
     years during which the plan was in endangered or critical 
     status.
       ``(5) Simplified calculations.--The Pension Benefit 
     Guaranty Corporation shall prescribe simplified methods for 
     the application of this subsection in determining withdrawal 
     liability and payment amounts under section 4219(c) of such 
     Act.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to benefit reductions and increases in the 
     contribution rate or other required contribution increases 
     that go into effect during plan years beginning after 
     December 31, 2014 and to surcharges the obligation for which 
     accrue on or after December 31, 2014.

     SEC. 110. GUARANTEE FOR PRE-RETIREMENT SURVIVOR ANNUITIES 
                   UNDER MULTIEMPLOYER PENSION PLANS.

       (a) In General.--Section 4022A(c) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1322a(c)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) For purposes of subsection (a), in the case of a 
     qualified preretirement survivor annuity (as defined in 
     section 205(e)(1)) payable to the surviving spouse of a 
     participant under a multiemployer plan which becomes 
     insolvent under section 4245(b) or 4281(d)(2) or is 
     terminated, such annuity shall not be treated as forfeitable 
     solely because the participant has not died as of the date on 
     which the plan became so insolvent or the termination 
     date.''.
       (b) Retroactive Application.--The amendment made by this 
     section shall apply with respect to multiemployer plan 
     benefit payments becoming payable on or after January 1, 
     1985, except that the amendment shall not apply in any case 
     where the surviving spouse has died before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 111. REQUIRED DISCLOSURE OF MULTIEMPLOYER PLAN 
                   INFORMATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 101(k)(1) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1021(k)(1)) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--Each administrator of a defined benefit 
     plan that is a multiemployer plan shall, upon written 
     request, furnish to any plan participant or beneficiary, 
     employee representative, or any employer that has an 
     obligation to contribute to the plan a copy of--
       ``(A) the current plan document (including any amendments 
     thereto),
       ``(B) the latest summary plan description of the plan,
       ``(C) the current trust agreement (including any amendments 
     thereto), or any other instrument or agreement under which 
     the plan is established or operated,
       ``(D) in the case of a request by an employer, any 
     participation agreement with respect to the plan for such 
     employer that relates to the employer's plan participation 
     during the current or any of the 5 immediately preceding plan 
     years,
       ``(E) the annual report filed under section 104 for any 
     plan year,
       ``(F) the plan funding notice provided under subsection (f) 
     for any plan year,
       ``(G) any periodic actuarial report (including any 
     sensitivity testing) received by the plan for any plan year 
     which has been in the plan's possession for at least 30 days,
       ``(H) any quarterly, semi-annual, or annual financial 
     report prepared for the plan by any plan investment manager 
     or advisor or other fiduciary which has been in the plan's 
     possession for at least 30 days,
       ``(I) audited financial statements of the plan for any plan 
     year,
       ``(J) any application filed with the Secretary of the 
     Treasury requesting an extension under section 304(d) of this 
     Act or section 431(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     and the determination of such Secretary pursuant to such 
     application, and
       ``(K) in the case of a plan which was in critical or 
     endangered status under section 305 for a plan year, the 
     latest funding improvement or rehabilitation plan, and the 
     contribution schedules applicable with respect to such 
     funding improvement or rehabilitation plan (other than a 
     contribution schedule applicable to a specific employer).''.
       (b) Limitations on Disclosure.--Section 101(k)(3) of such 
     Act (29 U.S.C. 1021(k)(3)) is amended by striking the 1st 
     sentence and inserting the following: ``In no case shall a 
     participant, beneficiary, employee representative, or 
     employer be entitled under this subsection to receive more 
     than one copy of any document described in paragraph (1) 
     during any one 12-month period, or, in the case of any 
     document described in subparagraph (E), (F), (G), (H) or (I) 
     of paragraph (1), a copy of any such document that as of the 
     date on which the request is received by the administrator, 
     has been in the administrator's possession for 6 years or 
     more. If the administrator provides a copy of a document 
     described in paragraph (1) to any person upon request, the 
     administrator shall be considered as having met any 
     obligation the administrator may have under any other 
     provision of this title to furnish a copy of the same 
     document to such person upon request.''.
       (c) Retention of Records.--Section 107 of such Act (29 
     U.S.C. 1027) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(including the documents described in 
     subparagraphs (E) through (I) of section 101(k))'' after 
     ``file any report''; and
       (2) by inserting ``a copy of such report and'' after 
     ``shall maintain''.
       (d) Civil Enforcement.--Section 502(a) of such Act (29 
     U.S.C. 1132(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (9), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(11) in the case of a multiemployer plan, by an employee 
     representative, or any employer that has an obligation to 
     contribute to the plan, (A) to enjoin any act or practice 
     which violates subsection (k) of section 101 (or, in the case 
     of an employer, subsection (l) of such section), or (B) to 
     obtain appropriate equitable relief (i) to redress such 
     violation or (ii) to enforce such subsection.''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after 
     December 31, 2014.

         Subtitle B--Multiemployer Plan Mergers and Partitions

     SEC. 121. MERGERS.

       (a) PBGC Assistance for Multiemployer Plan Mergers.--
     Section 4231 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
     of

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     1974 (29 U.S.C. 1411) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(e) Facilitated Mergers.--
       ``(1) In general.--When requested to do so by the plan 
     sponsors, the corporation may take such actions as it deems 
     appropriate to promote and facilitate the merger of two or 
     more multiemployer plans if it determines, after consultation 
     with the Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate selected under 
     section 4004, that the transaction is in the interests of the 
     participants and beneficiaries of at least one of the plans 
     and is not reasonably expected to be adverse to the overall 
     interests of the participants and beneficiaries of any of the 
     plans. Such facilitation may include training, technical 
     assistance, mediation, communication with stakeholders, and 
     support with related requests to other government agencies.
       ``(2) Financial assistance.--In order to facilitate a 
     merger which it determines is necessary to enable one or more 
     of the plans involved to avoid or postpone insolvency, the 
     corporation may provide financial assistance (within the 
     meaning of section 4261) to the merged plan if--
       ``(A) one or more of the multiemployer plans participating 
     in the merger is in critical and declining status (as defined 
     in section 305(b)(4));
       ``(B) the corporation reasonably expects that--
       ``(i) such financial assistance will reduce the 
     corporation's expected long-term loss with respect to the 
     plans involved; and
       ``(ii) such financial assistance is necessary for the 
     merged plan to become or remain solvent;
       ``(C) the corporation certifies that its ability to meet 
     existing financial assistance obligations to other plans will 
     not be impaired by such financial assistance; and
       ``(D) such financial assistance is paid exclusively from 
     the fund for basic benefits guaranteed for multiemployer 
     plans.
     Not later than 14 days after the provision of such financial 
     assistance, the corporation shall provide notice of such 
     financial assistance to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
     Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, the Committee 
     on Finance of the Senate, and the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after 
     December 31, 2014.

     SEC. 122. PARTITIONS OF ELIGIBLE MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) In general.--Section 4233 of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1413) is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``SEC. 4233. PARTITIONS OF ELIGIBLE MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS.

       ``(a)(1) Upon the application by the plan sponsor of an 
     eligible multiemployer plan for a partition of the plan, the 
     corporation may order a partition of the plan in accordance 
     with this section. The corporation shall make a determination 
     regarding the application not later than 270 days after the 
     date such application was filed (or, if later, the date such 
     application was completed) in accordance with regulations 
     promulgated by the corporation.
       ``(2) Not later than 30 days after submitting an 
     application for partition of a plan under paragraph (1), the 
     plan sponsor of the plan shall notify the participants and 
     beneficiaries of such application, in the form and manner 
     prescribed by regulations issued by the corporation.
       ``(b) For purposes of this section, a multiemployer plan is 
     an eligible multiemployer plan if--
       ``(1) the plan is in critical and declining status (as 
     defined in section 305(b)(4));
       ``(2) the corporation determines, after consultation with 
     the Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate selected under 
     section 4004, that the plan sponsor has taken (or is taking 
     concurrently with an application for partition) all 
     reasonable measures to avoid insolvency, including the 
     maximum benefit suspensions under section 305(e)(9), if 
     applicable;
       ``(3) the corporation reasonably expects that--
       ``(A) a partition of the plan will reduce the corporation's 
     expected long-term loss with respect to the plan; and
       ``(B) a partition of the plan is necessary for the plan to 
     remain solvent;
       ``(4) the corporation certifies to Congress that its 
     ability to meet existing financial assistance obligations to 
     other plans (including any liabilities associated with 
     multiemployer plans that are insolvent or that are projected 
     to become insolvent within 10 years) will not be impaired by 
     such partition; and
       ``(5) the cost to the corporation arising from such 
     partition is paid exclusively from the fund for basic 
     benefits guaranteed for multiemployer plans.
       ``(c) The corporation's partition order shall provide for a 
     transfer to the plan referenced in subsection (d)(1) of the 
     minimum amount of the plan's liabilities necessary for the 
     plan to remain solvent.
       ``(d)(1) The plan created by the partition order is a 
     successor plan to which section 4022A applies.
       ``(2) The plan sponsor of an eligible multiemployer plan 
     prior to the partition and the administrator of such plan 
     shall be the plan sponsor and the administrator, 
     respectively, of the plan created by the partition order.
       ``(3) In the event an employer withdraws from the plan that 
     was partitioned within ten years following the date of the 
     partition order, withdrawal liability shall be computed under 
     section 4201 with respect to both the plan that was 
     partitioned and the plan created by the partition order. If 
     the withdrawal occurs more than ten years after the date of 
     the partition order, withdrawal liability shall be computed 
     under section 4201 only with respect to the plan that was 
     partitioned (and not with respect to the plan created by the 
     partition order).
       ``(e)(1) For each participant or beneficiary of the plan 
     whose benefit was transferred to the plan created by the 
     partition order pursuant to a partition, the plan that was 
     partitioned shall pay a monthly benefit to such participant 
     or beneficiary for each month in which such benefit is in pay 
     status following the effective date of such partition in an 
     amount equal to the excess of--
       ``(A) the monthly benefit that would be paid to such 
     participant or beneficiary for such month under the terms of 
     the plan (taking into account benefit suspensions under 
     section 305(e)(9) and any plan amendments following the 
     effective date of such partition) if the partition had not 
     occurred, over
       ``(B) the monthly benefit for such participant or 
     beneficiary which is guaranteed under section 4022A.
       ``(2) In any case in which a plan provides a benefit 
     improvement (as defined in section 305(e)(9)(E)(vi)) that 
     takes effect after the effective date of the partition, the 
     plan shall pay to the corporation for each year during the 
     10-year period following the partition effective date, an 
     annual amount equal to the lesser of--
       ``(A) the total value of the increase in benefit payments 
     for such year that is attributable to the benefit 
     improvement, or
       ``(B) the total benefit payments from the plan created by 
     the partition for such year.

     Such payment shall be made at the time of, and in addition 
     to, any other premium imposed by the corporation under this 
     title.
       ``(3) The plan that was partitioned shall pay the premiums 
     imposed by the corporation under this title with respect to 
     participants whose benefits were transferred to the plan 
     created by the partition order for each year during the 10-
     year period following the partition effective date.
       ``(f) Not later than 14 days after the partition order, the 
     corporation shall provide notice of such order to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
     Representatives, the Committee on Ways and Means of the House 
     of Representatives, the Committee on Finance of the Senate, 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
     the Senate, and any affected participants or 
     beneficiaries.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after 
     December 31, 2014.

   Subtitle C--Strengthening the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

     SEC. 131. PREMIUM INCREASES FOR MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS.

       (a) Increase in Premium Rate for Multiemployer Plans.--
     Section 4006(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security 
     Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1306(a)(3)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) in clause (iv), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (B) in clause (v)--
       (i) by inserting ``and before January 1, 2015,'' after 
     ``December 31, 2012,''; and
       (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``, 
     or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(vi) in the case of a multiemployer plan, for plan years 
     beginning after December 31, 2014, $26 for each individual 
     who is a participant in such plan during the applicable plan 
     year.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(M) For each plan year beginning in a calendar year after 
     2015, there shall be substituted for the dollar amount 
     specified in clause (vi) of subparagraph (A) an amount equal 
     to the greater of--
       ``(i) the product derived by multiplying such dollar amount 
     by the ratio of--
       ``(I) the national average wage index (as defined in 
     section 209(k)(1) of the Social Security Act) for the first 
     of the 2 calendar years preceding the calendar year in which 
     such plan year begins, to
       ``(II) the national average wage index (as so defined) for 
     2013; and
       ``(ii) such dollar amount for plan years beginning in the 
     preceding calendar year.

     If the amount determined under this subparagraph is not a 
     multiple of $1, such product shall be rounded to the nearest 
     multiple of $1.''.
       (b) Treatment of Certain Funds.--Section 4005(b)(3) of such 
     Act (29 U.S.C. 1305(b)(3)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Whenever'' and inserting ``(A) 
     Whenever''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:

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       ``(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) the amounts of premiums received under section 4006 
     with respect to the fund to be used for basic benefits under 
     section 4022A in a fiscal year in the period beginning with 
     fiscal year 2016 and ending with fiscal year 2020 shall be 
     placed in a noninterest-bearing account within such fund in 
     the following amounts:
       ``(I) for fiscal year 2016, $108,000,000;
       ``(II) for fiscal year 2017, $111,000,000;
       ``(III) for fiscal year 2018, $113,000,000;
       ``(IV) for fiscal year 2019, $149,000,000; and
       ``(V) for fiscal year 2020, $296,000,000;
       ``(ii) premiums received in fiscal years specified in 
     subclauses (I) through (V) of clause (i) shall be allocated 
     in order first to the noninterest-bearing account in the 
     amount specified and second to any other accounts within such 
     fund; and
       ``(iii) financial assistance, as provided under section 
     4261, shall be withdrawn proportionately from the 
     noninterest-bearing and other accounts within the fund.''.
       (c) Report.--In addition to any other report required by 
     section 4022A(f), not later than June 1, 2016, the Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall submit to Congress a 
     report that includes--
       (1) an analysis of whether the premium levels enacted under 
     the amendment made by subsection (a) are sufficient for the 
     Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to meet its projected 
     mean stochastic basic benefit guarantee obligations for the 
     ten- and twenty-year periods beginning with 2015, including 
     an explanation of the assumptions underlying this analysis; 
     and
       (2) if the analysis under paragraph (1) concludes that the 
     premium levels are insufficient to meet such obligations (or 
     are in excess of the levels sufficient to meet such 
     obligations), a proposed schedule of revised premiums 
     sufficient to meet (but not exceed) such obligations.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after 
     December 31, 2014.

        TITLE II--REMEDIATION MEASURES FOR DEEPLY TROUBLED PLANS

     SEC. 201. CONDITIONS, LIMITATIONS, DISTRIBUTION AND NOTICE 
                   REQUIREMENTS, AND APPROVAL PROCESS FOR BENEFIT 
                   SUSPENSIONS UNDER MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS IN 
                   CRITICAL AND DECLINING STATUS.

       (a) Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
     of 1974.--
       (1) General rule for plan in critical and declining 
     status.--Section 305(a) of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1085(a)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``, and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) if the plan is in critical and declining status--
       ``(A) the requirements of paragraph (2) shall apply to the 
     plan; and
       ``(B) the plan sponsor may, by plan amendment, suspend 
     benefits in accordance with the requirements of subsection 
     (e)(9).''.
       (2) Critical and declining status defined.--Section 305(b) 
     of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 
     U.S.C. 1085(b)), as amended by sections 102 and 104, is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) Critical and declining status.--For purposes of this 
     section, a plan in critical status shall be treated as in 
     critical and declining status if the plan is described in one 
     or more of subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of paragraph 
     (2) and the plan is projected to become insolvent within the 
     meaning of section 4245 during the current plan year or any 
     of the 14 succeeding plan years (19 succeeding plan years if 
     the plan has a ratio of inactive participants to active 
     participants that exceeds 2 to 1 or if the funded percentage 
     of the plan is less than 80 percent).''.
       (3) Annual certification.--Section 305(b)(3)(A)(i) of the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 
     1085(b)(3)(A)(i)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and whether'' and inserting ``, 
     whether'', and
       (B) by inserting ``, and whether or not the plan is or will 
     be in critical and declining status for such plan year'' 
     before ``, and'' at the end.
       (4) Annual funding notices.--Section 101(f)(2)(B) of such 
     Act (29 U.S.C. 1021(f)(2)(B)) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating clauses (vi) through (x) as clauses 
     (vii) through (xi), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after clause (v) the following:
       ``(vi) in the case of a multiemployer plan, whether the 
     plan was in critical and declining status under section 305 
     for such plan year and, if so--

       ``(I) the projected date of insolvency;
       ``(II) a clear statement that such insolvency may result in 
     benefit reductions; and
       ``(III) a statement describing whether the plan sponsor has 
     taken legally permitted actions to prevent insolvency.''.

       (5) Projections of assets and liabilities.--Section 
     305(b)(3)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
     of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(B)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(iv) Projections of critical and declining status.--In 
     determining whether a plan is in critical and declining 
     status as described in subsection (e)(9), clauses (i), (ii), 
     and (iii) shall apply, except that--

       ``(I) if reasonable, the plan actuary shall assume that 
     each contributing employer in compliance continues to comply 
     through the end of the rehabilitation period or such later 
     time as provided in subsection (e)(3)(A)(ii) with the terms 
     of the rehabilitation plan that correspond to the schedule 
     adopted or imposed under subsection (e), and
       ``(II) the plan actuary shall take into account any 
     suspensions of benefits described in subsection (e)(9) 
     adopted in a prior plan year that are still in effect.''.

       (6) Benefit suspensions for multiemployer plans in critical 
     and declining status.--Section 305(e) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1085(e)) 
     (as amended by section 109) is amended by inserting after 
     paragraph (8) the following:
       ``(9) Benefit suspensions for multiemployer plans in 
     critical and declining status.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding section 204(g) and 
     subject to subparagraphs (B) through (I), the plan sponsor of 
     a plan in critical and declining status may, by plan 
     amendment, suspend benefits which the sponsor deems 
     appropriate.
       ``(B) Suspension of benefits.--
       ``(i) Suspension of benefits defined.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `suspension of benefits' means the 
     temporary or permanent reduction of any current or future 
     payment obligation of the plan to any participant or 
     beneficiary under the plan, whether or not in pay status at 
     the time of the suspension of benefits.
       ``(ii) Length of suspensions.--Any suspension of benefits 
     made under subparagraph (A) shall remain in effect until the 
     earlier of when the plan sponsor provides benefit 
     improvements in accordance with subparagraph (E) or the 
     suspension of benefits expires by its own terms.
       ``(iii) No liability.--The plan shall not be liable for any 
     benefit payments not made as a result of a suspension of 
     benefits under this paragraph.
       ``(iv) Applicability.--For purposes of this paragraph, all 
     references to suspensions of benefits, increases in benefits, 
     or resumptions of suspended benefits with respect to 
     participants shall also apply with respect to benefits of 
     beneficiaries or alternative payees of participants.
       ``(v) Retiree representative.--

       ``(I) In general.--In the case of a plan with 10,000 or 
     more participants, not later than 60 days prior to the plan 
     sponsor submitting an application to suspend benefits, the 
     plan sponsor shall select a participant of the plan in pay 
     status to act as a retiree representative. The retiree 
     representative shall advocate for the interests of the 
     retired and deferred vested participants and beneficiaries of 
     the plan throughout the suspension approval process.
       ``(II) Reasonable expenses from plan.--The plan shall 
     provide for reasonable expenses by the retiree 
     representative, including reasonable legal and actuarial 
     support, commensurate with the plan's size and funded status.
       ``(III) Special rule relating to fiduciary status.--Duties 
     performed pursuant to subclause (I) shall not be subject to 
     section 404(a). The preceding sentence shall not apply to 
     those duties associated with an application to suspend 
     benefits pursuant to subparagraph (G) that are performed by 
     the retiree representative who is also a plan trustee.

       ``(C) Conditions for suspensions.--The plan sponsor of a 
     plan in critical and declining status for a plan year may 
     suspend benefits only if the following conditions are met:
       ``(i) Taking into account the proposed suspensions of 
     benefits (and, if applicable, a proposed partition of the 
     plan under section 4233), the plan actuary certifies that the 
     plan is projected to avoid insolvency within the meaning of 
     section 4245, assuming the suspensions of benefits continue 
     until the suspensions of benefits expire by their own terms 
     or if no such expiration date is set, indefinitely.
       ``(ii) The plan sponsor determines, in a written record to 
     be maintained throughout the period of the benefit 
     suspension, that the plan is still projected to become 
     insolvent unless benefits are suspended under this paragraph, 
     although all reasonable measures to avoid insolvency have 
     been taken (and continue to be taken during the period of the 
     benefit suspension). In its determination, the plan sponsor 
     may take into account factors including the following:

       ``(I) Current and past contribution levels.
       ``(II) Levels of benefit accruals (including any prior 
     reductions in the rate of benefit accruals).
       ``(III) Prior reductions (if any) of adjustable benefits.
       ``(IV) Prior suspensions (if any) of benefits under this 
     subsection.
       ``(V) The impact on plan solvency of the subsidies and 
     ancillary benefits available to active participants.
       ``(VI) Compensation levels of active participants relative 
     to employees in the participants' industry generally.

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       ``(VII) Competitive and other economic factors facing 
     contributing employers.
       ``(VIII) The impact of benefit and contribution levels on 
     retaining active participants and bargaining groups under the 
     plan.
       ``(IX) The impact of past and anticipated contribution 
     increases under the plan on employer attrition and retention 
     levels.
       ``(X) Measures undertaken by the plan sponsor to retain or 
     attract contributing employers.

       ``(D) Limitations on suspensions.--Any suspensions of 
     benefits made by a plan sponsor pursuant to this paragraph 
     shall be subject to the following limitations:
       ``(i) The monthly benefit of any participant or beneficiary 
     may not be reduced below 110 percent of the monthly benefit 
     which is guaranteed by the Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation under section 4022A on the date of the 
     suspension.
       ``(ii)(I) In the case of a participant or beneficiary who 
     has attained 75 years of age as of the effective date of the 
     suspension, not more than the applicable percentage of the 
     maximum suspendable benefits of such participant or 
     beneficiary may be suspended under this paragraph.
       ``(II) For purposes of subclause (I), the maximum 
     suspendable benefits of a participant or beneficiary is the 
     portion of the benefits of such participant or beneficiary 
     that would be suspended pursuant to this paragraph without 
     regard to this clause;
       ``(III) For purposes of subclause (I), the applicable 
     percentage is a percentage equal to the quotient obtained by 
     dividing--

       ``(aa) the number of months during the period beginning 
     with the month after the month in which occurs the effective 
     date of the suspension and ending with the month during which 
     the participant or beneficiary attains the age of 80, by
       ``(bb) 60 months.

       ``(iii) No benefits based on disability (as defined under 
     the plan) may be suspended under this paragraph.
       ``(iv) Any suspensions of benefits, in the aggregate (and, 
     if applicable, considered in combination with a partition of 
     the plan under section 4233), shall be reasonably estimated 
     to achieve, but not materially exceed, the level that is 
     necessary to avoid insolvency.
       ``(v) In any case in which a suspension of benefits with 
     respect to a plan is made in combination with a partition of 
     the plan under section 4233, the suspension of benefits may 
     not take effect prior to the effective date of such 
     partition.
       ``(vi) Any suspensions of benefits shall be equitably 
     distributed across the participant and beneficiary 
     population, taking into account factors, with respect to 
     participants and beneficiaries and their benefits, that may 
     include one or more of the following:

       ``(I) Age and life expectancy.
       ``(II) Length of time in pay status.
       ``(III) Amount of benefit.
       ``(IV) Type of benefit: survivor, normal retirement, early 
     retirement.
       ``(V) Extent to which participant or beneficiary is 
     receiving a subsidized benefit.
       ``(VI) Extent to which participant or beneficiary has 
     received post-retirement benefit increases.
       ``(VII) History of benefit increases and reductions.
       ``(VIII) Years to retirement for active employees.
       ``(IX) Any discrepancies between active and retiree 
     benefits.
       ``(X) Extent to which active participants are reasonably 
     likely to withdraw support for the plan, accelerating 
     employer withdrawals from the plan and increasing the risk of 
     additional benefit reductions for participants in and out of 
     pay status.
       ``(XI) Extent to which benefits are attributed to service 
     with an employer that failed to pay its full withdrawal 
     liability.

       ``(vii) In the case of a plan that includes the benefits 
     described in clause (III), benefits suspended under this 
     paragraph shall--

       ``(I) first, be applied to the maximum extent permissible 
     to benefits attributable to a participant's service for an 
     employer which withdrew from the plan and failed to pay (or 
     is delinquent with respect to paying) the full amount of its 
     withdrawal liability under section 4201(b)(1) or an agreement 
     with the plan,
       ``(II) second, except as provided by subclause (III), be 
     applied to all other benefits that may be suspended under 
     this paragraph, and
       ``(III) third, be applied to benefits under a plan that are 
     directly attributable to a participant's service with any 
     employer which has, prior to the date of enactment of the 
     Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014--

       ``(aa) withdrawn from the plan in a complete withdrawal 
     under section 4203 and has paid the full amount of the 
     employer's withdrawal liability under section 4201(b)(1) or 
     an agreement with the plan, and
       ``(bb) pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, 
     assumed liability for providing benefits to participants and 
     beneficiaries of the plan under a separate, single-employer 
     plan sponsored by the employer, in an amount equal to any 
     amount of benefits for such participants and beneficiaries 
     reduced as a result of the financial status of the plan.
       ``(E) Benefit improvements.--
       ``(i) In general.--The plan sponsor may, in its sole 
     discretion, provide benefit improvements while any suspension 
     of benefits under the plan remains in effect, except that the 
     plan sponsor may not increase the liabilities of the plan by 
     reason of any benefit improvement for any participant or 
     beneficiary not in pay status by the first day of the plan 
     year for which the benefit improvement takes effect, unless--

       ``(I) such action is accompanied by equitable benefit 
     improvements in accordance with clause (ii) for all 
     participants and beneficiaries whose benefit commencement 
     dates were before the first day of the plan year for which 
     the benefit improvement for such participant or beneficiary 
     not in pay status took effect; and
       ``(II) the plan actuary certifies that after taking into 
     account such benefits improvements the plan is projected to 
     avoid insolvency indefinitely under section 4245.

       ``(ii) Equitable distribution of benefit improvements.--

       ``(I) Limitation.--The projected value of the total 
     liabilities for benefit improvements for participants and 
     beneficiaries not in pay status by the date of the first day 
     of the plan year in which the benefit improvements are 
     proposed to take effect, as determined as of such date, may 
     not exceed the projected value of the liabilities arising 
     from benefit improvements for participants and beneficiaries 
     with benefit commencement dates prior to the first day of 
     such plan year, as so determined.
       ``(II) Equitable distribution of benefits.--The plan 
     sponsor shall equitably distribute any increase in total 
     liabilities for benefit improvements in clause (i) to some or 
     all of the participants and beneficiaries whose benefit 
     commencement date is before the date of the first day of the 
     plan year in which the benefit improvements are proposed to 
     take effect, taking into account the relevant factors 
     described in subparagraph (D)(vi) and the extent to which the 
     benefits of the participants and beneficiaries were 
     suspended.

       ``(iii) Special rule for resumptions of benefits only for 
     participants in pay status.--The plan sponsor may increase 
     liabilities of the plan through a resumption of benefits for 
     participants and beneficiaries in pay status only if the plan 
     sponsor equitably distributes the value of resumed benefits 
     to some or all of the participants and beneficiaries in pay 
     status, taking into account the relevant factors described in 
     subparagraph (D)(vi).
       ``(iv) Special rule for certain benefit increases.--This 
     subparagraph shall not apply to a resumption of suspended 
     benefits or plan amendment which increases liabilities with 
     respect to participants and beneficiaries not in pay status 
     by the first day of the plan year in which the benefit 
     improvements took effect which--

       ``(I) the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with 
     the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of 
     Labor, determines to be reasonable and which provides for 
     only de minimis increases in the liabilities of the plan, or
       ``(II) is required as a condition of qualification under 
     part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of subtitle A of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or to comply with other 
     applicable law, as determined by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury.

       ``(v) Additional limitations.--Except for resumptions of 
     suspended benefits described in clause (iii), the limitations 
     on benefit improvements while a suspension of benefits is in 
     effect under this paragraph shall be in addition to any other 
     applicable limitations on increases in benefits imposed on a 
     plan.
       ``(vi) Definition of benefit improvement.--For purposes of 
     this subparagraph, the term `benefit improvement' means, with 
     respect to a plan, a resumption of suspended benefits, an 
     increase in benefits, an increase in the rate at which 
     benefits accrue, or an increase in the rate at which benefits 
     become nonforfeitable under the plan.
       ``(F) Notice requirements.--
       ``(i) In general.--No suspension of benefits may be made 
     pursuant to this paragraph unless notice of such proposed 
     suspension has been given by the plan sponsor concurrently 
     with an application for approval of such suspension submitted 
     under subparagraph (G) to the Secretary of the Treasury to--

       ``(I) such plan participants and beneficiaries who may be 
     contacted by reasonable efforts,
       ``(II) each employer who has an obligation to contribute 
     (within the meaning of section 4212(a)) under the plan, and
       ``(III) each employee organization which, for purposes of 
     collective bargaining, represents plan participants employed 
     by such an employer.

       ``(ii) Content of notice.--The notice under clause (i) 
     shall contain--

       ``(I) sufficient information to enable participants and 
     beneficiaries to understand the effect of any suspensions of 
     benefits, including an individualized estimate (on an annual 
     or monthly basis) of such effect on each participant or 
     beneficiary,
       ``(II) a description of the factors considered by the plan 
     sponsor in designing the benefit suspensions,
       ``(III) a statement that the application for approval of 
     any suspension of benefits shall be available on the website 
     of the Department of the Treasury and that comments on such 
     application will be accepted,

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       ``(IV) information as to the rights and remedies of plan 
     participants and beneficiaries,
       ``(V) if applicable, a statement describing the appointment 
     of a retiree representative, the date of appointment of such 
     representative, identifying information about the retiree 
     representative (including whether the representative is a 
     plan trustee), and how to contact such representative, and
       ``(VI) information on how to contact the Department of the 
     Treasury for further information and assistance where 
     appropriate.

       ``(iii) Form and manner.--Any notice under clause (i)--

       ``(I) shall be provided in a form and manner prescribed in 
     guidance by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation 
     with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the 
     Secretary of Labor, notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law,
       ``(II) shall be written in a manner so as to be understood 
     by the average plan participant, and
       ``(III) may be provided in written, electronic, or other 
     appropriate form to the extent such form is reasonably 
     accessible to persons to whom the notice is required to be 
     provided.

       ``(iv) Other notice requirement.--Any notice provided under 
     clause (i) shall fulfill the requirement for notice of a 
     significant reduction in benefits described in section 
     204(h).
       ``(v) Model notice.--The Secretary of the Treasury, in 
     consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 
     and the Secretary of Labor, shall in the guidance prescribed 
     under clause (iii)(I) establish a model notice that a plan 
     sponsor may use to meet the requirements of this 
     subparagraph.
       ``(G) Approval process by the secretary of the treasury in 
     consultation with the pension benefit guaranty corporation 
     and the secretary of labor.--
       ``(i) In general.--The plan sponsor of a plan in critical 
     and declining status for a plan year that seeks to suspend 
     benefits must submit an application to the Secretary of the 
     Treasury for approval of the suspensions of benefits. If the 
     plan sponsor submits an application for approval of the 
     suspensions, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation 
     with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the 
     Secretary of Labor, shall approve the application upon 
     finding that the plan is eligible for the suspensions and has 
     satisfied the criteria of subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), and 
     (F).
       ``(ii) Solicitation of comments.--Not later than 30 days 
     after receipt of the application under clause (i), the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, 
     shall publish a notice in the Federal Register soliciting 
     comments from contributing employers, employee organizations, 
     and participants and beneficiaries of the plan for which an 
     application was made and other interested parties. The 
     application for approval of the suspension of benefits shall 
     be published on the website of the Secretary of the Treasury.
       ``(iii) Required action; deemed approval.--The Secretary of 
     the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit 
     Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall 
     approve or deny any application for suspensions of benefits 
     under this paragraph within 225 days after the submission of 
     such application. An application for suspension of benefits 
     shall be deemed approved unless, within such 225 days, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury notifies the plan sponsor that it 
     has failed to satisfy one or more of the criteria described 
     in this paragraph. If the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
     consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 
     and the Secretary of Labor, rejects a plan sponsor's 
     application, the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide 
     notice to the plan sponsor detailing the specific reasons for 
     the rejection, including reference to the specific 
     requirement not satisfied. Approval or denial by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury of an application shall be treated 
     as a final agency action for purposes of section 704 of title 
     5, United States Code.
       ``(iv) Agency review.--In evaluating whether the plan 
     sponsor has met the criteria specified in clause (ii) of 
     subparagraph (C), the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
     consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 
     and the Secretary of Labor, shall review the plan sponsor's 
     consideration of factors under such clause.
       ``(v) Standard for accepting plan sponsor determinations.--
     In evaluating the plan sponsor's application, the Secretary 
     of the Treasury shall accept the plan sponsor's 
     determinations unless it concludes, in consultation with the 
     Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of 
     Labor, that the plan sponsor's determinations were clearly 
     erroneous.
       ``(H) Participant ratification process.--
       ``(i) In general.--No suspension of benefits may take 
     effect pursuant to this paragraph prior to a vote of the 
     participants of the plan with respect to the suspension.
       ``(ii) Administration of vote.--Not later than 30 days 
     after approval of the suspension by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, under subparagraph 
     (G), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the 
     Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of 
     Labor, shall administer a vote of participants and 
     beneficiaries of the plan. Except as provided in clause (v), 
     the suspension shall go into effect following the vote unless 
     a majority of all participants and beneficiaries of the plan 
     vote to reject the suspension. The plan sponsor may submit a 
     new suspension application to the Secretary of the Treasury 
     for approval in any case in which a suspension is prohibited 
     from taking effect pursuant to a vote under this 
     subparagraph.
       ``(iii) Ballots.--The plan sponsor shall provide a ballot 
     for the vote (subject to approval by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation and the Secretary of Labor) that includes the 
     following:

       ``(I) A statement from the plan sponsor in support of the 
     suspension.
       ``(II) A statement in opposition to the suspension compiled 
     from comments received pursuant to subparagraph (G)(ii).
       ``(III) A statement that the suspension has been approved 
     by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the 
     Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of 
     Labor.
       ``(IV) A statement that the plan sponsor has determined 
     that the plan will become insolvent unless the suspension 
     takes effect.
       ``(V) A statement that insolvency of the plan could result 
     in benefits lower than benefits paid under the suspension.
       ``(VI) A statement that insolvency of the Pension Benefit 
     Guaranty Corporation would result in benefits lower than 
     benefits paid in the case of plan insolvency.

       ``(iv) Communication by plan sponsor.--It is the sense of 
     Congress that, depending on the size and resources of the 
     plan and geographic distribution of the plan's participants, 
     the plan sponsor should take such steps as may be necessary 
     to inform participants about proposed benefit suspensions 
     through in-person meetings, telephone or internet-based 
     communications, mailed information, or by other means.
       ``(v) Systemically important plans.--

       ``(I) In general.--Not later than 14 days after a vote 
     under this subparagraph rejecting a suspension, the Secretary 
     of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit 
     Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall 
     determine whether the plan is a systemically important plan. 
     If the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the 
     Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of 
     Labor, determines that the plan is a systemically important 
     plan, not later than the end of the 90-day period beginning 
     on the date the results of the vote are certified, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall, notwithstanding such adverse 
     vote--

       ``(aa) permit the implementation of the suspension proposed 
     by the plan sponsor; or
       ``(bb) permit the implementation of a modification by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, of 
     such suspension (so long as the plan is projected to avoid 
     insolvency within the meaning of section 4245 under such 
     modification).

       ``(II) Recommendations.--Not later than 30 days after a 
     determination by the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
     consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 
     and the Secretary of Labor, that the plan is systemically 
     important, the Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate selected 
     under section 4004 may submit recommendations to the 
     Secretary of the Treasury with respect to the suspension or 
     any revisions to the suspension.
       ``(III) Systemically important plan defined.--

       ``(aa) In general.--For purposes of this subparagraph, a 
     systemically important plan is a plan with respect to which 
     the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation projects the present 
     value of projected financial assistance payments exceeds 
     $1,000,000,000 if suspensions are not implemented.
       ``(bb) Indexing.--For calendar years beginning after 2015, 
     there shall be substituted for the dollar amount specified in 
     item (aa) an amount equal to the product of such dollar 
     amount and a fraction, the numerator of which is the 
     contribution and benefit base (determined under section 230 
     of the Social Security Act) for the preceding calendar year 
     and the denominator of which is such contribution and benefit 
     base for calendar year 2014. If the amount otherwise 
     determined under this item is not a multiple of $1,000,000, 
     such amount shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of 
     $1,000,000.
       ``(vi) Final authorization to suspend.--In any case in 
     which a suspension goes into effect following a vote pursuant 
     to clause (ii) (or following a determination under clause (v) 
     that the plan is a systemically important plan), the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, 
     shall issue a final authorization to suspend with respect to 
     the suspension not later than 7 days after such vote (or, in 
     the case of a suspension that goes into effect under clause 
     (v), at a time sufficient to allow the implementation of the 
     suspension prior to the end of the 90-day period described in 
     clause (v)(I)).
       ``(I) Judicial review.--
       ``(i) Denial of application.--An action by the plan sponsor 
     challenging the denial of an

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     application for suspension of benefits by the Secretary of 
     the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit 
     Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, may only be 
     brought following such denial.
       ``(ii) Approval of suspension of benefits.--

       ``(I) Timing of action.--An action challenging a suspension 
     of benefits under this paragraph may only be brought 
     following a final authorization to suspend by the Secretary 
     of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit 
     Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, under 
     subparagraph (H)(vi).
       ``(II) Standards of review.--

       ``(aa) In general.--A court shall review an action 
     challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph in 
     accordance with section 706 of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(bb) Temporary injunction.--A court reviewing an action 
     challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph may 
     not grant a temporary injunction with respect to such 
     suspension unless the court finds a clear and convincing 
     likelihood that the plaintiff will prevail on the merits of 
     the case.
       ``(iii) Restricted cause of action.--A participant or 
     beneficiary affected by a benefit suspension under this 
     paragraph shall not have a cause of action under this title.
       ``(iv) Limitation on action to suspend benefits.--No action 
     challenging a suspension of benefits following the final 
     authorization to suspend or the denial of an application for 
     suspension of benefits pursuant to this paragraph may be 
     brought after one year after the earliest date on which the 
     plaintiff acquired or should have acquired actual knowledge 
     of the existence of such cause of action.
       ``(J) Special rule for emergence from critical status.--A 
     plan certified to be in critical and declining status 
     pursuant to projections made under subsection (b)(3) for 
     which a suspension of benefits has been made by the plan 
     sponsor pursuant to this paragraph shall not emerge from 
     critical status under paragraph (4)(B), until such time as--
       ``(i) the plan is no longer certified to be in critical or 
     endangered status under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 
     (b), and
       ``(ii) the plan is projected to avoid insolvency under 
     section 4245.''.
       (7) Rules relating to withdrawal liability.--
       (A) Benefit suspensions disregarded.--Section 305(g)(1) of 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as added 
     by section 109, is further amended by inserting ``or benefit 
     reductions or suspensions while in critical and declining 
     status under subsection (e)(9)), unless the withdrawal occurs 
     more than ten years after the effective date of a benefit 
     suspension by a plan in critical and declining status,'' 
     after ``benefit reductions under subsection (e)(8) or (f)''.
       (B) Authority of plan to subordinate withdrawal liability 
     claims.--Section 4219(d) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1399(d)) is 
     amended by striking the period at the end and inserting ``or 
     to any arrangement relating to withdrawal liability involving 
     the plan.''.
       (C) Civil actions.--Section 4003(f)(1) of such Act (29 
     U.S.C. 1303)(f)(1)) is amended by inserting ``plan sponsor,'' 
     before ``fiduciary''.
       (8) Guidance.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
     consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 
     and the Secretary of Labor, shall publish appropriate 
     guidance to implement section 305(e)(9) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 
     1085(e)(9)).
       (b) Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.--
       (1) General rule for plan in critical and declining 
     status.--Section 432(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``, and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) if the plan is in critical and declining status--
       ``(A) the requirements of paragraph (2) shall apply to the 
     plan; and
       ``(B) the plan sponsor may, by plan amendment, suspend 
     benefits in accordance with the requirements of subsection 
     (e)(9).''.
       (2) Critical and declining status defined.--Section 432(b) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by sections 
     102 and 104, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(6) Critical and declining status.--For purposes of this 
     section, a plan in critical status shall be treated as in 
     critical and declining status if the plan is described in one 
     or more of subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of paragraph 
     (2) and the plan is projected to become insolvent within the 
     meaning of section 418E during the current plan year or any 
     of the 14 succeeding plan years (19 succeeding plan years if 
     the plan has a ratio of inactive participants to active 
     participants that exceeds 2 to 1 or if the funded percentage 
     of the plan is less than 80 percent).''.
       (3) Annual certification.--Section 432(b)(3)(A)(i) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and whether'' and inserting ``, 
     whether'', and
       (B) by inserting ``, and whether or not the plan is or will 
     be in critical and declining status for such plan year'' 
     before ``, and'' at the end.
       (4) Projections of assets and liabilities.--Section 
     432(b)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iv) Projections of critical and declining status.--In 
     determining whether a plan is in critical and declining 
     status as described in subsection (e)(9), clauses (i), (ii), 
     and (iii) shall apply, except that--

       ``(I) if reasonable, the plan actuary shall assume that 
     each contributing employer in compliance continues to comply 
     through the end of the rehabilitation period or such later 
     time as provided in subsection (e)(3)(A)(ii) with the terms 
     of the rehabilitation plan that correspond to the schedule 
     adopted or imposed under subsection (e), and
       ``(II) the plan actuary shall take into account any 
     suspensions of benefits described in subsection (e)(9) 
     adopted in a prior plan year that are still in effect.''.

       (5) Benefit suspensions for multiemployer plans in critical 
     and declining status.--Section 432(e) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 (as amended by section 109) is amended by 
     inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
       ``(9) Benefit suspensions for multiemployer plans in 
     critical and declining status.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding section 411(d)(6) and 
     subject to subparagraphs (B) through (I), the plan sponsor of 
     a plan in critical and declining status may, by plan 
     amendment, suspend benefits which the sponsor deems 
     appropriate.
       ``(B) Suspension of benefits.--
       ``(i) Suspension of benefits defined.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `suspension of benefits' means the 
     temporary or permanent reduction of any current or future 
     payment obligation of the plan to any participant or 
     beneficiary under the plan, whether or not in pay status at 
     the time of the suspension of benefits.
       ``(ii) Length of suspensions.--Any suspension of benefits 
     made under subparagraph (A) shall remain in effect until the 
     earlier of when the plan sponsor provides benefit 
     improvements in accordance with subparagraph (E) or the 
     suspension of benefits expires by its own terms.
       ``(iii) No liability.--The plan shall not be liable for any 
     benefit payments not made as a result of a suspension of 
     benefits under this paragraph.
       ``(iv) Applicability.--For purposes of this paragraph, all 
     references to suspensions of benefits, increases in benefits, 
     or resumptions of suspended benefits with respect to 
     participants shall also apply with respect to benefits of 
     beneficiaries or alternative payees of participants.
       ``(v) Retiree representative.--

       ``(I) In general.--In the case of a plan with 10,000 or 
     more participants, not later than 60 days prior to the plan 
     sponsor submitting an application to suspend benefits, the 
     plan sponsor shall select a participant of the plan in pay 
     status to act as a retiree representative. The retiree 
     representative shall advocate for the interests of the 
     retired and deferred vested participants and beneficiaries of 
     the plan throughout the suspension approval process.
       ``(II) Reasonable expenses from plan.--The plan shall 
     provide for reasonable expenses by the retiree 
     representative, including reasonable legal and actuarial 
     support, commensurate with the plan's size and funded status.
       ``(III) Special rule relating to fiduciary status.--Duties 
     performed pursuant to subclause (I) shall not be subject to 
     section 4975. The preceding sentence shall not apply to those 
     duties associated with an application to suspend benefits 
     pursuant to subparagraph (G) that are performed by the 
     retiree representative who is also a plan trustee.

       ``(C) Conditions for suspensions.--The plan sponsor of a 
     plan in critical and declining status for a plan year may 
     suspend benefits only if the following conditions are met:
       ``(i) Taking into account the proposed suspensions of 
     benefits (and, if applicable, a proposed partition of the 
     plan under section 4233 of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974), the plan actuary certifies that the 
     plan is projected to avoid insolvency within the meaning of 
     section 418E, assuming the suspensions of benefits continue 
     until the suspensions of benefits expire by their own terms 
     or if no such expiration date is set, indefinitely.
       ``(ii) The plan sponsor determines, in a written record to 
     be maintained throughout the period of the benefit 
     suspension, that the plan is still projected to become 
     insolvent unless benefits are suspended under this paragraph, 
     although all reasonable measures to avoid insolvency have 
     been taken (and continue to be taken during the period of the 
     benefit suspension). In its determination, the plan sponsor 
     may take into account factors including the following:

       ``(I) Current and past contribution levels.
       ``(II) Levels of benefit accruals (including any prior 
     reductions in the rate of benefit accruals).
       ``(III) Prior reductions (if any) of adjustable benefits.

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       ``(IV) Prior suspensions (if any) of benefits under this 
     subsection.
       ``(V) The impact on plan solvency of the subsidies and 
     ancillary benefits available to active participants.
       ``(VI) Compensation levels of active participants relative 
     to employees in the participants' industry generally.
       ``(VII) Competitive and other economic factors facing 
     contributing employers.
       ``(VIII) The impact of benefit and contribution levels on 
     retaining active participants and bargaining groups under the 
     plan.
       ``(IX) The impact of past and anticipated contribution 
     increases under the plan on employer attrition and retention 
     levels.
       ``(X) Measures undertaken by the plan sponsor to retain or 
     attract contributing employers.

       ``(D) Limitations on suspensions.--Any suspensions of 
     benefits made by a plan sponsor pursuant to this paragraph 
     shall be subject to the following limitations:
       ``(i) The monthly benefit of any participant or beneficiary 
     may not be reduced below 110 percent of the monthly benefit 
     which is guaranteed by the Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation under section 4022A of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 on the date of the suspension.
       ``(ii)(I) In the case of a participant or beneficiary who 
     has attained 75 years of age as of the effective date of the 
     suspension, not more than the applicable percentage of the 
     maximum suspendable benefits of such participant or 
     beneficiary may be suspended under this paragraph.
       ``(II) For purposes of subclause (I), the maximum 
     suspendable benefits of a participant or beneficiary is the 
     portion of the benefits of such participant or beneficiary 
     that would be suspended pursuant to this paragraph without 
     regard to this clause;
       ``(III) For purposes of subclause (I), the applicable 
     percentage is a percentage equal to the quotient obtained by 
     dividing--

       ``(aa) the number of months during the period beginning 
     with the month after the month in which occurs the effective 
     date of the suspension and ending with the month during which 
     the participant or beneficiary attains the age of 80, by
       ``(bb) 60 months.

       ``(iii) No benefits based on disability (as defined under 
     the plan) may be suspended under this paragraph.
       ``(iv) Any suspensions of benefits, in the aggregate (and, 
     if applicable, considered in combination with a partition of 
     the plan under section 4233 of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974), shall be reasonably estimated to 
     achieve, but not materially exceed, the level that is 
     necessary to avoid insolvency.
       ``(v) In any case in which a suspension of benefits with 
     respect to a plan is made in combination with a partition of 
     the plan under section 4233 of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974, the suspension of benefits may not take 
     effect prior to the effective date of such partition.
       ``(vi) Any suspensions of benefits shall be equitably 
     distributed across the participant and beneficiary 
     population, taking into account factors, with respect to 
     participants and beneficiaries and their benefits, that may 
     include one or more of the following:

       ``(I) Age and life expectancy.
       ``(II) Length of time in pay status.
       ``(III) Amount of benefit.
       ``(IV) Type of benefit: survivor, normal retirement, early 
     retirement.
       ``(V) Extent to which participant or beneficiary is 
     receiving a subsidized benefit.
       ``(VI) Extent to which participant or beneficiary has 
     received post-retirement benefit increases.
       ``(VII) History of benefit increases and reductions.
       ``(VIII) Years to retirement for active employees.
       ``(IX) Any discrepancies between active and retiree 
     benefits.
       ``(X) Extent to which active participants are reasonably 
     likely to withdraw support for the plan, accelerating 
     employer withdrawals from the plan and increasing the risk of 
     additional benefit reductions for participants in and out of 
     pay status.
       ``(XI) Extent to which benefits are attributed to service 
     with an employer that failed to pay its full withdrawal 
     liability.

       ``(vii) In the case of a plan that includes the benefits 
     described in clause (III), benefits suspended under this 
     paragraph shall--

       ``(I) first, be applied to the maximum extent permissible 
     to benefits attributable to a participant's service for an 
     employer which withdrew from the plan and failed to pay (or 
     is delinquent with respect to paying) the full amount of its 
     withdrawal liability under section 4201(b)(1) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or an agreement with 
     the plan,
       ``(II) second, except as provided by subclause (III), be 
     applied to all other benefits that may be suspended under 
     this paragraph, and
       ``(III) third, be applied to benefits under a plan that are 
     directly attributable to a participant's service with any 
     employer which has, prior to the date of enactment of the 
     Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014--

       ``(aa) withdrawn from the plan in a complete withdrawal 
     under section 4203 of the Employee Retirement Income Security 
     Act of 1974 and has paid the full amount of the employer's 
     withdrawal liability under section 4201(b)(1) of such Act or 
     an agreement with the plan, and
       ``(bb) pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, 
     assumed liability for providing benefits to participants and 
     beneficiaries of the plan under a separate, single-employer 
     plan sponsored by the employer, in an amount equal to any 
     amount of benefits for such participants and beneficiaries 
     reduced as a result of the financial status of the plan.
       ``(E) Benefit improvements.--
       ``(i) In general.--The plan sponsor may, in its sole 
     discretion, provide benefit improvements while any suspension 
     of benefits under the plan remains in effect, except that the 
     plan sponsor may not increase the liabilities of the plan by 
     reason of any benefit improvement for any participant or 
     beneficiary not in pay status by the first day of the plan 
     year for which the benefit improvement takes effect, unless--

       ``(I) such action is accompanied by equitable benefit 
     improvements in accordance with clause (ii) for all 
     participants and beneficiaries whose benefit commencement 
     dates were before the first day of the plan year for which 
     the benefit improvement for such participant or beneficiary 
     not in pay status took effect; and
       ``(II) the plan actuary certifies that after taking into 
     account such benefits improvements the plan is projected to 
     avoid insolvency indefinitely under section 418E.

       ``(ii) Equitable distribution of benefit improvements.--

       ``(I) Limitation.--The projected value of the total 
     liabilities for benefit improvements for participants and 
     beneficiaries not in pay status by the date of the first day 
     of the plan year in which the benefit improvements are 
     proposed to take effect, as determined as of such date, may 
     not exceed the projected value of the liabilities arising 
     from benefit improvements for participants and beneficiaries 
     with benefit commencement dates prior to the first day of 
     such plan year, as so determined.
       ``(II) Equitable distribution of benefits.--The plan 
     sponsor shall equitably distribute any increase in total 
     liabilities for benefit improvements in clause (i) to some or 
     all of the participants and beneficiaries whose benefit 
     commencement date is before the date of the first day of the 
     plan year in which the benefit improvements are proposed to 
     take effect, taking into account the relevant factors 
     described in subparagraph (D)(vi) and the extent to which the 
     benefits of the participants and beneficiaries were 
     suspended.

       ``(iii) Special rule for resumptions of benefits only for 
     participants in pay status.--The plan sponsor may increase 
     liabilities of the plan through a resumption of benefits for 
     participants and beneficiaries in pay status only if the plan 
     sponsor equitably distributes the value of resumed benefits 
     to some or all of the participants and beneficiaries in pay 
     status, taking into account the relevant factors described in 
     subparagraph (D)(vi).
       ``(iv) Special rule for certain benefit increases.--This 
     subparagraph shall not apply to a resumption of suspended 
     benefits or plan amendment which increases liabilities with 
     respect to participants and beneficiaries not in pay status 
     by the first day of the plan year in which the benefit 
     improvements took effect which--

       ``(I) the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with 
     the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of 
     Labor, determines to be reasonable and which provides for 
     only de minimis increases in the liabilities of the plan, or
       ``(II) is required as a condition of qualification under 
     part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of subtitle A or to 
     comply with other applicable law, as determined by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury.

       ``(v) Additional limitations.--Except for resumptions of 
     suspended benefits described in clause (iii), the limitations 
     on benefit improvements while a suspension of benefits is in 
     effect under this paragraph shall be in addition to any other 
     applicable limitations on increases in benefits imposed on a 
     plan.
       ``(vi) Definition of benefit improvement.--For purposes of 
     this subparagraph, the term `benefit improvement' means, with 
     respect to a plan, a resumption of suspended benefits, an 
     increase in benefits, an increase in the rate at which 
     benefits accrue, or an increase in the rate at which benefits 
     become nonforfeitable under the plan.
       ``(F) Notice requirements.--
       ``(i) In general.--No suspension of benefits may be made 
     pursuant to this paragraph unless notice of such proposed 
     suspension has been given by the plan sponsor concurrently 
     with an application for approval of such suspension submitted 
     under subparagraph (G) to the Secretary of the Treasury to--

       ``(I) such plan participants and beneficiaries who may be 
     contacted by reasonable efforts,
       ``(II) each employer who has an obligation to contribute 
     (within the meaning of section 4212(a) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) under the plan, and
       ``(III) each employee organization which, for purposes of 
     collective bargaining, represents plan participants employed 
     by such an employer.

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       ``(ii) Content of notice.--The notice under clause (i) 
     shall contain--

       ``(I) sufficient information to enable participants and 
     beneficiaries to understand the effect of any suspensions of 
     benefits, including an individualized estimate (on an annual 
     or monthly basis) of such effect on each participant or 
     beneficiary,
       ``(II) a description of the factors considered by the plan 
     sponsor in designing the benefit suspensions,
       ``(III) a statement that the application for approval of 
     any suspension of benefits shall be available on the website 
     of the Department of the Treasury and that comments on such 
     application will be accepted,
       ``(IV) information as to the rights and remedies of plan 
     participants and beneficiaries,
       ``(V) if applicable, a statement describing the appointment 
     of a retiree representative, the date of appointment of such 
     representative, identifying information about the retiree 
     representative (including whether the representative is a 
     plan trustee), and how to contact such representative, and
       ``(VI) information on how to contact the Department of the 
     Treasury for further information and assistance where 
     appropriate.

       ``(iii) Form and manner.--Any notice under clause (i)--

       ``(I) shall be provided in a form and manner prescribed in 
     guidance by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation 
     with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the 
     Secretary of Labor, notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law,
       ``(II) shall be written in a manner so as to be understood 
     by the average plan participant, and
       ``(III) may be provided in written, electronic, or other 
     appropriate form to the extent such form is reasonably 
     accessible to persons to whom the notice is required to be 
     provided.

       ``(iv) Other notice requirement.--Any notice provided under 
     clause (i) shall fulfill the requirement for notice of a 
     significant reduction in benefits described in section 4980F.
       ``(v) Model notice.--The Secretary of the Treasury, in 
     consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 
     and the Secretary of Labor, shall in the guidance prescribed 
     under clause (iii)(I) establish a model notice that a plan 
     sponsor may use to meet the requirements of this 
     subparagraph.
       ``(G) Approval process by the secretary of the treasury in 
     consultation with the pension benefit guaranty corporation 
     and the secretary of labor.--
       ``(i) In general.--The plan sponsor of a plan in critical 
     and declining status for a plan year that seeks to suspend 
     benefits must submit an application to the Secretary of the 
     Treasury for approval of the suspensions of benefits. If the 
     plan sponsor submits an application for approval of the 
     suspensions, the Secretary of the Treasury shall approve, in 
     consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 
     and the Secretary of Labor, the application upon finding that 
     the plan is eligible for the suspensions and has satisfied 
     the criteria of subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), and (F).
       ``(ii) Solicitation of comments.--Not later than 30 days 
     after receipt of the application under clause (i), the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, 
     shall publish a notice in the Federal Register soliciting 
     comments from contributing employers, employee organizations, 
     and participants and beneficiaries of the plan for which an 
     application was made and other interested parties. The 
     application for approval of the suspension of benefits shall 
     be published on the website of the Department of the 
     Treasury.
       ``(iii) Required action; deemed approval.--The Secretary of 
     the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit 
     Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall 
     approve or deny any application for suspensions of benefits 
     under this paragraph within 225 days after the submission of 
     such application. An application for suspension of benefits 
     shall be deemed approved unless, within such 225 days, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury notifies the plan sponsor that it 
     has failed to satisfy one or more of the criteria described 
     in this paragraph. If the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
     consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 
     and the Secretary of Labor, rejects a plan sponsor's 
     application, the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide 
     notice to the plan sponsor detailing the specific reasons for 
     the rejection, including reference to the specific 
     requirement not satisfied. Approval or denial by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, of 
     an application shall be treated as final agency action for 
     purposes of section 704 of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(iv) Agency review.--In evaluating whether the plan 
     sponsor has met the criteria specified in clause (ii) of 
     subparagraph (C), the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
     consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 
     and the Secretary of Labor, shall review the plan sponsor's 
     consideration of factors under such clause.
       ``(v) Standard for accepting plan sponsor determinations.--
     In evaluating the plan sponsor's application, the Secretary 
     of the Treasury shall accept the plan sponsor's 
     determinations unless it concludes, in consultation with the 
     Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of 
     Labor, that the plan sponsor's determinations were clearly 
     erroneous.
       ``(H) Participant ratification process.--
       ``(i) In general.--No suspension of benefits may take 
     effect pursuant to this paragraph prior to a vote of the 
     participants of the plan with respect to the suspension.
       ``(ii) Administration of vote.--Not later than 30 days 
     after approval of the suspension by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, under subparagraph 
     (G), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the 
     Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of 
     Labor, shall administer a vote of participants and 
     beneficiaries of the plan. Except as provided in clause (v), 
     the suspension shall go into effect following the vote unless 
     a majority of all participants and beneficiaries of the plan 
     vote to reject the suspension. The plan sponsor may submit a 
     new suspension application to the Secretary of the Treasury 
     for approval in any case in which a suspension is prohibited 
     from taking effect pursuant to a vote under this 
     subparagraph.
       ``(iii) Ballots.--The plan sponsor shall provide a ballot 
     for the vote (subject to approval by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation and the Secretary of Labor) that includes the 
     following:

       ``(I) A statement from the plan sponsor in support of the 
     suspension.
       ``(II) A statement in opposition to the suspension compiled 
     from comments received pursuant to subparagraph (G)(ii).
       ``(III) A statement that the suspension has been approved 
     by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the 
     Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of 
     Labor.
       ``(IV) A statement that the plan sponsor has determined 
     that the plan will become insolvent unless the suspension 
     takes effect.
       ``(V) A statement that insolvency of the plan could result 
     in benefits lower than benefits paid under the suspension.
       ``(VI) A statement that insolvency of the Pension Benefit 
     Guaranty Corporation would result in benefits lower than 
     benefits paid in the case of plan insolvency.

       ``(iv) Communication by plan sponsor.--It is the sense of 
     Congress that, depending on the size and resources of the 
     plan and geographic distribution of the plan's participants, 
     the plan sponsor should take such steps as may be necessary 
     to inform participants about proposed benefit suspensions 
     through in-person meetings, telephone or internet-based 
     communications, mailed information, or by other means.
       ``(v) Systemically important plans.--

       ``(I) In general.--Not later than 14 days after a vote 
     under this subparagraph rejecting a suspension, the Secretary 
     of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit 
     Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall 
     determine whether the plan is a systemically important plan. 
     If the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the 
     Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of 
     Labor, determines that the plan is a systemically important 
     plan, not later than the end of the 90-day period beginning 
     on the date the results of the vote are certified, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall, notwithstanding such adverse 
     vote--

       ``(aa) permit the implementation of the suspension proposed 
     by the plan sponsor; or
       ``(bb) permit the implementation of a modification by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, of 
     such suspension (so long as the plan is projected to avoid 
     insolvency within the meaning of section 4245 of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 under such 
     modification).

       ``(II) Recommendations.--Not later than 30 days after a 
     determination by the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
     consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 
     and the Secretary of Labor, that the plan is systemically 
     important, the Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate selected 
     under section 4004 of the Employee Retirement Income Security 
     Act of 1974 may submit recommendations to the Secretary of 
     the Treasury with respect to the suspension or any revisions 
     to the suspension.
       ``(III) Systemically important plan defined.--

       ``(aa) In general.--For purposes of this subparagraph, a 
     systemically important plan is a plan with respect to which 
     the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation projects the present 
     value of projected financial assistance payments exceeds 
     $1,000,000,000 if suspensions are not implemented.
       ``(bb) Indexing.--For calendar years beginning after 2015, 
     there shall be substituted for the dollar amount specified in 
     item (aa) an amount equal to the product of such dollar 
     amount and a fraction, the numerator of which is the 
     contribution and benefit base (determined under section 230 
     of the Social Security Act) for the preceding calendar year 
     and the denominator of which is such contribution and benefit 
     base for calendar year 2014. If the amount otherwise 
     determined under this item is not a multiple of $1,000,000, 
     such amount shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of 
     $1,000,000.

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       ``(vi) Final authorization to suspend.--In any case in 
     which a suspension goes into effect following a vote pursuant 
     to clause (ii) (or following a determination under clause (v) 
     that the plan is a systemically important plan), the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, 
     shall issue a final authorization to suspend with respect to 
     the suspension not later than 7 days after such vote (or, in 
     the case of a suspension that goes into effect under clause 
     (v), at a time sufficient to allow the implementation of the 
     suspension prior to the end of the 90-day period described in 
     clause (v)(I)).
       ``(I) Judicial review.--
       ``(i) Denial of application.--An action by the plan sponsor 
     challenging the denial of an application for suspension of 
     benefits by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation 
     with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the 
     Secretary of Labor, may only be brought following such 
     denial.
       ``(ii) Approval of suspension of benefits.--

       ``(I) Timing of action.--An action challenging a suspension 
     of benefits under this paragraph may only be brought 
     following a final authorization to suspend by the Secretary 
     of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit 
     Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, under 
     subparagraph (H)(vi).
       ``(II) Standards of review.--

       ``(aa) In general.--A court shall review an action 
     challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph in 
     accordance with section 706 of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(bb) Temporary injunction.--A court reviewing an action 
     challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph may 
     not grant a temporary injunction with respect to such 
     suspension unless the court finds a clear and convincing 
     likelihood that the plaintiff will prevail on the merits of 
     the case.
       ``(iii) Restricted cause of action.--A participant or 
     beneficiary affected by a benefit suspension under this 
     paragraph shall not have a cause of action under this title.
       ``(iv) Limitation on action to suspend benefits.--No action 
     challenging a suspension of benefits following the final 
     authorization to suspend or the denial of an application for 
     suspension of benefits pursuant to this paragraph may be 
     brought after one year after the earliest date on which the 
     plaintiff acquired or should have acquired actual knowledge 
     of the existence of such cause of action.
       ``(J) Special rule for emergence from critical status.--A 
     plan certified to be in critical and declining status 
     pursuant to projections made under subsection (b)(3) for 
     which a suspension of benefits has been made by the plan 
     sponsor pursuant to this paragraph shall not emerge from 
     critical status under paragraph (4)(B), until such time as--
       ``(i) the plan is no longer certified to be in critical or 
     endangered status under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 
     (b), and
       ``(ii) the plan is projected to avoid insolvency under 
     section 418E.''.
       (6) Rule relating to withdrawal liability.--Section 
     432(g)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by 
     section 109, is further amended by inserting ``, or benefit 
     reductions or suspensions while in critical and declining 
     status under subsection (e)(9)), unless the withdrawal occurs 
     more than ten years after the effective date of a benefit 
     suspension by a plan in critical and declining status,'' 
     after ``benefit reductions under subsection (e)(8) or (f)''.
       (7) Guidance.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
     consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 
     and the Secretary of Labor, shall publish appropriate 
     guidance to implement section 432(e)(9) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

           DIVISION P--OTHER RETIREMENT-RELATED MODIFICATIONS

     SECTION 1. SUBSTANTIAL CESSATION OF OPERATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 4062 of the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 
     1362) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Treatment of Substantial Cessation of Operations.--
       ``(1) General rule.--Except as provided in paragraphs (3) 
     and (4), if there is a substantial cessation of operations at 
     a facility in any location, the employer shall be treated 
     with respect to any single employer plan established and 
     maintained by the employer covering participants at such 
     facility as if the employer were a substantial employer under 
     a plan under which more than one employer makes contributions 
     and the provisions of sections 4063, 4064, and 4065 shall 
     apply.
       ``(2) Substantial cessation of operations.--For purposes of 
     this subsection:
       ``(A) In general.--The term `substantial cessation of 
     operations' means a permanent cessation of operations at a 
     facility which results in a workforce reduction of a number 
     of eligible employees at the facility equivalent to more than 
     15 percent of the number of all eligible employees of the 
     employer, determined immediately before the earlier of--
       ``(i) the date of the employer's decision to implement such 
     cessation, or
       ``(ii) in the case of a workforce reduction which includes 
     1 or more eligible employees described in paragraph (6)(B), 
     the earliest date on which any such eligible employee was 
     separated from employment.
       ``(B) Workforce reduction.--Subject to subparagraphs (C) 
     and (D), the term `workforce reduction' means the number of 
     eligible employees at a facility who are separated from 
     employment by reason of the permanent cessation of operations 
     of the employer at the facility.
       ``(C) Relocation of workforce.--An eligible employee 
     separated from employment at a facility shall not be taken 
     into account in computing a workforce reduction if, within a 
     reasonable period of time, the employee is replaced by the 
     employer, at the same or another facility located in the 
     United States, by an employee who is a citizen or resident of 
     the United States.
       ``(D) Dispositions.--If, whether by reason of a sale or 
     other disposition of the assets or stock of a contributing 
     sponsor (or any member of the same controlled group as such a 
     sponsor) of the plan relating to operations at a facility or 
     otherwise, an employer (the `transferee employer') other than 
     the employer which experiences the substantial cessation of 
     operations (the `transferor employer') conducts any portion 
     of such operations, then--
       ``(i) an eligible employee separated from employment with 
     the transferor employer at the facility shall not be taken 
     into account in computing a workforce reduction if--

       ``(I) within a reasonable period of time, the employee is 
     replaced by the transferee employer by an employee who is a 
     citizen or resident of the United States; and
       ``(II) in the case of an eligible employee who is a 
     participant in a single employer plan maintained by the 
     transferor employer, the transferee employer, within a 
     reasonable period of time, maintains a single employer plan 
     which includes the assets and liabilities attributable to the 
     accrued benefit of the eligible employee at the time of 
     separation from employment with the transferor employer; and

       ``(ii) an eligible employee who continues to be employed at 
     the facility by the transferee employer shall not be taken 
     into account in computing a workforce reduction if--

       ``(I) the eligible employee is not a participant in a 
     single employer plan maintained by the transferor employer, 
     or
       ``(II) in any other case, the transferee employer, within a 
     reasonable period of time, maintains a single employer plan 
     which includes the assets and liabilities attributable to the 
     accrued benefit of the eligible employee at the time of 
     separation from employment with the transferor employer.

       ``(3) Exemption for plans with limited underfunding.--
     Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to a single 
     employer plan if, for the plan year preceding the plan year 
     in which the cessation occurred--
       ``(A) there were fewer than 100 participants with accrued 
     benefits under the plan as of the valuation date of the plan 
     for the plan year (as determined under section 303(g)(2)); or
       ``(B) the ratio of the market value of the assets of the 
     plan to the funding target of the plan for the plan year was 
     90 percent or greater.
       ``(4) Election to make additional contributions to satisfy 
     liability.--
       ``(A) In general.--An employer may elect to satisfy the 
     employer's liability with respect to a plan by reason of 
     paragraph (1) by making additional contributions to the plan 
     in the amount determined under subparagraph (B) for each plan 
     year in the 7-plan-year period beginning with the plan year 
     in which the cessation occurred. Any such additional 
     contribution for a plan year shall be in addition to any 
     minimum required contribution under section 303 for such plan 
     year and shall be paid not later than the earlier of--
       ``(i) the due date for the minimum required contribution 
     for such year under section 303(j); or
       ``(ii) in the case of the first such contribution, the date 
     that is 1 year after the date on which the employer notifies 
     the Corporation of the substantial cessation of operations or 
     the date the Corporation determines a substantial cessation 
     of operations has occurred, and in the case of subsequent 
     contributions, the same date in each succeeding year.
       ``(B) Amount determined.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (iii), the 
     amount determined under this subparagraph with respect to 
     each plan year in the 7-plan-year period is the product of--

       ``(I) \1/7\ of the unfunded vested benefits determined 
     under section 4006(a)(3)(E) as of the valuation date of the 
     plan (as determined under section 303(g)(2)) for the plan 
     year preceding the plan year in which the cessation occurred; 
     and
       ``(II) the reduction fraction.

       ``(ii) Reduction fraction.--For purposes of clause (i), the 
     reduction fraction of a single employer plan is equal to--

       ``(I) the number of participants with accrued benefits in 
     the plan who were included in computing the workforce 
     reduction under

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     paragraph (2)(B) as a result of the cessation of operations 
     at the facility; divided by
       ``(II) the number of eligible employees of the employer who 
     are participants with accrued benefits in the plan, 
     determined as of the same date the determination under 
     paragraph (2)(A) is made.

       ``(iii) Limitation.--The additional contribution under this 
     subparagraph for any plan year shall not exceed the excess, 
     if any, of--

       ``(I) 25 percent of the difference between the market value 
     of the assets of the plan and the funding target of the plan 
     for the preceding plan year; over
       ``(II) the minimum required contribution under section 303 
     for the plan year.

       ``(C) Permitted cessation of annual installments when plan 
     becomes sufficiently funded.--An employer's obligation to 
     make additional contributions under this paragraph shall not 
     apply to--
       ``(i) the first plan year (beginning on or after the first 
     day of the plan year in which the cessation occurs) for which 
     the ratio of the market value of the assets of the plan to 
     the funding target of the plan for the plan year is 90 
     percent or greater, or
       ``(ii) any plan year following such first plan year.
       ``(D) Coordination with funding waivers.--
       ``(i) In general.--If the Secretary of the Treasury issues 
     a funding waiver under section 302(c) with respect to the 
     plan for a plan year in the 7-plan-year period under 
     subparagraph (A), the additional contribution with respect to 
     such plan year shall be permanently waived.
       ``(ii) Notice.--An employer maintaining a plan with respect 
     to which such a funding waiver has been issued or a request 
     for such a funding waiver is pending shall provide notice to 
     the Secretary of the Treasury, in such form and at such time 
     as the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide, of a 
     cessation of operations to which paragraph (1) applies.
       ``(E) Enforcement.--
       ``(i) Notice.--An employer making the election under this 
     paragraph shall provide notice to the Corporation, in 
     accordance with rules prescribed by the Corporation, of--

       ``(I) such election, not later than 30 days after the 
     earlier of the date the employer notifies the Corporation of 
     the substantial cessation of operations or the date the 
     Corporation determines a substantial cessation of operations 
     has occurred;
       ``(II) the payment of each additional contribution, not 
     later than 10 days after such payment;
       ``(III) any failure to pay the additional contribution in 
     the full amount for any year in the 7-plan-year period, not 
     later than 10 days after the due date for such payment;
       ``(IV) the waiver under subparagraph (D)(i) of the 
     obligation to make an additional contribution for any year, 
     not later than 30 days after the funding waiver described in 
     such subparagraph is granted; and
       ``(V) the cessation of any obligation to make additional 
     contributions under subparagraph (C), not later than 10 days 
     after the due date for payment of the additional contribution 
     for the first plan year to which such cessation applies.

       ``(ii) Acceleration of liability to the plan for failure to 
     pay.--If an employer fails to pay the additional contribution 
     in the full amount for any year in the 7-plan-year period by 
     the due date for such payment, the employer shall, as of such 
     date, be liable to the plan in an amount equal to the balance 
     which remains unpaid as of such date of the aggregate amount 
     of additional contributions required to be paid by the 
     employer during such 7-year-plan period. The Corporation may 
     waive or settle the liability described in the preceding 
     sentence, at the discretion of the Corporation.
       ``(iii) Civil action.--The Corporation may bring a civil 
     action in the district courts of the United States in 
     accordance with section 4003(e) to compel an employer making 
     such election to pay the additional contributions required 
     under this paragraph.
       ``(5) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection:
       ``(A) Eligible employee.--The term `eligible employee' 
     means an employee who is eligible to participate in an 
     employee pension benefit plan (as defined in section 3(2)) 
     established and maintained by the employer.
       ``(B) Funding target.--The term `funding target' means, 
     with respect to any plan year, the funding target as 
     determined under section 4006(a)(3)(E)(iii)(I) for purposes 
     of determining the premium paid to the Corporation under 
     section 4007 for the plan year.
       ``(C) Market value.--The market value of the assets of a 
     plan shall be determined in the same manner as for purposes 
     of section 4006(a)(3)(E).
       ``(6) Special rules.--
       ``(A) Change in operation of certain facilities and 
     property.--For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), an 
     employer shall not be treated as ceasing operations at a 
     qualified lodging facility (as defined in section 
     856(d)(9)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) if such 
     operations are continued by an eligible independent 
     contractor (as defined in section 856(d)(9)(A) of such Code) 
     pursuant to an agreement with the employer.
       ``(B) Aggregation of prior separations.--The workforce 
     reduction under paragraph (2) with respect to any cessation 
     of operations shall be determined by taking into account any 
     separation from employment of any eligible employee at the 
     facility (other than a separation which is not taken into 
     account as workforce reduction by reason of subparagraph (C) 
     or (D) of paragraph (2)) which--
       ``(i) is related to the permanent cessation of operations 
     of the employer at the facility, and
       ``(ii) occurs during the 3-year period preceding such 
     cessation.
       ``(C) No addition to prefunding balance.--For purposes of 
     section 303(f)(6)(B) and section 430(f)(6)(B) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986, any additional contribution made under 
     paragraph (4) shall be treated in the same manner as a 
     contribution an employer is required to make in order to 
     avoid a benefit reduction under paragraph (1), (2), or (4) of 
     section 206(g) or subsection (b), (c), or (e) of section 436 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for the plan year.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by this section shall 
     apply to a cessation of operations or other event at a 
     facility occurring on or after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
       (2) Transition rule.--An employer that had a cessation of 
     operations before the date of enactment of this Act (as 
     determined under subsection 4062(e) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 as in effect before 
     the amendment made by this section), but did not enter into 
     an arrangement with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 
     to satisfy the requirements of such subsection (as so in 
     effect) before such date of enactment, shall be permitted to 
     make the election under section 4062(e)(4) of such Act (as in 
     effect after the amendment made by this section) as if such 
     cessation had occurred on such date of enactment. Such 
     election shall be made not later than 30 days after such 
     Corporation issues, on or after such date of the enactment, a 
     final administrative determination that a substantial 
     cessation of operations has occurred.
       (c) Direction to the Corporation.--The Pension Benefit 
     Guaranty Corporation shall not take any enforcement, 
     administrative, or other action pursuant to section 4062(e) 
     of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or in 
     connection with an agreement settling liability arising under 
     such section, that is inconsistent with the amendment made by 
     this section, without regard to whether the action relates to 
     a cessation or other event that occurs before, on, or after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, unless such action is 
     in connection with a settlement agreement that is in place 
     before June 1, 2014. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 
     shall not initiate a new enforcement action with respect to 
     section 4062(e) of such Act that is inconsistent with its 
     enforcement policy in effect on June 1, 2014.

     SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF THE NORMAL RETIREMENT AGE.

       (a) Amendments to the Employee Retirement Income Security 
     Act of 1974.--Section 204 of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1054) is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (l) and by 
     inserting after subsection (j) the following new subsection:
       ``(k) Special Rule for Determining Normal Retirement Age 
     for Certain Existing Defined Benefit Plans.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 3(24), an 
     applicable plan shall not be treated as failing to meet any 
     requirement of this title, or as failing to have a uniform 
     normal retirement age for purposes of this title, solely 
     because the plan provides for a normal retirement age 
     described in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Applicable plan.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `applicable plan' means a 
     defined benefit plan the terms of which, on or before 
     December 8, 2014, provided for a normal retirement age which 
     is the earlier of--
       ``(i) an age otherwise permitted under section 3(24), or
       ``(ii) the age at which a participant completes the number 
     of years (not less than 30 years) of benefit accrual service 
     specified by the plan.

     A plan shall not fail to be treated as an applicable plan 
     solely because the normal retirement age described in the 
     preceding sentence only applied to certain participants or 
     only applied to employees of certain employers in the case of 
     a plan maintained by more than 1 employer.
       ``(B) Expanded application.--Subject to subparagraph (C), 
     if, after December 8, 2014, an applicable plan is amended to 
     expand the application of the normal retirement age described 
     in subparagraph (A) to additional participants or to 
     employees of additional employers maintaining the plan, such 
     plan shall also be treated as an applicable plan with respect 
     to such participants or employees.
       ``(C) Limitation on expanded application.--A defined 
     benefit plan shall be an applicable plan only with respect to 
     an individual who--
       ``(i) is a participant in the plan on or before January 1, 
     2017, or

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       ``(ii) is an employee at any time on or before January 1, 
     2017, of any employer maintaining the plan, and who becomes a 
     participant in such plan after such date.''.
       (b) Amendment to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.--
     Section 411 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Special Rule for Determining Normal Retirement Age 
     for Certain Existing Defined Benefit Plans.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a)(8), an 
     applicable plan shall not be treated as failing to meet any 
     requirement of this subchapter, or as failing to have a 
     uniform normal retirement age for purposes of this 
     subchapter, solely because the plan provides for a normal 
     retirement age described in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Applicable plan.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `applicable plan' means a 
     defined benefit plan the terms of which, on or before 
     December 8, 2014, provided for a normal retirement age which 
     is the earlier of--
       ``(i) an age otherwise permitted under subsection (a)(8), 
     or
       ``(ii) the age at which a participant completes the number 
     of years (not less than 30 years) of benefit accrual service 
     specified by the plan.

     A plan shall not fail to be treated as an applicable plan 
     solely because the normal retirement age described in the 
     preceding sentence only applied to certain participants or 
     only applied to employees of certain employers in the case of 
     a plan maintained by more than 1 employer.
       ``(B) Expanded application.--Subject to subparagraph (C), 
     if, after December 8, 2014, an applicable plan is amended to 
     expand the application of the normal retirement age described 
     in subparagraph (A) to additional participants or to 
     employees of additional employers maintaining the plan, such 
     plan shall also be treated as an applicable plan with respect 
     to such participants or employees.
       ``(C) Limitation on expanded application.--A defined 
     benefit plan shall be an applicable plan only with respect to 
     an individual who--
       ``(i) is a participant in the plan on or before January 1, 
     2017, or
       ``(ii) is an employee at any time on or before January 1, 
     2017, of any employer maintaining the plan, and who becomes a 
     participant in such plan after such date.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to all periods before, on, and after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3. APPLICATION OF COOPERATIVE AND SMALL EMPLOYER CHARITY 
                   PENSION PLAN RULES TO CERTAIN CHARITABLE 
                   EMPLOYERS WHOSE PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS 
                   PROVIDING SERVICES WITH RESPECT TO CHILDREN.

       (a) Employee Retirement Income and Security Act of 1974.--
       (1) In general.--Section 210(f)(1) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1060(f)(1)) 
     is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A), 
     by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting ``; or'', and by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
     the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) that, as of June 25, 2010, was maintained by an 
     employer--
       ``(i) described in section 501(c)(3) of such Code,
       ``(ii) chartered under part B of subtitle II of title 36, 
     United States Code,
       ``(iii) with employees in at least 40 States, and
       ``(iv) whose primary exempt purpose is to provide services 
     with respect to children.''.
       (2) Aggregation rules.--Section 210(f)(2) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1060(f)(2)) 
     is amended by striking ``paragraph (1)(B)'' and inserting 
     ``subparagraph (B) and (C) of paragraph (1)''.
       (b) Internal Revenue Code of 1986.--
       (1) In general.--Section 414(y)(1) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of 
     subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end of 
     subparagraph (B) and inserting ``; or'', and by inserting 
     after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) that, as of June 25, 2010, was maintained by an 
     employer--
       ``(i) described in section 501(c)(3) of such Code,
       ``(ii) chartered under part B of subtitle II of title 36, 
     United States Code,
       ``(iii) with employees in at least 40 States, and
       ``(iv) whose primary exempt purpose is to provide services 
     with respect to children.''.
       (2) Aggregation rules.--Section 414(y)(2) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``paragraph 
     (1)(B)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (B) and (C) of 
     paragraph (1)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by 
     the Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension 
     Flexibility Act (29 U.S.C. 401 note).

                     DIVISION Q--BUDGETARY EFFECTS

     SEC. 1. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

       (a) Statutory Pay-as-you-go Scorecards.--The budgetary 
     effects of divisions O and P shall not be entered on either 
     PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the 
     Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
       (b) Senate Pay-as-you-go Scorecards.--The budgetary effects 
     of divisions O and P shall not be entered on any PAYGO 
     scorecard maintained for purposes of section 201 of S. Con. 
     Res. 21 (110th Congress).
       (c) Classification of Budgetary Effects.--Notwithstanding 
     Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the 
     joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference 
     accompanying Conference Report 105-217 and section 250(c)(8) 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, the budgetary effects of divisions O and P shall not be 
     estimated--
       (1) for purposes of section 251 of the such Act; and
       (2) for purposes of paragraph 4(C) of section 3 of the 
     Statutory Pay-as-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an 
     appropriation Act.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 776, the motion 
shall be debatable for 80 minutes, with 60 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Appropriations and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce.
  The gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Rogers) and the gentlewoman from New 
York (Mrs. Lowey) each will control 30 minutes. The gentleman from 
Minnesota (Mr. Kline) and the gentleman from California (Mr. George 
Miller) each will control 10 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Kentucky.


                             General Leave

  Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all 
Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their 
remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 83 and that I may 
include tabular material on the same.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Kentucky?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  I rise today, as we face the expiration of the current continuing 
resolution, to present the House amendment to the Senate amendment on 
H.R. 83, legislation to fund the Federal Government for the rest of the 
current fiscal year.
  This amendment prevents a costly and damaging government shutdown 
while making good government funding and policy decisions and reining 
in regulatory overreach. It is good for the continuity of vital Federal 
programs and services; it is good for our economy; and it is good for 
the American people. In total, this legislation provides $1.013 
trillion for the operations of the Federal Government. This total is in 
line with the terms of the Ryan-Murray budget agreement.
  It includes full-year appropriations legislation for 11 of the 12 
annual appropriations bills, reflecting the most up-to-date budgetary 
needs of each agency and department. The Appropriations Committees in 
both the House and Senate went line by line through all of these bills, 
prioritizing funding for effective and vital programs, making the tough 
decisions to cut funding for lower priority programs.
  In addition, the measure includes short-term funding for the 
Department of Homeland Security, holding the funding levels for those 
programs at current levels. This will ensure that efforts to secure our 
home front are maintained until February 27 of next year.
  This legislation is a compromise--the product of hard-fought 
negotiations between the House and Senate, with give-and-take from both 
sides; but at the end of the day, Mr. Speaker, it reflects conservative 
priorities, keeps our spending in line, and reins in the regulatory 
overreach that has been hampering our economy.
  As such, national security is a top priority in this bill. We provide 
a total of $554 billion for the Department of Defense, including $64 
billion in overseas contingency operations funding to support our 
troops in the field, to combat ISIL, to train and equip our Iraqi

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allies, and to counter Russian aggression.
  To further assist our economy, we include provisions that put the 
brakes on regulatory programs that are too intrusive and too burdensome 
on American businesses. For instance, the legislation prohibits funds 
for the Army Corps of Engineers to act on two potentially harmful 
regulations: changing the definition of ``fill material'' and 
regulating water in certain agricultural areas under the Clean Water 
Act.
  The bill measure prevents the listing of the Sage Grouse on the 
endangered species list--a premature action that would have severe 
economic consequences on Western States, especially; and the bill 
protects job creators from onerous regulatory burdens by amending Dodd-
Frank swaps push-out rules.
  This bill also demonstrates, Mr. Speaker, fiscal restraint. It cuts 
$60 million from the EPA. It provides no funding for high-speed rail, 
the President's Race to the Top initiative, or UNESCO or IMF. No new 
funding is included for ObamaCare, and the bill holds the line on 
funding for the agency most responsible for implementing that law at 
Health and Human Services.
  For the IRS, the bill cuts the agency $345 million below last year, 
and it includes language to put a stop to improper behavior by 
prohibiting the targeting of groups based on their political beliefs, 
prohibiting the White House from ordering the IRS to determine the tax-
exempt status of an organization, and from funding inappropriate videos 
or conferences.
  This legislation is the product of the bipartisan and bicameral 
cooperation that the American people called for at the voting booths 
last month. Passage of this bill will show our people that we can and 
will govern responsibly, rise above inaction, and work together on 
their behalf.
  I would have preferred, as I am sure all of us would have, that we 
would be considering each of the 12 appropriations bills under regular 
order--the old-fashioned way. This is the way it should operate. In the 
House, as you know, our committee passed out 11 of the 12 bills. The 
floor passed seven of the bills, and it would have passed more, but we 
realized the Senate was not going to act on any of them and did not; so 
five of the bills were left in the lurch because the Senate would not 
consider any of the bills.
  We face a very tight deadline now, and we have no choice but to try 
to put together an omnibus spending bill aggregating all 12 bills into 
one. I would have preferred separately, but the Senate blocked the way. 
If we do nothing, we will be turning our backs on our constitutional 
duty and on the American people.
  Mr. Speaker, before I close, I want to take a moment to recognize 
some people who made today possible.
  First of all, the staff. We have had about a month to put together 
this enormous bill--with thousands of items--in all 12 subcommittees. 
We had great negotiations then with the Senate, but it was the work of 
the staff, of course, that enables us to be here today. I want to thank 
the staff on both sides of the aisle, who worked so hard to make this 
happen. I would like to call names, but I am afraid I would leave out 
somebody important, so I want to thank the staff for all of their 
wonderful, laborious work.
  I will single out Will Smith, the chief clerk of the committee, who 
has guided the staff through this enormous process, who, I think, did a 
wonderful, marvelous job. I want to thank Will Smith, especially, and 
all of the staff for their great work in leading up to today.
  Now I want to thank the members of the committee. They have all had a 
part in making this bill up--each subcommittee, each chairman of the 
subcommittee, each of the members of the subcommittees, who fought long 
and hard to ensure that we had the best bill before us today that we 
could have.
  Notably, the ranking member of the committee, Mrs. Nita Lowey, with 
whom we share this responsibility, has been a tremendous asset to us in 
the procedure leading up to today. I want to thank her personally for 
the great work that she did.
  I also want to acknowledge, Mr. Speaker, six members of the committee 
who are moving on to greener pastures, making new chapters in their 
lives. They have been enormous helpers on the committee. They have 
chaired subcommittees, and they have worked long and hard on every bill 
that we have produced. We certainly hate to see them go, but they are 
writing a new chapter. I want to recognize Jack Kingston for his 
service, Frank Wolf, Tom Latham, Jim Moran, Ed Pastor, and Bill Owens. 
All of those six are moving on. I want to thank them for their service.
  It is appropriate that their final vote on the House floor will be on 
an appropriate Appropriations Committee bill--funding the entire 
government. This Nation is a better place because of their service, and 
I want to thank all of them for their contributions to the committee 
and to the House and to the people of this country over their combined 
120 years of service.
  I now call on the Members of the House--Republicans and Democrats 
alike--to support this legislation. Keep the government open. It is a 
good bill. It is bipartisan; it is bicameral; it was negotiated in good 
faith on both sides of the Capitol and on both sides of the aisle. Most 
importantly, Mr. Speaker, this bill is necessary, so I urge the Members 
to vote ``yes.''
  I reserve the balance of my time.

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  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  At the outset, I want to thank the gentleman from Kentucky, Chairman 
Rogers, for the cooperative way he has guided this committee. It has 
truly been a pleasure for me to work with him and his staff.
  As we all know, Mr. Speaker, funding to keep the government operating 
expires at midnight tonight. It is my sincere hope that we can avoid 
the antics of last year, when a vocal minority in this body was able to 
hold the entire government hostage for reasons they couldn't 
articulate. It wasn't fair to the American people, and I hope we never 
have to go through it again.
  Throughout this process, my goal has been to avoid another costly 
shutdown and make adequate investments to grow the economy, enhance our 
security, and protect the most vulnerable among us.
  I remain disappointed, Mr. Speaker, that the House majority decided 
to leave out the agreement reached on the Department of Homeland 
Security. The decision reflects their political calculation on 
immigration policy.
  I believe my chairman was right when he rebuffed efforts to restrict 
the President's executive orders on immigration on a must-pass 
appropriations bill. But forcing these important agencies--Customs and 
Border Protection, the U.S. Secret Service, the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, the Transportation Security Administration--into a 
2-month continuing resolution was unnecessary and unfortunate. The 
short-term CR creates uncertainty and will limit the Department's 
ability to make important decisions on procurements, hiring, and on new 
initiatives we all support.
  I will now enter into the Record a letter from Homeland Security 
Secretary Johnson outlining the problems with funding the Department 
through a CR.
                                                   U.S. Department


                                         of Homeland Security,

                                 Washington, DC, December 5, 2014.
     Hon. Nita Lowey,
     Ranking Member, Committee on Appropriations, House of 
         Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Representative Lowey: As the United States Congress 
     addresses the FY 2015 appropriations for the Federal 
     Government, I ask for your support for a full annual 
     appropriation for the Department.
       As you know, a Continuing Resolution is not the most 
     effective way to fund the government. Short-term funding 
     measures are disruptive, create uncertainty, and impede 
     efficient resource planning and execution. They inherently 
     slow down day-to-day operations, force leadership to make 
     short-sighted versus long-term decisions, and adversely 
     impact operations in a manner that is hard to overcome if 
     full funding is provided later in the year. Additionally, the 
     disruption to acquisitions, the slow-down of our business 
     processes, such as contracting and hiring,

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     and the effect of many other elements driven by short-term 
     funding have a direct impact on effectiveness of the 
     Department.
       While a short-term Continuing Resolution has impacts across 
     the Department, I wanted to highlight some specific areas 
     that are most concerning.
       Securing our Borders--Investments to strengthen border 
     security with new border surveillance technology for the Rio 
     Grande Valley would not be available.
       Grants Funding--State and local municipalities would not 
     receive key preparedness grant funding, such as the State 
     Homeland Security Program and Urban Areas Security Initiative 
     grants.
       National Security Cutter--the U.S. Coast Guard will not 
     have funding to award the contract for NSC #8, the 
     centerpiece of the Coast Guard's Fleet, supporting the 
     maritime homeland security and defense missions. This could 
     result in the expiration of the agreed upon offer by the 
     prime and sub-contractors, subsequently leading to a delay of 
     delivery of NSC #8 and most likely resulting in increased 
     costs.
       National Rio and Agro Defense Facility--Awarding the final 
     segment of the construction contract for the National Bio and 
     Agro Defense Facility could be problematic. Uncertainties in 
     the appropriations process have introduced risks to Kansas 
     providing the gift funds to support the May 2015 award date. 
     Appropriation of the final $300 million is necessary for 
     Kansas to provide the $202 million in gift funds.
       In closing, I would like to thank the Congress for the 
     continued support provided to the Department. However, I must 
     also stress the need for an annual appropriation based on the 
     FY 2015 President's Budget and the Committee markups 
     accomplished earlier this summer.
       Identical letters have been sent to the Chairman of the 
     House Appropriations Committee, and to the Chairwoman and 
     Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Should 
     you require further information, please do not hesitate to 
     contact me or the Department's Chief Financial Officer, Chip 
     Fulghum.
           Sincerely,
                                              Jeh Charles Johnson.

  Mrs. LOWEY. My colleague from North Carolina, David Price, the 
ranking member of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, 
was unsuccessful in his attempt at the Rules Committee to restore full-
year funding for this bill. I authored an amendment to strike two very 
controversial provisions--one to strike a rider related to swaps under 
the Dodd-Frank law, the other to strike a provision raising 
contribution limits to political parties. These provisions are divisive 
and unnecessary. They should be removed.
  The 11 other spending bills included in this package are a mix of 
wins and losses. I was very pleased that most of the worst riders were 
dropped, including those on the Affordable Care Act, the Clean Air Act, 
and those preventing full implementation of new reforms to the Federal 
school lunch program.
  Statutory budget caps essentially kept all discretionary programs at 
a hard freeze, but I am pleased we were able to prioritize a few key 
items, such as the National Institutes of Health and food safety at the 
Food and Drug Administration. Another very modest but very important 
increase is provided for afterschool programs, many of which suffered 
steep cuts under sequestration and have still not made up those 
shortfalls.
  I am also pleased the final agreement provides $500 million for the 
Department of Transportation's TIGER program to fund major surface 
transportation projects, including bridges, transit, and passenger 
rail.
  To keep firearms out of the hands of those who shouldn't possess 
them, the National Instant Criminal Background Check System will 
receive an increase of $14.5 million. This important investment was 
achieved because Members on both sides of the aisle recognize how 
crucial this money is for States to improve their submission of records 
into the background check system.
  The appropriations package includes much of the administration's 
request to respond to the deadly Ebola crisis, $5.4 billion. We must 
ensure that all of those tasked with being on the front lines fighting 
this disease, from local hospitals to Federal agencies, have what they 
need. We all recognize how the ease of international travel has changed 
the way we must respond to contagious diseases. I have confidence in 
our health care system, the Centers for Disease Control, and the 
fantastic hospitals that stepped up to take and treat the patients with 
Ebola. But we should do whatever we can to stop the disease where it is 
the most deadly. The funding provided will allow research to ramp up to 
treat and hopefully develop a vaccine for Ebola.
  Before I close, I would like to thank the committee staff for their 
tireless work, particularly David Pomerantz and Lesley Turner, who 
worked closely with Will and the entire Appropriations staff.
  I am very pleased the Appropriations Committee was able to come 
together on a package to fund 11 of the 12 spending bills. But, again, 
I wish it had been on all 12 bills and only dealt with issues related 
to appropriations.
  I will reiterate that the funding contains many things I wish had had 
a different outcome. I fought throughout the conference, for example, 
to get rid of the swaps language. It does not belong on an 
appropriations bill. The Reid-Boehner provision to increase by tenfold 
the limits on contributions to political parties is excessive and also 
does not belong on this bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the 
gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Frelinghuysen), the very distinguished 
and hardworking chairman of the Appropriations Defense Subcommittee.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for yielding. I 
thank him for his leadership, and I thank Ranking Member Lowey as well. 
They both deserve credit for moving this bill.
  As we begin consideration of this important legislation this 
afternoon, I want to pay tribute to the men and women of our Armed 
Forces, all volunteers. They deserve our heartfelt thanks for their 
dedicated service and sacrifice. That is also extended to the 
professionals in our intelligence community. These men and women--
whether in uniform or not--deserve greater certainty, stability, and 
predictability in their lives, something that they have often lacked as 
a result of a flawed congressional budget process over the last several 
years, which we seek to reestablish today as regular order. And, 
frankly, so do the American people. They deserve better.
  The centerpiece of this comprehensive package, the engine that drives 
this bill is our House defense bill, which passed in June with 
overwhelmingly bipartisan support. Like that bill, this measure assures 
a strong national defense posture against terrorist groups like ISIL 
and al Qaeda, and challenges from nation-states like Russia, China, and 
Iran, and it addresses the Ebola epidemic.
  This bill provides $554 billion in new spending authority for the 
Department of Defense and our intelligence community, and it includes 
$64 billion for overseas contingency operations. The base funding in 
this measure is $500 million below the President's fiscal year 2015 
budget and is just $3.3 billion above the fiscal year 2014-enacted 
level.
  Overall, the defense title of the omnibus appropriations package 
assures our commitment to the U.S. military's dominance over air, land, 
and sea; our commitment to our allies and partners; our commitment to 
our servicemembers and their families. At the same time, our committee 
clearly recognizes our Nation's debt crisis, and we have found areas 
and programs where reductions were possible without adversely impacting 
our Armed Forces or our defense industrial base, which is so vital to 
maintaining our military edge.
  We make every dollar count in our portion of this bill without 
harming readiness or increasing risk for our warfighters.
  National security is the priority job of the Federal Government. Our 
Constitution grants Congress the full range of authorities for defense 
of our Nation.
  With our Armed Forces facing formidable enemies around the world and 
standing watch everywhere to protect our freedom, this bill cannot 
wait, and I urge its passage today.
  In closing, I would like to thank the gentleman from Indiana, Ranking 
Member Pete Visclosky. He has been a valuable partner and friend. And 
thanks to the incredible Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, members

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of the committee, and our professional staff, led by Tim Prince. They 
have done an incredible job. We should be enormously proud of them.
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to yield 4 minutes to the 
distinguished gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Price), the ranking 
member of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee.
  Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition 
to this misguided legislation.
  First, however, I want to commend the bipartisan, bicameral 
leadership of our Appropriations Committee and its subcommittees for 
their efforts this year to restore the normal appropriations process, 
with careful scrutiny of executive budget requests and the cooperative 
crafting of bills that fund our agencies and chart their course for the 
coming year.
  Their work is reflected in the 11 bills--out of 12--before us today: 
a significant achievement, despite the overall inadequacy of the 
underlying budget numbers. The budget allocations, unfortunately, still 
reflect the ill-advised Republican strategy of focusing deficit 
reduction almost exclusively on nondefense discretionary spending, on 
our critical domestic investments.
  As ranking member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee, I 
particularly want to thank the gentleman from Texas, Chairman John 
Carter, for the collaborative process he has led throughout this year.
  Our full-year Homeland Security appropriations bill has been finished 
for over a week now, making its exclusion from this omnibus all the 
more troubling.
  So, Mr. Speaker, stitching together 11 of our appropriations bills 
is, indeed, a positive achievement, but it is greatly diminished by the 
subjection of Homeland Security funding to a short-term continuing 
resolution and by the inclusion of controversial legislative riders, of 
which two are particularly egregious.
  The first amendment would blow a major hole in the Dodd-Frank bill, 
putting taxpayers on the hook for some of the riskiest behavior of Wall 
Street institutions.
  The second amendment would blow another hole in our efforts to 
prevent big money from swamping our political system. The bill's 
campaign finance provisions are completely nongermane to appropriations 
and would provide outsized influence to the wealthiest Americans by 
allowing a couple to donate $1.5 million annually to party 
organizations. To my knowledge, these provisions have never had a 
single hearing in either the House or the Senate, and they have no 
place in an appropriations bill.
  On top of these troubling provisions is the shortsighted, abusive 
treatment of Homeland Security. The bill before us would force the 
Department of Homeland Security to operate under a short-term 
continuing resolution until late February, creating a cloud of 
uncertainty, putting critical programs and acquisitions at risk, and 
raising the threat of a full agency shutdown early next year.
  A short-term continuing resolution limits the Department's ability to 
make strategic decisions about carrying out its security missions and 
improving coordination among its components. It also limits the ability 
to move ahead with the Secretary's Southern Border and Approaches 
Campaign. It creates uncertainty regarding ICE's capability to detain 
and deport dangerous criminals and to transfer unaccompanied children 
to HHS for humane treatment. It could also delay needed procurements 
and necessary security upgrades at the White House complex to prevent 
fence-jumper intrusions.
  Most confoundingly, the bill provides immigration enforcement 
agencies with hundreds of millions of dollars less than their known 
needs and what our bipartisan bill would have provided.
  If the Republican majority is concerned about the effectiveness of 
our immigration policy, this is really a strange way to show it. To 
hold enforcement funding hostage is no way to bring about positive 
change. But we know this is all about political pique directed at the 
President.

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  This is an unfortunate end, Mr. Speaker, to what has been a 
cooperative, bipartisan Homeland Security appropriations cycle. It 
leaves me unable, in good conscience, to recommend a ``yea'' vote. We 
should reject this bill, put all of our 12 bills together, and proceed 
with an appropriations bill that can command wide agreement within this 
body.
  Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentleman from Iowa, Mr. Tom Latham, who is retiring.
  He chairs the Transportation-HUD Appropriations Subcommittee and has 
been a stalwart help over the years on this committee and in the 
Congress in service to the country, so I guess for the last time he 
will be giving us a great oration.
  Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for the kind words.
  I rise today in strong support of this omnibus appropriations bill. I 
am particularly proud of the Transportation-Housing and Urban 
Development division which makes critical investments in our Nation's 
infrastructure, our air traffic control system, and housing for our 
neediest citizens.
  The bill requires some tough choices, but it advances our common 
priorities of responsible government and fiscal restraint. We worked 
hard to ensure that this final bill includes funding and policy 
provisions that are a priority for this body.
  We provide funds for the FAA to support the full operations of the 
air traffic control system and the FAA's investment in NextGen. We meet 
the MAP-21 extension authorized funding levels for highways and 
transit. We provide housing funds to assist families served by HUD's 
housing programs, plus 10,000 new veterans housing vouchers. We provide 
$3 billion for the Community Development Block Grant program which is a 
priority for Members of both sides of the aisle.
  Mr. Speaker, I have been honored to serve as chairman of the T-HUD 
committee for the last 4 years and on the committee for the full 18 
years. It has been an amazing experience to see each and every year how 
the work of this committee works for the people of America.
  I would like to thank my ranking member, Mr. Ed Pastor, with whom it 
has been a real honor to serve. I wish him well in his retirement, and 
I know that this body will miss him as much as I will.
  I would also like to thank the staff of the committee who put in 
countless hours to draft this compromise. I would also like to 
recognize and thank Doug Bobbitt from my staff for the past 12 years 
and who has served this institution for nearly three decades.
  Our chairman, Hal Rogers, has demonstrated that you can stick to your 
principles and still come to a compromise that puts the American people 
first.
  Mr. Chairman, it has been an honor to serve on this committee and 
under your leadership. I appreciate very, very much all the kindness 
and personal things that you and Cynthia have done for Kathy and me. I 
very much appreciate it.
  I urge Members to support this bill.
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New 
York (Mr. Serrano), the distinguished ranking member of the Financial 
Services Subcommittee.
  Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, I thank our ranking member for the time.
  First, let me mention a few of the good things in the Financial 
Services bill. We were able to substantially increase funding for the 
Securities and Exchange Commission by $150 million above last year's 
level.
  We were also able to increase funding for the Community Development 
Financial Institutions fund and to authorize the CDFI's fund bond 
guarantee program for another year.
  We also increased robust funding for the SBA to help our Nation's 
small businesses, and we added additional dollars to the Consumer 
Products Safety Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading 
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affected the Affordable Care Act, travel to Cuba, and the ability of 
the SEC to police our markets.
  Unfortunately, several problems remain in the bill. The bill would 
essentially repeal an important provision of Dodd-Frank to prevent 
banks from engaging in risky swaps activities backed by their 
depositors and ultimately by the Federal Government.
  The protections of Dodd-Frank were put in place to prevent a return 
to the risky transactions that led to the 2008 meltdown. We should not 
backtrack on those important reforms.
  I am also very concerned about the cuts made to the IRS which will 
force the agency to operate at levels below that of sequestration. This 
would cause a serious strain on the agency.
  There are several riders attached to the District of Columbia section 
of the bill, something that happens every year. Republicans have again 
limited the District's ability to use their own dollars to provide 
abortion services. This bill also seeks to stop the District from 
implementing a recent ballot initiative that legalizes recreational use 
of marijuana.
  Thankfully, on this last provision, Republicans have simply missed 
the mark. The language of the rider only prevents the District from 
enacting laws, rules, or regulations regarding marijuana legalization, 
but it does not prevent already enacted efforts like the recent ballot 
initiative.
  The President recently took executive action to end everyday 
tragedies that occur when families are separated and people are 
deported; unfortunately, rather than using this as a chance to finally 
engage in reform, we are now doing something to the DHS by putting them 
on a CR.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mrs. LOWEY. I yield the gentleman an additional 30 seconds.
  Mr. SERRANO. I would like to yield momentarily to the ranking member.
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the distinguished ranking member, 
and I want to make it clear that I agree with the gentleman from New 
York, the ranking member of the Financial Services Subcommittee, and 
our colleague, the Delegate from D.C., that the language in the bill 
does not block either decriminalization of marijuana or the referendum 
on legalization.
  Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the 
gentleman from Idaho (Mr. Simpson), the distinguished chairman of the 
Energy and Water Subcommittee on Appropriations.
  Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman.
  It should be noted also, Mr. Speaker, that this is the last time we 
expect to see you presiding before you retire also. You have done a 
marvelous job, and thank you for your service to this institution. I 
hope this vote doesn't go on for 3 hours and 45 minutes, but if there 
is anybody that can handle that, I am certain you have that experience.
  I am pleased that after months of work, the committee has been able 
to bring this package together before the full House. I would like to 
thank my ranking member, Ms. Kaptur, for her close collaboration 
throughout the entire process of putting together the Energy and Water 
sections of the omnibus.
  I would also like to thank the hard work of our Senate counterparts, 
Senator Feinstein and Senator Alexander, for their hard work in 
bringing this package together.
  Now, I want to be clear: I didn't get everything I wanted in this 
bill; none of us did. But we have worked hard to ensure that the bill 
clearly reflects the will of the American people.
  The bill makes critical investments and makes important policy 
changes that we will continue to build on in coming years. For 
instance, I am pleased with how strongly it invests in our national 
defense and water infrastructure. Weapons activities receives the 
largest increase in this bill, $387 million over last year. Within this 
level is full funding for the critical warheads such as the B-61 and 
the long-range standoff.
  Investment in naval reactor programs increases by $144 million, 
including the full request for the Ohio class replacement reactor. 
Funding for the Army Corps of Engineers is modestly increased from last 
year, including not less than $1.1 billion for the Harbor Maintenance 
Trust Fund activities. Last year, we directed no less than $1 billion.
  We also include some policy changes critical to supporting our 
country's economic development in a responsible manner. New this year, 
we included provisions prohibiting the regulation of certain 
agricultural activities such as the construction and maintenance of 
farm ponds or irrigation ditches under the Clean Water Act.
  This is a major victory for our country's farmers and ranchers who 
consistently tell many of us that they are concerned about the 
potential of the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers' overreach into 
their operations.
  We continue prohibitions from last year against changes to the 
definition of fill material under the Clean Water Act and the 
implementation of the new lightbulb efficiency standards. These are 
commonsense provisions that protect consumers' choice and responsible 
commercial operations.
  I think every one of us in this body including myself can think of 
other things that they wanted to see in this package and things they 
would have liked taken out, but overall, this bill moves the country 
forward in a balanced way and allows the new Congress to proceed with 
its most important obligation, that of governing this country.
  I want to echo the words of my chairman, Mr. Rogers, how important 
the staff is in putting these bills together. Most people that don't 
serve on the committee don't know the time that they put in. They are 
here on Thanksgiving Day, trying to put together this package so that 
it will be ready for the floor, and they do incredible work, not only 
of the subcommittee that I am lucky enough to be the chairman of, but 
the staff of all the subcommittees, and they do a tremendous job, and 
we owe them a great deal of gratitude.
  Mr. Speaker, this deserves our support.
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished 
gentlelady from Ohio (Ms. Kaptur), the ranking member of the Energy and 
Water Appropriations Subcommittee.
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I thank the ranking member of the full 
committee, Nita Lowey of New York, and the chairman, Hal Rogers, for 
the perseverance they have shown throughout this process. I rise to 
address the bill before us to fund the departments of the government of 
the United States for the federal fiscal year 2015 which incidentally 
began over 2 months ago.
  Though 2 months late and a Christmas tree bill at that, what is very 
troubling in this measure are dangerous and unwelcome nongermane 
riders--like opening the door to more Wall Street abuse and reckless 
behavior with swaps and derivatives. Haven't those megabanks hurt 
America enough? What is this doing in this bill? This underhanded 
inclusion of authorizing language does not belong in this bill. This 
subterfuge reminds me of a similar effort in 2000 to bury language in a 
Continuing Appropriations bill to not regulate derivatives at all. Look 
what that did to our economy.
  I recognize that not passing this bill can severely hamper our 
economic recovery and job creation. Many of us view these as the top 
priorities our constituents have sent us here to achieve. Job growth 
this past month increased again by 321,000, as the unemployment rate 
dropped to 5.8 percent nationwide.
  We have gained 10 million private sector jobs since President Obama 
took office amid the deepest recession in modern history, but still, 
9.1 million Americans remain unemployed. This bill will promote future 
economic growth which is in America's interests.
  There should never be a question whether the government of the United 
States will remain open for business and honor its commitments and 
contracts.
  Further, this appropriations bill is within budget limits. Indeed, 
our deficit has been going down year after year as employment increases 
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  The annual deficit has dropped from $1.3 trillion in 2010 to an 
estimated $469 billion for 2015, an enormous improvement made possible 
by steady economic growth. Our pace needs to continue.
  The Energy and Water portion of this bill assures America will 
continue its decathlon toward energy independence and energy 
diversification, a major strategic objective for our Nation--some would 
argue the highest.
  An all-of-the-above energy strategy is strengthening our Nation here 
at home financially and militarily as fewer imports are required and 
new energy jobs are created within the borders of the United States.
  The energy trade deficit, by the way, for our Nation has been on a 
downward path.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
  Mrs. LOWEY. I yield the gentlewoman an additional 15 seconds.
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlelady.
  The energy trade deficit for our Nation has been on a downward path 
from 4.7 billion barrels in 2008 to 3.6 billion barrels in 2013. That 
is real progress, and you can even see it in falling gasoline prices 
across this country.
  Our bill will support thousands of jobs through the Army Corps of 
Engineers in developing infrastructure, and the bill provides $922 
million above the request to meet an unmet enormous backlog.
  This bill as a whole is far from perfect, yet our Congress must work 
toward keeping our economy and jobs growing through giving certainty to 
the public that Congress can operate our ship of state.
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 30 seconds.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased that this package explicitly rejects 
attempts to prohibit clarifying the definition of navigable waters of 
the U.S.
  However, the CR/Omnibus does contain language relating to core 
permitting for certain ranching, farming, and silviculture practices. 
To be clear, this provision does not change current law and preserves 
the current scope of agricultural exemptions.
  If you needed a permit before, you will need to get a permit under 
this provision; if you didn't need one before, you won't under this 
provision. I am pleased again that as with most riders, this provision 
maintains status quo.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire the time 
remaining?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Kentucky has 12 minutes 
remaining, and the gentlewoman from New York has 13\1/2\ minutes 
remaining.

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  Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Kingston), the distinguished chairman of 
the Labor-HHS Subcommittee on Appropriations who is retiring, leaving 
this body. He has done remarkable work on this subcommittee. He chaired 
a very difficult subcommittee with great distinction.
  Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Chairman, I thank you for all of your leadership 
and friendship over the years, and your very capable staff as well.
  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate you on your retirement as well and wish 
you the best.
  You know, I came to Washington to cut spending and hold the line on 
spending, and that is why I am supporting this bill today. This 
spending level is below last year's. When you combine the emergency 
spending with outlays, this is lower than last year, and it is a lot 
lower than the year before. So if you want to hold the line on 
spending, this is a good vote for you.
  But the second part is the cavalry is coming, and next year there may 
be more cuts, and there should be more cuts. This bill holds the line 
on ObamaCare, which is something that we all have fought for. Virtually 
all Republicans fought to repeal ObamaCare and to end the President's 
amnesty program. No one is backing away from those objectives. There 
may be a debate on the strategy, but this bill makes sure that those 
debates will happen and that those votes will happen, again, Mr. 
Speaker, when the cavalry arrives. This bill moves that debate forward. 
It is a good thing.
  It stops risk orders, which keeps the Obama administration from 
raiding private insurance companies to subsidize ObamaCare. It really 
hits ObamaCare where it counts. If you do not like ObamaCare, this is a 
good bill for you to vote for.
  This bill puts Dodd-Frank in check. If you are concerned about the 
overregulation of the financial services industry, this bill challenges 
Dodd-Frank.
  This bill supports our troops. We still have troops in harm's way all 
over the world. This bill supports them and actually increases their 
pay along the way.
  This bill puts the EPA in check. The EPA has tried a backdoor power 
grab on putting a ban on lead in ammunition and fishing tackle. That 
would increase the cost and make it tougher for the average person to 
enjoy the great outdoors. This bill puts that in check.
  This is a good bill, and I urge my colleagues to support it.
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fattah), the ranking member of the 
Commerce-Justice-Science Subcommittee.
  Mr. FATTAH. Mr. Speaker, in each and every one of our districts 
throughout the country, in every one of the families situated, there is 
a concern around neurological-based diseases and disorders--from 
Alzheimer's to autism, schizophrenia. We could go through the list of 
600. But the point is that this work in our committee, on a completely 
bipartisan basis, we are moving aggressively on neuroscience 
initiatives. I thank Chairman Rogers for his support, and the ranking 
member from New York, and I want to thank my partner, Chairman Frank 
Wolf, for his support on this effort. We launched an initiative to map 
the brain and do so much more.
  I want to just talk about what is in this bill today. We have the 
framework for a global fund on Alzheimer's. We have the effort now to 
bring, for the first time, the national labs into an effort to build a 
national brain observatory, which is going to bring the scientific 
arsenal of our country to bear on this war on disease and a better 
understanding of the human brain.
  We have, in this bill, language that would have the United States 
create an international conference to bring together the global 
initiatives in the European Union and Israel and China and other 
countries, to come together and work on these issues. And we have a new 
initiative on imaging.
  So I want to just say that there is a lot I could talk about in the 
CJS portion of the bill, but I want to just say that this effort on the 
human brain, with some 50 million Americans suffering from brain-
related diseases and illnesses, a billion people worldwide, this is 
something that this Congress can feel is a major achievement, for us to 
move in a direction and deal with these issues, from addiction to 
Alzheimer's and everything in between.
  Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentleman from Florida (Mr. Crenshaw), the chairman of the Financial 
Services Subcommittee on Appropriations.
  Mr. CRENSHAW. Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairman Rogers for yielding me 
this time, and I thank him for his leadership in this appropriations 
process.
  As chairman of the Financial Services and General Government 
Subcommittee, let me highlight a few areas in our part of the bill.
  Overall, we reduce spending by $246 million in an effort to rein in 
the out-of-control spending. Some areas are increased, some are 
decreased. For instance, law enforcement receives an increase. Drug 
abuse prevention receives an increase. Small business receives an 
increase, as does women's business centers. They help grow our economy 
and create jobs.
  On the other hand, there are some agencies that don't do so well. 
They waste taxpayer dollars and become ineffective. I think a lot of 
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betrayed the trust of the American people. They have wasted taxpayer 
dollars. They have singled out individuals and groups of individuals 
based on their political philosophy, and they have not cooperated with 
congressional investigation. Therefore, their funding is reduced by 
$346 million.
  All in all, it is a balanced approach. We spend less money than we 
spent last year. It is a good portion of the bill.
  Let me take a moment to say thank you to Rodney Frelinghuysen, 
chairman of the Defense Subcommittee upon which I sit. I want to thank 
him for his tireless work in this area, for allowing members like me to 
help draft legislation that clearly puts our men and women in uniform 
first, clearly helps save lives by making sure that we have the best 
qualified, the best trained, the best equipped military, and it makes 
all Americans safer.
  All in all, it is a great bill. I urge my colleagues to support it.
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to yield 2 minutes to the 
distinguished gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Pastor), the ranking member 
of the Transportation-HUD Subcommittee.
  Mr. PASTOR of Arizona. Mr. Speaker, first of all, congratulations on 
your retirement and the best of luck. I thank you for your friendship 
while I served in Congress.
  I stand in support of this bill, and I want to congratulate both my 
dear friends, the ranking member, Nita Lowey, and the chairman, Harold 
Rogers, for working many hours on this bill. I am very happy that as we 
are about to close this session, that we are working on a bill that 
will keep our government funded and bring some tranquility to the 
economy of our country for the remainder of fiscal year 2015. I thank 
them for doing fine work.
  Over the past 23 years that I have had the honor of being in 
Congress, for 21 of those years I served on the Appropriations 
Committee. It was a great opportunity for me and an honor for me to 
serve with various members on Appropriations to do the best we could to 
serve our country. Many of us would not have been able to produce the 
bills and provide for the services without the staff on both sides of 
the aisle that worked on these appropriations bills.
  So today, I want to congratulate the current chairman, the ranking 
member, and thank Chairman Tom Latham for the work he did on the 
Transportation-HUD bill. And also, it is time for me to thank all of my 
colleagues for their help and service that they have given this country 
and the kindness they have shown to me.
  Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Calvert), the distinguished chairman of 
the Interior Subcommittee on Appropriations.
  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the 
fiscal year 2015 omnibus appropriations bill. The Interior provision of 
the omnibus is well balanced and reflects what can be achieved when all 
sides work together to find common ground. This bill provides for 
fiscal year 2015 funding for fire operations at the 10-year average and 
provides additional resources to conduct critical hazardous fuels 
reduction work on the ground.
  The bill takes positive steps in promoting domestic energy and 
mineral development both onshore and offshore.
  The bill provides essential funding for the National Park Service, 
which will enhance day-to-day maintenance, visitor services, and 
responsible stewardship of more than 400 national park units. The bill 
also provides investments to our national park system as it begins its 
centennial celebration and prepares for the next 100 years.
  This bill continues our efforts in meeting our moral and legal 
obligations in Indian country and honors longstanding commitments to 
American Indians and Alaska Natives; the bill promotes voluntary, 
nonregulatory fish and wildlife conservation programs in partnership 
with States and tribes; and this bill provides grant funding to States 
to promote jobs and economic growth.
  I want to take a moment to pay tribute to my good friend and our 
subcommittee's ranking member and former chairman, Jim Moran. This is 
Mr. Moran's last appropriations bill. I am happy to know that my friend 
will be leaving this body that he loves on a high note, 
enthusiastically supporting the work of the Interior Subcommittee.
  Jim, we are grateful to you for your service, and we salute you.
  I also want to thank Chairman Rogers for his incredible support, 
leadership, and his role in bringing this omnibus bill forward.
  Lastly, I want to thank the scores of Appropriations Committee staff 
who have been working day and night and weekends on this package for 
many weeks. They even worked through their Thanksgiving holiday to 
produce this legislation. The staff of the Appropriations Committee 
deserves our appreciation and gratitude.
  This is a good bill, Mr. Speaker. I urge Members on both sides of the 
aisle to support it.
  With that, Merry Christmas.
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to yield 1 minute to the 
gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi), the minority leader of the 
House.
  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlelady for yielding, and I 
commend her for her tremendous leadership. With great pride, we point 
to her as our ranking member on the Appropriations Committee.
  I thank you for yielding and for your leadership.
  Thank you, Mr. Rogers, for your leadership.
  As an appropriator for many years, I know the hard work that goes 
into putting an appropriations bill together. There was a day when we 
did them individually. It seems lately we just keep putting them on a 
bus, an omnibus. That is too bad. But in any event, I appreciate the 
work you have done to bring this bill to the floor. That is why I was 
so really heartbroken. I don't think I have ever said that word on the 
floor of the House. I was heartbroken to see the taint that was placed 
on this valuable appropriations bill from on high.
  I am sorry that we cannot have a full homeland security bill, that is 
for sure. We knew that was possible. The Speaker says in January we 
will vote on a full homeland security bill. I hope that that is the 
case.
  But the taint I refer to is what the President described in his 
letter today as a rider that would amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street 
Reform and Consumer Protection Act and weaken a critical component of 
financial system reform aimed at reducing taxpayer risk.
  So when people are talking to you about what is in the bill and this 
or that, I am going to say to you what you are putting your name next 
to if you choose to vote for this bill. And why I am so appalled--well, 
I will tell you why.
  It was September 2008. Things were happening in the financial 
services industry. Lehman Brothers, down; Merrill Lynch, down; AIG, 
whatever. It all happened within a matter of days. I called the 
Secretary of the Treasury and I said: ``How can we be helpful? What is 
going on?''
  He said: ``It is terrible.''
  I said: ``Well, is one of the major financial institutions going 
down?''
  He said: ``No, it is bigger than that. We are in a serious 
meltdown.''
  ``Why am I calling you, Mr. Secretary Paulson?''
  ``Well, the White House wasn't ready for Congress to know about this. 
But you are the Speaker.''
  At the time I was.
  ``I am the Secretary of the Treasury. You are asking me; I am telling 
you. We are in a terrible situation.''
  So they came to my office that night, the Speaker's Office, House and 
Senate, Democrats and Republicans. We came together and we heard an 
appalling meltdown of our financial institutions.
  And I said to the Chairman of the Fed, Mr. Ben Bernanke, who was 
there: ``Mr. Bernanke, what do you think about what the Secretary 
said?''
  He said: ``If we do not act immediately, we will not have an economy 
by Monday.''
  We will not have an economy by Monday. By the policies that were in

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  Here we are, 2014, going down the same path.
  Earlier today, the Republicans put a bill on the floor that would 
make certain tax incentives permanent and unpaid for. We should be 
doing revenue reform, but not that way, because the revenue policy of 
the Bush administration contributed to the Great Recession, taking us 
close to a depression. So their tax policy jeopardized our economy.
  Then, their laissez, laissez, laissez-faire attitudes of no 
regulation, that took us to a meltdown of our financial institutions to 
the point where we, the taxpayers, had to rescue the financial 
institutions to the tune of $700 billion. That is twice as much as in 
the domestic discretionary spending of the bills that will come before 
us--two-years' worth of non-defense discretionary domestic spending.
  We put provisions in the bill that the American taxpayer would be 
paid back. But that wasn't enough for the Republicans to vote for it. 
They voted against it, by and large. It was the Democrats who voted for 
the TARP, the most difficult vote for Members to vote for and the most 
politically harmful to them.
  So here we are in the House being blackmailed--being blackmailed--to 
vote for an appropriations bill. I am not asking anybody to vote one 
way or another. I am just telling you why I would not put the name of 
my constituents in my district next to a bill that does, as the 
President says, ``weaken a critical component of financial system 
reform aimed at reducing taxpayer risk.''
  At that time, they accused us of bailing out Wall Street at the 
expense of Main Street. The public still doesn't understand fully why 
everybody would benefit from what we had to do. But we shouldn't have 
had to do that, $700 billion, because of laissez-faire attitudes and 
trickle-down tax policies of the Bush administration, which got us to 
that place. Because of initiatives taken by President Obama when he 
became President, working with the Democratic Congress, with our 
initial Recovery Act, we were able to reverse some of that, and pull 
ourselves out of the ditch Republicans took us in.
  So here we are today. This should be a day where we say, isn't it too 
bad we can't do more for the American people, but in the interest of 
bipartisanship we have put together a bill on the Appropriations 
Committee that helps meet the needs of the American people. Wouldn't 
that have been just fine?
  Except, popping out of the wilderness comes two things: one, this 
provision, this provision, as I described, that the President 
described, and then another one, to make matters worse--to make matters 
worse--a bill that lifts political contributions to such a height that 
it is really unimaginable as to why those who put this in there thought 
that that was a good idea. They told me it was $90,000 for the 
convention. It turned out to be millions of dollars from a donor or 
from a family in that regard. So they weren't even on the level of how 
it was portrayed.
  But be that as it may, what is important is what is in the bill. As 
Congressman Sarbanes said, it is ``quid pro quo.'' You have quid: give 
Wall Street what they want, relax the responsibility of that.
  This is a moral hazard. We are being asked to vote for a moral 
hazard. Why is this in an appropriations bill? Because it was the price 
to pay to get an appropriations bill. I was told we couldn't get all 
these other things that have been described here so beautifully unless 
we gave Wall Street this gift. And, on top of that, that we gave their 
donors, high-end donors, all the opportunity in the world to pour money 
into the process.
  Now, maybe the public is right about Washington, D.C. I heard this 
funny line about Lily Tomlin when she was Ernestine, the operator, when 
she said: ``Am I communicating with the people that I am speaking to?'' 
Are we communicating with the people we are speaking to when we say to 
them it is an important priority and we have to put it in our budget 
bill that we give donors the opportunity to spend endless money, 
undermining the confidence the American people have in our political 
system, at the same time--at the same time--as we say to Wall Street, 
you can engage in risky activity with your derivatives and the FDIC 
will ensure your action? That is just plain wrong.
  Under the Dodd-Frank Act, if a bank wanted to engage in those risky 
activities they had to be pushed out to another entity, and that entity 
could engage in those activities, but they were not insured by the 
American taxpayer.
  With this bill now we are saying the exposure, the recourse, is with 
the U.S. taxpayer. Just plain wrong--and what is it doing in an 
appropriations bill, except to have this bill be taken hostage? This is 
a ransom, this is blackmail. You don't get a bill unless Wall Street 
gets its taxpayer coverage.
  So it is really so sad that something which I respect enormously, the 
appropriation process--because it is hard. There are so many competing 
calls on resources, so much that we have to try to invest in the 
American people, their health, their education, the economic stability 
of their families, the air they breathe, the water they drink, and how 
we fund all of that. I have some questions about some of that in this 
bill, but the fact is it is all a compromise, and it could have been a 
good compromise. So whatever Members choose to do.
  I am enormously disappointed that the White House feels that the only 
way they can get a bill is to go along with this, and that would be the 
only reason I think they would say they would sign such a bill that 
would ``weaken a critical component of financial system reform aimed at 
reducing taxpayer risk.'' Those are the words in the administration's 
statement.
  I feel sad for the American people today, because we are saying in 
order for us to invest in the education of our children and all of the 
responsibilities we have to the American people, we have to pay off 
Wall Street in addition to that. And I don't begrudge Wall Street, and 
I don't paint everybody there with the same brush. But what I am saying 
is the taxpayer should not assume the risk. It is back to the same old 
Republican formula: prioritize the gain, nationalize the risk. You 
succeed, it is in your pocket; you fail, the taxpayer pays the bill. It 
is just not right.
  So I think we have a missed opportunity today to have some strong 
bipartisanship, and there will be bipartisan support for this bill. But 
the fact is, my colleagues, you are being asked to put your name next 
to privatizing the gain and nationalizing the risk. You are asked to 
put your name next to practically unlimited contributions to political 
campaigns just at a time when we are trying for reform to reduce the 
role of politics and money and increase the voice of the American 
people.
  So, again, a missed opportunity. But I respect decisions that Members 
will make because there are equities to be weighed here. But the 
biggest equity we have is our responsibility to the American people to 
do the right thing. What was added to this bill, which may be a good 
bill, what was added to this bill is not the right thing. That is why 
it has bipartisanship, it has good things in it, but it will not have 
my support.
  Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Fortenberry), a member of our committee.
  Mr. FORTENBERRY. Mr. Speaker, I thank our chairman, Mr. Rogers, for 
his steadfast commitment and hard work on this important bill.
  Mr. Speaker, as President Kennedy once said, ``To govern is to 
choose,'' and the key here is to try and choose wisely.
  This bill is a result of a long and arduous and democratic process. 
It is a result of the extensive effort of the Appropriations Committee, 
with input from Members, to try and deliver effectively prioritized 
government services.
  Now, Mr. Speaker, I don't agree with everything in the bill. I don't 
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anyone here does. But the question is, are we going to move forward and 
govern a bit more towards something a bit better? And what is good in 
this bill? First of all, it continues to prioritize the right type of 
budgeting and reduce spending. The spending levels in the bill are $176 
billion below fiscal year 2010 funding levels. Although our deficit has 
come down significantly through a smarter budgeting process and some 
tax reform, nonetheless our deficit is still way too high. We have work 
to do in this regard, and this bill does make significant progress on 
that front.
  There are also important reforms. Some big ones involve the IRS. 
Their problems that they imposed on the American people have begun to 
be curtailed here.
  Second, the bill also addresses the sad and difficult issue of the 
emerging need to fight Ebola and its spread.
  It positions the U.S. Congress, as well, to curtail the President's 
executive action on immigration moving forward, which represents a very 
serious overreach on the part of the administration and a threat to the 
separation of powers.
  The bill provides a pay raise for our troops and important funding 
for our veterans programs.
  Another fact, Mr. Speaker: I am on the agricultural subcommittee. We 
work very hard to continue our strong tradition of production 
agriculture while funding new emerging food systems that link the 
farmer to the family and help beginning and young farmers.
  Mr. Speaker, I think we can do better in certain areas, such as 
providing the right type of development assistance, which truly 
protects women and children and doesn't entangle us with organizations 
such as the U.N. Population Fund.
  But it is important to remember that in the volatile Middle East, the 
peace treaty between Israel and Egypt continues to hold with 
significant commitment from us, and that is an important part of this 
bill.
  On balance, I will be supportive, and I want to thank Mr. Rogers, our 
chairman, for his leadership.
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to yield 2\1/2\ minutes to 
the distinguished gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro), the 
ranking minority member of the Labor, Health and Human Services 
Appropriations Subcommittee.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, as ranking member of the Labor, Health and 
Human Services Subcommittee, I worked hard on this portion of the 
legislation, and there are some real bright spots.
  But our problem is simple. The resources provided in this bill are 
not adequate to tackle the challenges middle class families face every 
day. The bill does not keep pace with inflation. It continues to 
underfund some of our Nation's highest priorities: education, health 
care, medical research, and job training.
  However, there are many more troubling aspects of this bill. The 
Department of Homeland Security is only funded for 9 weeks. Why? 
Because the majority disagrees with the President on immigration. 
Holding up full-year funding for national security over an immigration 
disagreement is a game that poses a serious risk to our border, our 
Secret Service, and our ability to respond to natural disasters.
  The bill gambles with our financial system. It would reverse Dodd-
Frank safeguards, allow banks to engage in some of Wall Street's 
riskiest transactions, the same transactions that caused a crisis in 
which millions of hardworking Americans lost their jobs, their homes, 
and their savings. Why? Why would we want to put families at risk once 
again? Public funds should be used to protect our families, not to prop 
up casino banking.
  This bill threatens injustice to millions of seniors. It allows 
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  They worked hard for their retirement. They earned it. Would we want 
to put their economic security in jeopardy?
  Finally, the bill seeks to overturn some of the last remaining 
campaign finance laws, as if they were not generous enough. The 
American public is angry about a government that responds to the 
highest bidder.
  The majority's dangerous games benefit big corporations and the 
wealthy at the expense of working families and seniors, and I urge my 
colleagues to vote against this bill.
  Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. KLINE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 83, the omnibus 
appropriations bill for 2015. I want to commend the members of the 
House Appropriations Committee, all of them, especially the committee's 
distinguished chairman, Hal Rogers, for their hard work in writing a 
responsible proposal that will fund our national priorities and prevent 
a government shutdown. I am also pleased that the bill includes 
critical reforms that will help our country avert a looming pension 
crisis.
  Today, Mr. Speaker, roughly 10 million Americans participate in a 
multiemployer pension plan, men and women who have and continue to move 
our country forward: builders, truck drives, carpenters, electricians, 
and store clerks, to name a few.
  These people worked hard and earned the promise that a pension would 
provide financial security in retirement; yet for many, that promise is 
now in jeopardy. Pension plans are on the brink of bankruptcy. 
Employers, workers, and retirees are stretched thin, and a Federal 
insurance agency is on the path to insolvency.
  The multiemployer pension system is a ticking time bomb. When the 
bomb goes off, businesses will close their doors, workers will be laid 
off, taxpayers will be on the hook for a multibillion-dollar bailout, 
and retirees will have their benefits cut or wiped out entirely.
  A crisis is staring us in the face, and the question we have to 
answer is: Will we act? Will we do what is right and necessary to help 
fix this problem? Or will we simply kick the can down the road? I 
believe we have a public duty and a moral responsibility to act.
  My Democratic colleague, George Miller, and I have worked hard to 
craft a bipartisan legislative response to this looming disaster. With 
the help of our friend, Dr. Phil Roe, and the work of many employers 
and union leaders, we have reached agreement on a series of reforms 
that offer the best chance we have to protect taxpayers, working 
families, and retirees.
  Our bipartisan proposal includes tough medicine for a pension system 
in critical condition. It requires higher premiums so the Federal 
backstop can meet its obligations without taxpayer assistance. It also 
provides new tools to trustees to help plans avoid insolvency, 
including the ability to adjust benefits.
  Let me be clear: if we reject this bill and continue the status quo, 
benefits will be cut. It is only a matter of time.
  As plans go under, the Federal Government inflicts maximum pain on 
the maximum number of people, but if we offer trustees more 
flexibility, they can avoid insolvency and provide retirees greater 
financial security. We have a choice between an axe in the hand of a 
first-year med student or a scalpel in the hand of a trusted surgeon.
  This isn't easy. No matter what happens, retirees will face some 
difficult hardships. That is why the proposal includes numerous 
protections, but most importantly, it ensures all retirees are better 
off than if we did nothing.
  This isn't a perfect solution. I am disappointed we couldn't do more 
to provide workers more options to plan for their retirement. Make no 
mistake, this is the first step in addressing a tough problem, and it 
won't be the last.
  Despite its shortcomings, this is a strong proposal that deserves our 
support. We cannot let this opportunity pass by. This problem will be 
harder to solve after the bomb goes off. I urge my colleagues to do 
what is in the best interest of workers, employers, and retirees by 
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  Before I close, Mr. Speaker, I want to thank some members of the 
staff who worked day and night to make this happen, starting with my 
staff director, Juliane Sullivan, and workforce policy director, Ed 
Gilroy. I also want to thank Brian Kennedy, Megan O'Reilly, and Julia 
Krahe of Mr. Miller's staff for all of their hard work.
  Last, but certainly not least, I would like to offer my deep 
appreciation to a trusted member of my team, Andy Banducci. Andy has 
poured more time and energy into this effort than anyone else, and he 
has earned the right to a good night's sleep.
  Finally, I would like to extend my sincere thanks to my colleague, 
George Miller, who will leave this Chamber after 40 years of public 
service. Without his courage and determination to do what is right, 
this effort would not have been possible; through it all, he has been a 
trusted friend and ally.
  George has long been a tireless advocate for working families from 
the start of his distinguished career down to these final moments in 
Congress. He will leave behind a lasting mark on the House and the 
Education and Workforce Committee.
  We haven't agreed on every issue, but in the fine tradition of our 
committee, we have always found a way to disagree without being 
disagreeable. I have no doubt he will remain a powerful voice for 
students, teachers, and working families.
  George, thank you for your service and your friendship. I wish you 
and your wife, Cynthia, and family all the best.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such 
time as I may consume.
  Chairman Kline, I thank you so much for your very kind words, for 
your friendship, and for your willingness to work together.
  You are right. We haven't always agreed, but we tried to honor that 
by not becoming disagreeable with one another. My service on the 
Education and Workforce Committee has been the joy of my life in the 
Congress of the United States. Thank you for steering the committee 
over these last several years.
  I want to join you in thanking all of the hardworking staff not just 
on this piece of legislation, but year in and year out, hearing in and 
hearing out, amendments and changes, and all the things staff goes 
through. They have really acted in a very, very professional manner.
  They too have been able to work back and forth across the aisle and 
across ideologies and all the rest of it and serve as a buffer every 
now and then when the Members get a little out of control. Thank you so 
very, very much.
  This Kline-Miller multiemployer pension agreement that was added to 
the bill before us today is based upon a proposal developed nearly 2 
years ago by labor unions and employers who wanted to find a path 
forward for severely distressed and failing pension plans.
  This provision will give plan trustees--labor and management--the 
tools they need to avoid the impending collapse of many multiemployer 
plans. It will also provide new funds--with a premium increase--for the 
insurer charged with backing up these plans which is also facing 
bankruptcy.
  The Kline-Miller provision is the only available option to save these 
failing plans, and it is the last chance that labor unions, their 
members, and employers have to gain some control over the future of 
their pensions.
  Throughout my 40 years in Congress, I have worked to strengthen 
pension protections and to expand retirement security for all 
Americans. I have fought for workers, and I have fought for their 
benefits.
  I have fought for their right to collectively bargain over retirement 
and from the hidden fees in their 401(k) plans. I fought to protect 
them from conflicted investment advice that could have put their 
retirement security at risk. It is my commitment to workers and their 
retirement security that brings me here today.
  We have an obligation to reform the multiemployer system so that we 
can protect the retirement security of workers nationwide. The approach 
we have put forward, which is backed by business and labor leaders, 
will secure the multiemployer pension systems for millions of current 
and future retirees.
  It includes important consumer safeguards that give participants in 
these plans a voice to protect the most vulnerable retirees. Most 
importantly, it gives employers and the employees the option--a choice, 
not a mandate. They get to choose. They get to decide that they want to 
design a plan that they think can rescue their currently failing 
pension system. That is an important right to grant them.
  Many local unions have already made this decision with their members, 
but they can't do it. They can't cut their own benefits because they 
are prohibited from doing it by law.
  Who are we to tell these workers that they can't take the opportunity 
to stretch their pool of pension money, their savings, so that it may 
cover more people for a longer period of time if they make these 
adjustments? They want to make these adjustments, but the law says they 
can't.
  If we trust labor unions, if we trust the workers, if we believe in 
the dignity of the worker, we should give them the opportunity and the 
responsibility of trying to save their own pensions. This is all this 
bill does. It gives them the option. It gives them the opportunity.
  It lets them take on the responsibility for trying to design a rescue 
plan that may increase the longevity of their plan. It may allow 
retirees a better pension than they would get if they just fell into 
the government rescue system. That is what they are asking us to let 
them do.
  This is not a new idea. It has been here for 2 years of hearings. It 
has been under Chairman Kline. We have had exhaustive hearings on this 
provision. We have heard from the employers. We have heard from a cross 
section of unions, some who agree with this plan and some who disagree.
  That is why it is an option. For those who don't want to do it, those 
who have written you letters and said, ``Don't do this,'' what about 
the guys that want to do this? So this is an option. They will have to 
talk to their members, they will have to talk to the employers, they 
will have to talk to their trustees, and they will have to make a 
decision. If they can come up with that rescue plan, they ought to be 
allowed to do that.
  The time has come to let them do this. These plans are losing 
altitude every day that they can't make these adjustments. Hopefully, a 
pickup in the economy, an increase in employment, an increase in 
enrollment will help them, but they still need the option to be able to 
make these judgments.
  I would hope that my colleagues here in the Congress would trust 
these workers enough to give them this opportunity and this 
responsibility to make these decisions about their retirement, not our 
wish list of how we would like it to be, but their retirement today 
that is in threat of collapse.
  I urge my colleagues to support this provision and support this 
legislation, and I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. KLINE. Mr. Speaker, I am very, very pleased to yield 3 minutes to 
the gentleman from Tennessee, Dr. Roe, chairman of the Subcommittee on 
Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
  Mr. ROE of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the 
multiemployer pension reform act contained in the underlying bill. This 
bipartisan legislation will strengthen and, in some cases, save 
retirement benefits for more than 10 million Americans who are enrolled 
in a multiemployer pension plan. Let's say that again: this legislation 
will save retirement benefits.
  While many multiemployer plans are in strong financial shape, the 
number of financially-distressed plans is a cause for great concern. 
Among these troubled plans is the Central States Pension Fund, covering 
410,000 participants, which PBGC projects will become insolvent in the 
next 10 years.
  PBGC's own finances are in dire straits. A report released by the 
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just last month shows that its multiemployer program has a deficit of 
more than $42 billion, an alltime high. The agency also believes that 
there is a 90 percent chance it becomes insolvent by 2025 without 
change.
  Taken together, these financial challenges pose a clear and present 
danger to the retirement of those who receive those benefits from PBGC 
and those who expect the PBGC to serve as a backstop if their pension 
plan fails. It is not a question of if the worst will happen for some 
of these plans; it is only a question of when.
  The proposal before us today is a product of six subcommittee 
hearings over 4 years, countless hours of discussion and debate between 
management and labor, and thoughtful negotiations between Republicans 
and Democrats.
  This legislation will give pension plans the tools to save themselves 
without a taxpayer bailout. For those plans that are beyond repair, 
this proposal will strengthen the PBGC's finances to help ensure that 
retirees continue to receive a benefit.
  What we are asking of these plans is hard. If there were some other 
way to resolve this problem without a taxpayer bailout, we would have 
pursued it, but there is not another way. We have to do what is 
necessary to protect the retirement benefits for those Americans who 
earned them.
  Businesses and unions alike understand this. That is why the Kline-
Miller proposal is supported by companies, including Kroger, Nestle 
USA, as well as labor unions, including the UFCW, SEIU, and North 
America's Building Trade Unions.
  I commend Chairman Kline and Ranking Member Miller for their tireless 
efforts on this issue. They have shown all of us that bipartisan 
compromise for the greater good is possible.

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  I also want to thank Ed Gilroy and Andy Banducci and the rest of the 
staff on both sides of the aisle for the long, hard hours they have 
logged on this effort.
  This desperately-needed pension reform is good for workers, it is 
good for retirees, it is good for business, and it is good for America.
  I encourage my colleagues to strongly support this.
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to 
the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Norcross).
  Mr. NORCROSS. Mr. Speaker, it is ironic that we are having this 
discussion today.
  First, I want to thank the ranking member for yielding me time.
  I was sworn in just a few weeks ago. Prior to that, my entire career 
has been working in a system that supported a multiemployer plan.
  I went home last night and opened my mail. I received my first 
pension check which happens to be from a multiemployer plan. I 
understand how it works, and I understand how it doesn't work, and that 
is what we are here to discuss today.
  The fact of the matter is the multiemployer is a very different 
animal than what most people traditionally think of as a pension plan. 
Multiemployer is the employee groups, the unions working together with 
management to make these decisions.
  In a perfect world--which I have been blessed with, with my plan--
that check arrives on time, and it will be there, but there are other 
plans that are certainly not in that condition and have not been that 
way for a very long time.
  We can continue to bury our heads in the sand and wait for that 
implosion--because it is going to happen--or we can do the right thing 
and give people their voice back.
  Let those plans have the ability to ask their memberships what they 
want to do. They got there through that cooperation. It might not be 
their own fault that the plan is failing. There are many conditions 
that cause that.
  But the way the rules are now, they have no voice. They are silent. I 
am just here to make sure that we have an absolute and clear 
understanding that this is about giving the employers and the employees 
their voice back.
  Mr. KLINE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman 
from Indiana (Mrs. Brooks), another member of the committee.
  Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, first of all, I want to thank 
Chairman Kline, Ranking Member Miller, and Dr. Roe for working 
tirelessly on this incredibly difficult piece of legislation that I 
know impacts so many people.
  As you have heard, on the Health Subcommittee, we had over six 
different hearings on this matter examining the difficulties facing 
troubled multiemployer plans and the looming insolvency of the Pension 
Benefit Guaranty Corporation that is tasked with backstopping pension 
plans.
  During those hearings, I heard from the president of North America's 
Building Trades Unions that said ultimately: ``In order for individual 
pensioners to receive benefits from our plans, the plans themselves 
must be preserved.''
  Mr. Speaker, without this Kline-Miller pension reform, the insolvency 
of these plans is exactly what will happen, ultimately hurting those 
most in need.
  Just last month, PBGC released its annual report which showed the 
deficit in this insurance program has increased from $8.3 billion to 
$42.4 billion in just 1 year. At this rate, the PBGC anticipates the 
plans will become insolvent in the next decade. That means pensioners 
won't even be able to count on the minimum to backstop programs that 
are terminal.
  We must act now to give the trustees of these plans the tools 
necessary to allow the unions and their members the opportunity to 
salvage the multiemployer pension model. The longer we wait, the more 
the problem grows, and the more painful it becomes for pensioners and 
employers alike.
  Our constituents didn't send us here to take the easy path, but 
rather to do the hard work that must be done. That is why so much is at 
stake, and that is why this provision is so necessary.
  I urge its passage.
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such 
time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I would just like, so my colleagues fully understand 
this, to read the list of some of the unions that are supporting this 
legislation: North America's Building Trades Unions, International 
Council of Employers of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, 
International Union of Operating Engineers, International Union of 
Painters and Allied Trades, United Association of Journeymen and 
Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry, Service Employees 
International Union, the United Food and Commercial Workers 
International Union, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of 
America, Actors' Equity Association, and the American Federation of 
Musicians--a very diverse group of American workers who are asking us 
to give them the option to make decisions about the future of their 
pension.
  Some of these pensions are in better shape than others, but they are 
all asking for this right. For those who may be opposed to this 
legislation, don't like this legislation, they don't have to exercise 
their right; but we cannot deny these workers this opportunity to make 
this decision about their very hard-earned pensions.
  As Mr. Norcross said, they made these decisions together where they 
are today, and they ought to be able to make the decisions together to 
change direction and to head off for an opportunity at greater solvency 
and longevity.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to again thank Congressman Kline and all of the 
staff and all of those who have cooperated and all of these 
organizations that have spent many years trying to investigate the best 
way to answer this nagging question of how to save these plans.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. KLINE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  In closing, again, I want to thank the staff and Republicans and 
Democrats for working on this.
  We have talked a lot about what this does for employees, for 
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does an awful lot to strengthen the position of employers. You need 
strong employers. They need some relief from the crushing liability 
that is on them. You need strong employers and a strong plan in order 
to guarantee the pensions for all of these workers.
  I have a long list here, which I will not read, of employers who are 
supporting this because they understand that they, like the employees 
and like the retirees, need relief from the broken system that we have 
today.
  Mr. Speaker, I encourage all of my colleagues to support this 
legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further 
consideration on this motion is postponed.

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