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                                                Union Calendar No. 888
115th Congress   }                                      {       Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session      }                                      {     115-1121
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                      COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              A N N U A L

                              R E P O R T

                                   of

                          COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES

                     ONE HUNDRED FIFTEENTH CONGRESS



                            January 3, 2017

                                through

                            January 2, 2019

                   Pursuant to Clause 1(d) of Rule XI





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January 2, 2019.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed


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                      COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

                        House of Representatives

                             115th Congress

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             RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New Jersey, Chairman


  HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky\1\            NITA M. LOWEY, New York
  ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama           MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio  
  KAY GRANGER, Texas                    PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana
  MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho             JOSE E. SERRANO, New York        
  JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas           ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut             
  JOHN R. CARTER, Texas                 DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina
  KEN CALVERT, California               LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California    
  TOM COLE, Oklahoma                    SANFORD D. BISHOP, Jr., Georgia 
  MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida            BARBARA LEE, California     
  CHARLES W. DENT, Pennsylvania\2\      BETTY McCOLLUM, Minnesota                  
  TOM GRAVES, Georgia                   TIM RYAN, Ohio   
  KEVIN YODER, Kansas                   C.A. DUTCHRUPPERSBERGER, Maryland 
  STEVE WOMACK, Arkansas                DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Florida        
  JEFF FORTENBERRY, Nebraska            HENRY CUELLAR, Texas           
  THOMAS J. ROONEY, Florida             CHELLIE PINGREE, Maine               
  CHARLES J. FLEISCHMANN, Tennessee     MIKE QUIGLEY, Illinois                
  JAIME HERRERA BEUTLER, Washington     DEREK KILMER, Washington                 
  DAVID P. JOYCE, Ohio                  MATT CARTWRIGHT, Pennsylvania       
  DAVID G. VALADAO, California          GRACE MENG, New York               
  ANDY HARRIS, Maryland                 MARK POCAN, Wisconsin          
  MARTHA ROBY, Alabama                  KATHERINE M. CLARK, Massachusetts              
  MARK E. AMODEI, Nevada                PETE AGUILAR, California      
  CHRIS STEWART, Utah                                   
  DAVID YOUNG, Iowa                        
  EVAN H. JENKINS, West Virginia\4\                        
  STEVEN M. PALAZZO, Mississippi                      
  DAN NEWHOUSE, Washington                          
  JOHN R. MOOLENAAR, Michigan                           
  SCOTT TAYLOR, Virginia                         
  JOHN H. RUTHERFORD, Florida\3\                    

                           ----------------

                   Nancy Fox, Clerk and Staff Director

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  \1\Chairman Emeritus.
  \2\Resigned from the 115th Congress May 12, 2018.
  \3\Appointed to the committee May 16, 2018.
  \4\Resigned from the 115th Congress Sept. 30, 2018.

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                         LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

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                                                    January 2, 2019
Hon. Paul D. Ryan,
The Speaker,
U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Speaker: I am pleased to transmit herewith the 
annual report on the activities of the Committee on 
Appropriations during the 115th Congress, pursuant to clause 
1(d) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives.

    With best regards,
            Sincerely,

                                   Rodney P. Frelinghuysen,
                                                          Chairman.

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                                                Union Calendar No. 888
115th Congress   }                                      {       Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session      }                                      {     115-1121
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 ANNUAL REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS DURING 
                           THE 115TH CONGRESS

                                _______
                                

January 2, 2019.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

                                _______
                                

Mr. Frelinghuysen, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the 
                               following

                              A N N U A L

                              R E P O R T

    The Committee on Appropriations is the principal arm 
through which the House of Representatives exercises its 
constitutional responsibility to provide funds for the 
operations of the various activities of the Federal Government. 
Clause 1(b) of rule X of the House provides that the committee 
shall have jurisdiction over the ``Appropriation of the revenue 
for the support of the Government.'' This responsibility has 
basically been vested in the committee since 1865.
    The committee has been established by the House with a 
membership of 52 during the 115th Congress. With relatively few 
exceptions, the responsibilities of the committee are carried 
out through its 12 subcommittees which in turn report to the 
full committee. The subcommittees are organized essentially on 
a functional basis with recognition of the existing structure 
of the Departments and agencies within the executive branch. 
(The jurisdictional assignments of subcommittees during the 
115th Congress are displayed in Appendix C.)

                                  (1)

      

                   SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS ACTIONS


                             115th Congress

    The House Committee on Appropriations implemented an 
ambitious agenda during the 115th Congress. Unfinished work on 
eleven fiscal year 2017 bills from the 114th Congress continued 
in earnest during the first session of the 115th Congress. The 
Committee completed the fiscal year 2017 appropriations bills 
in May 2017, following the passage of an interim 1-week 
continuing resolution. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2017, (H.R. 244) was enacted as Public Law 115-31 on May 5, 
2017, two days after the House approved the measure by a vote 
of 309-118.
    The contents of Public Law 115-31 are as follows:

      Division A--Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2017;
      Division B--Commerce, Justice, Science, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017;
      Division C--Department of Defense Appropriations 
Act, 2017;
      Division D--Energy and Water Development and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017;
      Division E--Financial Services and General 
Government Appropriations Act, 2017;
      Division F--Department of Homeland Security 
Appropriations Act, 2017;
      Division G--Department of the Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017;
      Division I--Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 2017;
      Division J--Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017;
      Division K--Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017; and
      Division L--Military Construction and Veterans 
Affairs--Additional Appropriations Act, 2017.

    Enactment of Public Law 115-31 cleared the way for the 
Committee to initiate work on fiscal year 2018 bills. The 
Committee held its first subcommittee markup on June 12, 2017, 
leading to the full committee reporting the fiscal year 2018 
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs bill on June 22, 
2017. Within a month, the Committee reported out all fiscal 
year 2018 appropriations bills with the last bills approved on 
July 19, 2017.
    The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs bill was 
then combined with the Defense, Energy & Water and Legislative 
Branch bills, along with funding for the border wall, and 
presented together to the House as the Make America Secure 
Appropriations Act, 2018 (H.R. 3219). The House passed this 
package of four appropriations bills on July 27, 2017, by a 
vote of 235-192. All 12 appropriation bills were then combined 
into H.R. 3354 and passed by the House on September 14, 2017, 
by a vote of 211-198. This was the first time the House had 
passed all twelve appropriations bills before the end of the 
fiscal year since 2009.
    Final action on the fiscal year 2018 appropriations bills 
occurred in March 2018, with enactment of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2018 (H.R. 1625). The House debated and 
passed the bill on March 22, 2018, by a vote of 256-167. The 
next day, the Senate approved the package by a vote of 65-32. 
Later that day, March 23, 2018, the President signed the Act 
into law. (P.L. 115-141)
    The contents of Public Law 115-141 are as follows:

      Division A--Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2018;
      Division B--Commerce, Justice, Science, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018;
      Division C--Department of Defense Appropriations 
Act, 2018;
      Division D--Energy and Water Development and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018;
      Division E--Financial Services and General 
Government Appropriations Act, 2018;
      Division F--Department of Homeland Security 
Appropriations Act, 2018;
      Division G--Department of the Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018;
      Division H--Departments of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2018;
      Division I--Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 2018;
      Division J--Military Construction and Veterans 
Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018;
      Division K--Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018; and
      Division L--Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018.

    With the passage of H.R. 244 and H.R. 1625, the Congress 
completed final action on 23 spending bills by March 23, 2018.
    During the second session, the Committee's work on the 
fiscal year 2019 appropriations bills followed a similarly 
ambitious schedule. The first subcommittee markups for the 
year, for the Military Construction & Veterans Affairs and 
Legislative Branch bills, were reported to the full Committee 
on April 26, 2018.
    The Committee once again completed work on all 12 
appropriations bills before the end of July, reporting the last 
bill, Homeland Security, on July 26, 2018. The Energy & Water 
bill, H.R. 5895, became the vehicle for three bills, including 
the Military Construction and Legislative Branch bills. The 
package was approved by the House on June 8, 2018, by a vote of 
235-179. Conferees were appointed on June 28, 2018 to complete 
work on the package. A meeting of the conferees was held on 
September 5, 2018. The House agreed to the conferenced version 
of the package on September 13, 2018 by a vote of 377-20. The 
President signed the package on September 21, 2018. (P.L. 115-
244)
    The Defense bill was debated and passed by the House on 
June 28, 2018, by a vote of 359-49. The Senate combined the 
Defense and Labor, HHS bills and sent the amended bill back to 
the House. Conferees were appointed on September 4, 2018 and a 
meeting of the conferees was held on September 13, 2018. The 
conference agreement, along with the first continuing 
resolution (through December 7, 2018), was filed in the House 
that same day. The House approved the package on September 26, 
2018, by a vote of 361-61. The President signed the package on 
September 28, 2018. (P.L. 115-245) This was the first time five 
bills had been enacted before the start of the fiscal year 
since 1996.
    The Interior-Environment bill, H.R. 6147, initially became 
the vehicle for two bills (combined with Financial Services), 
when the House debated and passed the package on July 19, 2018, 
by a vote of 217-99. The Senate then added two bills, 
Agriculture and Transportation, approved the four-bill package 
and sent it back to the House. Conferees were appointed on 
September 6, 2018, and a meeting of the conferees was held on 
September 13, 2018. As of the end of the 2d session, these 
bills along with the Commerce, Justice, Science; Homeland 
Security; and State and Foreign Operations were still under 
deliberation.
    The Committee also provided crucial emergency funding in 
fiscal year 2017 and 2018 supplemental appropriations in order 
to respond to and recover from multiple disasters including 
hurricanes, wildfires, floods, typhoons, and volcanic 
eruptions. On September 8, 2017, the House approved H.R. 601 by 
a vote of 316-90. Division B of this package contained the 
first of three supplemental appropriations providing emergency 
funding in response to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and other 
natural disasters. The President signed the bill the same day 
it was passed by the House. (P.L. 115-56)
    The second supplemental was first passed by the House on 
December 21, 2017 by a vote of 251-169. After no additional 
legislative action on this bill, the House passed another 
version on October 12, 2017 by a vote of 353-69. This emergency 
funding was provided to replenish emergency funding accounts in 
response to Hurricane Maria and other natural disasters in 
Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, as well as 
wildfires in the West. The President signed this supplemental 
on October 26, 2017. (P.L. 115-72) The third supplemental, H.R. 
1892, was passed by the House on February 6, 2018 by a vote of 
245-182. The bill was amended by the Senate, after which the 
House approved the amended version on February 9, 2018, by a 
vote of 240-186. This bill also included language amending the 
spending caps for fiscal years 2018 and 2019; extending the 
continuing resolution through March 23, 2018; and extending the 
debt limit, as estimated, through March 1, 2019. The President 
signed the bill the same day it was passed by the House, 
February 9, 2018. (P.L. 115-123)
    During consideration of appropriations bills during the 
115th Congress, the Committee continued to place a high 
priority on having a Member-driven process through ``regular 
order,'' so that Members of the House could be assured of an 
open, transparent, and fair appropriations process. All Members 
of the House were invited to submit their priorities to every 
subcommittee before bills were drafted. Bills were considered 
in open subcommittee and committee markups, with information on 
those bills publicly available before markups. Every effort was 
made to ensure that any Member of the House who had an 
amendment that complied with House Rules would have the 
opportunity to have that amendment considered on the House 
floor. This commitment to providing opportunities for all 
Members to have input into the bills helped to ensure support 
for the bills throughout the legislative process.
    The Committee placed a high priority on conducting detailed 
reviews of agency budgets and exercising comprehensive 
oversight on the programs under its jurisdiction. Therefore, an 
aggressive schedule of budget and oversight hearings was 
developed for the 115th Congress. The Committee conducted 109 
hearings, receiving testimony from 1,249 witnesses during the 
first session, and conducted 84 hearings with 651 witnesses 
during the second session. These hearings informed and guided 
the Committee in the development of the fiscal year 2018 and 
fiscal year 2019 appropriations bills.
    In total, 28 regular appropriations bills were enacted in 
the 115th Congress (11 for fiscal year 2017, 12 for fiscal year 
2018, and 5 for fiscal year 2019), in addition to three 
supplementals and eight continuing resolutions.
    The charts and tables following this summary display the 
history of fiscal year 2018 and fiscal year 2019 
appropriations, as well as budget comparisons for the fiscal 
year 2018 and fiscal year 2019 funding levels.

                                                                         HISTORY OF FISCAL YEAR 2018 APPROPRIATIONS ACTS
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                                                                                House                                                            Senate                          Public Law
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   Bill Number -------- Subcommittee                                                                                                                                           Public Law No.
                                         Subcommittee Markup  Full Committee Vote     House Report No.    Vote Total --------    Senate Report No.    Vote Total --------      -------- Date
                                                               and Date of Markup   -------- Date Filed       Date Passed       -------- Date Filed       Date Passed             Approved
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      H.R. 3268/S. 1603                             June 28           Voice Vote                115-232                (\1\)               115-131   ....................    P.L. 115-141 (\3\)
  Agriculture                                                            July 12                July 17                                    July 20                               March 23, 2018
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      H.R. 3267/S. 1662                             June 29                31-21                115-231                (\1\)               115-139   ....................                 (\3\)
  Commerce, Justice, Science                                             July 13                July 17                                    July 27
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      H.R. 3219                                     June 26           Voice Vote                115-219           (\1\)(\2\)   ....................  ....................                 (\3\)
  Defense                                                                June 29                July 13
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      H.R. 3266/S. 1609                             June 28           Voice Vote                115-230           (\1\)(\2\)               115-132   ....................                 (\3\)
  Energy and Water Development                                           July 12                July 17                                    July 20
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      H.R. 3280                                     June 29                31-21                115-234                (\1\)   ....................  ....................                 (\3\)
  Financial Services                                                     July 13                July 17
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      H.R. 3355                                     July 12                30-22                115-239           (\1\)(\2\)   ....................  ....................                 (\3\)
  Homeland Security                                                      July 18                July 21
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      H.R.3354                                      July 12                31-21                115-238              211-198   ....................  ....................                 (\3\)
  Interior, Environment                                                  July 18                July 21        Sept. 14(\1\)
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      H.R. 3358/S. 1771                             July 13                28-22                115-244                (\1\)               115-150   ....................                 (\3\)
  Labor, HHS, Education                                                  July 19                July 24                                    Sept. 7
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      H.R. 3162/S. 1648                             June 23           Voice Vote                115-199           (\1\)(\2\)               115-137   ....................                 (\3\)
  Legislative Branch                                                     June 29                 July 6                                    July 27
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      H.R. 2998/S.1557                              June 12           Voice Vote                115-188           (\1\)(\2\)               115-130   ....................                 (\3\)
  Military Construction,                                                 June 15                June 22                                    July 13
    Veterans Affairs
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      H.R. 3362/S. 1780                             July 13           Voice Vote                115-253                (\1\)               115-152   ....................                 (\3\)
  State, Foreign Operations                                              July 19                July 24                                    Sept. 7
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      H.R. 3353/S. 1655                             July 11                31-20                115-237                (\1\)               115-138   ....................                 (\3\)
  Transportation, HUD                                                    July 17                July 21                                    July 27
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All dates are calendar year 2017 unless otherwise indicated.
\1\The House passed a 12-bill omnibus as of 9/14/2017 (H.R. 3354).
\2\H.R. 3219, or the Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018, which included Defense, Energy and Water, Military Construction, and Legislative Branch and part of Homeland Security, first
  passed the House on July 27 by a vote of 235-192 and was then folded into H.R. 3354.
\3\Fiscal Year 2018 Omnibus (H.R. 1625).


                                                                         HISTORY OF FISCAL YEAR 2019 APPROPRIATIONS ACTS
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                                                                                House                                                            Senate                          Public Law
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   Bill Number -------- Subcommittee                                                                                                                                           Public Law No.
                                         Subcommittee Markup  Full Committee Vote     House Report No.    Vote Total --------    Senate Report No.    Vote Total --------      -------- Date
                                                               and Date of Markup   -------- Date Filed       Date Passed       -------- Date Filed       Date Passed             Approved
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      H.R. 5961/S. 2976                               May 9                31-20                115-706   ...................              115-259             92-6(\3\)   .....................
  Agriculture                                                             May 16                 May 24                                     May 24              August 1
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      H.R. 5952/S. 3072                               May 9                32-19                115-704   ...................              115-275   ....................  .....................
  Commerce, Justice, Science                                              May 17                 May 24                                    June 14
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      H.R. 6157/S. 3159                              June 7                 48-4                115-769               359-49               115-290             85-7(\4\)      P.L. 115-245(\1\)
  Defense                                                                June 13                June 20              June 28               June 28             August 23           September 28
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      H.R. 5895/S. 2975                               May 7                29-20                115-697              235-179               115-258                  86-5      P.L. 115-244(\2\)
  Energy and Water                                                        May 16                 May 21               June 8                May 24               June 25           September 21
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      H.R. 6258/S.3107                               May 24                28-20                115-792         217-199(\3\)               115-281             92-6(\3\)   .....................
  Financial Services                                                     June 13                June 28              July 19               June 21              August 1
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      H.R. 6776/S. 3109                             July 19                29-22                115-948   ...................              115-283   ....................  .....................
  Homeland Security                                                      July 25           September 12                                    June 21
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      H.R. 6147/S. 3073                              May 15                25-20                115-765         217-199(\3\)               115-276             92-6(\3\)   .....................
  Interior, Environment                                                   June 6                June 19              July 19               June 14              August 1
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      H.R. 6470/S. 3158                             June 15                30-22                115-862   ...................              115-289             85-7(\4\)                  (\1\)
  Labor, HHS, Education                                                  July 11                July 23                                    June 28             August 23
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      H.R. 5894/S. 3071                            April 26                 47-0                115-696              235-179               115-274                  86-5                  (\2\)
  Legislative Branch                                                       May 8                 May 21               June 8               June 14               June 25
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      H.R. 5786/S. 3024                            April 26                 47-0                115-673              235-179               115-269                  86-5                  (\2\)
  Military Construction,                                                   May 8                 May 11               June 8                June 7               June 25
    Veterans Affairs
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      H.R. 6385/S. 3108                             June 13                30-21                115-829   ...................              115-282   ....................  .....................
  State, Foreign Operations                                              June 20                July 16                                    June 21
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      H.R. 6072/S. 3023                              May 16                34-17                115-750   ...................              115-268             92-6(\3\)   .....................
  Transportation, HUD                                                     May 23                June 12                                     June 7              August 1
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All dates are calendar year 2018 unless otherwise indicated.
\1\ Fiscal Year 2019 Consolidated Defense, Labor-HHS-ED, & Continuing Resolution through December 7, 2018.
\2\ Fiscal Year 2019 E&W, Leg. Branch, and MCVA Consolidated Act.
\3\ On July 19, 2018, the House passed H.R. 6147, as amended to include two regular appropriations acts: Interior-Environment (Div. A); and Financial Services-General Government (Div. B). On
  August 1, 2018, the Senate passed H.R. 6147, as amended to include four regular appropriations acts: Interior-Environment (Div. A); Financial Services-General Government (Div. B);
  Agriculture (Div. C); and Transportation-HUD (Div. D).
\4\ On August 18, 2018, the Senate passed H.R. 6157, as amended to include two regular appropriations acts: Defense (Div. A); Labor HHS (Div. B).


                                                   2018 APPROPRIATIONS--115th CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION
                                                                  [Dollars in millions]
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                                                                      President's Request                 Enacted               Bills vs. President's
                                                                ------------------------------------------------------------           Request
                   Fiscal Year 2018 Bills\1\                                                                                ----------------------------
                                                                  Discretionary    Mandatory    Discretionary    Mandatory    Discretionary   Mandatory
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Agriculture (H.R. 1625, P.L. 115-141)\2\.......................          15,913      110,691           23,259      110,691            7,346  ...........
Commerce, Justice, Science (H.R. 1625, P.L. 115-141)...........          48,960          339           59,600          339           10,640  ...........
Defense (H.R. 1625, P.L. 115-141)..............................         631,010          514          654,618          514           23,608  ...........
Energy and Water (H.R. 1625, P.L. 115-141).....................          34,321  ............          43,200  ............           8,879  ...........
Financial Services and General Government (H.R. 1625, P.L. 115-          22,698       22,388           23,423       22,388              725  ...........
 141)..........................................................
Homeland Security (H.R. 1625, P.L. 115-141)....................          50,794        1,673           55,252        1,673            4,458  ...........
Interior, Environment (H.R. 1625, P.L. 115-141)................          27,199           62           35,252           62            8,053  ...........
Labor, HHS, Education (H.R. 1625, P.L. 115-141)................         138,469      778,472          178,996      778,472           40,527  ...........
Legislative Branch (H.R. 1625, P.L. 115-141)...................           4,865          143            4,700          143             -165  ...........
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs (H.R. 1625, P.L. 115-            89,417       95,874           92,741       95,874            3,324  ...........
 141)..........................................................
State, Foreign Operations (H.R. 1625, P.L. 115-141)............          40,521          159           54,018          159           13,497  ...........
Transportation, HUD (H.R. 1625, P.L. 115-141)..................          47,928  ............          70,300  ............          22,372  ...........
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (Division D of H.R. 601,     ..............  ............  ..............  ............  ..............  ...........
 P.L. 115-56)..................................................
Making Further Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2018    ..............  ............  ..............  ............  ..............  ...........
 (Division A of H.J. Res. 123, P.L. 115-90)....................
Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act 2018 (Division  ..............  ............           4,686  ............           4,686  ...........
 A of H.R. 1370, P.L. 115-96)\3\...............................
Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (Division B of  ..............  ............  ..............  ............  ..............  ...........
 H.R. 195, P.L. 115-120).......................................
Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018         ..............  ............  ..............  ............  ..............  ...........
 (Division B of H.R. 1892, P.L. 115-123).......................
Continuing Appropriations Amendments Act, 2018 (H.R. 1301, P.L.  ..............  ............  ..............  ............  ..............  ...........
 115-124)......................................................
Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief       ..............  ............          36,517  ............          36,517  ...........
 Requirements Act of 2017 (Division A of H.R. 2266, P.L. 115-
 72)...........................................................
Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations, 2018 (Division   ..............  ............          84,436  ............          84,436  ...........
 B of H.R. 1892, P.L. 115-123).................................
                                                                ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Fiscal Year 2018 Bills..............................       1,152,095    1,010,315        1,420,998    1,010,315          268,903  ...........
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        Regular Appropriations.................................       1,065,632    1,010,315        1,208,000    1,010,315          142,368  ...........
        Disaster Designated....................................           6,793  ............           7,366  ............             573  ...........
        Emergency Appropriations...............................  ..............  ............         125,639  ............         125,639  ...........
        Program Integrity......................................           1,896  ............           1,896  ............  ..............  ...........
        Global War on Terrorism/Overseas Contingencies.........          77,774  ............          78,097  ............             323  ...........
 
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\1\ Amounts include funds for Overseas Contingency Operations, disasters, emergencies, and program integrity. Such funding is designated pursuant to
  section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced  Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (BBEDCA).
 
\2\ Fiscal Year 2018 funding for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is included in the amounts for the Agriculture bill.
 
\3\ Division B of H.R. 1370; P.L. 115-96 included emergency funding for Missile Defense.
 


                                                   2019 APPROPRIATIONS--115th CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION
                                                                  [Dollars in millions]
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                                                                      President's Request       House Reported, Passed, or      Bills vs. President's
                                                                ------------------------------       Enacted Bills\4\                  Request
                   Fiscal Year 2019 Bills\1\                                                  ----------------------------------------------------------
                                                                  Discretionary    Mandatory    Discretionary    Mandatory    Discretionary   Mandatory
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Agriculture (H.R. 5961)\2\.....................................          17,036       40,695           23,242       40,695            6,206  ...........
Commerce, Justice, Science (H.R. 5952).........................          65,641          319           65,520          319           -3,121  ...........
Defense (Division A of H.R. 6157, P.L.115-245).................         675,473          514          674,383          514           -1,090  ...........
Energy and Water (Division A of H.R. 5895, P.L.115-244)........          31,843  ............          44,640  ............          12,797  ...........
Financial Services and General Government (H.R. 6258)..........          26,588       22,406           23,423       22,406           -3,165  ...........
Homeland Security (H.R. 6776)..................................          54,085        1,740           58,095        1,740            4,010  ...........
Interior, Environment (H.R. 6147)\3\...........................          29,796           62           35,247           62            5,451  ...........
Labor, HHS, Education (Division B of H.R. 6157, P.L. 115-245)..         169,303      783,118          179,973      783,118           10,670  ...........
Legislative Branch (Division B of H.R. 5895, P.L. 115-244).....           4,976          145            4,836          145             -140  ...........
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs (Division C of H.R. 115-         97,051      106,125           98,057      106,125            1,006  ...........
 5895, P.L. 115-244)...........................................
State, Foreign Operations (H.R. 6385)..........................          42,271          159           54,018          159           11,747  ...........
Transportation, HUD (H.R. 6072)................................          47,990  ............          73,480  ............          25,490  ...........
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (Division C of H.R. 6157,    ..............  ............  ..............  ............  ..............
 P.L. 115-245).................................................
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      Total, Fiscal Year 2019 Bills............................       1,262,053      955,283        1,331,914      955,283           69,861  ...........
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          Regular Appropriations...............................       1,187,686      955,283        1,244,832      955,283           57,146  ...........
          Disaster Designated..................................           8,171  ............           6,652  ............           1,519  ...........
          Emergency Appropriations.............................          -4,729  ............           1,680  ............           6,409  ...........
          Program Integrity....................................           2,226  ............           1,897  ............            -329  ...........
          Global War on Terrorism/Overseas Contingencies.......          68,699  ............          76,853  ............           8,154  ...........
 
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\1\ Amounts include funds for Overseas Contingency Operations, disasters, emergencies and program integrity. Such funding is designated pursuant to
  section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced  Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (BBEDCA).
 
\2\ Fiscal Year 2019 funding for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is included in the amounts for the Committee reported Agriculture bill.
 
\3\ The President requested $1.519 billion for a proposed fire category. This amount was included in the Disaster Designated category.
 
\4\ Seven of the 12 appropriations bills are not enacted. Agriculture; Commerce, Justice, State; Homeland Security; State, Foreign Operations; and
  Transportation, HUD have been reported in the House.

                 Continuing Resolutions--115th Congress


                Fiscal Year 2017 Continuing Resolutions

H.J.Res. 99--Making further continuing appropriations for 
        fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes (Expiration 
        date May 5, 2017)

    --House passed April 28, 2017, 382-30

    --Senate passed, April 28, 2017, voice vote

    --Signed by the President, April 28, 2017 (P.L. 115-30)

                Fiscal Year 2018 Continuing Resolutions

H.R. 601--Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental 
        Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 
        2017 (Expiration date December 8, 2017)

    --House passed, September 6, 2017, 419-3

    --Senate passed, September 7, 2017, 80-17

    --Signed by the President, September 8, 2017 (P.L. 115-56)

H.J.Res. 123--Making further continuing appropriations for 
        fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes (Expiration 
        date December 22, 2017)

    --House passed December 7, 2017, 235-193

    --Senate passed December 7, 2017, 81-14

    --Signed by the President, December 8, 2017 (P.L. 115-90)

H.R. 1370--Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 
        2018 (Expiration date January 19, 2018) (Note: vehicle 
        was Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign 
        Authorization Act of 2017)

    --House passed December 21, 2017, 231-188

    --Senate passed December 21, 2017, 66-32

    --Signed by the President, December 22, 2017 (P.L. 115-96)

H.R. 195--Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 
        (Expiration date February 8, 2018) (Note: vehicle was 
        Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2017)

    --House passed January 22, 2018, 266-150

    --Senate passed January 22, 2018, 81-18

    --Signed by the President, January 22, 2018 (P.L. 115-120)

H.R. 1892--Supplemental Appropriations, Tax Relief, and 
        Medicaid Changes Relating to Certain Disasters and 
        Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations 
        (Expiration date March 23, 2018) (Note: vehicle was 
        Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018)

    --House passed February 9, 2018, 240-186

    --Senate passed February 9, 2018, 71-28

    --Signed by the President, February 9, 2018 (P.L. 115-123)

                Fiscal Year 2019 Continuing Resolutions

H.R. 6157--Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human 
        Services and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and 
        Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (Expiration date 
        December 7, 2018)

    --Senate passed September 18, 2018, 93-7

    --House passed September 26, 2018, 361-61

    --Signed by President September 28, 2018 (P.L. 115-245)

H.J.Res 143--Making further continuing appropriations for 
        fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes (Expiration 
        date December 21, 2018)

    --House passed December 6, 2018, Unanimous Consent

    --Senate passed December 6, 2018, Voice Vote

    --Signed by President December 7, 2018 (P.L. 115-298)
               INVESTIGATIONS CONDUCTED BY THE COMMITTEE


                            (115th Congress)

    The Appropriations Committee is dedicated to strong and 
active oversight of Departmental programs and activities. In 
addition to the routine oversight conducted as part of the 
appropriations process the committee uses its own Survey and 
Investigations Division to pursue program issues in depth 
including those specific to an Agency or Department and those 
that are crosscutting with government-wide impacts. As of the 
end of 115th Congress, the investigative staff has completed or 
has under active review 37 separate studies or investigations.
    The various subcommittees, in letters (known as directives) 
signed by the chairman and ranking minority member, originate 
requests for investigations; the request letters must be 
approved and signed by the chairman and ranking minority member 
of the full committee before an investigation is pursued.
    When the committee directs S&I to conduct an investigation, 
the Director assembles a team of expert investigators. 
Competence and objectivity are the criteria for selection of 
individual investigators. Investigators include a small number 
of permanent staff, personnel on detail from Federal agencies, 
and independent contractors.
    Directives generally call for investigations to be 
completed within 3 to 6 months although there may be some 
longer-term studies. Some studies include briefings to 
subcommittee staff or result in several memos in addition to, 
or in lieu of, a final report. The format and frequency of 
reports are tailored to the needs of the subcommittee.
    A catalog of all the investigations conducted from January 
2017 through December 2018, listed by the requesting 
subcommittee, follows.
   STUDIES COMPLETED, STARTED OR REMAINING ACTIVE BY THE SURVEYS AND 
    INVESTIGATIONS STAFF COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, 115th CONGRESS
   agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, and 
                            related agencies
--Emergency Watershed Protection Program Floodplain
--AG's Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service and Food Safety & 
        Inspection Service in Assessing Animal Health Issues of Similar 
        Jurisdiction
--AG Research Program Under the Jurisdiction of USDA and USAID
            commerce, justice, science, and related agencies
--NOAA Current and Expire Appropriations
--National Weather Service
                                defense
--MIP CBJBs for Each Major Service Component, SOCOM, & Defense Agencies
--US CYBER COM (Classified)
--SATCOM Program Run by DOD and the Services
--Personnel & Equipment Readiness Across the Active and Reserve 
        Components of the Military Services
--Rapid Acquisition Organizations Within the DOD
--Performance Problems Associated with Navy's LCS
           energy and water development, and related agencies
--DOE's Funding for Cyber Security Unclass
               financial services and general government
--Small Business Administration Disaster Loans Program
                           homeland security
--Immigration & Customs Enforcement Budget
--Secret Service Operational Mission Support Procedures
              interior, environment, and related agencies
--Implications and History of General and Administrative Provisions 
        Contained in Interior 2017
--Wild Horse and Burro Program
--Interior Reprogramming Part II
   labor, health and human services, education, and related agencies
--No studies
                           legislative branch
--No studies
     military construction, veterans affairs, and related agencies
--MILCON Project History By State
--Future Years Defense Program Review
--SOCOM Military Construction Planning Process
--DOD Funding Request for MILCON Projects European Reassurance 
        Initiative from 2015 to Present
--VA Hospital Construction Costs
--Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund
--Construction of the Military Hospital at Fort Bliss, TX
--Veteran's Affairs IT
                         multiple subcommittees
--General and Administrative Provisions
            state, foreign operations, and related agencies
--New London Embassy Constructions
--New Embassy Design and Construction
  transportation, housing and urban development, and related agencies
--HUD Project Based Contract Administrators
--HUD Moving to Work Program
--Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Community Development Block Grant
--Consolidation of Federal Aviation Administration Facilities
--HUD Administration of Grants Under the Continuum Care Program
--FAA Efforts to Address New and Emerging Cyber Vulnerabilities in FAA
        Technology Acquisitions
--FAA Commercial Space Transportation
--FTA Capital Investment Grant Program

    With respect to the above listing, it should be noted that since 
studies originate with the subcommittees, any information developed 
during the course of an investigation is reported to the subcommittee 
which requested such study or examination as well as the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the full committee. This information may be 
released for publication only when the subcommittee so determines as 
provided by section 8 of the committee's rules.

                      SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE GAO

    In addition to the information made available to the 
Committee through its Surveys and Investigations Staff, the 
Committee also utilizes the resources of the Government 
Accountability Office. The Committee receives a copy of every 
GAO report addressed to the Congress. In recent years the scope 
of the GAO auditing and review capability has been enlarged to 
include management surveys. GAO has extracted from those 
reports and compiled in separate volumes a list of so-called 
``significant audit findings'' for special use by the Committee 
staff in the annual appropriations hearings. These findings 
relate to matters which are felt to require corrective action 
by the Committee's efforts, through legislation, or through 
administrative efforts. This compilation is designed to 
identify problem areas in an individual agency which might have 
applicability to other organizations.
    Additionally, the Committee frequently calls upon GAO to 
make special studies and investigations.
    A listing of some reports and staff studies by the GAO 
which were underway during the 115th Congress follows:

  FORMAL U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORTS AND TESTIMONIES
  ISSUED TO HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEE JANUARY 2,
                         2017--DECEMBER 31, 2018
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           Product Number, Product Title, and Publication Date
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
GAO-19-184R Financial Audit: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection's
 
GAO-19-89 Depot Maintenance: DOD Has Improved the Completeness of Its
 Biennial Core Report, 11/14/2018
 
GAO-19-54 Defense contracting: DOD Should Clarify Criteria for Using
 Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Process, 11/13/2018
 
GAO-19-143R Information Security: OPM Has Implemented Many of GAO's 80
 Recommendations, but Over One-Third Remain Open, 11/13/2018
 
GAO-19-152R Financial Audit: Office of Financial Stability (Troubled
 Asset Relief Program) Fiscal Years 2018 and 2017 Financial Statements,
 11/9/2018
 
GAO-19-42 Arctic Planning: Navy Report to Congress Aligns with Current
 Assessments of Arctic Threat Levels and Capabilities Required to
 Execute DOD's Strategy, 11/8/2018
 
GAO-19-46 Global Development Lab: USAID Leverages External Contributions
 but Needs to Ensure Timely Data and Transparent Reporting, 11/7/2018
 
GAO-19-127R Nuclear Weapons Sustainment: Fiscal Year 2018 Nuclear Forces
 Budget Estimates, 11/2/2018
 
GAO-19-26 Working Children: Federal Injury Data and Compliance
 Strategies Could Be Strengthened, 11/2/2018
 
GAO-19-29 Defense Nuclear Enterprise: DOD Continues to Address
 Challenges but Needs to Better Define Roles and Responsibilities and
 Approaches to Collaboration, 11/1/2018
 
GAO-19-38 Department of Housing and Urban Development: Better Guidance
 and Performance Measures Would Help Strengthen Enforcement Efforts, 10/
 30/2018
 
GAO-19-78 National Air and Space Museum: Smithsonian's Efforts to
 Improve Reliability of Its Revitalization Project's Cost Estimate Are
 Ongoing, 10/25/2018
 
GAO-19-4 DOD Installation Services: Use of Intergovernmental Support
 Agreements Has Had Benefits, but Additional Information Would Inform
 Expansion, 10/23/2018
 
GAO-18-604SU Army Modernization: Actions Needed to Measure Progress and
 to Fully Identify Near-Term Costs, 9/28/2018
 
B-329199 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services--Application of
 Anti-Lobbying and Publicity or Propaganda Provisions, 9/25/2018
 
GAO-18-688R Defense Efficiency Initiatives: Observations on DOD's
 Reported Reductions to Its Headquarters and Administrative Activities,
 9/24/2018
 
GAO-18-620 Drinking Water: Approaches for Identifying Lead Service Lines
 Should Be Shared with All States, 9/21/2018
 
GAO-18-422 Biological Select Agents and Toxins: Actions Needed to
 Improve Management of DOD's Biosafety and Biosecurity Program, 9/20/
 2018
 
GAO-18-617 Nuclear Nonproliferation: The Administration's 2018 Plan for
 Verification and Monitoring Met Most Reporting Requirements but Did Not
 Include Future Costs and Funding Needs, 9/14/2018
 
GAO-18-652 Indian Health Service: Considerations Related to Providing
 Advance Appropriation Authority, 9/13/2018
 
GAO-18-527 District OF Columbia: Improved Reporting Could Enhance
 Management of the Tuition Assistance Grant Program, 9/6/2018
 
GAO-18-618 Central American Police Training: State and USAID Should
 Ensure Human Rights Content Is Included as Appropriate, and State
 Should Improve Data, 9/5/2018
 
GAO-18-440 Law Enforcement: Few Individuals Denied Firearms Purchases
 Are Prosecuted and ATF Should Assess Use of Warning Notices in Lieu of
 Prosecutions, 9/5/2018
 
GAO-18-472 2017 Hurricanes and Wildfires: Initial Observations on the
 Federal Response and Key Recovery Challenges, 9/4/2018
 
GAO-18-600 Coast Guard Acquisitions: Polar Icebreaker Program Needs to
 Address Risks before Committing Resources, 9/4/2018
 
GAO-18-557 Defense Logistics: DOD Needs to Improve Budget Estimates and
 Accuracy of Forecasts for Airlift Services, 9/4/2018
 
GAO-18-683R Export-Import Bank: Status of End-Use Monitoring of Dual-Use
 Exports as of August 2018, 8/30/2018
 
B-329504 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Application of Publicity
 or Propaganda and Anti-Lobbying Provisions to Then-Administrator's
 Appearance in a Trade Association's Video, 8/22/2018
 
GAO-18-635 2020 Census: Census Bureau Improved the Quality of Its Cost
 Estimation but Additional Steps Are Needed to Ensure Reliability, 8/17/
 2018
 
GAO-18-605 Military Readiness: Air Force Plans to Replace Aging
 Personnel Recovery Helicopter Fleet, 8/16/2018
 
GAO-18-490R National Nuclear Security Administration Contracting: Review
 of the NNSA Report on the Sandia Contract Competition, 8/14/2018
 
GAO-18-621R Military Readiness: DOD Has Not Yet Incorporated Leading
 Practices of a Strategic Management Planning Framework in Retrograde
 and Reset Guidance, 8/10/2018
 
GAO-18-541S Unmanned Aircraft: The Navy Has Reduced MQ-25 Development
 Risk, but Should Improve Its Cost Estimate, 8/9/2018
 
GAO-18-612 Foreign Assistance: U.S. Assistance for the West Bank and
 Gaza, Fiscal Years 2015 and 2016, 8/8/2018
 
GAO-18-523 Aircraft Carrier Dismantlement and Disposal: Options Warrant
 Additional Oversight and Raise Regulatory Questions, 8/2/2018
 
GAO-18-572R Nuclear Supply Chain: DOE Has Not Used Its Enhanced
 Procurement Authority but Is Assessing Potential Use, 8/2/2018
 
GAO-18-553 Foreign Military Sales: Financial Oversight of the Use of
 Overhead Funds Needs Strengthening, 7/30/2018
 
GAO-18-509 Improvised Threats: Warfighter Support Maintained, but
 Clearer Responsibilities and Improved Information Sharing Needed, 7/24/
 2018
 
GAO-18-492 Export-Import Bank: The Bank Needs to Continue to Improve
 Fraud Risk Management, 7/19/2018
 
GAO-18-476 NASA Commercial Crew Program: Plan Needed to Ensure
 Uninterrupted Access to the International Space Station, 7/11/2018
 
GAO-18-457 Conflict Minerals: Company Reports on Mineral Sources in 2017
 Are Similar to Prior Years and New Data on Sexual Violence Are
 Available, 6/28/2018
 
GAO-18-298 Information Technology: IRS Needs to Take Additional Actions
 to Address Significant Risks to Tax Processing, 6/28/2018
 
GAO-18-447 Military Readiness: Analysis of Maintenance Delays Needed to
 Improve Availability of Patriot Equipment for Training, 6/20/2018
 
GAO-18-394 Lead Paint in Housing: HUD Should Strengthen Grant Processes,
 Compliance Monitoring, and Performance Assessment, 6/19/2018
 
GAO-18-505R Nuclear Nonproliferation: The Administration's 2015 Plan and
 2017 Update for Nuclear Proliferation Verification and Monitoring
 Generally Did Not Address Reporting Requirements, 6/18/2018
 
GAO-18-532R State and USAID: Status of GAO Recommendations Made in 2015
 and 2016,P 6/15/2018
 
GAO-18-442R VA Health Care: Independent Verification and Validation of
 Patient Self-Scheduling Systems Was Consistent with the Faster Care for
 Veterans Act of 2016,P 6/13/2018
 
GAO-18-238SP Navy Shipbuilding: Past Performance Provides Valuable
 Lessons for Future Investments, 6/6/2018
 
GAO-18-321 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: Development Is Nearly Complete,
 but Deficiencies Found in Testing Need to Be Resolved [Reissued with
 Revisions June. 13, 2018],P 6/5/2018
 
GAO-18-421 Small Business Loans: Additional Actions Needed to Improve
 Compliance with the Credit Elsewhere Requirement, 6/5/2018
 
GAO-18-281 Veterans Choice Program: Improvements Needed to Address
 Access-Related Challenges as VA Plans Consolidation of its Community
 Care Programs, 6/4/2018
 
GAO-18-370 National Science Foundation: Revised Policies on Developing
 Costs and Schedules Could Improve Estimates for Large Facilities, 6/1/
 2018
 
GAO-18-459 Animal Use in Federal Research: Agencies Share Information,
 but Reporting and Data Quality Could Be Strengthened, 5/31/2018
 
GAO-18-449 Counterterrorism: DOD Should Fully Address Security
 Assistance Planning Elements in Global Train and Equip Project
 Proposals, 5/30/2018
 
GAO-18-324 Missile Defense: The Warfighter and Decision Makers Would
 Benefit from Better Communication about the System's Capabilities and
 Limitations, 5/30/2018
 
GAO-18-380 VA Health Care: Progress Made Towards Improving Opioid
 Safety, but Further Efforts to Assess Progress and Reduce Risk Are
 Needed, 5/29/2018
 
GAO-18-230 Defense Infrastructure: DOD Needs to Improve the Accuracy of
 Its Excess Capacity Estimates, 5/24/2018
 
GAO-18-326 DOD Major Automated Systems: Adherence to Best Practices Is
 Needed to Better Manage and Oversee Business Programs, 5/24/2018
 
GAO-18-362 Infectious Disease Threats: Funding and Performance of Key
 Preparedness and Capacity-Building Programs, 5/24/2018
 
GAO-18-192 Warfighter Support: An Assessment of DOD Documents Used in
 Previous Efforts to Rebalance to the Pacific, 5/24/2018
 
GAO-18-339SP Homeland Security Acquisitions: Leveraging Programs'
 Results Could Further DHS's Progress to Improve Portfolio Management, 5/
 17/2018
 
GAO-18-403 Collegiate Aviation Schools: Stakeholders' Views on
 Challenges for Initial Pilot Training Programs, 5/15/2018
 
GAO-18-389 Zika Supplemental Funding: Status of HHS Agencies'
 Obligations, Disbursements, and the Activities Funded, 5/14/2018
 
GAO-18-412R Defense Contracting: Use by the Department of Defense of
 Indefinite-Delivery Contracts from Fiscal Years 2015 through 2017, 5/10/
 2018
 
GAO-18-401 Foreign Military Sales: Controls Should Be Strengthened to
 Address Substantial Growth in Overhead Account Balances, 5/10/2018
 
GAO-18-280SP NASA: Assessments of Major Projects, 5/1/2018
 
GAO-18-359 Presidential Helicopter: VH-92A Program Is Stable and Making
 Progress While Facing Challenges [Reissued with Revisions May 9, 2018],
 4/30/2018
 
GAO-18-371SP 2018 Annual Report: Additional Opportunities to Reduce
 Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve Other Financial
 Benefits, 4/26/2018
 
GAO-18-163 Federal Student Loans: Actions Needed to Improve Oversight of
 Schools' Default Rates, 4/26/2018
 
GAO-18-448T Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request: U.S. Government
 Accountability Office,  4/25/2018
 
GAO-18-253 Military Readiness: Clear Policy and Reliable Data Would Help
 DOD Better Manage Service Members' Time Away from Home, 4/25/2018
 
GAO-18-360SP Weapon Systems Annual Assessment: Knowledge Gaps Pose Risks
 to Sustaining Recent Positive Trends, 4/25/2018
 
GAO-18-416T 2020 Census: Continued Management Attention Needed to
 Mitigate Key Risks Jeopardizing a Cost-Effective and Secure
 Enumeration, 4/18/2018
 
GAO-18-343 Immigration Detention: Opportunities Exist to Improve Cost
 Estimates,  4/18/2018
 
GAO-18-364 Amphibious Combat Vehicle: Program Should Take Steps to
 Ensure Manufacturing Readiness, 4/17/2018
 
GAO-18-130 Defense Business Systems: DOD Needs to Continue Improving
 Guidance and Plans for Effectively Managing Investments, 4/16/2018
 
B-329603 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Installation of
 Soundproof Privacy Booth,  4/16/2018
 
GAO-18-385R Coast Guard Acquisitions: Status of Coast Guard's Heavy
 Polar Icebreaker Acquisition, 4/13/2018
 
GAO-18-288 Veterans Health Administration: Opportunities Exist for
 Improving Veterans' Access to Health Care Services in the Pacific
 Islands, 4/12/2018
 
GAO-18-330 DOD Contracted Services: Long-Standing Issues Remain about
 Using Inventory for Management Decisions, 3/29/2018
 
GAO-18-350 Ebola Recovery: USAID Has Initiated or Completed Most
 Projects, but a Complete Project Inventory Is Still Needed for
 Evaluating Its Efforts, 3/28/2018
 
GAO-18-292 Food and Drug Administration: Information on Mifeprex
 Labeling Changes and Ongoing Monitoring Efforts, 3/28/2018
 
GAO-18-101 Defense Infrastructure: Action Needed to Increase the
 Reliability of Construction Cost Estimates, 3/27/2018
 
GAO-18-352 VA Disability Benefits: Improved Planning Practices Would
 Better Ensure Successful Appeals Reform, 3/22/2018
 
GAO-18-199 Food Safety: Federal Efforts to Manage the Risk of Arsenic in
 Rice, 3/16/2018
 
GAO-18-268 U.S. Ports of Entry: CBP Public-Private Partnership Programs
 Have Benefits, but CBP Could Strengthen Evaluation Efforts, 3/15/2018
 
GAO-18-271 Customs and Border Protection: Automated Trade Data System
 Yields Benefits, but Interagency Management Approach Is Needed, 3/14/
 2018
 
GAO-18-328R National Roadside Survey: NHTSA Changed Methodology to
 Address Driver Concerns, 3/12/2018
 
B-328450 Commodity Futures Trading Commission--Liabilities Outside of
 the Government's Control, 3/6/2018
 
GAO-18-273 James Webb Space Telescope: Integration and Test Challenges
 Have Delayed Launch and Threaten to Push Costs Over Cap, 2/28/2018
 
GAO-18-217 Defense Acquisition Workforce: Opportunities Exist to Improve
 Practices for Developing Program Managers, 2/15/2018
 
GAO-18-249 Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States:
 Treasury Should Coordinate Assessments of Resources Needed to Address
 Increased Workload, 2/14/2018
 
GAO-18-243 UN Peacekeeping: Cost Estimate for Hypothetical U.S.
 Operation Exceeds Actual Costs for Comparable UN Operation, 2/6/2018
 
GAO-18-56 Forest Service: Improvements Needed in Internal Controls over
 Budget Execution Processes, 1/31/2018
 
GAO-18-256 Financial Services Regulations: Procedures for Reviews under
 Regulatory Flexibility Act Need to Be Enhanced, 1/30/2018
 
GAO-18-102 Water and Wastewater Workforce: Recruiting Approaches Helped
 Industry Hire Operators, but Additional EPA Guidance Could Help
 Identify Future Needs, 1/26/2018
 
GAO-18-5 Higher Education: Expert Views of U.S. Accreditation, 12/22/
 2017
 
GAO-18-158 Columbia Class Submarine: Immature Technologies Present Risks
 to Achieving Cost, Schedule, and Performance Goals, 12/21/2017
 
GAO-18-195R Minority-and Women-Owned Business Contracting: Analysis of
 DOD Contract Awards, Fiscal Years 2010-2016, 12/18/2017
 
GAO-18-251RSU DHS Financial Management: Key Factors, Metrics, and
 Processes Used to Identify Best Alternative for the TRIO System
 Modernization Project, 12/15/2017
 
GAO-18-74 Global Positioning System: Better Planning and Coordination
 Needed to Improve Prospects for Fielding Modernized Capability, 12/12/
 2017
 
B-329092 Impoundment of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy
 Appropriation Resulting from Legislative Proposals in the President's
 Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2018, 12/12/2017
 
GAO-18-29 Personnel Security Clearances: Additional Actions Needed to
 Ensure Quality, Address Timeliness, and Reduce Investigation Backlog,
 12/12/2017
 
GAO-18-128 European Reassurance Initiative: DOD Needs to Prioritize
 Posture Initiatives and Plan for and Report Their Future Cost, 12/8/
 2017
 
GAO-18-131 Electricity Markets: Four Regions Use Capacity Markets to
 Help Ensure Adequate Resources, but FERC Has Not Fully Assessed Their
 Performance, 12/7/2017
 
GAO-18-26SU Personnel Security Clearances: Additional Actions Needed to
 Address Quality, Timeliness, and Investigation Backlog, 12/7/2017
 
GAO-18-88 Medicare and Medicaid: CMS Needs to Fully Align Its Antifraud
 Efforts with the Fraud Risk Framework, 12/5/2017
 
GAO-18-139 Defense Contracting: DOD's Use of Lowest Price Technically
 Acceptable Source Selection Procedures to Acquire Selected Services, 11/
 30/2017
 
GAO-18-125R WIC: USDA's Review of Vegetables Available under the Program
 Followed Leading Research Practices, 11/30/2017
 
GAO-18-116 Government Procurement: Effect of Restriction on DHS's
 Purchasing of Foreign Textiles Is Limited, 11/21/2017
 
GAO-18-185R Financial Audit: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection's
 Fiscal Years 2017 and 2016 Financial Statements, 11/15/2017
 
GAO-18-122R Plutonium Disposition: Observations on DOE and Army Corps
 Assessments of the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility Contract, 11/
 15/2017
 
GAO-18-237SP GAO Bid Protest Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year
 2017, 11/13/2017
 
GAO-18-170R Financial Audit: Office of Financial Stability (Troubled
 Asset Relief Program) Fiscal Years 2017 and 2016 Financial Statements,
 11/9/2017
 
GAO-18-81 Military Readiness: Actions Are Needed to Enhance Readiness of
 Global Response Force to Support Contingency Operations, 10/27/2017
 
GAO-18-75 F-35 Aircraft Sustainment: DOD Needs to Address Challenges
 Affecting Readiness and Cost Transparency, 10/26/2017
 
GAO-18-28 NASA Human Space Exploration: Integration Approach Presents
 Challenges to Oversight and Independence, 10/19/2017
 
GAO-18-124 Veterans Health Administration: Better Data and Evaluation
 Could Help Improve Physician Staffing, Recruitment, and Retention
 Strategies, 10/19/2017
 
GAO-18-78 Drinking Water: DOD Has Acted on Some Emerging Contaminants
 but Should Improve Internal Reporting on Regulatory Compliance, 10/18/
 2017
 
GAO-18-181 Reserve Component Travel: DOD Should Assess the Effect of
 Reservists' Unreimbursed Out-of-Pocket Expenses on Retention, 10/16/
 2017
 
GAO-18-144 Defense Nuclear Enterprise: Processes to Monitor Progress on
 Implementing Recommendations and Managing Risks Could Be Improved, 10/5/
 2017
 
GAO-18-168SU Military Readiness: Personnel Shortfalls and Persistent
 Operational Demands Strain Army Missile Defense Units and Personnel, 10/
 5/2017
 
GAO-17-738 Federal Contracting: Additional Management Attention and
 Action Needed to Close Contracts and Reduce Audit Backlog, 9/28/2017
 
GAO-17-773 Nuclear Proliferation: NNSA Needs to Improve Its Program
 Management Policy and Practices, 9/28/2017
 
GAO-17-799 DHS Financial Management: Better Use of Best Practices Could
 Help Manage System Modernization Project Risks, 9/26/2017
 
B-328477 U.S. Department of Agriculture--Economy Act Transfers for
 Details of Personnel,P 9/26/2017
 
GAO-17-577 Modernizing the Nuclear Security Enterprise: A Complete Scope
 of Work Is Needed to Develop Timely Cost and Schedule Information for
 the Uranium Program, 9/8/2017
 
GAO-17-693 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Use of Special
 Interest Projects to Fund Prevention Research Centers, 9/7/2017
 
GAO-17-681SP Diplomatic Security: Key Oversight Issues, 9/7/2017
 
GAO-17-769 Military Training: DOD Met Annual Reporting Requirements in
 Its 2017 Sustainable Ranges Report, 9/6/2017
 
GAO-17-647 Navy Unmanned Aerial Refueling System: Acquisition Addresses
 Validated Requirements and Reflects a Knowledge-Based Approach, 9/6/
 2017
 
GAO-17-709 VA Health Care: Opportunities Exist for Improving
 Implementation and Oversight of Enrollment Processes for Veterans, 9/5/
 2017
 
GAO-17-482 Defense Contracted Services: DOD Needs to Reassess Key
 Leadership Roles and Clarify Policies for Requirements Review Boards, 8/
 31/2017
 
GAO-17-730R Export-Import Bank: Status of End-Use Monitoring of Dual-Use
 Exports as of August 2017, 8/29/2017
 
GAO-17-733 Conflict Minerals: Information on Artisanal Mined Gold and
 Efforts to Encourage Responsible Sourcing in the Democratic Republic of
 the Congo, 8/23/2017
 
GAO-17-703 Foreign Military Sales: DOD Needs to Improve Its Use of
 Performance Information to Manage the Program, 8/22/2017
 
GAO-17-503 Navy Readiness: Actions Needed to Maintain Viable Surge
 Sealift and Combat Logistics Fleets [Reissued on October 31, 2017], 8/
 22/2017
 
GAO-17-555 Higher Education: Education Should Address Oversight and
 Communication Gaps in Its Monitoring of the Financial Condition of
 Schools, 8/21/2017
 
GAO-17-609 Surplus Missile Motors: Sale Price Drives Potential Effects
 on DOD and Commercial Launch Providers, 8/16/2017
 
GAO-17-641R Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications: Update on Air
 Force Oversight Effort and Selected Acquisition Programs, 8/15/2017
 
GAO-17-682 Foreign Military Sales: Expanding Use of Tools to
 Sufficiently Define Requirements Could Enable More Timely Acquisitions,
 8/14/2017
 
GAO-17-574 Higher Education: Students Need More Information to Help
 Reduce Challenges in Transferring College Credits, 8/14/2017
 
GAO-17-588R Defense Logistics: Plan to Improve Management of Defective
 Aviation Parts Should Be Enhanced, 8/9/2017
 
GAO-17-690R F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: DOD's Proposed Follow-on
 Modernization Acquisition Strategy Reflects an Incremental Approach
 Although Plans Are Not Yet Finalized, 8/8/2017
 
GAO-17-614Information Security: OPM Has Improved Controls, but Further
 Efforts Are Needed, 8/3/2017
 
GAO-17-459SU Information Security: OPM Has Improved Controls, but
 Further Efforts Are Needed, 8/3/2017
 
GAO-17-653 Prepositioned Stocks: DOD Needs to Develop a Department-Wide
 Vision and Goals to Guide Program Management, 7/31/2017
 
GAO-17-706 Refugees: Actions Needed by State Department and DHS to
 Further Strengthen Applicant Screening Process and Assess Fraud Risks,
 7/31/2017
 
GAO-17-737 Refugees: State and Its Partners Have Implemented Several
 Antifraud Measures but Could Further Reduce Staff Fraud Risks, 7/31/
 2017
 
GAO-17-648 U.S. Democracy Assistance in Burma: USAID and State Could
 Strengthen Oversight of Partners' Due Diligence Procedures, 7/28/2017
 
GAO-17-635 Inland Harbors: The Corps of Engineers Should Assess Existing
 Capabilities to Better Inform Dredging Decisions, 7/26/2017
 
GAO-17-724 Defense Efficiency Initiatives: DOD Needs to Improve the
 Reliability of Cost Savings Estimates, 7/24/2017
 
GAO-17-535SU Defense Efficiency Initiatives: DOD Needs to Improve the
 Reliability of Cost Savings Estimates, 7/24/2017
 
GAO-17-636 Homeless Veterans: VA Should Improve Reporting on the
 Benefits Provided by Leases of Unneeded Property, 7/20/2017
 
GAO-17-557 Nuclear Weapons Sustainment: Budget Estimates Report Contains
 More Information than in Prior Fiscal Years, but Transparency Can Be
 Improved, 7/20/2017
 
GAO-17-680R Animal Welfare: Information on the U.S. Horse Population, 7/
 17/2017
 
GAO-17-701 Biological Defense: Additional Information That Congress May
 Find Useful as It Considers DOD's Advanced Development and
 Manufacturing Capability, 7/17/2017
 
GAO-17-467 Improper Payments: Improvements Needed in CMS and IRS
 Controls over Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit, 7/13/2017
 
GAO-17-564 Investigational New Drugs: FDA Has Taken Steps to Improve the
 Expanded Access Program but Should Further Clarify How Adverse Events
 Data Are Used, 7/11/2017
 
GAO-17-522R Chemical and Biological Defense: DOD Has Identified an
 Infrastructure Manager and Is Developing the Position's Roles and
 Responsibilities, 7/7/2017
 
GAO-17-499 Defense Science and Technology: Adopting Best Practices Can
 Improve Innovation Investments and Management, 6/29/2017
 
GAO-17-582 Operational Support Airlift: Fleet Sufficiency is Assessed
 Annually, 6/28/2017
 
GAO-17-309 Weapon Systems: Prototyping Has Benefited Acquisition
 Programs, but More Can Be Done to Support Innovation Initiatives, 6/27/
 2017
 
GAO-17-461 Defense Infrastructure: Additional Data and Guidance Needed
 for Alternatively Financed Energy Projects, 6/20/2017
 
GAO-17-540 Oil, Gas, and Coal Royalties: Raising Federal Rates Could
 Decrease Production on Federal Lands but Increase Federal Revenue, 6/20/
 2017
 
GAO-17-179 VA Information Technology: Pharmacy System Needs Additional
 Capabilities for Viewing, Exchanging, and Using Data to Better Serve
 Veterans, 6/14/2017
 
GAO-17-530R Military Readiness: DOD Has Not Incorporated Leading
 Practices of a Strategic Management Planning Framework in Retrograde
 and Reset Guidance, 6/9/2017
 
GAO-17-490 Satellite Acquisitions: Agencies May Recover a Limited
 Portion of Contract Value When Satellites Fail, 6/9/2017
 
GAO-17-458SU Army Readiness: Progress Made Implementing New Concept, but
 Actions Needed to Improve Results, 6/8/2017
 
GAO-17-526REPA Science Advisory Board: Policy Statement on Science
 Quality and Integrity, 6/8/2017
 
GAO-17-444SU Refugees: Actions Needed by State Department and DHS to
 Further Strengthen Applicant Screening Process and Assess Fraud Risks,
 6/7/2017
 
GAO-17-446SU Refugees: State and Its Partners Have Implemented Several
 Antifraud Measures but Could Further Reduce the Risk of Staff Fraud, 6/
 7/2017
 
GAO-17-381 Missile Defense: Some Progress Delivering Capabilities, but
 Challenges with Testing Transparency and Requirements Development Need
 to Be Addressed, 5/30/2017
 
GAO-17-589T High Risk: Actions Needed to Address Serious Weaknesses in
 Federal Management of Programs Serving Indian Tribes, 5/24/2017
 
GAO-17-447 Indian Affairs: Actions Needed to Better Manage Indian School
 Construction Projects, 5/24/2017
 
GAO-17-421 Indian Affairs: Further Actions Needed to Improve Oversight
 and Accountability for School Safety Inspections, 5/24/2017
 
GAO-17-437 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Implementation
 of Federal Minimum Wage and Immigration Laws, 5/18/2017
 
GAO-17-413 Navy Force Structure: Actions Needed to Ensure Proper Size
 and Composition of Ship Crews, 5/18/2017
 
GAO-17-303SP NASA: Assessments of Major Projects, 5/16/2017
 
GAO-17-431 Personal Protective Equipment: Army and Marine Corps Are
 Pursuing Efforts to Reduce the Weight of Items Worn or Carried in
 Combat, 5/5/2017
 
GAO-17-297SU Biological Defense: Additional Information That Congress
 May Find Useful as It Considers DOD's Report on Its Advanced
 Development and Manufacturing Capability,P 5/4/2017
 
GAO-17-584T 2020 Census: Sustained Attention to Innovations, IT Systems,
 and Cost Estimation Is Needed, 5/3/2017
 
GAO-17-393 Medicare Advantage: CMS Should Use Data on Disenrollment and
 Beneficiary Health Status to Strengthen Oversight, 4/28/2017
 
GAO-17-414 NASA Human Space Exploration: Delay Likely for First
 Exploration Mission,P 4/27/2017
 
GAO-17-233 Strategic Human Capital Management: NRC Could Better Manage
 the Size and Composition of Its Workforce by Further Incorporating
 Leading Practices, 4/27/2017
 
GAO-17-491SP 2017 Annual Report: Additional Opportunities to Reduce
 Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve Other Financial
 Benefits, 4/26/2017
 
GAO-17-400 K-12 Education: Education Needs to Improve Oversight of Its
 21st Century Program, 4/26/2017
 
GAO-17-341 National Nuclear Security Administration: Action Needed to
 Address Affordability of Nuclear Modernization Programs, 4/26/2017
 
GAO-17-517R SEC Conflict Minerals Rule: 2017 Review of Company
 Disclosures in Response to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
 Rule, 4/26/2017
 
GAO-17-351 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: DOD Needs to Complete
 Developmental Testing Before Making Significant New Investments, 4/24/
 2017
 
GAO-17-402 Amphibious Combat Vehicle Acquisition: Cost Estimate Meets
 Best Practices, but Concurrency between Testing and Production
 Increases Risk, 4/18/2017
 
GAO-17-323 Littoral Combat Ship and Frigate: Delaying Planned Frigate
 Acquisition Would Enable Better-Informed Decisions, 4/18/2017
 
GAO-17-239 Nuclear Security: DOE Could Improve Aspects of Nuclear
 Security Reporting,P 4/11/2017
 
GAO-17-320 Advanced Manufacturing: Commerce Could Strengthen
 Collaboration with Other Agencies on Innovation Institutes, 4/6/2017
 
GAO-17-346SP Homeland Security Acquisitions: Earlier Requirements
 Definition and Clear Documentation of Key Decisions Could Facilitate
 Ongoing Progress, 4/6/2017
 
GAO-17-415 Marine Corps Asia Pacific Realignment: DOD Should Resolve
 Capability Deficiencies and Infrastructure Risks and Revise Cost
 Estimates, 4/5/2017
 
GAO-17-107SU Marine Corps Asia-Pacific Realignment: DOD Should Resolve
 Capability Deficiencies and Infrastructure Risks and Revise Cost
 Estimates, 4/5/2017
 
GAO-17-333SP Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Weapon
 Programs, 3/30/2017
 
GAO-17-322 DOD Major Automated Information Systems: Improvements Can Be
 Made in Applying Leading Practices for Managing Risk and Testing, 3/30/
 2017
 
GAO-17-422 Troubled Asset Relief Program: Few Participants Remain as
 Treasury Continues to Wind Down Capital Purchase Program, 3/29/2017
 
GAO-17-255R Building Partner Capacity: Inventory of Department of
 Defense Security Cooperation and Department of State Security
 Assistance Efforts, 3/24/2017
 
GAO-17-370 KC-46 Tanker Modernization: Delivery of First Fully Capable
 Aircraft Has Been Delayed over One Year and Additional Delays Are
 Possible, 3/24/2017
 
GAO-17-204 Immigration Status Verification for Benefits: Actions Needed
 to Improve Effectiveness and Oversight, 3/23/2017
 
GAO-17-294 Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Changes Planned to Budget
 Structure and Justification, 3/8/2017
 
GAO-17-70 VA Construction: Improved Processes Needed to Monitor Contract
 Modifications, Develop Schedules, and Estimate Costs, 3/7/2017
 
GAO-17-192 Antibiotic Resistance: More Information Needed to Oversee Use
 of Medically Important Drugs in Food Animals, 3/2/2017
 
GAO-17-211 Navy Shipbuilding: Need to Document Rationale for the Use of
 Fixed-Price Incentive Contracts and Study Effectiveness of Added
 Incentives, 3/1/2017
 
B-328323 U.S. Forest Service--Line Item Appropriation for Acquiring
 Aircraft for the Next-Generation Airtanker Fleet, 2/28/2017
 
GAO-17-7 Joint Exercise Program: DOD Needs to Take Steps to Improve the
 Quality of Funding Data, 2/24/2017
 
GAO-17-137 NASA Commercial Crew Program: Schedule Pressure Increases as
 Contractors Delay Key Events, 2/16/2017
 
GAO-17-165 District of Columbia Charter Schools: Multi-Agency Plan
 Needed to Continue Progress Addressing High and Disproportionate
 Discipline Rates, 2/9/2017
 
B-327830 Commodity Futures Trading Commission-Consistency of Real
 Property Leases with the Miscellaneous Receipts Statute, 2/8/2017
 
GAO-17-182 Critical Infrastructure Protection: Additional Actions by DHS
 Could Help Identify Opportunities to Harmonize Access Control Efforts,
 2/7/2017
 
GAO-17-120 Drug-Free Communities Support Program: Agencies Have
 Strengthened Collaboration but Could Enhance Grantee Compliance and
 Performance Monitoring, 2/7/2017
 
GAO-17-281 Information Technology: HUD Needs to Address Significant
 Weaknesses in Its Cost Estimating Practices, 2/7/2017
 
GAO-17-231 Medical Devises: Cancer Risk Led FDA to Warn Against Certain
 Uses of Power Morcellators and Recommend New Labeling, 2/7/2017
 
GAO-17-406RSU NATO Enlargement: President's Report on Montenegro
 Addresses Senate Resolution Requirements but Includes Limited Detail on
 Costs to NATO and the United States, 2/2/2017
 
GAO-17-174 Nuclear Waste: Benefits and Costs Should Be Better Understood
 Before DOE Commits to a Separate Repository for Defense Waste, 1/31/
 2017
 
GAO-17-114 Military Personnel: DOD and the Coast Guard Need to Screen
 for Gambling Disorder Addiction and Update Guidance, 1/30/2017
 
GAO-17-151 Military Base Realignments and Closures: DOD Has Improved
 Environmental Cleanup Reporting but Should Obtain and Share More
 Information, 1/19/2017
 
GAO-17-141 National Nuclear Security Administration: A Plan
 Incorporating Leading Practices Is Needed to Guide Cost Reporting
 Improvement Effort, 1/19/2017
 
GAO-17-236 Troubled Asset Relief Program: Status of Housing Programs, 1/
 9/2017
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  GAO ACTIVE REQUESTS AND MANDATES IN PROCESS FOR HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS
           COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEES AS OF NOVEMBER 26, 2018
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HUD'S REAL ESTATE ASSESSMENT CENTER
 
FOREIGN FINANCIAL ASSET REPORTING BY TAXPAYERS LIVING ABROAD
 
OWNERSHIP TRANSPARENCY OF DOD CONTRACTORS
 
UNIT LEVEL TRAINING COSTS TO BUILD FULL-SPECTRUM READINESS
 
DOD VENDOR VETTING
 
FHA CONVEYABLE CONDITIONS
 
DOD EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL CAPABILITIES
 
DOD CONTRACTOR BUSINESS SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
 
AIR AMBULANCE SERVICES
 
NUMBER OF EXISTING LEAD SERVICE LINES
 
NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S KANSAS CITY PLANT
 CAPABILITIES
 
INTEROPERABLE WARHEAD-1 PROGRESS AND PLANS
 
SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM REVITALIZATION PROJECT COST
 ESTIMATE
 
FDA IMPORT ALERTS FOR SEAFOOD
 
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE COMPARISON
 
COLUMBIA CLASS SUBMARINE
 
FOOD LOSS AND WASTE
 
FINANCIAL INTEGRATION AT THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
 
SPACE BATTLE MANAGEMENT COMMAND AND CONTROL
 
GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS TRAINING
 
NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S HIGH-EXPLOSIVES CAPABILITIES
 
DATE LABELS ON PACKAGED FOODS
 
DOD CONTRACTORS' SAFETY AND HEALTH RECORDS
 
NASA HUMAN SPACE EXPLORATION
 
DOD INSTALLATION ACCESS CONTROL INITIATIVES
 
DOD HISTORIC BUILDINGS
 
OFFSHORING AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT EFFECTS ON INDUSTRIAL BASE
 
DOD FACILITIES CLIMATE ADAPTATION
 
2019 ANNUAL WEAPON SYSTEMS MACRO ANALYSIS
 
2019 ANNUAL WEAPON SYSTEMS ASSESSMENTS
 
FAA STAFFING MODEL FOR INSPECTORS
 
RURAL VETERANS CEMETERY ACCESS
 
TRANSIT PROJECT COSTS
 
CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM
 
AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND TRAINING COSTS
 
INTEROPERABLE WARHEAD-1 REQUIREMENTS AND ALTERNATIVES
 
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION LARGE FACILITIES (2019)
 
DOD PERSONNEL RECOVERY REPORT
 
NEXT GENERATION AIR DOMINANCE 2019
 
COBRA DANE RADAR SUSTAINMENT
 
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH WHISTLEBLOWER RESOURCES AND LEADING PRACTICES
 
IRAQ SECURITY COOPERATION OFFICE ACTIVITIES
 
VA HIV TESTING POLICY
 
TRAINING FOR NON-ACQUISITION WORKFORCE
 
FORWARD DEPLOYED NAVAL FORCE SHIP MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR CAPACITY
 
COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF SELECTED DATA CENTERS
 
NASA'S COMMERCIAL CREW PROGRAM
 
VA CARE FOR MINORITY VETERANS
 
KOREAN MISSILE DEFENSE
 
GUIDED MISSILE FRIGATE
 
TIMELINESS OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATION UPDATES
 
VA SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER CAPACITY
 
DOD ACQUISITION WORKFORCE HIRING FLEXIBILITIES
 
DOD OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE PILOT
 
MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM GENESIS IMPLEMENTATION
 
DOD CONTRACT FINANCING
 
OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY STRATEGIES & PROGRAMS
 
NUCLEAR COMMAND, CONTROL, AND COMMUNICATIONS ACQUISITION PROGRAMS UPDATE
 
ACQUISITION & CROSS-SERVICING AGREEMENTS (ACSAS)
 
HUD DATA PROTECTION
 
NEVADA NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY SITE CONTRACT COMPETITION
 
DHS NONIMMIGRANT OVERSTAY METRIC
 
NAVAL SHIPYARD IMPROVEMENT PLAN
 
MARINE CORPS CIVILIAN PAY MANAGEMENT
 
VA MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT CHALLENGES
 
ACCESSIBILITY OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
 
CELL CULTURED FOOD PRODUCTS
 
EMERGING THREATS OF HIGH NATIONAL SECURITY CONSEQUENCE--FY19 REPORT
 
MAINTENANCE OF JOINT SURVEILLANCE ATTACK RADAR SYSTEM (E-8C)
 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION: COST INCREASE REPORTS
 
HUMAN RIGHTS TRAINING FOR FOREIGN SECURITY FORCES
 
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES
 
NNSA MICROELECTRONICS RECAPITALIZATION EFFORTS
 
SURFACE WARFARE OFFICER TRAINING
 
USE OF RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION IN SCHOOLS
 
DOMESTIC URANIUM INDUSTRIAL BASE
 
W80-4 NUCLEAR WARHEAD LIFE EXTENSION PROGRAM
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  GAO PENDING REQUESTS AND MANDATES IN PROCESS FOR HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS
           COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEES AS OF NOVEMBER 26, 2018
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TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON THE CONDITION OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES OF
 
REVIEW PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS RELATED TO THE EFFECTS
 OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE ON VICTIMS' BRAIN HEALTH AND ITS
 CONNECTION TO TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY EXPERIENCED BY VICTIMS.
 
REVIEW DOD'S USE OF OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY (OTA) PURSUANT TO 10 USC
 2371B, TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE DOD'S EMPLOYMENT OF THIS AUTHORITY
 CONFORMS TO APPLICABLE STATUTES AND DOD'S GUIDELINES, TO INCLUDE THE
 IDENTIFICATION OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS WITH 31 USC 1301.
 
REVIEW OF THE FEDERAL EFFORTS TO SUPPORT RECYCLING.
 
REVIEW AND VERIFY WHETHER THE SAVINGS REPORTED BY THE CHIEF MANAGEMENT
 OFFICER (CMO) ARE ACCURATE.
 
DOD SHALL ESTABLISH A CONSISTENT REPORTING FRAMEWORK TO ESTABLISH A
 BASELINE FOR THE COSTS TO PERFORM ALL COVERED ACTIVITIES.
 
DOD TO REFORM ENTERPRISE BUSINESS OPERATIONS OF DOD, THROUGH REDUCTIONS,
 ELIMINATIONS, OR IMPROVEMENTS, ACROSS ALL ORGANIZATIONS AND ELEMENTS OF
 THE DEPARTMENT WITH RESPECT TO COVERED ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO INCREASE
 EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY OF MISSION EXECUTION.
 
REVIEW OF THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF SELECTED DOD ACQUISITION PROGRAMS AND
 INITIATIVES.
 
DOE ADMINISTRATOR TO REPORT ON COSTS AND BENEFITS OF THE COMPETITION FOR
 ANY NEW CONTRACTS AWARDED TO MANAGE AND OPERATE FACILITIES OF THE
 ADMINISTRATION.
 
DOD'S CHIEF MANAGEMENT OFFICER (CMO) SUBMIT A PLAN, SCHEDULE AND COST
 ESTIMATE FOR REFORMING ENTERPRISE BUSINESS OPERATIONS OF THE DOD,
 THROUGH REDUCTIONS, ELIMINATIONS, OR IMPROVEMENTS, ACROSS ALL
 ORGANIZATIONS AND ELEMENTS OF THE DOD WITH RESPECT TO COVERED
 ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO INCREASE EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY OF MISSION
 EXECUTION.
 
REVIEW THE EARLY PLANNING FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OVERHEAD PERSISTENT
 INFRARED (OPIR) SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED GROUND CAPABILITIES.
 
REVIEW DOD'S SPACE PROTECTION PROGRAMS.
 
REQUESTS THAT GAO UPDATE ITS REPORT ENTITLED ``NONPROFIT, FOR-PROFIT,
 AND GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS: UNCOMPENSATED CARE AND OTHER COMMUNITY
 BENEFITS''(GAO-05-743T).
 
REVIEW AND SUBMIT RECOMMENDATIONS ON EXISTING BARRIERS TO OBTAINING AND
 PAYING FOR ADEQUATE MEDICAL CARE FOR SURVIVORS OF CHILDHOOD CANCER.
 
REVIEW OF THE NATIONWIDE ANALYSIS OF THE MEDICAL GENETICS WORKFORCE, TO
 INCLUDE ALL MEDICAL GENETICS PROFESSIONALS. INCLUDE A DETERMINATION AS
 TO WHETHER THERE ARE SUFFICIENT QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS FOR THIS
 IMPORTANT AND GROWING HEALTH NEED, AS WELL AS WHETHER THERE ARE
 PARTICULAR GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OF THE COUNTRY THAT LACK ACCESS TO GENETIC
 COUNSELING.
 
REVIEW THE SOLID STATE LASER-TECHNOLOGY MATURATION (SSL-TM ) PROGRAM.
 
REVIEW INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT TREATMENT CAPACITY, AVAILABILITY, AND
 NEEDS.
 
REVIEW OF EMPLOYEE PAY, HIRING, AND PROMOTION IN THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE
 BY GENDER.
 
DETERMINE WHETHER UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY (USMMA) SHOULD
 BE SUBJECT TO THE PROTECTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS OF TITLE IX, THE UNIFORM
 CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE (UCMJ) OR ANY OTHER LAWS DESIGNED TO ENSURE
 THAT CAMPUSES REMAIN FREE OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ASSAULT.
 
REVIEW THE SECURITY IMPLICATIONS OF THE USE OF FAA AIRPORT FUNDS FOR
 CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS WITH FOREIGN-OWNED, DIRECTED, OR SUBSIDIZED
 COMPANIES THAT HAVE BEEN DETERMINED BY A U.S. FEDERAL COURT, ONCE ALL
 APPEALS ARE FINAL, TO HAVE MISAPPROPRIATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND
 TRADE SECRETS FROM A UNITED STATES COMPANY.
 
TO ISSUE A REPORT THAT WILL INCLUDE: 1) A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCESSES
 USED TO COLLECT AND CALCULATE AMTRAK ON-TIME PERFORMANCE DATA AND
 METRICS; 2) A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCESSES USED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSES
 OF ON-TIME PERFORMANCE DELAYS, SUCH AS SIGNAL DELAYS, FREIGHT TRAIN
 INTERFERENCE, OR ROUTING; AND 3) AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PROCESS USED TO
 COORDINATE BETWEEN AMTRAK AND HOST RAILROADS TO CONFIRM AND FINALIZE ON-
 TIME PERFORMANCE DATA AND METRICS.
 
REVIEW OF THE EFFECTS OF DIET-RELATED CHRONIC DISEASES.
 
TO CONDUCT A REPORT ON 1) WHAT EXTENT THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
 CENTERS OF STANDARDIZATION ACHIEVE THEIR STATED OBJECTIVES; 2) METRICS
 USED TO MEASURE ACHIEVEMENTS THOUGHT TO BE DERIVED FROM THE CENTERS; 3)
 HOW MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES COMPORT WITH BEST PRACTICES FOR SUCH
 MEASUREMENT; 4) POTENTIAL LIABILITY THE CENTERS MAY INCUR IN THE EVENT
 THAT PROBLEMS DEVELOP; AND 5) HOW THE NAVY AND AIR FORCE HAVE
 COMPARABLE CENTERS OR PROCEDURES FOR ACHIEVING STANDARDIZATION AND HOW
 EFFECTIVELY THE LESSONS LEARNED ARE SHARED.
 
REVIEW ITS CLASSIFICATION AND DECLASSIFICATION PRACTICES AND POLICIES
 REGARDING ITS POSTURE, ORDER OF BATTLE, AND POLICIES IN CYBERSPACE.
 
REVIEW AND DETERMINE THE ADEQUACY AND APPROPRIATE BALANCE OF PRACTICAL
 AT-SEA, VIRTUAL, CLASSROOM, AND OTHER TRAINING FOR SWO CANDIDATES.
 
NNSA TO SOLICIT FROM EACH OF ITS EIGHT NATIONAL SECURITY LABORATORIES
 AND PLANTS SPECIFIC REGULATIONS OR SOURCES OF REGULATION THAT ARE
 PARTICULARLY BURDENSOME.
 
REVIEW POLICIES GOVERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) CYBER HYGIENE
 AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS CYBERSECURITY CULTURE AND COMPLIANCE
 INITIATIVE AND CYBER WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
 
REVIEW (1) HOW DOD SHARES AND IMPLEMENTS LESSONS LEARNED AT INDIVIDUAL
 DEPOTS WITH OTHER DEPOTS; (2) HOW SPECIFIC WEAPON SYSTEMS REPAIR
 ACTIVITIES BENEFIT FROM IMPLEMENTATION OF LESSONS LEARNED; (3) HOW DOD
 IDENTIFIES FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE WHETHER DEPOTS COMPLETE THEIR WEAPON
 SYSTEM MAINTENANCE MISSION ON TIME AND SHARED THESE FACTORS AMONG
 THEMSELVES; (4) HOW DOD ENSURES THAT DEPOT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS
 GENERATE REQUIRED DEPOT CAPABILITY AND CAPACITY; AND (5) HOW DOD
 IDENTIFIES RISK TO MEETING DEPOT WORKLOAD TIMEFRAMES, DEVELOPS
 STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS RISK, AND SHARES RISK MANAGEMENT.
 
NASA'S PROPOSED LUNAR-FOCUSED PROGRAMS-INCLUDING THE LUNAR ORBITAL
 PLATFORM-AS PART OF ITS SEMIANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF NASA MAJOR PROJECTS
 WHEN A LUNAR-FOCUSED PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO HAVE AN ESTIMATED LIFE-
 CYCLE COST OVER $250 MILLION.
 
REVIEW OF THE FDA'S OVERSIGHT AND INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT GALLEYS AND
 LAVATORIES.
 
REVIEW NNSA'S MANAGEMENT OF THE ADVANCED SIMULATION AND COMPUTING (ASC)
 PROGRAM TO EVALUATE THE NNSA'S PROCESS FOR SETTING REQUIREMENTS AND
 EVALUATING ALTERNATIVES FOR THE ASC PROGRAM AND TO IDENTIFY THE
 ESTIMATED COSTS OF THE NNSA'S FUTURE SYSTEMS COMPARED TO PREVIOUS HIGH
 PERFORMANCE COMPUTING (HPC) ACQUISITIONS.
 
REVIEW DOE'S SYSTEM OF TRACKING UNALLOWABLE, DISPUTED, OR IMPROPER
 PAYMENTS AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE DOE'S METHODOLOGY FOR
 REPORTING ACCURATE, REPRESENTATIVE, AND MEANINGFUL DATA ON IMPROPER
 PAYMENTS. NO REPORTING DATE.
 
REVIEW OF THE RECENT OUTBREAKS OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS.
 
REVIEW OF THE VA'S DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING PROCEDURES FOR
 INFORMATION ON GENDER, RACE, ETHNICITY, AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION OF
 VETERANS.
 
IF ANY FURLOUGHS OR REDUCTION IN FORCE OF PERSONNEL OCCURS AT THE
 COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION (CFTC), CFTC MUST SUBMIT A REPORT
 TO THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEES DETAILING REASONS FOR CONDUCTING THE
 FURLOUGH OR REDUCTION IN FORCE. REPORT DUE 30 DAYS AFTER IT OCCURS.
 
DHS TO REPORT ON HOW TO IMPROVE ITS COLLECTION AND USE OF DATA SETS
 NECESSARY TO DEVELOP AN ESTIMATE FOR THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF THOSE
 ILLEGALLY PRESENT IN THE U.S. REPORT 180 DAYS AFTER ENACTMENT.
 
DHS TO SUBMIT A RISK-BASED PLAN FOR IMPROVING SECURITY ALONG THE BORDERS
 OF THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING THE USE OF PERSONNEL, FENCING, OTHER
 FORMS OF TACTICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, AND TECHNOLOGY.
 
VA TO SUBMIT QUARTERLY REPORTS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF VA'S ELECTRONIC
 HEALTH RECORDS. REPORT TO INCLUDE DETAILED OBLIGATIONS, EXPENDITURES,
 AND DEPLOYMENT STRATEGY BY VA FACILITY.
 
REVIEW THE TICKET TO WORK PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO DISABLED
 BENEFICIARIES TO RETURN TO WORK.
 
TO EXAMINE REHABILITATION AND PROSTHETICS MEANT FOR FEMALE VETERANS.
 
REVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT'S ADHERENCE TO
 THE LONG STANDING STATUTORY REQUIREMENT IS CURRENTLY CONTAINED IN
 SECTION 710 OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT
 APPROPRIATIONS ACT.
 
REVIEW OF LARGE GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS OUTSOURCING FUNCTIONS TO
 OPERATIONS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
 
TO EVALUATE PROPOSED AND COMPLETED TRANSFERS OF EXCESS HIGH MOBILITY
 MULTIPURPOSE WHEELED VEHICLES (HUMVEES) FROM 2012 TO 2016 TO FOREIGN
 COUNTRIES UNDER THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961.
 
TO EVALUATE INCURRED COST AUDITS CONDUCTED FROM OCTOBER 1, 2019, TO
 AUGUST 31, 2023, TO INCLUDE (1) THE TIMELINESS, INDIVIDUAL COST, AND
 QUALITY OF INCURRED COST AUDITS PERFORMED BY THE DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT
 AGENCY (DCAA) AND BY QUALIFIED PRIVATE AUDITORS; (2) THE COST TO DOD
 CONTRACTORS FOR INCURRED COST AUDITS PERFORMED BY DCAA AND BY QUALIFIED
 PRIVATE AUDITORS; (3) THE EFFECT, IF ANY, ON OTHER TYPES OF AUDITS
 CONDUCTED BY DCAA THAT RESULTS FROM INCURRED COST AUDITS CONDUCTED BY
 QUALIFIED PRIVATE AUDITORS; AND (4) THE CAPABILITY AND CAPACITY OF
 COMMERCIAL AUDITORS TO CONDUCT INCURRED COST AUDITS FOR DOD.
 
PILOT PROGRAM ALLOWING DOD TO ENTER INTO UP TO FIVE CONTRACTS FOR
 PERIODS OF NOT MORE THAN 10 YEARS FOR SERVICES.
 
LEGISLATION MODIFIES AGENCY COST OR PRICING DATA AND REPORTING
 REQUIREMENTS.
 
ESTABLISHES IN THE DEPT OF TREASURY A TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION FUND AND
 BOARD FOR TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ACTIVITIES, TO IMPROVE INFORMATION
 TECHNOLOGY, AND TO ENHANCE CYBERSECURITY ACROSS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
 
TO EVALUATE THE IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGRAM FOR THE
 IMPROVEMENT OF CONTRACTOR BUSINESS SYSTEMS ESTABLISHED BY THE FY 2011
 NDAA, INCLUDING IMPLEMENTATION, COSTS AND EFFECTS OF THE PROGRAM ON
 DEFENSE AGENCIES, CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE AND OVERSIGHT, AUDITS OF
 CONTRACTOR BUSINESS SYSTEMS AND OTHER MATTERS.
 
SECRETARY OF THE ARMY TO TRANSFER SURPLUS FIREARMS TO THE CORPORATION
 FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND FIREARMS SAFETY AND REQUIRES AN
 EVALUATION OF FUTURE TRANSFERS BY A FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND
 DEVELOPMENT CENTER (FFRDC).
 
REVIEW THE BIANNUAL BRIEFINGS REGARDING THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT
 (WIPP).
 
TO EVALUATE (1) OPM'S EFFORTS TO PREVENT, MITIGATE, AND RESPOND TO DATA
 BREACHES INVOLVING SENSITIVE PERSONNEL RECORDS AND INFORMATION; (2)
 OPM'S CYBERSECURITY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, INCLUDING THOSE RELATING
 TO IT BEST PRACTICES SUCH AS DATA ENCRYPTION, MULTIFACTOR
 AUTHENTICATION, AND CONTINUOUS MONITORING; (3) OPM'S OVERSIGHT OF
 CONTRACTORS PROVIDING IT SERVICES; AND (4) OPM'S COMPLIANCE WITH
 GOVERNMENT-WIDE INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE CYBERSECURITY. PROVIDE
 RECOMMENDATIONS TO ASSIST OPM IN ADDRESSING CYBERSECURITY CHALLENGES.
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                               Appendix A


                      Committee on Appropriations


                            COMMITTEE RULES


          (Adopted for the 115th Congress on January 24, 2017)

    RESOLVED, That the rules and practices of the Committee on 
Appropriations, House of Representatives, in the One Hundred 
Fourteenth Congress, except as otherwise provided hereinafter, 
shall be and are hereby adopted as the rules and practices of 
the Committee on Appropriations in the One Hundred Fifteenth 
Congress.
    The foregoing resolution adopts the following rules:

Sec. 1: Power to Sit and Act

    (a) For the purpose of carrying out any of its functions 
and duties under rules X and XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee and each of its subcommittees is 
authorized:
          (1) To sit and act at such times and places within 
        the United States whether the House is in session, has 
        recessed, or has adjourned, and to hold such hearings 
        as it deems necessary; and
          (2) To require, by subpoena or otherwise, the 
        attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the 
        production of such books, reports, correspondence, 
        memorandums, papers, and documents as it deems 
        necessary.
    (b) The Chairman, or any Member designated by the Chairman, 
may administer oaths to any witness.
    (c) A subpoena may be authorized and issued by the 
Committee or its subcommittees under subsection (a)(2) in the 
conduct of any investigation or activity or series of 
investigations or activities, only when authorized by a 
majority of the Members of the Committee voting, a majority 
being present. The power to authorize and issue subpoenas under 
subsection (a)(2) may be delegated to the Chairman pursuant to 
such rules and under such limitations as the Committee may 
prescribe. Authorized subpoenas shall be signed by the Chairman 
or by any Member designated by the Committee.
    (d) Compliance with any subpoena issued by the Committee or 
its subcommittees may be enforced only as authorized or 
directed by the House.

Sec. 2: Subcommittees

    (a) The Majority Caucus of the Committee shall establish 
the number of subcommittees and shall determine the 
jurisdiction of each subcommittee.
    (b) Each subcommittee is authorized to meet, hold hearings, 
receive evidence, and report to the Committee all matters 
referred to it.
    (c) All legislation and other matters referred to the 
Committee shall be referred to the subcommittee of appropriate 
jurisdiction within two weeks unless, by majority vote of the 
Majority Members of the full Committee, consideration is to be 
by the full Committee.
    (d) The Majority Caucus of the Committee shall determine an 
appropriate ratio of Majority to Minority Members for each 
subcommittee. The Chairman is authorized to negotiate that 
ratio with the Minority; Provided, however, That party 
representation in each subcommittee, including ex-officio 
members, shall be no less favorable to the Majority than the 
ratio for the full Committee.
    (e) The Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the full 
Committee are each authorized to sit as a member of all 
subcommittees and to participate, including voting, in all of 
the work of the subcommittees.

Sec. 3: Staffing

    (a) Committee Staff--The Chairman is authorized to appoint 
the staff of the Committee, and make adjustments in the job 
titles and compensation thereof subject to the maximum rates 
and conditions established in clause 9(c) of rule X of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives. In addition, he is 
authorized, in his discretion, to arrange for their specialized 
training. The Chairman is also authorized to employ additional 
personnel as necessary.
     (b) Assistants to Members:
          (1) Each chairman and ranking minority member of a 
        subcommittee or the full Committee, including a 
        Chairman Emeritus, may select and designate one staff 
        member who shall serve at the pleasure of that Member.
          (2) Notwithstanding (b)(1), the Chairman may 
        prescribe such terms and conditions necessary to 
        achieve a reduction in the number of Assistants to 
        Members previously designated by a Member of the 
        Committee prior to the adoption of the Rules of the 
        House establishing the Committee for the 112th 
        Congress.
          (3) Staff members designated under this subsection 
        shall be compensated at a rate, determined by the 
        Member, not to exceed 75 per centum of the maximum 
        established in clause 9(c) of Rule X of the Rules of 
        the House of Representatives.
          (4) Members designating staff members under this 
        subsection must specifically certify by letter to the 
        Chairman that the employees are needed and will be 
        utilized for Committee work.

Sec. 4: Committee Meetings

    (a) Regular Meeting Day--The regular meeting day of the 
Committee shall be the first Wednesday of each month while the 
House is in session if notice is given pursuant to paragraph 
(d)(3).
    (b) Additional and Special Meetings:
          (1) The Chairman may call and convene, as he 
        considers necessary, additional meetings of the 
        Committee for the consideration of any bill or 
        resolution pending before the Committee or for the 
        conduct of other Committee business. The Committee 
        shall meet for such purpose pursuant to that call of 
        the Chairman.
          (2) If at least three Committee Members desire that a 
        special meeting of the Committee be called by the 
        Chairman, those Members may file in the Committee 
        Offices a written request to the Chairman for that 
        special meeting. Such request shall specify the measure 
        or matter to be considered. Upon the filing of the 
        request, the Committee Clerk shall notify the Chairman.
          (3) If within three calendar days after the filing of 
        the request, the Chairman does not call the requested 
        special meeting to be held within seven calendar days 
        after the filing of the request, a majority of the 
        Committee Members may file in the Committee Offices 
        their written notice that a special meeting will be 
        held, specifying the date and hour of such meeting, and 
        the measure or matter to be considered. The Committee 
        shall meet on that date and hour.
          (4) Immediately upon the filing of the notice, the 
        Committee Clerk shall notify all Committee Members that 
        such special meeting will be held and inform them of 
        its date and hour and the measure or matter to be 
        considered. Such notice shall also be made publicly 
        available in electronic form and shall be deemed to 
        satisfy paragraph (d)(3). Only the measure or matter 
        specified in that notice may be considered at the 
        special meeting.
    (c) Vice Chairman To Preside in Absence of Chairman--A 
member of the majority party on the Committee or subcommittee 
thereof designated by the chairman of the full Committee shall 
be vice chairman of the Committee or subcommittee, as the case 
may be, and shall preside at any meeting during the temporary 
absence of the chairman. If the chairman and vice chairman of 
the Committee or subcommittee are not present at any meeting of 
the Committee or subcommittee, the ranking member of the 
majority party who is present shall preside at that meeting.
    (d) Business Meetings:
          (1) Each meeting for the transaction of business, 
        including the markup of legislation, of the Committee 
        and its subcommittees shall be open to the public 
        except when the Committee or the subcommittee 
        concerned, in open session and with a majority present, 
        determines by roll call vote that all or part of the 
        remainder of the meeting on that day shall be closed.
          (2) No person other than Committee Members and such 
        congressional staff and departmental representatives as 
        they may authorize shall be present at any business or 
        markup session which has been closed.
          (3) The Chairman shall announce the date, place, and 
        subject matter of each committee meeting for the 
        transaction of business, which may not commence earlier 
        than the third day on which members have notice 
        thereof, unless the Chairman, with the concurrence of 
        the Ranking Minority Member, or the Committee by 
        majority vote with a quorum present for the transaction 
        of business, determines there is good cause to begin 
        the meeting sooner, in which case the Chairman shall 
        make the announcement at the earliest possible date. An 
        announcement shall be published promptly in the Daily 
        Digest and made publicly available in electronic form.
          (4) At least 24 hours prior to the commencement of a 
        meeting for the markup of a bill or resolution, or at 
        the time an announcement is made pursuant to the 
        preceding subparagraph within 24 hours before such 
        meeting, the Chairman shall cause the text of such bill 
        or resolution to be made publicly available in 
        electronic form.
    (e) Committee Records:
          (1) The Committee shall keep a complete record of all 
        Committee action, including a record of the votes on 
        any question on which a roll call is taken. The result 
        of each roll call vote shall be available for 
        inspection by the public during regular business hours 
        in the Committee Offices and also made available in 
        electronic form within 48 hours of such record vote. 
        The information made available for public inspection 
        shall include a description of the amendment, motion, 
        or other proposition, and the name of each Member 
        voting for and each Member voting against, and the 
        names of those Members present but not voting.
          (2) Committee records (including hearings, data, 
        charts, and files) shall be kept separate and distinct 
        from the congressional office records of the Chairman 
        of the Committee. Such records shall be the property of 
        the House, and all Members of the House shall have 
        access thereto.
          (3) The records of the Committee at the National 
        Archives and Records Administration shall be made 
        available in accordance with rule VII of the Rules of 
        the House, except that the Committee authorizes use of 
        any record to which clause 3 (b)(4) of rule VII of the 
        Rules of the House would otherwise apply after such 
        record has been in existence for 20 years. The Chairman 
        shall notify the Ranking Minority Member of any 
        decision, pursuant to clause 3 (b)(3) or clause 4 (b) 
        of rule VII of the Rules of the House, to withhold a 
        record otherwise available, and the matter shall be 
        presented to the Committee for a determination upon the 
        written request of any Member of the Committee.
    (f) Availability of Amendments Adopted--Not later than 24 
hours after the adoption of an amendment to a bill or 
resolution, the Chairman shall cause the text of any amendment 
adopted thereto to be made publicly available in electronic 
form.

Sec. 5: Committee and Subcommittee Hearings

    (a) Overall Budget Hearings--Overall budget hearings by the 
Committee, including the hearing required by section 242 (c) of 
the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 and clause 4 (a)(1) 
of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives, shall 
be conducted in open session except when the Committee in open 
session and with a majority present, determines by roll call 
vote that the testimony to be taken at that hearing on that day 
may be related to a matter of national security; except that 
the Committee may by the same procedure close one subsequent 
day of hearing. A transcript of all such hearings shall be 
printed and a copy furnished to each Member, Delegate, and the 
Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.
    (b) Other Hearings:
          (1) All other hearings conducted by the Committee or 
        its subcommittees shall be open to the public except 
        when the Committee or subcommittee in open session and 
        with a majority present determines by roll call vote 
        that all or part of the remainder of that hearing on 
        that day shall be closed to the public because 
        disclosure of testimony, evidence, or other matters to 
        be considered would endanger the national security or 
        would violate any law or Rule of the House of 
        Representatives. Notwithstanding the requirements of 
        the preceding sentence, a majority of those present at 
        a hearing conducted by the Committee or any of its 
        subcommittees, there being in attendance the number 
        required under section 5 (c) of these rules to be 
        present for the purpose of taking testimony, (1) may 
        vote to close the hearing for the sole purpose of 
        discussing whether testimony or evidence to be received 
        would endanger the national security or violate clause 
        2 (k)(5) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
        Representatives or (2) may vote to close the hearing, 
        as provided in clause 2 (k)(5) of such rule. No Member 
        of the House of Representatives may be excluded from 
        nonparticipatory attendance at any hearing of the 
        Committee or its subcommittees unless the House of 
        Representatives shall by majority vote authorize the 
        Committee or any of its subcommittees, for purposes of 
        a particular series of hearings on a particular article 
        of legislation or on a particular subject of 
        investigation, to close its hearings to Members by the 
        same procedures designated in this subsection for 
        closing hearings to the public; Provided, however, That 
        the Committee or its subcommittees may by the same 
        procedure vote to close five subsequent days of 
        hearings.
          (2) Subcommittee chairmen shall coordinate the 
        development of schedules for meetings or hearings after 
        consultation with the Chairman and other subcommittee 
        chairmen with a view toward avoiding simultaneous 
        scheduling of Committee and subcommittee meetings or 
        hearings.
          (3) Each witness who is to appear before the 
        Committee or any of its subcommittees as the case may 
        be, insofar as is practicable, shall file in advance of 
        such appearance, a written statement of the proposed 
        testimony and shall limit the oral presentation at such 
        appearance to a brief summary, except that this 
        provision shall not apply to any witness appearing 
        before the Committee in the overall budget hearings.
          (4) Each witness appearing in a nongovernmental 
        capacity before the Committee, or any of its 
        subcommittees as the case may be, shall to the greatest 
        extent practicable, submit a written statement 
        including a curriculum vitae and a disclosure of the 
        amount and source (by agency and program) of any 
        Federal grant (or subgrant thereof) or contract (or 
        subcontract thereof), or contracts or payments 
        originating from a foreign government, received during 
        the current fiscal year or either of the two previous 
        fiscal years by the witness or by an entity represented 
        by the witness and related to the subject matter of the 
        hearing. Such statements, with appropriate redactions 
        to protect the privacy of witnesses, shall be made 
        publicly available in electronic form not later than 
        one day after the witness appears. The disclosure 
        referred to in this paragraph shall include the amount 
        and source of each Federal grant (or subgrant thereof) 
        or contract (or subcontract thereof) related to the 
        subject matter of the hearing, and the amount and 
        country of origin of any payment or contract related to 
        the subject matter of the hearing originating with a 
        foreign government.
    (c) Quorum for Taking Testimony--The number of Members of 
the Committee which shall constitute a quorum for taking 
testimony and receiving evidence in any hearing of the 
Committee shall be two.
    (d) Calling and Interrogation of Witnesses:
          (1) The Minority Members of the Committee or its 
        subcommittees shall be entitled, upon request to the 
        Chairman or subcommittee chairman, by a majority of 
        them before completion of any hearing, to call 
        witnesses selected by the Minority to testify with 
        respect to the matter under consideration during at 
        least one day of hearings thereon.
          (2) The Committee and its subcommittees shall observe 
        the 5-minute rule during the interrogation of witnesses 
        until such time as each Member of the Committee or 
        subcommittee who so desires has had an opportunity to 
        question the witness.
    (e) Broadcasting and Photographing of Committee Meetings 
and Hearings--Whenever a hearing or meeting conducted by the 
full Committee or any of its subcommittees is open to the 
public, those proceedings shall be open to coverage by 
television, radio, and still photography, and shall be 
conducted in accordance with the requirements set forth in 
clause (4)(f) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives. Neither the full Committee Chairman or 
subcommittee chairman shall limit the number of television or 
still cameras to fewer than two representatives from each 
medium (except for legitimate space or safety, in which case 
pool coverage shall be authorized). To the maximum practicable, 
the Committee shall provide audio and video coverage of each 
hearing or meeting for the transaction of business in a manner 
that allows the public to easily listen to and view the 
proceedings and shall maintain the recordings of such coverage 
in a manner that is easily accessible to the public.
    (f) Subcommittee Meetings--No subcommittee shall sit while 
the House is reading an appropriation measure for amendment 
under the 5-minute rule or while the Committee is in session.
    (g) Public Notice of Committee Hearings--The Chairman of 
the Committee shall make public announcement of the date, 
place, and subject matter of any Committee or subcommittee 
hearing at least one week before the commencement of the 
hearing. If the Chairman of the Committee or subcommittee, with 
the concurrence of the ranking minority member of the Committee 
or respective subcommittee, determines there is good cause to 
begin the hearing sooner, or if the Committee or subcommittee 
so determines by majority vote, a quorum being present for the 
transaction of business, the Chairman or subcommittee chairman 
shall make the announcement at the earliest possible date. Any 
announcement made under this subsection shall be promptly 
published in the Daily Digest and made publicly available in 
electronic form.

Sec. 6: Procedures for Reporting Bills and Resolutions

    (a) Prompt Reporting Requirement:
          (1) It shall be the duty of the Chairman to report, 
        or cause to be reported promptly to the House any bill 
        or resolution approved by the Committee and to take or 
        cause to be taken necessary steps to bring the matter 
        to a vote.
          (2) In any event, a report on a bill or resolution 
        which the Committee has approved shall be filed within 
        seven calendar days (exclusive of days in which the 
        House is not in session) after the day on which there 
        has been filed with the Committee Clerk a written 
        request, signed by a majority of Committee Members, for 
        the reporting of such bill or resolution. Upon the 
        filing of any such request, the Committee Clerk shall 
        notify the Chairman immediately of the filing of the 
        request. This subsection does not apply to the 
        reporting of a regular appropriation bill or to the 
        reporting of a resolution of inquiry addressed to the 
        head of an executive department.
    (b) Presence of Committee Majority--No measure or 
recommendation shall be reported from the Committee unless a 
majority of the Committee was actually present.
    (c) Roll Call Votes--With respect to each roll call vote on 
a motion to report any measure or matter of a public character, 
and on any amendment offered to the measure of matter, the 
total number of votes cast for and against, and the names of 
those Members voting for and against, shall be included in the 
Committee report on the measure or matter.
    (d) Compliance With Congressional Budget Act--A Committee 
report on a bill or resolution which has been approved by the 
Committee shall include the statement required by section 
308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, separately set 
out and clearly identified, if the bill or resolution provides 
new budget authority.
    (e) Changes in Existing Law--Each Committee report on a 
general appropriation bill shall contain a concise statement 
describing fully the effect of any provision of the bill which 
directly or indirectly changes the application of existing law.
    (f) Rescissions and Transfers--Each bill or resolution 
reported by the Committee shall include separate headings for 
rescissions and transfers of unexpended balances with all 
proposed rescissions and transfers listed therein. The report 
of the Committee accompanying such a bill or resolution shall 
include a separate section with respect to such rescissions or 
transfers.
    (g) Listing of Unauthorized Appropriations--Each Committee 
report on a general appropriation bill shall contain a list of 
all appropriations contained in the bill for any expenditure 
not currently authorized by law for the period concerned 
(except for classified intelligence or national security 
programs, projects, or activities) along with a statement of 
the last year for which such expenditures were authorized, the 
level of expenditures authorized for that year, the actual 
level of expenditures for that year, and the level of 
appropriations in the bill for such expenditures.
    (h) Duplicative Programs--Each Committee report on a bill 
or joint resolution that establishes or reauthorizes a Federal 
program shall contain a statement indicating whether such 
program is known to be duplicative of another program, pursuant 
to clause 3(c)(5) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives.
    (i) Supplemental or Minority Views:
          (1) If, at the time the Committee approves any 
        measure or matter, any Committee Member gives notice of 
        intention to file supplemental, minority, additional, 
        or dissenting views, all Members shall be entitled to 
        not less than two additional calendar days after the 
        day of such notice (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and 
        legal holidays) in which to file such views in writing 
        and signed by the Member, with the Clerk of the 
        Committee. All such views so filed shall be included in 
        and shall be a part of the report filed by the 
        Committee with respect to that measure or matter.
          (2) The Committee report on that measure or matter 
        shall be printed in a single volume which--
                  (i) shall include all supplemental, minority, 
                additional, or dissenting views which have been 
                submitted by the time of the filing of the 
                report, and
                  (ii) shall have on its cover a recital that 
                any such supplemental, minority, additional, or 
                dissenting views are included as part of the 
                report.
          (3) This subsection does not preclude--
                  (i) the immediate filing or printing of a 
                Committee report unless timely request for the 
                opportunity to file supplemental, minority, 
                additional, or dissenting views has been made 
                as provided by such subsection; or
                  (ii) the filing by the Committee of a 
                supplemental report on a measure or matter 
                which may be required for correction of any 
                technical error in a previous report made by 
                the Committee on that measure or matter.
          (4) If, at the time a subcommittee approves any 
        measure or matter for recommendation to the full 
        Committee, any Member of that subcommittee who gives 
        notice of intention to offer supplemental, minority, 
        additional, or dissenting views shall be entitled, 
        insofar as is practicable and in accordance with the 
        printing requirements as determined by the 
        subcommittee, to include such views in the Committee 
        Print with respect to that measure or matter.
    (j) Availability of Reports--A copy of each bill, 
resolution, or report shall be made available to each Member of 
the Committee at least three calendar days (excluding 
Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) in advance of the date 
on which the Committee is to consider each bill, resolution, or 
report; Provided, That this subsection may be waived by 
agreement between the Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member 
of the full Committee.
    (k) Performance Goals and Objectives--Each Committee report 
shall contain a statement of general performance goals and 
objectives, including outcome-related goals and objectives, for 
which the measure authorizes funding.
    (l) Motion to go to Conference--The Chairman is directed to 
offer a motion under clause 1 of rule XXII of the Rules of the 
House whenever the Chairman considers it appropriate.

Sec. 7: Voting

    (a) No vote by any Member of the Committee or any of its 
subcommittees with respect to any measure or matter may be cast 
by proxy.
    (b) The vote on any question before the Committee shall be 
taken by the yeas and nays on the demand of one-fifth of the 
Members present.
    (c) The Chairman of the Committee or the chairman of any of 
its subcommittees may--
          (1) postpone further proceedings when a record vote 
        is ordered on the question of approving a measure or 
        matter or on adopting an amendment;
          (2) resume proceedings on a postponed question at any 
        time after reasonable notice.
        When proceedings resume on a postponed question, 
        notwithstanding any intervening order for the previous 
        question, an underlying proposition shall remain 
        subject to further debate or amendment to the same 
        extent as when the question was postponed.

Sec. 8: Studies and Examinations

    The following procedure shall be applicable with respect to 
the conduct of studies and examinations of the organization and 
operation of Executive Agencies under authority contained in 
section 202 (b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 
and in clause (3)(a) of rule X of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives:
    (a) The Chairman is authorized to appoint such staff and, 
in his discretion, arrange for the procurement of temporary 
services of consultants, as from time to time may be required.
    (b) Studies and examinations will be initiated upon the 
written request of a subcommittee which shall be reasonably 
specific and definite in character, and shall be initiated only 
by a majority vote of the subcommittee, with the chairman of 
the subcommittee and the ranking minority member thereof 
participating as part of such majority vote. When so initiated 
such request shall be filed with the Clerk of the Committee for 
submission to the Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member and 
their approval shall be required to make the same effective. 
Notwithstanding any action taken on such request by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the subcommittee, a 
request may be approved by a majority of the Committee.
    (c) Any request approved as provided under subsection (b) 
shall be immediately turned over to the staff appointed for 
action.
    (d) Any information obtained by such staff shall be 
reported to the chairman of the subcommittee requesting such 
study and examination and to the Chairman and Ranking Minority 
Member, shall be made available to the members of the 
subcommittee concerned, and shall not be released for 
publication until the subcommittee so determines.
    (e) Any hearings or investigations which may be desired, 
aside from the regular hearings on appropriation items, when 
approved by the Committee, shall be conducted by the 
subcommittee having jurisdiction over the matter.

Sec. 9: Temporary Investigative Task Forces

    (a) The Chairman of the full Committee, in consultation 
with the Ranking Member of the full Committee, may establish 
and appoint members to serve on task forces of the Committee, 
to examine specific activities for a limited period of time in 
accordance with clause 5(b)2(C) of rule X of the Rules of the 
House.
    (b) The Chairman of the full Committee shall issue a 
written directive, in consultation with the Ranking Member of 
the full Committee, delineating the specific activities to be 
reviewed by a task force constituted pursuant to the preceding 
paragraph.
    (c) A task force constituted under this section shall 
provide a written report of its findings and recommendations to 
the full Committee Chairman and Ranking Member and members of 
the relevant subcommittees having jurisdiction over the matters 
reviewed. Such report shall be approved by a majority vote of 
the task force and shall include any supplemental, minority, 
additional, or dissenting views submitted by a Member of the 
task force or a member of a subcommittee having jurisdiction 
over the matter reviewed.
    (d) Any information obtained during the course of such 
investigation, and any report produced by, a task force 
pursuant to this section, shall not be released until the 
Chairman of the full Committee has authorized such release.
    (e) The Chairman is authorized to appoint such staff, and, 
in his discretion, arrange for the procurement of temporary 
services, as from time to time may be required.

Sec. 10: Official Travel

    (a) The chairman of a subcommittee shall approve requests 
for travel by subcommittee members and staff for official 
business within the jurisdiction of that subcommittee. The 
ranking minority member of a subcommittee shall concur in such 
travel requests by minority members of that subcommittee and 
the Ranking Minority Member shall concur in such travel 
requests for Minority Members of the Committee. Requests in 
writing covering the purpose, itinerary, and dates of proposed 
travel shall be submitted for final approval to the Chairman. 
Specific approval shall be required for each and every trip.
    (b) The Chairman is authorized during the recess of the 
Congress to approve travel authorizations for Committee Members 
and staff, including travel outside the United States.
    (c) As soon as practicable, the Chairman shall direct the 
head of each Government agency concerned to honor requests of 
subcommittees, individual Members, or staff for travel, the 
direct or indirect expenses of which are to be defrayed from an 
executive appropriation, only upon request from the Chairman.
    (d) In accordance with clause 8 of rule X of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives and section 502 (b) of the Mutual 
Security Act of 1954, as amended, local currencies owned by the 
United States shall be available to Committee Members and staff 
engaged in carrying out their official duties outside the 
United States, its territories, or possessions. No Committee 
Member or staff member shall receive or expend local currencies 
for subsistence in any country at a rate in excess of the 
maximum per diem rate set forth in applicable Federal law.
    (e) Travel Reports:
          (1) Members or staff shall make a report to the 
        Chairman on their travel, covering the purpose, 
        results, itinerary, expenses, and other pertinent 
        comments.
          (2) With respect to travel outside the United States 
        or its territories or possessions, the report shall 
        include: (1) an itemized list showing the dates each 
        country was visited, the amount of per diem furnished, 
        the cost of transportation furnished, and any funds 
        expended for any other official purpose; and (2) a 
        summary in these categories of the total foreign 
        currencies and/or appropriated funds expended. All such 
        individual reports on foreign travel shall be filed 
        with the Chairman no later than 60 days following 
        completion of the travel for use in complying with 
        reporting requirements in applicable Federal law, and 
        shall be open for public inspection.
          (3) Each Member or employee performing such travel 
        shall be solely responsible for supporting the amounts 
        reported by the Member or employee.
          (4) No report or statement as to any trip shall be 
        publicized making any recommendations on behalf of the 
        Committee without the authorization of a majority of 
        the Committee.
    (f) Members and staff of the Committee performing 
authorized travel on official business pertaining to the 
jurisdiction of the Committee shall be governed by applicable 
laws or regulations of the House and of the Committee on House 
Administration pertaining to such travel, and as promulgated 
from time to time by the Chairman.

Sec. 11. Activities Reports:

    (a) Not later than January 2 of each odd-numbered year, the 
Committee shall submit to the House a report on the activities 
of the Committee.
    (b) After adjournment sine die of a regular session of 
Congress, or after December 15, whichever occurs first, the 
Chairman may file the report with the Clerk of the House at any 
time and without the approval of the Committee, provided that a 
copy of the report has been available to each Member of the 
Committee for at least seven calendar days and the report 
includes any supplemental, minority, additional, or dissenting 
views submitted by a Member of the Committee.
                               Appendix B


 PROVISIONS OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPLICABLE TO 
       THE JURISDICTION OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS


                                 Rule X


                       ORGANIZATION OF COMMITTEES

             Committees and Their Legislative Jurisdictions

    1. There shall be in the House the following standing 
committees, each of which shall have the jurisdiction and 
related functions assigned by this clause and clauses 2, 3, and 
4. All bills, resolutions, and other matters relating to 
subjects within the jurisdiction of the standing committees 
listed in this clause shall be referred to those committees, in 
accordance with clause 2 of rule XII, as
follows:

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

    (b) Committee on Appropriations
            (1) Appropriation of the revenue for the support of 
        the Government.
            (2) Rescissions of appropriations contained in 
        appropriation Acts.
            (3) Transfers of unexpended balances.
            (4) Bills and joint resolutions reported by other 
        committees that provide new entitlement authority as 
        defined in section 3(9) of the Congressional Budget Act 
        of 1974 and referred to the committee under clause 
        4(a)(2).
            (5) Bills and joint resolutions that provide new 
        budget authority, limitation on the use of funds, or 
        other authority relating to new direct loan obligations 
        and new loan guarantee commitments referencing section 
        504(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *


                   General Oversight Responsibilities

    2. (a) The various standing committees shall have general 
oversight responsibilities as provided in paragraph (b) in 
order to assist the House in--
            (1) its analysis, appraisal, and evaluation of--
                    (A) the application, administration, 
                execution, and effectiveness of Federal laws; 
                and
                    (B) conditions and circumstances which may 
                indicate the necessity or desirability of 
                enacting new or additional legislation; and
            (2) its formulation, consideration, and enactment 
        of changes in Federal laws, and of such additional 
        legislation as may be necessary or appropriate.
    (b)(1) In order to determine whether laws and programs 
addressing subjects within the jurisdiction of a committee are 
being implemented and carried out in accordance with the intent 
of Congress and whether they should be continued, curtailed, or 
eliminated, each standing committee (other than the Committee 
on Appropriations) shall review and study on a continuing 
basis--

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

    (d)(1) Not later than February 15 of the first session of a 
Congress, each standing committee (other than the Committee on 
Appropriations, the Committee on Ethics, and the Committee on 
Rules) shall, in a meeting that is open to the public, adopt 
its authorization and oversight plan for that Congress. Such 
plan shall be submitted simultaneously to the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform, the Committee on House 
Administration, and the Committed on Appropriations.
            (2) Each such plan shall include, with respect to 
        programs and agencies within the committee's 
        jurisdiction, and to the maximum extent practicable----
                    (A) a list of such programs or agencies 
                with lapsed authorizations that received 
                funding in the prior fiscal year or, in the 
                case of a program or agency with a permanent 
                authorization, which has not been subject to a 
                comprehensive review by the committee in the 
                prior three Congresses;
                    (B) a description of each such program or 
                agency to be authorized in the current 
                Congress;
                    (C) a description of each such program or 
                agency to be authorized in the next Congress, 
                if applicable;
                    (D) a description of any oversight to 
                support the authorization of each such program 
                or agency in the current Congress; and
                    (E) recommendations for changes to existing 
                law for moving such programs or agencies from 
                mandatory funding to discretionary 
                appropriations, where appropriate.

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *


                      Special Oversight Functions

    3. (a) The Committee on Appropriations shall conduct such 
studies and examinations of the organization and operation of 
executive departments and other executive agencies (including 
an agency the majority of the stock of which is owned by the 
United States) as it considers necessary to assist it in the 
determination of matters within its jurisdiction.

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *


                   Additional Functions of Committees

    4. (a)(1)(A) The Committee on Appropriations shall, within 
30 days after the transmittal of the Budget to the Congress 
each year, hold hearings on the Budget as a whole with 
particular reference to--
            (i) the basic recommendations and budgetary 
        policies of the President in the presentation of the 
        Budget; and
            (ii) the fiscal, financial, and economic 
        assumptions used as bases in arriving at total 
        estimated expenditures and receipts.
    (B) In holding hearings pursuant to subdivision (A), the 
committee shall receive testimony from the Secretary of the 
Treasury, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 
the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, and such 
other persons as the committee may desire.
    (C) A hearing under subdivision (A), or any part thereof, 
shall be held in open session, except when the committee, in 
open session and with a quorum present, determines by record 
vote that the testimony to be taken at that hearing on that day 
may be related to a matter of national security. The committee 
may by the same procedure close one subsequent day of hearing. 
A transcript of all such hearings shall be printed and a copy 
thereof furnished to each Member, Delegate, and the Resident 
Commissioner.
    (D) A hearing under subdivision (A), or any part thereof, 
may be held before a joint meeting of the committee and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate in accordance with 
such procedures as the two committees jointly may determine.
    (2) Pursuant to section 401(b)(2) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, when a committee reports a bill or joint 
resolution that provides new entitlement authority as defined 
in section 3(9) of that Act, and enactment of the bill or joint 
resolution, as reported, would cause a breach of the 
committee's pertinent allocation of new budget authority under 
section 302(a) of that Act, the bill or joint resolution may be 
referred to the Committee on Appropriations with instructions 
to report it with recommendations (which may include an 
amendment limiting the total amount of new entitlement 
authority provided in the bill or joint resolution). If the 
Committee on Appropriations fails to report a bill or joint 
resolution so referred within 15 calendar days (not counting 
any day on which the house is not in session), the committee 
automatically shall be discharged from consideration of the 
bill or joint resolution, and the bill or joint resolution 
shall be placed on the appropriate calendar.
    (3) In addition, the Committee on Appropriations shall 
study on a continuing basis those provisions of law that (on 
the first day of the first fiscal year for which the 
congressional budget process is effective) provide spending 
authority of permanent budget authority, and shall report to 
the House from time to time its recommendations for terminating 
or modifying such provisions.
    (4) In the manner provided by section 302 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee on 
Appropriations (after consulting with the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate) shall subdivide any allocations 
made to it in the joint explanatory statement accompanying the 
conference report on such concurrent resolution, and promptly 
report the subdivisions to the House as soon as practicable 
after a concurrent resolution on the budget for a fiscal year 
is agreed to.
                               Appendix C


                SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP AND JURISDICTION

NOTE: Under Committee Rules, Mr. Frelinghuysen, as chairman of 
  the full committee, and Mrs. Lowey, as ranking minority member 
  of the full committee, are authorized to sit as members of all 
  subcommittees.

     SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG 
                  ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES

   ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama, 
             Chairman

SANFORD D. BISHOP, Jr., Georgia      KEVIN YODER, Kansas
ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut         THOMAS J. ROONEY, Florida
CHELLIE PINGREE, Maine               DAVID G. VALADAO, California
MARK POCAN, Wisconsin                ANDY HARRIS, Maryland
                                     DAVID YOUNG, Iowa
                                     STEVEN M. PALAZZO, Mississippi

                              JURISDICTION

  Department of Agriculture (except Forest Service)
  Food and Drug Administration (HHS)
  Related Agencies
  Commodity Futures Trading Commission
  Farm Credit Administration

              SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE,
                          AND RELATED AGENCIES

   JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas, 
             Chairman

JOSE E. SERRANO, New York            HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky
DEREK KILMER, Washington             ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama
MATT CARTWRIGHT, Pennsylvania        JOHN R. CARTER, Texas
GRACE MENG, New York                 MARTHA ROBY, Alabama
                                     STEVEN M. PALAZZO, Mississippi
                                     EVAN H. JENKINS, West Virginia

                              JURISDICTION

  Department of Commerce
  Department of Justice
  National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  National Science Foundation
  Related Agencies
    Commission on Civil Rights
    Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
    International Trade Commission
    Legal Services Corporation
    Marine Mammal Commission
    National Space Council
    Office of Science and Technology Policy
    Office of the United States Trade Representative
    State Justice Institute

                        SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEFENSE

  KAY GRANGER, Texas, Chairwoman

PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana          HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky
BETTY McCOLLUM, Minnesota            KEN CALVERT, California
TIM RYAN, Ohio                       TOM COLE, Oklahoma
C.A.DUTCHRUPPERSBERGER,Maryland      STEVE WOMACK, Arkansas
MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio                   ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama
HENRY CUELLAR, Texas                 JOHN R. CARTER, Texas
                                     MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida
                                     TOM GRAVES, Georgia
                                     MARTHA ROBY, Alabama

                              JURISDICTION

  Department of Defense--Military
    Departments of Army, Navy (including Marine Corps), Air 
      Force, Office of Secretary of Defense, and Defense Agencies 
      (except Department of Defense-related accounts and programs 
      under the Subcommittee on Military Construction and 
      Veterans Affairs and the Office of the Assistant Secretary 
      of the Army (Civil Works))
    Central Intelligence Agency
    Intelligence Community Staff

   SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES

    MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho, 
             Chairman

MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio                   KEN CALVERT, California
PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana          CHARLES J. FLEISCHMANN, Tennessee
DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Florida    JEFF FORTENBERRY, Nebraska
PETE AGUILAR, California             KAY GRANGER, Texas
JOSE E. SERRANO, New York            JAIME HERRERA BEUTLER, Washington
                                     DAVID P. JOYCE, Ohio
                                     DAN NEWHOUSE, Washington

                              JURISDICTION

  Department of Defense--Civil
    Army Corps of Engineers--Civil
  Department of Energy (including the National Nuclear Security 
    Administration, Bonneville Power Administration, Southeastern 
    Power Administration, Western Area Power Administration, and 
    Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
  Department of the Interior
    Bureau of Reclamation
    Central Utah Project
  Related Agencies
    Appalachian Regional Commission
    Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
    Delta Regional Authority
    Denali Commission
    Northern Border Regional Commission
    Nuclear Regulatory Commission
    Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
    Office of the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas 
      Transportation Projects
    Southeast Crescent Regional Commission
    Tennessee Valley Authority

       SUBCOMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT

   TOM GRAVES, Georgia, Chairman

MIKE QUIGLEY, Illinois               KEVIN YODER, Kansas
JOSE E. SERRANO, New York            JAIME HERRERA BEUTLER, Washington
MATT CARTWRIGHT, Pennsylvania        MARK E. AMODEI, Nevada
SANFORD D. BISHOP, Jr., Georgia      CHRIS STEWART, Utah
                                     DAVID YOUNG, Iowa
                                     JOHN R. MOOLENAAR, Michigan

                              JURISDICTION

  Department of the Treasury (except International Affairs 
    Technical Assistance, and International Financial 
    Institutions)
  District of Columbia
  Executive Office of the President (except Office of Science and 
    Technology Policy, Office of the United States Trade 
    Representative, and Council on Environmental Quality and 
    Office of Environmental Quality)
  The Judiciary
  Independent Agencies
    Administrative Conference of the United States
    Consumer Product Safety Commission
    Election Assistance Commission
    Federal Communications Commission
    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the 
      Inspector General
    Federal Election Commission
    Federal Labor Relations Authority
    Federal Trade Commission
    General Services Administration
    Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation
    Merit Systems Protection Board
    Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation
    National Archives and Records Administration
    National Credit Union Administration, Community Development 
      Revolving Loan Fund
    Office of Government Ethics
    Office of Personnel Management and Related Trust Funds
    Office of Special Counsel
    Postal Regulatory Commission
    Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
    Public Buildings Reform Board
    Securities and Exchange Commission
    Selective Service System
    Small Business Administration
    United States Postal Service, Payment to the Postal Service 
      Fund and Office of Inspector General
    United States Tax Court
  General Provisions, Government-wide

                   SUBCOMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY

 KEVIN YODER, Kansas, Chairman\1\

LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California    JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas
HENRY CUELLAR, Texas                 CHARLES J. FLEISCHMANN, Tennessee
DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina       ANDY HARRIS, Maryland
C.A.DUTCHRUPPERSBERGER,Maryland      STEVEN M. PALAZZO, Mississippi
                                     DAN NEWHOUSE, Washington
                                     SCOTT TAYLOR, Virginia
                                     ----------
                                     \1\}Became chairman May 
                                     16, 2018. Preceded by John R. 
                                     Carter, Texas

                              JURISDICTION

  Department of Homeland Security

      SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES

 KEN CALVERT, California, Chairman

BETTY McCOLLUM, Minnesota            MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
CHELLIE PINGREE, Maine               TOM COLE, Oklahoma
DEREK KILMER, Washington             DAVID P. JOYCE, Ohio
MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio                   CHRIS STEWART, Utah
                                     MARK E. AMODEI, Nevada
                                     EVAN H. JENKINS, West Virginia

                              JURISDICTION

  Department of the Interior (except Bureau of Reclamation and 
    Central Utah Project)
  Environmental Protection Agency
  Related Agencies
    Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
    Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (HHS)
    Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
    Commission of Fine Arts
    Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental 
      Quality
    Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission
    Forest Service (USDA)
    Indian Health Service (HHS)
    Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and 
      Arts Development
    John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
    National Capital Planning Commission
    National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (except 
      Institute of Museum and Library Services)
    National Gallery of Art
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 
      (Superfund related activities)
    Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation
    Smithsonian Institution
    Under Secretary for Natural Resources and the Environment 
      (USDA)
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission
    Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
    World War I Centennial Commission

   SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND 
                            RELATED AGENCIES

   TOM COLE, Oklahoma, Chairman

ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut         MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California    STEVE WOMACK, Arkansas
BARBARA LEE, California              CHARLES J. FLEISCHMANN, Tennessee
MARK POCAN, Wisconsin                ANDY HARRIS, Maryland
KATHERINE M. CLARK, Massachusetts    MARTHA ROBY, Alabama
                                     JAIME HERRERA BEUTLER, Washington
                                     JOHN R. MOOLENAAR, Michigan

                              JURISDICTION

  Department of Education
  Department of Health and Human Services (except Agency for 
    Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; Food and Drug 
    Administration; Indian Health Services and Facilities; and 
    National Institute of Environmental Sciences (Superfund-
    related activities))
  Department of Labor
  Related Agencies
    Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
      Disabled
    Corporation for National and Community Service
    Corporation for Public Broadcasting
    Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
    Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
    Institute of Museum and Library Services
    Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission
    Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
    National Council on Disability
    National Labor Relations Board
    National Mediation Board
    Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
    Railroad Retirement Board
    Social Security Administration

                   SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

   JEFF FORTENBERRY, Nebraska, 
            Chairman\1\

TIM RYAN, Ohio                       MARK E. AMODEI, Nevada
BETTY McCOLLUM, Minnesota            DAN NEWHOUSE, Washington
DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Florida    JOHN R. MOOLENAAR, Michigan
                                     SCOTT TAYLOR, Virginia
                                     ----------
                                     \1\}Became chairman 
                                     June 26, 2018. Preceded by Kevin 
                                     Yoder, Kansas

                              JURISDICTION

  Architect of the Capitol
  Capitol Police
  Congressional Budget Office
  Government Accountability Office
  Government Publishing Office
  House of Representatives
  John C. Stennis Center
  Joint Items
  Library of Congress
  Office of Compliance
  Open World Leadership Center
  Senate
  United States Capitol Preservation Commission

 SUBCOMMITTEE ON MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED 
                                AGENCIES

JOHN R. CARTER, Texas, Chairman\1\

DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Florida    THOMAS J. ROONEY, Florida
SANFORD D. BISHOP, Jr., Georgia      DAVID G. VALADAO, California
BARBARA LEE, California              STEVE WOMACK, Arkansas
TIM RYAN, Ohio                       EVAN H. JENKINS, West Virginia
                                     SCOTT TAYLOR, Virginia
                                     JOHN H. RUTHERFORD, Florida
                                     ----------
                                     \1\}Became chairman May 
                                     16, 2018. Preceded by Charles W. 
                                     Dent, Pennsylvania

                              JURISDICTION

  Department of Defense
    Military Construction, Army, Navy (including Marine Corps), 
      Air Force, Defense-wide, and Guard and Reserve Forces
    Military Family Housing Construction and Operation and 
      Maintenance, Army, Navy (including Marine Corps), Air 
      Force, and Defense-wide
    Base Realignment and Closure Account
    Chemical Demilitarization Construction, Defense-wide
    Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund
    Homeowners Assistance Fund
    Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund
    NATO Security Investment Program

  Department of Veterans Affairs

  Related Agencies
    American Battle Monuments Commission
    Armed Forces Retirement Home
    U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
    Civil, Cemeterial Expenses, Army

               SUBCOMMITTEE ON STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS,
                          AND RELATED PROGRAMS

 HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky, Chairman

NITA M. LOWEY, New York              KAY GRANGER, Texas
BARBARA LEE, California              MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida
C.A.DUTCHRUPPERSBERGER,Maryland      THOMAS J. ROONEY, Florida
GRACE MENG, New York                 JEFF FORTENBERRY, Nebraska
DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina       CHRIS STEWART, Utah
                                     JOHN H. RUTHERFORD, Florida

                              JURISDICTION

  Agency for International Development
  Department of State
  Department of the Treasury
    International Affairs Technical Assistance
    International Financial Institutions
  Export-Import Bank
  Millennium Challenge Corporation
  Overseas Private Investment Corporation
  Peace Corps
  Trade and Development Agency
  Related Programs and Agencies
    Broadcasting Board of Governors
    Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund
    Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad
    Commission on International Religious Freedom
    Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
    Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic 
      of China
    East-West Center
    Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program
    Inter-American Foundation
    Israeli Arab Scholarship Program
    National Endowment for Democracy
    The Asia Foundation
    United States African Development Foundation
    United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission
    United States Institute of Peace

SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND 
                            RELATED AGENCIES

   MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida, 
             Chairman

DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina       DAVID P. JOYCE, Ohio
MIKE QUIGLEY, Illinois               JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas
KATHERINE M. CLARK, Massachusetts    DAVID YOUNG, Iowa
PETE AGUILAR, California             DAVID G. VALADAO, California
                                     TOM GRAVES, Georgia
                                     JOHN H. RUTHERFORD, Florida

                              JURISDICTION

  Department of Housing and Urban Development
  Department of Transportation
  Related Agencies
    Federal Maritime Commission
    National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Office of Inspector 
      General
    National Transportation Safety Board
    Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
    Surface Transportation Board
    United States Access Board
    United States Interagency Council on Homelessness

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